Category Archives: blair

Tired of the same face, the same voice…

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Further proof of woolly thought and self-delusion from Bush’s poodle. In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Mr Blair was asked why the public was disenchanted with him even though the economy is sound. He replied: “I’ve won … Continue reading →

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Blair’s last whinge

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Am I the only one to have noticed just how appallingly written Blair’s whining attack on the press is? (Read it here, if you really must.) I’m not saying that grammatical manners maketh man, a la Lynne Truss, but should … Continue reading →

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Slowly slowly

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Anyone who’s thought about humiliation knows that people can be brought to commit the most degrading acts if they’re taken to them stage by stage, little by little, chipping away at their self-esteem until there’s no trace of it left … Continue reading →

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No, no regrets…

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Charles Lambert

This cartoon is a wonderful example of the way in which the nature of what we understand when we see something can be gradually transformed by a series of minuscule shifts in representation. If you could find anyone in the … Continue reading →

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Blair leapfrogs new boss

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Alexander Chancellor, in today’s Guardian tells an amusing tale about Tony Blair being reprimanded by Cardinal Hume for taking part in mass at his wife’s church. Hume pointed out that Blair, as an Anglican, had no right to his sanctimonious … Continue reading →

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145, and counting…

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Charles Lambert

The cover of today’s Independent. In case you can’t read it, the text says: This is Kingsman Alan Jones. He was killed, aged 20, in Iraq this week, just one of the 145 British soldiers who have died in this … Continue reading →

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Insults: Taliban style

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Daniele Mastrogiacomo, the Repubblica war correspondent captured by Taliban forces in Afghanistan almost three weeks ago and released on Tuesday, has written a long, informed and moving account of his time as a prisoner. He had a particularly gruelling time … Continue reading →

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Air guitar? Air head?

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Charles Lambert

You many have seen a photograph of Tony Blair, taken during his time at Oxford. Most commentators have focused on the gesture he’s making with his right hand, offering a variety of interpretations, from the vulgar (masturbation) to the pathetic … Continue reading →

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Blair yes, Zapatero no

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Charles Lambert

It’s odd that whenever people want to attack the idea of ‘gay marriage’ the stick they use to beat it with bears the smiling Bambi head of Zapatero. The fact that civil partnerships have also been introduced to England under … Continue reading →

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