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Entries Tagged as 'The UK'

The Pride Of A Moral Relativistic Society

October 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

From BBC News: A Hartlepool man is facing jail after he urinated on a disabled woman who lay dying in the street. The 27-year-old shouted “this is YouTube material” as he degraded Christine Lakinski, 50, who had fallen ill, magistrates heard. Miss Lakinski, who suffered a number of medical conditions, died from natural causes, an [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · The Left · The UK

The Great Global Warming Swindle

October 2nd, 2007 · Comments Off

Hat tip to Don Hagen: From www.wagtv.com: In Britain, hours and hours of programmes have been broadcast by the BBC on the subject [of global warming], much of it scientifically absurd. The very fact that a science documentary dared to challenge the orthodoxy was itself news. A DVD of the film, The Great Global Warming [...]

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Tags: Blog · Global Warming · Media · The Left · The UK

Never Let Facts Stop The Government From Disarming The Public

September 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

From Reason Magazine: Following the 1996 Dunblane school massacre, in which seventeen people were killed by a man armed with two 9mm pistols, Britain passed a law outlawing the ownership of most handguns, despite researchers finding “no link between high levels of gun crime and areas where there were still high levels of lawful gun [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Guns · The Left · The UK

Remembering 7/7

July 7th, 2007 · Comments Off

The July 7, 2005 London bombings were a series of coordinated terrorist bomb blasts that hit London’s public transport system during the morning rush hour. At 8:50 a.m., three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other on three London Underground trains. A fourth bomb exploded on a bus nearly an hour later at 9:47 [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Muslim/Islam · Terrorism · The UK

Shouldn’t The UK Muslim Community Protest The Recent Terror?

July 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Hat tip to Little Green Footballs: Ummah.com is “a humble effort to provide services for the Muslim community world wide. As well as anyone looking of information on Islam.” At Ummah.com is a message board. A user by the name of “junaid368″ asked: Shouldnt the muslim community of UK protest the recent terror attacks? i [...]

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Tags: Muslim/Islam · Terrorism · The UK

More Information On UK’s Terrorists

July 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off

The news from the BBC is that all eight suspects are medical professionals, seven of them doctors, and all are linked to Britain’s NHS. But now we’re learning from CBS News that the people behind the attempts were directly recruited by Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the present leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. First, from the [...]

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Tags: Dhimmitude · Iraq · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam · Terrorism · The UK · The US · War · World

Britain Moves Closer To Being A Muslim State

June 6th, 2007 · Comments Off

From The Daily Express: Demands for a ban on “un-Islamic” activities in schools will be set out by the Muslim Council of Britain today. Targets include playground games, swimming lessons, school plays, parents’ evenings and even vaccinations. And the calls for all children to be taught in Taliban-style conditions will be launched with the help [...]

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Tags: Dhimmitude · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam · School · The UK

How Can This Be?

June 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Wasn’t removing all the guns supposed to make gun crime practically non-existent?

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · The Left · The UK

Church School Renames “Three Little Pigs” To Avoid Offending Muslims

March 21st, 2007 · Comments Off

A junior school production of the children’s story has been renamed the Three Little Puppies for fear of offending Muslims.

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Tags: Muslim/Islam · School · The Left · The UK

I Demand You Obey Our Global Warming Overloards

March 19th, 2007 · Comments Off

Homeowners who refuse to make their properties energy efficient will face financial penalties under drastic government plans to transform Britain into the world’s first ‘green’ economy.

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Tags: Absurd · Global Warming · Government · The EU · The UK · Uncategorized

Your Lack Of Faith Is Disturbing

March 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Scientists who questioned mankind’s impact on climate change have received death threats and claim to have been shunned by the scientific community.

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Tags: Global Warming · Government · Money · Socialism · The UK · The US

The Great Global Warming Swindle?

March 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments

British TV show to showcase the side of the argument against global warming.

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Tags: Global Warming · Government · Media · Socialism · The Left · The UK

Global Warming Not Such A Hot Idea? Vol. 3

February 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Air freighting flowers half way round the world contributes to global warming.

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Tags: Global Warming · The Left · The UK

Thief Steals Urinal From City Pub

January 5th, 2007 · Comments Off

From BBC News: Police are on the hunt for a thief who stole a urinal from a pub in Hampshire. The man is thought to have spent 40 minutes removing the white toilet bowl after ordering half a pint at the Royal Oak pub in Southampton. He then stuffed the urinal in a rucksack and [...]

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Tags: Strange/Funny · The UK

The End Of The United Kingdom?

November 30th, 2006 · 2 Comments

The break-up of the United Kingdom became a stark possibility as thousands of English and Scottish voters demanded home rule.

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Tags: Scotland · The UK