//      This is my code from the index.php with the asides hack in it.

      <?php //if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

      <?php
      if ($posts)
      {
      function stupid_hack($str)
      {
      return preg_replace('|</ul>s*<ul class="linklog">|', '', $str);
      }
      ob_start('stupid_hack');
      foreach($posts as $post)
      {
      start_wp();
      ?>

      		<div class="post">
      				<?php if (in_category(8) && !is_single()) : ?>
      				<ul class="linklog">
      				<li id="p<?php the_ID(); ?>"><?php echo wptexturize($post->post_content); ?>
      				</li>
      				</ul>
      				<?php else: // If it's a regular post or a permalink page ?>
      				<div class="metainfo">
      		        <p>Date: <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_time('j F Y') ?></a><br>Category: <?php the_category(', ') ?><br>Tags: <?php the_tags() ?></p>
      		    </div>
      		    <div class="content">
      				<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
      			        <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '<span class="edit">', '</span>'); ?></h3>
      		        <?php the_content('[Read more &rarr;]'); ?>
      		        <br clear="left" />
      		    </div>
              </div><!-- end post -->

      		<?php endif; // end if in category ?>
      		<?php
      		}
      		}
      		else
      		{
      		echo '<p>Sorry no posts found.</p>';
      		}
      		?>

//     and this is the code in the single.php. The tags are displaying here.

      <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

            <div class="post">
                	<div class="metainfo">
      	        <p>Date: <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_time('j F Y') ?></a><br>Category: <?php the_category(', ') ?><br><?php the_tags() ?></p>
      	    </div>
      		    <div class="content">
      		        <h3 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?>
      		        <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '<span class="edit">', '</span>'); ?></h3>
      		        <?php the_content('[Read more &rarr;]'); ?>
      		        <br clear="left" />
      		    </div>
              </div><!-- end post -->

      			<?php comments_template(); ?>

      		<?php endwhile; else: ?>

      			<h2 class="page_header">Uh oh.</h2>
      			<div class="entry">
      				<p>Sorry, no posts matched your criteria. Wanna search instead?</p>
      				<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/searchform.php'); ?>
      			</div>

      		<?php endif; ?>

//      What needs changing to allow the tags in index.php to show up?