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John Rentoul (Today) - Suddenly we were transported to fantasy land this month; to a country where Nigel Farage won a quarter of the vote in protest elections and it was said that David Cameron should ditch gay marriage... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Socialism or Your Money Back (Today) - The Socialist Party of Great Britain is perhaps unique in declaring that religion is not a personal matter. We have not refrained from frontal attacks on all religious faiths as previous Sunday Sermon blog-posts have... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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BBC News - Politics (Today) - Grassroots Conservatives attack David Cameron's support for gay marriage, saying it has made winning the next election "virtually impossible".... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Tallbloke's Talkshop (Today) - Many of us love looking at the work done by real do-ers, the things they make for the fun and pain of doing it. These are the same as scientists of old. Someone known as... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Social protocol trumps regulation Equality Streets (Today) - In his column in today’s Guardian, Oliver Burkeman discusses “norm violations”, e.g. queue jumping. It helps explain why on the roads, equality and self-control are safer and more efficient than priority and signal control. As I... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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David Lindsay (Today) - Blair was the first Labour Leader, and to date the last, to take that view of his activists, although he did hold it very strongly indeed.But it has been compulsory for Conservative Leaders and aspirant... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Frank Davis (Today) - Leggy’s got an interesting idea. Make up a book of blog posts: Here’s my thoughts. We smoky bloggers can put out our own blog books and do with them what we will…. Copyright to anything... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- BoE governor King warns of risks in mortgage scheme Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - A flagship British government scheme to boost mortgage lending must not become permanent like in the United States, outgoing Bank Governor Mervyn King said on Saturday.Related StoriesHorse racing fans back bond scheme... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Janet Daley (Today) - To truly impress the country, the oil-price fixers will have to be prosecuted and the cartels smashed, says Janet Daley ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles
The Diplomat (Today) - South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has reported that North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles off its east coast on Saturday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a South Korean defense official said that “All missiles... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Hamish McRae: Share price increase shows Lloyds Bank is healing – but only just
Hamish McRae (Today) - So the share price of Lloyds Bank has just about squeaked above the level where the taxpayers start to make a profit on our involuntary investment. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Autonomous Mind (Today) - We’ve seen it all now. Think back to Ireland’s impressive launch of the Riverdance phenomenon and compare that to the Swedish ‘interlude’ on the godawful Eurovision Song Contest tonight. This is the part of the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Social Europe my arse; once the EU sided with the banks and big business against its people it became a busted flush.
Organised Rage (Today) - For years the electorate has overwhelmingly opposed Britain's membership of the European Union – particularly those who work for a living. Yet while movements in other countries that are critical of the EU are led... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Labour and Capital (Today) - This is one of the most interesting books I have read for a long time. Obviously I don't share the author's Marxist view of the world, but for a book that came out in 1974,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Biased BBC (Today) - Angela Merkel meets the Prime Minister of Israel: ‘Here we are remembering old times.” ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Fiscal prioritisation: Lessons from three wars
Vox.eu (Today) - Can we learn from previous instances of fiscal prioritisation? This column surveys the US Treasury’s response to three wars – the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812 and the Civil War. Contemporary advocates of engaging... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- New poll puts Ukip in third place above the Lib Dems
Independent Newspaper - Politics (Today) - Support for the UK Independence Party across Britain has risen to its highest level, consolidating its position as the third most popular party in the country, according to a new poll for The Independent on... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Hundreds sign up to new social work scheme