Benjamin Gray
2009
December
November
October
23
September
105
August
106
July
42
June
95
May
232
April
373
March
315
February
118
January
38
2008
December
97
November
28
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
How does someone that young have a voice like that? #bgt
May 31st
RT @ConHome: BREAKING NEWS: Labour fall to THIRD place, 3% behind Liberal Democrats...
May 31st
And now for a spot of Sondheim #bgt
May 31st
Calling it “expenses-gate” is liable to work me up into an apoplectic frenzy.
May 31st
Advantage of being single No. 97: garlic on demand.
May 31st
.@Shinyalex I like my garlic pungent, and I like women that like garlic
May 31st
Can someone please explain the difference between #waterboarding and ducking asides from the...
May 30th
The number of people with poor self-esteem is absolutely shocking.
May 30th
“You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! The British journalist. But seeing what the man...
May 30th
Dodging the 50p Tax Trap
May 30th
“Wars don’t just go away, they are only postponed to...”
— Machiavelli Quotes
May 30th
Very hot already. One of those days where you wish beachwear were appropriate office dress.
May 29th
#followfriday @dangerroom @torybear @therightstudent @gift_of_the_fab @wesstreeting @badscienceblogs
May 29th
Sod it, it’s too good a day to ride the tube. Bus time.
May 29th
New Post: Dodging the 50p Tax Trap http://tinyurl.com/nefqv7
May 29th
Extremely pleased to have got another week of work experience.
May 29th
Very pleased to have beaten Oxbridge on the indices that matter, and LSE overall, in the Guardian...
May 28th
Theatre tonight.
May 28th
Oh dear #apprentice
May 28th
This No2EU PPB is poor. Too negative, but then what do you expect with a party who’s name...
May 28th
.@HollieJones so do I #apprentice
May 28th
RT @frontlineblog: LIVE @frontlineclub now - David Aaronovitch deconstructs conspiracy theories -...
May 28th
Tonight’s #apprentice: “How to Fail in Advertising while Really Really Trying Your...
May 28th
RT @timrollpickerin: ROFLMAO @TomHarrisMP http://tinyurl.com/owy3pf I agree, that is the ONLY way to...
May 27th
My cat is eating a parsnip.
May 26th
Ruth Padel resigns. Good.
May 26th
Internships are fun
May 26th
Crikey, I’m at 226 followers now.
May 26th
New Post: Public Outrage, Part 2 http://tinyurl.com/pkgwlz
May 25th
Public Outrage, Part 2
May 25th
It’s extremely annoying to get a missed call from “Unknown number” and then find...
May 25th
A good, hot, clear summer afternoon.
May 24th
RT @guardiantech Iranian government blocks Facebook access http://bit.ly/HnSMY
May 24th
Happy 88th Birthday Royal British Legion
May 24th
Deconding Israeli diplotalk http://bit.ly/17MZew
May 24th
Music for late at night. Different to Finntroll’s usual fare. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6wpgw
May 23rd
RT @GuardianEdu: Government provides job tips for graduates to help beat recession...
May 23rd
Looking to experiment a bit so offering now to guest blog for food, praise or beer.
May 23rd
RT @haaretzonline: Iran blocks Facebook due to presidential campaigninghttp://bit.ly/bdCv1
May 23rd
Steak night.
May 23rd
Is there a way to get the #wordpress #greetbox #plugin to only display to new visitors?
May 23rd
Public Outrage
May 23rd
Hizballah doesn’t distinguish between political and military “wings”. Why should...
May 23rd
War Correspondent Notes
‘although ‘half of all TV reports filed from Vietnam were about military operations,...
May 23rd
Test post
May 23rd
A French Daniel Pearl? http://viigo.im/FhC
May 23rd
Hate Crimes http://viigo.im/FhE
May 23rd
Replace “Jewish” with “Black” and watch the mask slip. http://viigo.im/Fhz
May 23rd
Identity Politics - don’t you just love it? http://viigo.im/Fhr
May 23rd
Seems that Sky News are capitalising on Michael Martin’s outburst at Kate Hoey for marketing...
May 22nd
I want to play with the Sectéra Edge http://bit.ly/PpujQ
May 22nd
If you’re interested in writing of a military bent, send me a tweet.
May 22nd
.@TheRightStudent Argh. Now I have to be interesting. #followfriday
May 22nd
New Post: Public Outrage http://tinyurl.com/r74pg9
May 22nd
RT @GuardianEdu: Here’s to hic haec hoc | Charlotte Higgins http://tinyurl.com/q2yqyx
May 22nd
First warblog post out (but pre-launch). Bit odd but writing will take time to hone...
May 22nd
Do Soldiers have human rights? http://bit.ly/23lFGh
May 22nd
New Post: The Daily Show’s Take on Expenses http://tinyurl.com/qyloc4
May 22nd
The Daily Show’s Take on Expenses
May 22nd
.@technicalfault Already had that one down as I hit ENTER. Was hoping others might come up as well....
May 22nd
Here’s an interesting thought-experiment: are there any situations where couples could both...
May 22nd
RT @media_guardian: Israel withdraws ads after map dispute http://tinyurl.com/o54zv6 - wondered how...
May 22nd
RT @MayorOfLondon: Any of you into jazz? Have a look at http://londonjazz.blogspot.com and vote for...
May 22nd
I’m worried that after the expenses reforms we may never get to see the likes of another...
May 22nd
Test
May 22nd
.@KateMaltby it’s part of @damonlord’s wider fantasy cabinet game :p
May 21st
#fantasycelebcabinet @damonlord but who’d be Home Sec?
May 21st
.@damonlord Not quite cabinet, but Stephen Fry for Speaker #fantasycelebcabinet
May 21st
Got complimented on the Tube for carrying a G&S score.
May 21st
Worth Dying For? http://viigo.im/Ee5
May 21st
Arab public opinion in 2009 http://viigo.im/EbH
May 21st
RT @MayorOfLondon Can’t quite believe that BNP are trying to turn Queen’s Annual Garden...
May 21st
RT @USArmy NCO promoted and demoted the same day for biting commanding general http://bit.ly/2MXIp
May 21st
I know it’s been said as a joke but what might be the pros and cons of Britain consolidating...
May 21st
MPs Should Set Their Own Pay
May 21st
New Post: MPs Should Set Their Own Pay http://tinyurl.com/oxn7ld
May 20th
I’m writing a FAQ/briefing on #Israel ‘s #settlements. Please send me any questions you...
May 20th
I’m actually quite impressed with Ben’s performance on #apprentice you’re fired
May 20th
Netanyahu gets frosty reception on Capitol Hill http://tr.im/lUTF
May 20th
Might there be a business model in which Kindles and similar devices are given out for free?
May 20th
Comparing the NATO and Soviet experiences of Afghanistan (PDF) http://tr.im/lUyA
May 20th
BNP continues its pseudo-military frauds http://tr.im/lTz3
May 20th
That’s the day’s gardening done.
May 20th
Argh… I’m double-booked. Won’t be able to attend that event after all...
May 20th
Is David Davis Angling for the Speakership?
May 20th
That’s just gratuitous http://tr.im/lRWi
May 20th
Right, hangover’s subsided now. Time to check the Arab newsfeeds.
May 20th
RT @gift_of_the_fab: RT @torybear:Labour Chief Whip fail: http://www.torybear.com/2009/05/woops.html...
May 20th
RT @politicshomeuk: Standard: McBride not being expelled from Labour party http://bit.ly/i39S9
May 20th
Pub Time.
May 19th
There goes my language learning for the day - they sold the book without the CD, which is sort-of...
May 19th
And, even better, they don’t sell the CD separately. Double-grr.
May 19th
Final straw. The book was badly printed anyway and misleading. I’m going to find another book...
May 19th
New Post: Is David Davis Angling for the Speakership? http://tinyurl.com/qtanlr
May 19th
It seems Sir Alan Haselhurst is a favourite to succeed Mr. Martin as #speaker. He’d be a very...
May 19th
RT @badscienceblogs: The Science News Cycle - A Visualisation: http://www.layscience.net/node/565
May 19th
I wonder if David Davis is angling for the Speaker job?
May 19th
New Post: I’m Back http://tinyurl.com/o7f7pq
May 19th
RT @usacac: LTG Caldwell Afghanistan: http://bit.ly/wHdQj
May 19th
I’m Back
May 19th
Psychologising the “Jewish Question” http://tr.im/lKXl
May 19th
Politically Correct http://viigo.im/CfZ
May 18th
More on that earlier story http://viigo.im/Cgf
May 18th
Please, spare everyone, including yourself, this pain. Resign. #MPexpenses
May 18th
This is painful to watch.
May 18th
You’re watching the level of confidence with that exodus there. #MPexpenses
May 18th
He’s flailing around. It’s horrific. #MPexpenses
May 18th
Obama and Netanyahu: the dividing lines http://tr.im/lEpF
May 18th
WTF? Minimal risk is simply not a viable approach to warfighting. See Kosovo http://tr.im/lDDW
May 18th
New week. New dawn.
May 17th
Welcome to the followers who’ve pushed me over the 200 mark. Say hi when you’ve got a...
May 17th
BNP Insult the Queen and Armed Forces. Unpatriotic walts. http://tr.im/lBsM
May 17th
New Post: General Dannatt on Procurement http://tinyurl.com/qyevp7
May 17th
General Dannatt on Procurement
May 17th
The danger of a depersonalised Counter-Insurgency http://tr.im/lAQU
May 17th
I’m thinking of moving my main blog a little bit away from politics and give it a bit more of...
May 17th
Nuclear Weapons: More Still Better? http://tr.im/lAIi (HT @dailydish)
May 17th
Hmm… NICS or Patton?
May 17th
Some of the exercises in “Teach Yourself Modern Hebrew” are so poorly laid-out as to be...
May 17th
Very impressed by that pilot’s performance on page 2 of the Sunday Times.
May 17th
Next year can we have some lyrics for our entry? #eurovision
May 16th
Best #eurovision ever.
May 16th
5th is very good. Well done Lord Lloyd-Webber and Jade #eurovision
May 16th
It’s pretty catchy #eurovision
May 16th
Will Finland vote for Norway? #eurovision
May 16th
I don’t mind coming after Iceland #eurovision
May 16th
What is it with Scandinavians sweeping the vote? #eurovision
May 16th
Andorra has the highest human life expectancy in the world #eurovision
May 16th
Graham Norton’s on form #eurovision
May 16th
Interesting fact of the evening from my end: my Grandfather ran the record company responsible for...
May 16th
RT @fieldreports: i think constitution day in norway has probably kicked off early #eurovision
May 16th
Thanks Greece! #eurovision
May 16th
Norway just a few votes off breaking the record #eurovision
May 16th
Oh please let it be “two ladies” from Cabaret! #eurovision
May 16th
292 is the highest score a #eurovision entry has ever got
May 16th
Interesting reason behind them having to call themselves “FYR Macedonia” rather than...
May 16th
That’s a surprise #eurovision
May 16th
Hooray for Iceland! #eurovision
May 16th
Well done Norway #eurovision
May 16th
I’m up for the minute’s silence! :p #eurovision
May 16th
I wonder if Norway can get 400 #eurovision
May 16th
Norway just broke the record #eurovision
May 16th
I’m pleased for Iceland #eurovision
May 16th
I just won that £5 #eurovision
May 16th
I love Finland’s entries. They take it as seriously as Terry Wogan #eurovision
May 16th
Ok, we get it. It’s “your time”. #eurovision
May 16th
Oh yes! Oh yes! Oh yes!!!!! #eurovision
May 16th
Good use of colour #eurovision
May 16th
£5 says key-change will happen #eurovision
May 16th
Fingers crossed #eurovision
May 16th
Phew. We’re not going to get nul-points #eurovision
May 16th
I agree, it’s been a good line-up this year #eurovision
May 16th
It’s been rather good overall. #eurovision
May 16th
If France wins for that pile of dross I’m restarting the Hundred Years War #eurovision
May 16th
Actually, you can vote multiple times. I’ll do that then. #eurovision
May 16th
Graham Norton’s getting into it now #eurovision
May 16th
If I could vote by preference it would be: 1. Iceland; 2. Bosnia-Herzegovina; 3. Israel #eurovision
May 16th
I didn’t know space counted as part of Europe? #eurovision
May 16th
I want one of those water features in my garden #eurovision
May 16th
And now on to the geopolitics #eurovision
May 16th
Downloading my favourite songs from iTunes #eurovision
May 16th
Ok, it’s quite a good special effect actually #eurovision
May 16th
I’m going to decouple my twitter updates from Facebook now. If you want to continue reading,...
May 16th
Key change! #eurovision
May 16th
Cult of personality in this song anyone? #eurovision
May 16th
Traditional dress + folk instrument #eurovision
May 16th
It’s like the algorithm march! #eurovision
May 16th
Nipples = more drink #eurovision
May 16th
Power-ballads. X-Factor time :p #eurovision
May 16th
The bridge’s quite good though #eurovision
May 16th
It’s just a shame about the song #eurovision
May 16th
Good voice. #eurovision
May 16th
I want to dance like that #eurovision
May 16th
This one’s rather good. Rousing. I wonder if I can get the single somewhere #eurovision
May 16th
Nice tailoring… #eurovision
May 16th
The dancers in this one are fantastic - I saw them in the semis #eurovision
May 16th
Oooh, cultural entryism at #eurovision
May 16th
The alternative Israel could have sung for #eurovision http://tr.im/lxty
May 16th
That one got better. She performed it well too #eurovision
May 16th
On a lighter note, I’ve found the rules I will be observing for #eurovision tonight...
May 16th
Barak: Netanyahu ready to back two-state solution http://tr.im/lx0V
May 16th
Starting my summer project of learning modern Hebrew. Going well so far.
May 16th
Recommended Reading http://viigo.im/B5u
May 16th
The EuroParl attempt to ban seal products is crass sentimentalism at its worst and should be shot...
May 16th
Hmm… anyone out there good at corporate identity/branding?
May 15th
Talk about not getting caught with your pants down http://tr.im/lt6e
May 15th
“Military Post” it is. Domain bought.
May 15th
Warblog Title Suggestion #2: “The Military Post”. How does that sound?
May 15th
What do people think of the name “The Last Redoubt” for a warblog?
May 15th
Flailing at first stumbling block: anyone got any ideas for its name?
May 15th
Working on warblog.
May 15th
RT @ConHome Please RT There is nothing British about the BNP http://www.nothingbritish.com/
May 15th
Done.
May 14th
1 left. Big push. Hope more like Blitzkrieg than Somme.
May 13th
Read the piece by Malcolm Rifkind on I/peace prospects today. Counter-intuitively, many leading...
May 12th
Will set up warblog after exams (i.e. Thursday). Anyone want to help out?
May 11th
Revision is dragging me back into the murky, quirky, wonderful world of warblogging.
May 10th
I wonder if spreading marmalade on the answer book would be considered an appropriate response to...
May 10th
OMFG at counter-tenor at #britainsgottalent
May 9th
Royal Court Theatre Calls In The Lawyers, Shuts Down Debate http://viigo.im/wsl
May 9th
Would quite like to be a biographer.
May 7th
Just saw about 6-8 naval helicopters fly overhead. Looked like Sea Kings.
May 7th
I wonder if, like the Tories did in the 1990s, Labour are watching The House of Cards?
May 6th
Looking at the GCSE French papers in the Times today managed to bring me out in a cold sweat.
May 6th
Welcome Aboard
May 5th
New Post: Welcome Aboard http://tinyurl.com/d764sl
May 5th
New Post: Somewhat Stunned http://tinyurl.com/c2f7pz
May 4th
The mathematics of War: http://tinyurl.com/mathwar
May 4th
Somewhat Stunned
May 4th
Jim Callaghan came off rather well against the Trot #1979election
May 4th
Watching the 1979 Election coverage on BBC Parliament over lunch. Fascinating. Well, fascinating if...
May 4th
http://twitpic.com/4hvo7 - View of the Day
May 3rd
http://twitpic.com/4hme7 - My house has a wasp infestation
May 3rd
Why hasn’t Brown pointed out that #swineflu started in the Americas? He’s already...
May 3rd
Why is the image of Death on the front of the Economist wearing a mask? Surely he _wants_ to infect...
May 3rd
An army of wasps have assembled outside my window. Unfortunately they are not under my command.
May 3rd
Welcome to New York….. http://viigo.im/syN
May 3rd
LGF on Wilders http://viigo.im/sxz
May 3rd
Scroll down and look at the polling data on Afghanistan http://viigo.im/sxD
May 3rd
Where’s the joined-up thinking in subsidising Jaguars then taxing the rich?
May 3rd
You never see Martin Freeman and John Simm in the same room, do you?
May 2nd
Tamiflu, effectiveness and risk-management http://viigo.im/s7o
May 2nd
I shall be the belle of the Ball. Or something like that.
May 1st
Have now just read the BBC site on #swineflu and think this is yet another case of irresponsible...
May 1st
Mmm… Black Tie.
May 1st
#followfriday @conhome @gift_of_the_fab @hurryupharry @toadmeister @mrpower @torybear
May 1st
Hmm… should probably write something profound and impressive since I’ve been tagged on...
May 1st
The new Blood Libel http://tinyurl.com/dhkxps
May 1st
listening to “Sober - Pink” ♫ http://blip.fm/~5c3nk
May 1st
Thanks for the #followfriday mention @electiontime @themelis_cuiper
May 1st
http://twitpic.com/4bp9l - View of the Day - Takayama, Japan 2008
May 1st
Hmm… digging around for a photo of the day.
May 1st