Monthly Archives: December 2007

(Christmas) Songs I’ve Downloaded This Week

Posted on 23 December, 2007 by

I Am Fuel A whole armful of Xmas songs. The ‘B’ Side Johnny Adams – Please Come Home For Christmas Sir Shambling’s Deep Soul Heaven More soul songs about Christmas than you should be able to resist. Advertisements

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How To Buy…On-U Sound

Posted on 21 December, 2007 by

One of my favourite regular bits of Mojo is their How To Buy column, where we the readers get to assess the relative merits of an artist’s, genre or label’s back catalogue and choose our top ten. This month the … Continue reading →

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Picking a Candidate

Posted on 21 December, 2007 by

Morgan on The Campaign Company Blog makes a comparison between how British political parties have traditionally picked our candidates and how they do it in the United States: In the UK, understanding the rules, knowing who the key influencers in … Continue reading →

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Lewisham Round Up

Posted on 21 December, 2007 by

New Cross Xmas 1884: the Fun, the Frolic and the Mirth Transpontine has the panto details. Live at the Montague Arms Transpontine points us in the direction of some South East London sounds in the shape of: “‘The Two Petes’, … Continue reading →

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BNP in Crisis

Posted on 21 December, 2007 by

As an antidote to all the ballerina to marry councillor soft focus reporting of recent days can I suggest the Stop the BNP website – run by the indefatigable anti-fascists at Searchlight – which has been chronicling the tensions that … Continue reading →

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Songs I’ve Downloaded This Week

Posted on 20 December, 2007 by

In what has been a pretty strong week for excellent downloads these are the ones I’ve particularly enjoyed: the “B” side Esther Phillips – Cheater Man Sir Shambling’s Deep Soul Heaven (via In Dangerous Rhythm) A whole load of gospel, … Continue reading →

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Jim Dowd on Trains, Hospitals and Email Accounts

Posted on 19 December, 2007 by

Lewisham West MP, Jim Dowd, has used the Christmas Adjournment debate to re-raise the issue of transport in and out of the borough. I reproduce his speech in full: I am delighted to have the opportunity to raise a couple … Continue reading →

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