Some time ago, I wrote a post about a favourite blogger – Jack of Kent. What I said was Firstly, he has a rare ability amongst lawyers: that of making complex legal principles and processes understandable to the layperson. Secondly, he campaigns tirelessly for one of the great rights: freedom of speech. Thirdly, he does [...]

I had a discussion, footage of which follows below, with the popular and well-known internet entity Thunderf00t broadly on the subject of Islam and modernity. The background to all of this is on this video. xD.

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Sunny ‘Liberal Conspiracy’ Hundal is organising a follow-up to 2008′s successful ‘Blog Nation’ event. Details over at Liberal Conspiracy, but Sunny asks what we’d like to discuss; below the fold, then, are some thoughts. In terms of logistics, I would make three suggestions. Given the layout, it’s important that each table isn’t talking amongst itself [...]

Morning all; a brief update on what I’m doing. I know it’s been a bit quiet round here lately. I’ve been busy with work, but mostly I haven’t been blogging as much because I’ve been having a lot of fun making YouTube videos. If you’re interested, do take a look at youtube.com/DLandonCole; you might like [...]

At 2144 on Friday, March 11th, 2005 – exactly five years ago – I published my first blog post. xD.

The Westminster Skeptics in the Pub gathered last night in a different pub, the Old Monk, for a different type of event- a discussion on ‘what difference does political blogging really make?’ The evening focussed around a couple of questions; what is the relationship between traditional journalism and blogging, and is it sustainable; and what [...]

It’s been a familiar line, on whose veracity I will not comment, that while the right-of-centre was merrily blogging away, the left-of-centre blogosphere was somewhat flaccid. Part of the reason for this, so the trope goes, was that Labour was in power. The Tories stole a march because they could freely open fire at teh [...]

I’m no fan of the Hon. Member for Mid Beds, but, credit where credit’s due, I wholly agree with her on the question asked by Andrew Marr of the PM. Attacking the man in such a personal way, and not at all professionally, took journalism to a new low and eroded what respect is left [...]

From Chicken Yoghurt: Remember this story in The Sun from earlier in the year? Fears grew last night that hate-filled Islamic extremists are drawing up a “hit list” of Britain’s leading Jews – bringing the Middle East conflict terrifyingly close to home. TV’s The Apprentice boss Sir Alan Sugar and Amy Winehouse record producer Mark [...]