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Fishy Tales: January 2006
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The resounding victory of Hamas. In the recent Palestinian elections puts the West in a bit of a pickle. It's very much a self-created pickle, and to be honest I was expecting this kind of situation to arise in Iraq (Home of Western Democracy in the East TM. Which isn't to say it won't. Happen there at some point. Anyway, it's a straightforward quandary: what happens if, once you give/allow people the freedom to decide their own destiny, they choose a path directly contrary to everything you stand for?
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Fishy Tales: A New Restoration?
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Well I have to get in a comment to wish a bloody good riddance. However, there are glimmers of something positive in the inevitable backlash against Blair's style of government. The huge loss of trust in politicians, and even more obvious loss of interest in politics, can't be ignored forever, after all. So Gordon Brown is talking about introducing a written constitution and is implying several other significant changes. To the way Government works. And the Tories' Democracy Taskforce. I suppose we'll see.
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Fishy Tales: Important Discoveries
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Something up to now omitted from my profile and links, though referred to here and there on fishonabike.com. Let me remedy the omission in one fell swoop :. By "beer" I mean, of course Real Ale. As so ardently promoted by CAMRA. I have to say I'm also partial to an occasional quality (i.e. pure ingredients) lager, such as Budvar. Budweiser and good ol' Becks. No, not David Beckham, Mum. Legendary local ale is Harvey's. Or even the eagerly-awaited second Barcombe Beer Festival. This stuff is bloody gorgeo...
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Fishy Tales: Bitter Words from Greene King
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Bitter Words from Greene King. A fine example of the kind of doublespeak. You get from governments and corporations these days is Greene King. S statement that it wants to "provide its customers with greater choice". By removing the much-loved Lewes-brewed beer Harvey's Best. From the much-loved Lewes local the Lewes Arms. Means by these words, of course, is that it wants to ignore. An 80% Arms' customer choice. And impose its own. I dearly hope - as should Greede King. Feet and guns come to mind. An...
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Fishy Tales: December 2005
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After 3 months in Rip Van Winkle mode I awake to good tidings: the Law Lords ruling I first mentioned back in May's Tortuous Thread. Has found in favour. Of common decency and morality over fear and control-freakery (my words, of course). More specifically it has specified that secret evidence which might have been. Cannot be used in UK courts. This includes some evidence obtained in US detention camps, which is significant. I like part of Charles (Big Brother) Clarke's response:. But I would stake money...
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Fishy Tales: February 2006
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Good for the Soul. I'd like to plug some worthy musical endeavours by a couple of friends, so I will. Especially directed at those who, like me, find an occasional soak in mellow acoustic stuff good for the soul. S new track Balfour Street. Which you can hear at the link) sung by Annabel Lamb. With guitar by Steve Hackett. Subtly backed by Roger King. On cello. Very nice indeed, and worth much more than the 99p being asked for - especially as that is all going to the charity HOPE for Children. Learning f...
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Fishy Tales: Liberalisation
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I'm unsure how much readers should attribute my long-term absence to abject laziness and how much to my being totally and utterly dispirited by the rise (and even the fall) of the loathsome Brown, and the continuing and shameful decline of almost everything I love about my country. Anyway, I was very pleasantly surprised to find myself inspired by Nick Clegg's speech to the recent Lib Dem conference. I commend it to you. One of those "If only" moments. Posted by Adam at 11:11 am. View my complete profile.
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Fishy Tales: Poetic justice for Iraq?
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Poetic justice for Iraq? I always had a soft spot for Edward Lear. So I'm bound to react well to a rewrite that says it all about Iraq:. Simultaneously very funny and very painful. Posted by Adam at 2:49 pm. More rant and the occasional bit of whimsy from Adam, creator of the original and highly organic fishonabike.com. Barcombe, Lewes, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. Nighthealing - music by John Williams. Good for the Soul. The North Wind and the Sun.
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Fishy Tales: Learning from (bitter) experience
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Learning from (bitter) experience. I'm very grateful to Jim Muir. Of the BBC for having summarised the current war in Lebanon so cogently in 2 articles:. History repeats with a vengeance. Washington risks a wider conflict. There's a simple question I'd like to put to all readers: out of the IDF and Hezbollah, which army is subjecting the greater number of innocent civilians to the most terror? I imagine the response from pro- War Against Terror. Other answers on a postcard, please. Good for the Soul.
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Fishy Tales: April 2006
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Nighthealing - music by John Williams. Well, you can't say I didn't warn you. My friend John Williams. No, not the famous composer. Although John is indeed a composer and will doubtless be just as famous in the near future (and not the fairly famous guitarist. Either, although John does indeed play guitar as well as keyboards) - has seen reason and ceased providing a free download. Of his most popular piece of music, Nighthealing. Now you'll have to buy it from CD Baby. Or on CD Baby. S CD A Sky of Honey.
