Monthly Archives: December 2011

Subjecting police to democratic control

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  The row over the plan by UK Tories, the majority party in the country’s current coalition … Continue reading →

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The Common Market 50 years on: how we got into this mess in the first place

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  THE ECONOMIC ORIGINS Today’s European Union (EU) was the brainchild of a former brandy salesman, Jean … Continue reading →

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Free speech denied in France, the home of Voltaire

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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The European Union or War

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  EITHER THE EUROPEAN UNION OR WAR If it were not for the European Union, the nations … Continue reading →

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Friendly fire: nuclear allies at loggerheads

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    “Nato refuses to rule out crossing into Pakistan as it targets insurgent groups”. This was … Continue reading →

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Cannon fodder and military ethics

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  CANNON FODDER AND MILITARY ETHICS “The best men are no more fitted to be soldiers than … Continue reading →

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Reader alert: Big Brother

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Reader alert: Antigone1984.com has reason to believe that its output is being monitored on behalf of a foreign power. 

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Occupy protests fizzling out

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  The Occupy protests around the world have so far achieved nothing except irritate the establishment. These … Continue reading →

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Redistribute the world’s resources to achieve a just society

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  Everyone born on this earth has an equal right to the riches of the planet.The division … Continue reading →

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Police who attack car with baseball bat keep their jobs

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  This is a copy of a BBC report published on 2 November 2011 : Six Scotland … Continue reading →

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