2002-04-23 9:56
A Little Bit of Politics
A Little Bit of Politics
Ultra-right wing political groups are a Very Bad Thing, and they seem
to be catching on
all over Europe. In Britain the loathsome BNP is thankfully still
of marginal significance, and the governing Labour party is doing its
best to
keep it that way.
I'd resolve to vote Labour just for that, if it wasn't for the fact I
always do anyway.
Meeja-meeja alert!
So anyway, back to our accustomed frothy frivolities.
Sven-G�ran Eriksson may or may not be shagging minor-celebrity and
fellow Swede Ulrika Jonsson.
This is of no particular consequence in itself, but it allows the
Guardian to publish an article of
breath-taking banality
on Sweden.
Also here's
an article
in a British newspaper (the Guardian again) discussing the Swedish
media's handling of the British media's handling of the alleged
affair. It's only slightly less interesting than that sounds!
And
here's
an article in English on the BBC by a Swedish columnist (for
Expressen) about the Swedish
perception of the British perception of Sweden in the light of these
events.
If I fail to have an opinion of my own it's largely because I fear
being sucked into the black hole of narcissistic self-regard generated
when the media start covering media coverage as if it were news-worthy
in its own right.
And finally
While I'm having a clear-out here's a link on Russian
spelling reform.