Inti-Illimani made the song “El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido” famous when, during an overseas tour, Pinochet came to power and they recorded a version. They took up exile in Italy.
There is a right-wing blog that I suspect, but do not as yet know, would have supported Pinochet ‘ Samizdata. According to that site, [...]

When Francisco Franco died, one of the songs that people sang in celebration and mourning was “Yo pisaré las calles nuevamente” by Pablo Milanés. The song was written in 1974 as Pinochet began his long reign over Chile that would lead to death, torture, disappearance and fear for many. Although sung at the end of [...]

Since the Second World War, the concepts of Jus Ad Bello and Jus In Bello have become important parts of just war theory – justice on the way to war and justice in the war itself respectively. These can be briefly summarised as the justifications for war in the first place and using it as [...]

A silver Lexus pulled in front of me yesterday going into Norman Shaw by the Red Lion on Whitehall. It’s a shame that I didn’t have a camera on me, because the passenger was one Mr D Cameron, and not a bicycle clip in sight.
xD.

The House of Commons Procedure Select Committee is holding an evidence session on Early Day Motions. The topic is so unimportant that it’s being held on the same day as the Pre Budget Report, but it would be of interest to, er, me.
Sadly, I don’t think I’ll be able to see it as I’ll be [...]