Twitter, #ldconf and Heidegger
At our autumn conference last year, this blog introduced a reluctant world to the concept of hashtags. We coined a cumbersome phrase, “hashtag taxonomy” which has dogged us around the political and...
View ArticleYouTube ‘cos we want to: comedy special
Welcome to the weekend edition of our new LDV feature rounding up some of the best/worst/most curious political videos doing the rounds. Or, as with this week, a trio of three politically-related...
View ArticleStephen Fry pokes fun at Euro-myths
Here’s the “Call my Euro-bluff” section from an episode of QI I stumbled across:
View ArticleDaily View 2×2: 7 October 2009
Two big stories Cuts are in the air this conference season, but none of the parties are calling for these ones. The BBC reports that British Airways is cutting 1,700 jobs and introducing a two-year...
View ArticleLDVideo …‘British papers are rubbish’ special edition
Welcome to this latest LDVideo instalment, featuring three video clips this week united by a common theme – the general uselessness of British newspapers and their inability to report facts. First up,...
View ArticleStephen Fry urges a vote for Lib Dem MP Evan Harris
Stephen Fry, once a staunch Labour supporter, has already dropped hints during this election campaign that he’s thinking of voting Lib Dem … After the rightwing press’s desperate smear tirade at the...
View ArticleArmando Iannucci and Stephen Fry argue for AV
As I’ve said before, I’ve mixed feeling about celebs speaking out on their political views – they should certainly be free to do so, but unless they’ve got some particular expertise there’s no reason...
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Andrew George joins Stephen Fry in support of returning the Parthenon Marbles
Andrew George, Lib Dem MP for St Ives, joined forces with Stephen Fry earlier this week to debate the return of the Parthenon Marbles. The Marbles – which were stolen acquired from Athens by Lord Elgin...
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