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Reality Politics

On June 7 2009 · 2 Comments · In Diary

Elections have essentially been the same for years, much like the rest of politics in the UK, a system that people have been screaming out to review and modernise. The UK has the Mother Of All Parliaments, and does it ever show. The poor old girl is on her last legs, confused, living in a [...]

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Panic on the streets

On July 23 2008 · 2 Comments · In Cambodia, Diary

It’s official – there’s a 48–hour alcohol ban in Cambodia this weekend to coincide with the elections. People have had a nasty habit of getting drunk and shooting each other in past elections, so all pubs, clubs and shops have to hide their booze. Watch out for panic buying from the liquor stores on Friday [...]

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Election

On July 15 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Cambodia, Diary

Biking to the Sangkheum Center the other day, I rode past about a thousand Funcinpec supporters on all manner of trucks, pick-ups and other vehicles, all dressed in yellow t-shirts and yellow baseball caps. All of the pick-ups had Funcinpec logos on the side, and every other truck had fifteen-inch speakers hanging off [...]

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