Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
france
So, the political roadshow continues with the arrival of not-yet-a-French Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy arriving with a huge media pack in tow. So, what does he have to say to us eager bloggers? Well, I can’t help feeling he’s not talking to us, but to the attending French
Blogging
According to Guido Fawkes, us poor taxpayers are paying people to read blogs [http://5thnovember.blogspot.com/2006/11/hello-home-office-blog-watchers.html]. Guys, click on some Adsense links while you’re doing it. Spread some love.
christianity
 Utter truth from Gaping Void [http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/003418.html].
hanging
Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6117910.stm]. Things are about to get even more “interesting” in Iraq.
Blogging
Via Fleet Sreet 2.0 [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/blog/2006/11/04/the-economist-blogs/] (which is a great name for an interesting blog), I note that The Economist [http://www.economist.com/index.html] has given us two blogs: * Free Exchange [http://www.economist.com/debate/freeexchange/] – an economics
crime
Excitement! Thrills! Drama! On my drive into work this morning, I saw a teenager being arrested for car-related nefarious activity. The coppers had him bang to rights, guv, and had handcuffed the blighter. I was, however, deeply disappointed to note that he was wearing a tracksuit, not a hoodie. Doesn’
aircraft
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/213450091/] I should be in France right now. I really should. I should have taken off from London Stanstead yesterday afternoon and landed in Poitiers an hour or so later. Thanks to terrorism, a somewhat extreme reaction from the security forces and bottled drinks,
conservative party
How did I miss this? Local Tory candidate for the Mayor of Lewisham, James Cleverly [http://jamescleverly.blogspot.com/], has a blog.
andrew milton
Well, look at this. One of Lewisham’s councillors has taken advantage of the new features in iLife ’06 [http://www.apple.com/ilife/] to launch his own podcast. Check out Andrew Milton’s Podcast [http://web.mac.com/andrew_milton/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html]. Now, will the other
ann tinworth
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/88568164/ "photo sharing")Norfolk and Nowich Hospital [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/88568164/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.com/people/adders/]. Off taking Mum to
celebrities
The latest series of Celebrity Big Brother [http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/] is proving fascinating. I’m not watching it, mind, as we lack the aerial to watch any TV right now. But I am watching the newspaper coverage of the show with fascination. In the first week it’s
Doctor Who
The former MP Tony Banks has passed away. I met him once.