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Why do people vote for right-wing politicians? It’s a question that has popped into my brain on many occasions. I just can’t make sense of it. Whilst my ‘ideological’ beliefs are what right-wingers would most definitely call “left-ist”, I do not subscribe to any of the current (or past) “left-wing” political parties. What the hell [...]

Went to Simon’s on Friday and wrote a little ditty that is still ringing around in my head. Can’t shake it.
‘When leaders speak it’s embarrassing
Where is the love?
I want a different language
that everybody understands
tolerance
is not the same as acceptance.’
Obama, take note. I am following you on Twitter.

2008. What a year. A year of war and of violence. A year of amazing charity and goodwill. A year of financial ruin for some and unimagined wealth for others.
At this time of year I question myself. Have I done enough for others? What did I actually do? How much action did I actually take? [...]

So I’m currently in the middle of reading “U2 By U2″ and came across this passage where Bono finds all his old notebooks contaiing his lyrics from years ago and he’s scratching his head going “what the hell was I on about then?”. I can relate to that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not really a big [...]

Goddamn it, I hate The Daily Mail. A vile, rag of a newspaper. Whenever I stumble across a copy (usually in a takeaway or left on the train) it makes my blood boil with fury at the ignorant, bigoted and outrageous shit they peddle under the guise of ‘news’. I think it’s a sad indictment on [...]