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The Meaning of Words

by nickglaves on 11. May, 2010 in Current news and opinion

No human endeavour quite tests the meaning of words like politics. Take for instance, stable; a word which has seen the light of day rather too often for my liking over the last few days. The OED defines stable as something firmly fixed or established; not likely to move.
Look up strong and you’ll find listed, among others, [...]

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Where Will it All End? Trying to Make Sense of the Chaos

Where Will it All End? Trying to Make Sense of the Chaos

by nickglaves on 07. May, 2010 in Current news and opinion

Reviewing just a small amount of election coverage this morning reminded me of a very old and rather pathetic joke … What do triggernometry and an erection have in common? Answer: The more you think about them, the harder they get. Ha-blood-ha. However, it does kind of sum up how I and a few others [...]

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A very ’social’ election

A very ’social’ election

by admin on 08. Apr, 2010 in Current news and opinion

As the UK’s political leaders posture, bicker, jostle and spar towards May 6, one of the few things that unites them is their collective enthusiasm for social media. Buoyed by Barrack Obama’s immense success with the discipline in the run up to his inauguration, Labour, the Lib Dems, and particularly the Tories, can all list [...]

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