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Why I will vote yes on AV

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:53:40 +0000

Moving hosts

admin — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:44:28 +0000

For one reason and another, I’ve moved web host. More on that and all will appear in due course, so this is little more than a holding post to say that I’m still here. I know that lots of bits are broken – I’ll be attending to them in due course.

Australia's new PM is an atheist

Dave — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:00:53 +0000

Not only is Julia Gillard Welsh – she was born in Barry – she’s an atheist. She is, of course, the first woman to be PM of Australia, and drafted the affirmative actions rules “within the Labor Party in Victoria that set the target of preselecting women for 35 per cent of ‘winnable seats’[17] within a decade”. She was also involved in setting up EMILY’s List Australia. You can hear a brief interview with her on the subject of her atheism here.

xD.

Dave at YouTube

Dave — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:15:05 +0000

I’m working on a slightly longer post about the British constitution at the moment; in the meantime, do take a look at some of my videos over at www.youtube.com/DLandonCole.

Why do you Think Atheist?

Dave — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:36:18 +0000

I miss Tony Banks…

Dave — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:59:26 +0000

EDM1255 (2004)

That this House is appalled, but barely surprised, at the revelations in M15 files regarding the bizarre and inhumane proposals to use pigeons as flying bombs; recognises the important and live-saving role of carrier pigeons in two world wars and wonders at the lack of gratitude towards these gentle creatures; and believes that humans represent the most obscene, perverted, cruel, uncivilised and lethal species ever to inhabit the planet and looks forward to the day when the inevitable asteroid slams into the earth and wipes them out thus giving nature the opportunity to start again.

xD.

Keir Hardie on a Con-Lib pact

Dave — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:52:54 +0000

“CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE IN THE PRESS, AND EVERY LIBERAL SPEAKER IS DUMB.”

#bigotgate

Dave — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:20:14 +0000

I’m not going to pretend for a moment that Gordon was anything other than wrong in saying what he said, but I want to make two points. Firstly, the media actually are blowing this out of all proportion. Secondly, there is not a single person in this country who has ever done any campaigning who has not walked away from an door, shaking their head and muttering obscenities about that voter in particular and the electorate in general under their breath.

If a candidate for elected office were shown not to have made an unguarded comment at all during an election campaign, I would not vote for them on the basis that they would be an unthinking, unfeeling automaton. ‘Politician is rude’ is not a news story.

Now, could we start talking about something of more import like, say, the impending double-dip recession being occasioned by the situation in Greece?
?xD.

23rd April

Dave — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:17:12 +0000

Happy St George’s Day!

Dave — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:40:58 +0000

Apple Experiment: Time to Vote!