Posts by Patrick Xavier
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Hard News: Women and their representations, in reply to JacksonP,
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... over lunch...."
Be fair, JP.
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Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to Toby,
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Well, that Rebecca Hamilton piece was an unexpected surprise in the present content. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Field Theory: When last you saw me,
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Long and the short of it is, I'm back into writing, as it were.
Hey, welcome back. However short your tenure may be, repeating what Sir Graham naively appears to consider a breach of privacy/good manners.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving,
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Much in the manner of a Friday music post
Billy Bragg had prescience ("It Says Here"):
It says here that the Unions will never learn
It says here that the economy is on the upturn
And it says here we should be proud
That we are free
And our free press reflects our democracyThose braying voices on the right of the House
Are echoed down the Street of Shame
Where politics mix with bingo and tits
In a strictly money and numbers gameWhere they offer you a feature
On stockings and suspenders
Next to a call for stiffer penalties for sex offendersIt says here that this year's prince is born
It says here do you ever wish
That you were better informed
And it says here that we can only stop the rot
With a large dose of Law and Order
And a touch of the short sharp shockIf this does not reflect your view you should understand
That those who own the papers also own this land
And they'd rather you believe
In Coronation Street capers
In the war of circulation, it sells newspapers
Could it be an infringement
Of the freedom of the press
To print pictures of women in states of undressWhen you wake up to the fact
That your paper is Tory
Just remember, there are two sides to every storyMore recently (as in last week), Billy Bragg's "Never buy the Sun":
Someone's hiding in the bushes with a telephoto lens
Whilst their editor assures him the means justifies the ends
'Cos we only hunt celebrities and it's all a bit of fun'
Yet the Scousers never buy The SunThe parents of the missing girl cling desperately to hope
While a copper takes improper payments in a big brown envelope
And nobody in the newsroom asks where this information's from
And the Scousers never buy The SunThe tabloids make their money peddling bullshit baffles brains
And they cynically hold up their hands if anyone complains
And they say 'What? We're just giving the people what they want'
Well they're are crying out for Justice
People crying out for JusticeAnd the man they call the Digger casts a proprietary eye
Over what goes on in the gutter and what happens in the Sky
And he claims he's fit and proper - the watchdog sings his song
The watchdog sings his song
The Scousers never buy the SunInternational executives - they hang their head in shame
Tell us with the their hands on heart the paperboy's to blame
But everyone who loves their kiss-n-tell - you must share their blame as well
But the Scousers never buy The SunThe tabloids making millions peddling bullshit baffles brains
And they cynically hold up their hands if anyone complains
And they say 'What? Look we're just giving the people what they want'
Well they're crying out for Justice
People crying out for JusticeIn the corridors of power they all sit down to sub
With the Devil and his minions - they ask for his opinions
The politicians wring their hands and say 'Whats to be done?'
The Scousers never buy The SunWell no-one comes out well when it is all said and done
Yet the Scousers never buy The Sun -
Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…,
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Hmmm, that had been exactly my theory for the insurance of my house, all four corners perched precisely within the WCC's "rupture zone", which was disappointly realigned accordingly shortly after my acquisition. Is there a deal to be done here: you take the Govt's land value, which Tower tops up to your 2007 valuation, if less than the cost of requiring Tower to rebuild your house to its former glory, which is your entitlement and determination otherwise to establish as the Haywood Memorial?
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I thought this review of the commercialisation involved was interesting, including our name check:
Synthetic marijuana first gained popularity in the European Union in 2006; at least 21 member countries reported its presence in 2009. (While the U.S. and many countries have begun to outlaw these products, at least one, New Zealand, has gone the other way. In March, government authorities announced a plan to make the sale of products with JWH-018 and -073 legal for anyone 18 and over.)
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill,
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Saving face.
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Hard News: Nothing important, just some tunes, in reply to Gareth Davidson,
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Not postponed; redundant.
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Hard News: Again: Is everyone okay?,
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More apposite than I recalled. Thanks Russell.
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Hard News: Again: Is everyone okay?,
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Is it time to close this awful week with a reprise of Russell's introduction to us of Mavis Staples' "You are not alone"? Feels like it might be as apposite as it was then. Can't find the link. But can remember the chorus.
Open up this is a raid
I wanna get it through to you
You are not alone.Good night guys, and thanks.