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Mar 15, 2010
Surely the argument that, oh well, they've had the kids now so there's no point in prosecuting the couple for their crime undermines the whole principle that punishment should act as some sort of deterent. What about if you said "Oh, well, they got the car back now", would that mean you shouldn't still punish car theives. There are good reasons why incest is against the law - just because they "got away with it" for so long doesn't stop it being an activity that society judges to be harmful
Commented Mar 7, 2007 on Couple stand by "forbidden love" at The Last Ditch
Couple stand by "forbidden love"
Link: BBC NEWS | Europe | Couple stand by forbidden love. This brother and sister did not grow up together in the same family. If they had, most people would instinctively find the whole story too revolting for intelligent discussion. They met as adults, but interestingly did know that they wer...
Wow, it looks great. I'm dead jealous. I went to The Adventures of Tintin at Sea at the National Maritime Museum a few years back, which dwelt a lot on the detail herge put into illustrating the boats and ships in the series - http://www.currybet.net/cbet_archives/0105.php - likewise no photos allowed though
Commented Feb 19, 2007 on Tintin exhibition, Pompidou, Paris + Prouvé at cityofsound
Tintin exhibition, Pompidou, Paris + Prouvé
A highlight of a recent weekend in Paris was the Tintin/Hergé exhibition at the Pompidou. [Ends tomorrow! 19 Feb 2007]. (Far more engaging than the Yves Klein exhibition on the top floor. Several of the greatest exhibitions I've ever been to have been at the Pompidou - such as 2001's supreme 'Hit...
Working fine in IE6 on Windows XP for me when I tried it
Commented Feb 14, 2007 on Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible at The Last Ditch
Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible
My apologies to users of Internet Explorer who are receiving a strange error message when accessing my site. It seems to be OK with Safari and Firefox. I don't know about other browsers. I have filed a support request with Typepad. Sorry.
Wouldn't it be nice as well if all parties were more honest about the whole process and made the instructions given by the whip public - http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/faq.php#officials
Commented Dec 13, 2006 on Tories rethink A-list after 'Londoncentric' charge | the Daily Mail at The Last Ditch
Tories rethink A-list after 'Londoncentric' charge | the Daily Mail
Link: Tories rethink A-list after 'Londoncentric' charge | the Daily Mail. The A List is a constitutional issue. Why? The British Constitution is just three words long; "Parliament is sovereign." Whatever Parliament says, goes. Whether they want liberty or death camps or anything in between, the...
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