davblog
Blog URL http://blog.dave.org.uk/
Located London, London United Kingdom
In which someone you've never heard of writes about things you have no interest in
Latest Blog Posts
- Please Don't Label Me on Nov 18, 2009 in religion atheism atheist bus bha billboard dawkins education faith schools indoctrination religion
Last night I was discussing my opinions of religion with some friends. I made it clear that, contrary to what it might appear from what I write, I don't actually want religion banned. I believe that people should be free...
- Good Drugs vs Bad Drugs on Nov 4, 2009 in politics drugs politics
There's been a lot of talk about drugs over the last few days. Most of the commentary has been of the usual desultory level. It's almost as though people don't want to have a serious and focussed debate on the...
- He Blinded Me With Science on Nov 3, 2009 in science cannabis dailymail drugs media newspapers politics science
The story so far:In January 2004, in an astonishing display of common sense the government downgraded cannabis to a class C drug. This didn't play well in the shires and in January 2009 it was reclassified as Class B. Last...
- Edinburgh Reviews on Oct 31, 2009 in travel drink edinburgh food pub restaurant reviews travel
Last weekend we were in Edinburgh. We had a very lazy weekend doing almost nothing except walking from hotel to restaurant to pub. I thought you might be interested in reading about the places where we ate and drank.The Golden...
- The BNP on Question Time on Oct 22, 2009 in politics bbc bnp politics question time uaf
Here's what I think.Nick Griffin is an odious little toad of a man.Everything that the British National Party stands for is abhorrent to all sane people.However, there are enough irrational people on the electoral register that the BNP are an...
- Nadnomics on Oct 21, 2009 in politics dorries idiocy politcs statistics
Nadine Dorries (the MP for mid-Narnia) has been explaining why she is not in favour of all-women short-lists. I have to confess that positive discrimination makes me slightly uncomfortable, so it would have been easy for her to write something...
- Extending Number 10 Petitions on Oct 20, 2009 in politics number 10 petition politics
Like many people I've signed a few petitions on the Number 10 Downing St web site. Although I like the idea of this site, signing a petition is almost always a disappointing experience. To be more accurate it's not the...
