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Entries in June, 2004

Leaving comments on an Ephem

Sunday, June 27th, 2004

How to leave a comment in Ephems (now obsolete)

The lasting harm done by a great television series: ‘Yes, Minister’

Saturday, June 19th, 2004

Yes Ministers has produced a culture of contempt for and suspicion of our public service which has played some part (I wouldn’t say decisive, but certainly contributory) in enabling successive governments, starting with those of Thatcher and enthusiastically continuing with those of Major/Heseltine and Blair, to destroy the political independence of the public service

The prince, his lover, the archbishops and the press

Friday, June 18th, 2004

George Carey’s memoirs reflections on whether Charles will marry Camilla

The June election results and what they mean for Britain and the EU

Friday, June 18th, 2004

The really significant thing about these results, surely, is that the Europhobe (UKIP) and Eurosceptic (Conservative) votes together totalled 43% of those voting

Strange visitors to my website

Wednesday, June 16th, 2004

Visitors from the US Department of Defense, among others

Honoured in the breach

Wednesday, June 16th, 2004

The real meaning of “honoured in the breach”

Abu Hamza: worse than apartheid?

Tuesday, June 15th, 2004

How shaming that our drastic security laws under a Labour government should be even more draconian and illiberal than those of apartheid South Africa in the bad old days.<

Tony Blair’s reply to the letter

Monday, June 14th, 2004

An extraordinary reply given by Tony Blair in a press conference