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Entries in June, 2007

Rise and fall of Tony Blair

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Anne Lapping’s and Andrew Rawnsley’s TV retrospective of the Blair years offers many new insights and familiar footage, prompting disagreement with its misleading account of Blair’s role at Kosovo and Chirac’s at the UN before the Iraq war. But many good things redeem the programme [More >>>]

More exposure of Extraordinary Rendition

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Stephen Grey’s latest revelations of extraordinary rendition by US intelligence are recounted in a major UK TV programme. How can such criminal misdeeds continue in the US, of all countries? [More >>>]

Guardian breaks record for howlers in one editorial

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Numerous linguistic and substantive howlers enliven a single Guardiuan editorial. Invitation to visit a new language discussion forum [More >>>]

Don’t miss ‘Taking Liberties’ (with update on Martin Kettle)

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Go and see an admirable chronicle of the theft of our civil liberties by the Blairistas, in a film released on 8 June, ‘Taking Liberties’ — and follow its progress on its blog [More >>>]