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Entries in October, 2004

Tony Blair: an exhibition and cartoon biography

Friday, October 29th, 2004

An exhibition in London that you really need to visit while it lasts

Israel and Palestine: is optimism suddenly not so crazy after all?

Friday, October 29th, 2004

Sharon’s Knesset speech seems to confirm many of the controversial points made recently by a middle east analyst

Daring to install Windows XP Service Pack 2

Friday, October 29th, 2004

Grit your teeth and do it. My experience.

Down with apologies!

Monday, October 25th, 2004

Boris Johnson should not have apologised for the interference in his editorial independence by Michael Howard, and Tony Blair should resign, not apologise, over Iraq

Iraq: government vs. the BBC “ Greg Dyke speaks (again)

Wednesday, October 20th, 2004

The former BBC director-general robustly defends his record and lambasts those who sacked him

International law on humanitarian intervention

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

About an important article by the former assistant legal adviser in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Elizabeth Wilmshurst, who did resign over Iraq

You Couldn’t Make It Up department (4): Goosey Goosey Gander

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

The Guardian at it again

Admitting evidence got by torture: a Commonwealth view

Wednesday, October 13th, 2004

The harm that will be done to Britain’s standing abroad if the judgment of the Court of Appeal permitting the home secretary to rely on information got by torture is allowed to stand

Blogging Brits

Tuesday, October 12th, 2004

Some blogging Brits

The UK Court of Appeal allows the home secretary to use information got by torture to lock people up without trial

Tuesday, October 12th, 2004

It’s now up to the law lords to reverse this deplorable decision.