en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/284919 Comments by BenjaminGray http://dizzythinks.net/2009/06/mandelsons-uninsured-car.html#IDComment24531604 Government vehicles are self-insured and thus not on the database. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:34:35 +0000 http://dizzythinks.net/2009/06/mandelsons-uninsured-car.html#IDComment24531604 http://dizzythinks.net/2009/06/somethings-wrong-here-isnt-it.html#IDComment24496794 Not if they decide to cal this "fisting". Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:16:18 +0000 http://dizzythinks.net/2009/06/somethings-wrong-here-isnt-it.html#IDComment24496794 http://dizzythinks.net/2009/06/us-soldier-speaks-candidaly-to-iraqi.html#IDComment24032087 You say that based on what? It's not about winning the "hearts" of the police, it's about securing the support of the people at large. If the police are corrupt and unwilling to fight then that's going to lose a lot more "hearts" than a soldier telling them to do their job. Putting a bit of stick about is better in the long term. Plus I don't buy your veterans argument for a moment. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:24:40 +0000 http://dizzythinks.net/2009/06/us-soldier-speaks-candidaly-to-iraqi.html#IDComment24032087 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14833512 He doesn't know what my conversational style is on the phone. He'd be the one who got scared. Sat, 7 Feb 2009 18:05:54 +0000 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14833512 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14808148 Draper's following me on Twitter. Scary stuff. Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:02:57 +0000 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14808148 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14772452 On this blog, yes: I have a plugin that is designed to prevent the use of clichés. Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:04:56 +0000 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14772452 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/01/i-have-returned.html#IDComment14752272 Thanks. I'll bear it in mind, but the truth is that most observers won't really have much an idea about what the outcome is until a lot further down the line. That's part of the reason why I didn't comment. Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:02:45 +0000 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/01/i-have-returned.html#IDComment14752272 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14732970 I disagree. It should only be used in circumstances where its use is genuinely ironic or witty. Such as an MP selling stolen goods: fencegate. Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:19:05 +0000 http://benjamin-gray.com/2009/02/abolish-gates.html#IDComment14732970