Commemorating nine years since the triumph of political extremists in the US, also 9/11 attacks

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What to think about... the Iraq War

Iraq

This is the first in an educational series of posts called "What to think about..."  They are presented in a bullet-pointed stylee, because management consultants tell us that no subject in the world is too complex to summarise in bullet points.

Today I will be telling the world what to think about...

THE IRAQ WAR 

• Saddam Hussein was a bad man who killed Kurds
• Democracy is good and dictatorship is bad
• A lot of people died but they were mostly not our people
• You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
• Iraq is now an omelette

And now, for those prone to errors, what not to think:

• The US currently shares intelligence with Turkey which is used to kill Kurds in Iraq
• Somebody made a lot of money out of the Iraq war but it wasn't me
  

Trots, Liberals, Fags, Hippies evicted from Parliament Square

Parliament Square, much more interesting for tourists now

The long-running pro-democracy protest camp in Parliament Square has now been brought to an end by the authorities. The square has been fenced off to ensure it remains free. "Look here," said Boris with a flick of his hair. "When tourists come to Parliament Square they don't want to see a bunch of mangy protesters taking part in an active democratic process. They want to see a pristine patch of green that no one ever uses. Isn't that so much more civilised?"

The 'historic' if tedious patch of grass in front the Houses of Parliament has been the site of a pro-democracy protest for some weeks and has also reportedly become a refuge for homeless people. The Mayor cited the lack of running water as one reason the protesters could not be allowed to stay. "Look here," said Boris with a flick of his hair. "When protesting for your sacred right to govern yourselves it's simply ludicrous to have no decent source of water to mix with your single malt. These people are barbarians."

A spokesman for the police explained, "This is a public space. The last thing we want to do is let the public use it. Some of them have been drinking for god's sake. It's almost like Reading High Street. The point of public spaces is that in theory everyone should be able to use them, but in practice absolutely nothing should happen there. Our authority depends on ensuring this is the case." He went on to call the eviction 'a triumph for democracy'.

The pro-democracy demonstrators, a rag-tag bunch of Trots, Liberals, Fags and Hippies, could not be found for comment, on account of no reporter wanting to leave the office to talk to such scum.

Cameron's 'Big Society' not big enough to include you

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