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Book recommendation: Island in the Sea of Time

I am getting increasing numbers of requests for books to recommend to people, and so I thought I would start to blog about it – and link directly to the books I mention through Amazon so that if someone does … Continue reading

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The cafetierre coffee mug!

I use one of these at work: why? – mainly because life is too short for revolting instant coffee! Over the years I have developed a distaste for the instant muck and now drink proper, ground, organic Fair Trade coffee … Continue reading

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Right! That’s it! – time for Princes Harry and William to go marry some gorgeous African princess!

I cannot begin to describe how much the election of Barack Obama has moved me – and I am white! The country that fought a war over slavery – the country where black people had to fight on the streets … Continue reading

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Every gold medal won by a black British athlete is another "FUCK YOU" to the BNP!

I get a profound shock of savage joy every time a black British athlete wins a gold medal at the Olympics, and then proudly grabs a Union Jack and does a victory lap with it – such as Christine Ohuruogu’s … Continue reading

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Let’s force the racists off the streets!

Did you see the news article about a load of racist graffiti being sprayed all over a block of flats? Well, these flats are known to me and I thought I would not let a bunch of racists twats get … Continue reading

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Heart of Empire CD-Rom; read the first chapter online for free

As long time readers of this blog might know, I run the official Bryan Talbot fanpage over at www.bryan-talbot.com. In many ways it is one of the proudest things I have done online.. When I was learning how the first … Continue reading

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Online marketing masterclass from the Gadget Show

Did anyone else catch the Gadget Show last night? It provided an absolute masterclass in online marketing. The presenters were given a challenge of “achieve online fame in three weeks flat”. The first presenter – Suzi – went to an … Continue reading

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OK; that’s it; time to join the Green Party

I have finally faced my deep cynicism with mainstream, existing political parties and joined the Green Party. The existing political parties are too in debt to established big business interests and will not – and can not – take the … Continue reading

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Birmingham Freecycle now has 11,000 plus people in it!

Birmingham Freecycle now has over eleven thousand people in it! That’s just incredible!! I heard about Freecycle back in October ’04 and thought it was such a great idea; when I came to check if there was a Birmingham UK … Continue reading

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Birmingham is starting the fight against climate change

I attended the Birmingham Strategic Partnership consultation event last night at Think Tank on the Birmingham Climate Change Action Plan. Whilst I was there I hooked up with Birmingham Friends of the Earth and volunteered and also shamelessly plugged Birmingham … Continue reading

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