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There seems to be something odd going on at the minute. When I use the 'reply at the webpage' link in emails to post a reply to a comment, it appears as a base-level comment to the post it's attached to, rather than as a reply to the particular comment I was intending to reply to.

*re-reads*

Erm, if you followed that, it's probably because it's happening to you too  :)

Current affairs

Former foreign secretary Robin Cook resigned his position as Leader of the House in protest against the government's position regarding potential war in Iraq. He has now been joined by Health Minister Lord Hunt, and Home Office Minister John Denham:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859189.stm

Robin Cook's resignation speech is well worth a read:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859431.stm
Nice quote from that:
"The threshold for war should always be high."

Meanwhile Clare Short has U-turned on her emphatic statement that she would resign if it came to this, so that's her credibility gone:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859809.stm

Today is a good day to meme

I wish for peace