“War on Terror” is a mistake…where do you fucking start?

I wanted to blog about David Miliband’s recent declaration that the ‘war on terror’ was a mistake.
But I struggled…
…not so much with the concept of such a conflict or even with my own long-held opinion being vindicated that the idea of organised terrorism – as Bush, Blair and other people would have us accept – [...]

Where the hell was I…

…when a band called Oingo Boingo was about?
I’ve just discovered them and all I can say is WOW.
Of course, there are countless bands that meant zip in the UK whilst pulling in mega crowds to gigs and making album after album in the US, and vice versa, but why weren’t these [...]