Category Archives: Politics

Half a loaf

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Have-yachts and have-nots

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Heads I win, tails you lose

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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US troops pissed off in Afghanistan

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Keeping abreast of the great questions of the day

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Obama shoots from the hip: no more wars

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Another “Orwell” spotted in the garden

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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It’s that man Orwell again: celebrating the centralisation of localism

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Politesse and context

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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