Deceptikons: Liberal Opinion and PoliticsLiberal Opinion & Analysis of British Politics & Current Affairs from a centre-left point of view. Includes articles on Human Rights Issues, Religion and UK Government Policy.Immigration Out of Control Perhaps not!- August 24, 2007 Right-wing think tanks like Migration Watch UK and pseudo-racist political parties like UKIP and the BNP would have us believe that immigration is out of control and that there are too many migrant coming to the UK. Well interesting statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) look set to blow that theory out of the water.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=271.xml UK-Russia Diplomatic Row Deepens- August 6, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused a British request for the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi, the man wanted in connection with the killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London last November. President Putin described the extradition request as the remnant of a "colonial mindset".http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=269.xml Blogging vs Robert Fisk- August 6, 2007 Robert Fisk is a journalist whose insights, particularly into Middle Eastern Affairs, I read with interest, however, his disdain for the Internet and Bloggers in particular, is well known. So a recent article in which he criticises the press for self-censorship and blames it for the reason people are increasingly turning to the Internet and Bloggers for their news and opinion fix was a bit of a surprise. But its Fisk's loathing of the Internet I want to focus on in this piece.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=270.xml |