Monthly Archives: May 2009

Linklog for 18th May to 29th May

Posted on 29 May 2009 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 18th May to 29th May Until Logic Did Them Apart – Definitive Case Against Gay Marriage Critics – Chait: “these arguments rest upon simple tautologies. Expanding a right to a new group deprives the rest of us … Continue reading →

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64 words for Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Robert

I didn’t know that Salman Rushdie and Aung San Suu Kyi shared a birthday: On this day, my birthday and yours, I always remember your long ordeal and silently applaud your endurance. This year, silence is impossible. It is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy | 5 Comments

Straws in the Wind

Posted on 20 May 2009 by Robert

I was at the House of Lords on Monday, listening to peers debate the Coroners & Justice Bill. As previously mentioned, this Bill offers the chance to repeal the laws of criminal defamation and seditious libel. Continue reading →

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Storm Brewing

Posted on 18 May 2009 by Robert

A man of about thirty moves slowly through the crowd. He has a grubby brown jacket and a bad back, both of which accounts for the angry expression on his face. He is hungry and slightly dazed from some painkillers, which accounts for the punch-drunk gait. Continue reading →

Posted in Liberal Conspiracy, London, Politics | 3 Comments

Doctorow at the Convention on Modern Liberty

Posted on 17 May 2009 by Robert

The English PEN evening plenary was a fanastic way to round up the Convention on Modern Liberty. For me, it was the writer and blogger Cory Doctorow’s contribution that really caught the imagination. Continue reading →

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Linklog for 8th May to 16th May

Posted on 16 May 2009 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 8th May to 16th May A Teapot on Pluto by Julie Bertagna – Scottish Book Trust Shilling for Hitler – Eminent historians defended Holocaust denier David Irving in the name of free speech and scholarship. Deborah Lipstadt's … Continue reading →

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Awareness or Consensus?

Posted on 15 May 2009 by Robert

Awareness is not the same thing as establishing a new consensus. The celebrity-free, crowd-driven campaigns still seem to focus mainly on issues with a strong online or technological focus. Continue reading →

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Lobby the UN for Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted on 14 May 2009 by Robert

The Burma Campaign have a handy form that allows you to quickly lobby the UN Secretary General, asking him to send an envoy. Continue reading →

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Ernest Millington and the Common Wealth Party

Posted on 14 May 2009 by Robert

Millington famously won a by-election in the true-blue Tory seat of Chelmsford, standing for the short-lived Common Wealth Party. Its objectives were “common ownership, democracy, and morality in politics.” Perhaps it should re-form in time for the Euro elections next month? Continue reading →

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To Boldly Twitter…

Posted on 11 May 2009 by Robert

Two astronauts have the twittering bug. Mission Specialist Mike Massimino is on Atlantis, ready to launch. His colleague Mark Polansky is the commander of STS-127. Continue reading →

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