Words Dept.

A selection of my latest bookmarks. Richard Herring.com: Warming up – Herring responds to out-of-context quotes in Guardian piece. “To have those contentious lines quoted out of context, with absolutely no explanation of what else takes place can have no other effect than to make the casual (and even the quite careful) reader assume that [...]

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web. Slate: Orphan tweets – People who sign up for Twitter, post once, then never return. The most incompetent politician of all time – Doncaster's new Mayor fucks up interview. Guardian: Leading historians on whether fascism is [...]

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web. The Marple Leaf: Silver linings on dark clouds “There is light at the end of this dark tunnel. These people [the BNP] are nutters. They will now have to face the same level of scrutiny as [...]

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web. The Marple Leaf: Cheer up Alan Shearer! – Why Newcastle should go down. Journalism.co.uk: Newsquest editorial director speaks out on BNP advertising – Regional newspaper publisher defends BNP banner ads on its websites Mike Butcher of [...]

A selection of my latest bookmarks. More Noel Edmonds fun (video) George Monbiot: Just what exactly do you stand for, Hazel Blears – except election? – A spectacular and well-aimed rant MEN: Council’s Facebook ‘no mates’ – Stockport council has only six Facebook friends.