Category Archives: UK

Another “Orwell” spotted in the garden

Posted on January 9, 2012 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.    9 January 2012   Sorry, guys, we’ve clocked another “Orwell” in the political rose garden … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 6, 2012 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 City of Light, 6 January 2012   We were tickled by a report on academies … Continue reading →

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Cops and robbers

Posted on January 4, 2012 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.  We enjoyed this joke in the Guardian newspaper yesterday 3 January 2012. A bit early for … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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