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7th July 2005 London terror attack liveblog

- live coverage of the London bombs, from "what was that bang?" right through. The coverage that made Europhobia the most visited British blog on 7th July.

94 years of equivocation and "the Eastenders factor"

- The case for a meritocratic House of Lords

A bit of over-the-top historical/constitutional pedantry

- How the British government glorifies and condones terrorism merely by existing

Blair government gives two fingers to the constitution

- Tony's contempt for the rule of law in his attempts to preserve our way of life

British vs American responses to terrorism

- Written in November 2004, my views haven't changed following the events of July 2005

Constitutional changes: what it means

- An overview of the (now defunct) EU constitution

The delights of the British constitution

- underlining just how little protection we have from the whims of the state

The EU constitution and democracy

- The confusion of terms, the ongoing arguments over accountability and the future of the EU

The Eu and Tony Blair, the ineffectual loser

- Blair's abject failure in dealing with the European Union

The European Commission - more democratic than the US presidency?

- A jokey piece with a serious point about the perennial "the EU isn't democratic enough" claims

Honest debate has become impossible

- The difficulties of terminology and engagement in discussions about the EU, and an attack on both the "No" and "Yes" campaigns

It's for your own good, you know...

- Detention without trial - a rant

Magna Carta and Civil Liberties

- an attempt to clear up some confusion about Britain's nonexistent "age-old rights", with some lengthy and interesting discussion in the comments

My ignorance and degenerate motivations

- Why I am pro-EU

Nations Reunitied?

- UN reform: where next?

North Korea - just a tad bit mental

- Possible outcomes of a North Korean bomb, and why it's lose-lose for the US

Nosemonkey's General Election Liveblogging Extravaganza!

- from close of polls until 8am, a booze-fuelled ramble through the delights of the 2005 UK General Election

Our government is trying to screw us while we're not looking

- How the Blair government is planning to bypass parliament to impose its repressive laws

A Post Mortem

- The 2005 UK General Election - an immediate response and analysis

The press, politics and the bloggosphere

- Supposed press bias, overblown arguments and the need for rational and calm debate

The problems of the EU debate

- The difficulties of the details and the need for a broader view

Sovereignty

- The flaws of the nation state and the need for a supranational constitution

Thank the Lord for the Lords

- How an undemocratic chamber can save democracy from itself. For a bit, at least...

Tony versus Terrorism

- An off-the-cuff response to Tony Blair's proposed anti-terror legislation in the wake of the July 2005 London bombs (this got me invited to go on CNN, but I irritatingly had to say no...)

UK Blogging: officially a pointless waste of everyone's time

- Why political blogging, and especially UK political blogging, is shit

Unprecedented gathering; 175 nations represented

- Nosemonkey's growing disillusionment with the United Nations

US elections - EU implications

- Why Bush could be better for the EU (written before the 2004 US Presidential elections, and by now demonstrated to be largely wishful thinking)

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