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Day: October 28, 2007

  • Can someone explain to me why Ricky Gervais has an acting career?

    I went to see Stardust on Thursday and despite having low expectations of it, loved it. Getting the balance of humour and fantasy right so that it doesn’t look like self-indulgent nonsense is tricky and I think they even just about managed to pull off Robert De Niro in a dress. But one thing spoiled…

  • Tooth Review: 1560 (obligatory spoiler warning)

    Three old staples return. Dredd and Button Man are on good form as well. Cover: Nikolai Dante by Kev Crossley. Competent but nothing to blow you away. Spoilers below…

  • Huhne: is Trident the right issue?

    Chris Huhne clearly believes the Trident issue is key to his success and yesterday I was sent an email from Duncan Brack, Chair of the Federal Conference Committee, endorsing him specifically for this reason. They may well be right and they are certainly right that our current policy of sitting squarely on the fence in…

  • Reclaiming liberty in order to destroy it

    I find this quite perplexing: ‘Gordon is trying to build up a systematic argument in a slow burn,’ one cabinet minister said. ‘If you talk about Britain’s, and his, commitment to liberty, then you provide a context for further debates about issues such as 90 days [for detention without charge.] It is a new approach.…