Mark Thomas
Articles by Mark Thomas
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Politics
Mark Thomas reveals the dangers on an oil pipline
- 14 July 2003
If a British company proposed to upgrade and relocate Hell to Ethiopia, new Labour ministers would talk of creating jobs and having a constructive dialogue with Satan
Politics
Mark Thomas offers advice to Iraqi protesters
- 30 June 2003
Perhaps the Iraqis right now are offering their WMDs to al-Qaeda, in the south London style: "Don't ask me where I got them from, fell off the back of a mobile bio-lab"
Politics
Mark Thomas asks if the WMDs were in a flat-pack
- 16 June 2003
Maybe Saddam had his WMDs in a flat-pack. Maybe he had the instructions spread all over the palace floor, but just couldn't find those two dowelling pins
Economy
Mark Thomas on deaths in the workplace
- 02 June 2003
Company directors whose employees die on the job because of their negligence should be jailed: the prospect of sharing a cell with Jeffrey Archer should be deterrent enough
Politics
Mark Thomas has had enough of the SWP
- 19 May 2003
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The anti-war movement suffered from the dominance of the SWP: its main interest was in recruiting more people to sell the party's paper, not in achieving peace
World Affairs
Mark Thomas considers the new laws on arms sales
- 05 May 2003
As promised, Labour has legislated for greater controls on arms sales. But there are still plenty of loopholes and, to get round the new laws, you just need an office in Lille
Politics
Mark Thomas sees Geoff Hoon as an anarchist hero
- 21 April 2003
Geoff Hoon, who described Iraqi looting as an attempt at "liberating" old regime property, sounds so much like an anarchist that May Day could find him marching in the streets
Society
Mark Thomas - the toothbrush terrorist
- 07 April 2003
In Morpeth, police threatened the Public Order Act against 70 sixth-formers who wanted to hold a march. Did they fear Osama would use it as cover for an attack?
Society
Mark Thomas - Who really supports "our boys"?
- 24 March 2003
Support "our boys"? I want UK troops back where they belong, away from the danger of being killed and instead jumping vaulting horses in the Blue Peter studio
Politics
Mark Thomas is amazed by 122 spines
- 10 March 2003
Blair's hope is that once the second resolution is secured, Britain will relax, get a cup of tea and a Hobnob and enjoy the live coverage of the bombing from the recliner
