Category Archives: UK

Libya: Views on Humanitarian Intervention (update)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jonneke

Image: People wave Libyan flags from a car during celebrations for the one-year anniversary of the “February 17 Revolution” (source) The Guardian, One year on: chaotic Libya reveals the perils of humanitarian intervention. The mission to remove Gaddafi was a noble one. But … Continue reading →

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Ghana’s Independence

Posted on November 2, 2011 by jonneke
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Moi et Mon Camion

Posted on September 21, 2011 by jonneke

Merz, Moi et Mon Camion (via N).

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Portraits of power (2009)

Posted on August 18, 2011 by jonneke

Old but good.  Click image for interactive media (source)

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Insurrection UK

Posted on August 9, 2011 by jonneke

Talking about right and wrong doesn’t help us understand the historical moment. Darcus Howe, British West Indian Writer and Broadcaster.

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Racist friend

Posted on August 8, 2011 by jonneke

My dad brought us up on a diet of quality music. Including The Specials. (Who are from my uni town of Coventry UK). I remember him blasting Free Nelson Mandela and jumping around the living room when I was a kid. I … Continue reading →

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Church, debated

Posted on August 6, 2011 by jonneke

From www.intelligencesquared.com: Ann Widdecombe and Stephen Fry lock horns over the motion ‘The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world’. This is not a debate I know much about…. but I do really like the art work in the … Continue reading →

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Eddie Izzard- Do you have a Flag?

Posted on July 23, 2011 by jonneke

How did those teeny, tiny European countries conquer the rest of the world?

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Which Side Are You On

Posted on February 24, 2011 by jonneke

Some slogans stand the test of time.

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Top Gear, Aha!

Posted on February 6, 2011 by jonneke

If you’re British and you live in the USA, people will ask you if you like Top Gear.  I’d like to tell them that Jeremy Clackson & the other blokes are a bunch of upper class wankers but I don’t … Continue reading →

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