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- Lord Reid exploits Woolwich attack to promote surveillance state
Our Kingdom (Today) - Former Home Secretary John Reid, the security industry's salesman in the House of Lords, uses a brutal murder to revive the 'Snoopers' Charter'. AnthonyBarnett is right to recoil at Lord Reid's response to yesterday's murder... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Gathering at the river 5
Normblog (Today) - In top slot for this series should be the episode from The Wild Bunch. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a good embeddable clip for it. The one below is dubbed. Still, you get the hymn itself... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Bank of Japan must crush all resistance, and will do so
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (Today) - Kudos to Kyle Bass at Hayman Advisers for warning that the Bank of Japan would lose control of its ¥70 trillion bond buying blitz. The spike in the 10-year yield to 1pc on Thursday was... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Boris Johnson wrote 'Jubilee rap'
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - Boris Johnson today admitted he had written a rap on the Queen's silver jubilee. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- When will the BBC stop wasting our money?
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - The BBC revealed today it has wasted nearly £100m on a bungled digital project. Its executives firehose money down the drain but no-one takes responsibility, writes Steve Barclay MP. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- George Osborne is upbeat, but the squeeze shows no sign of ending soon | Larry Elliott
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Despite the IMF's criticism, the chancellor is confident the UK economy will improve by 2015, but is he being too optimistic? In the middle of a week the government will want to forget, George Osborne... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Government should reopen talks on press regulation, says Alan Rusbridger
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Guardian editor-in-chief also raises concerns over use of royal charter, saying it is 'a mechanism controlled by ministers'The Guardian editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, has urged the culture secretary, Maria Miller, to reopen talks on the future... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Osborne says he won’t take us back to Square One – We never left…
Think Left (Today) - Osborne says he won’t take us back to square one. We never left by alittleecon George Osborne has been coming under increasing pressure to change course of his austerity strategy. Even the IMF – who originally backed... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Russell Brand on parliament: 'The whole joint is a deeply encoded temple of hegemonic power'
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Comedian Russell Brand explains what he found when he spent the day in WestminsterWhat does the slung-about, bounced-around adage that "Politics is show-business for ugly people" actually mean? I suppose that the narcissism and self-interest... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Mr Harper updates us on migration
John Redwood MP (Today) - In view of the continuing interest in the topic of immigration I am reproducing in full below the latest report from the Minister on progress in controlling migration : “The latest migration statistics were published... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- On the campaign trail in Donside
BBC Scotland - Politics (Today) - Meeting candidates in the Aberdeen Donside by-election... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- UK school children should learn about porn (24May13)
Liar Politicians (Today) - UK school children should learn about porn (24May13)School children should be forced to discuss pornography. How can you when you can't legally show it in schools, and if you did it could be child abuse.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- WATCH: Boris Meets Will Smith
Guido Fawkes (Today) - Both known for getting jiggy with it… Via Mail. Tagged: Boris, GuyNews.TV... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- No school an island
Matthew Taylor (Today) - For those of you who waded through the self-indulgence and obscurity of yesterday’s post, it might come as something of a surprise than I do occasionally get out and try to make a difference in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Boris Johnson writes rap for Queen’s Silver Jubilee
The Times - Politics £ (Today) - Boris Johnson today admitted he had written a rap on the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.The London Mayor — who met...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Public will not be told full story of how Woolwich 'killers' slipped through MI5's net
Independent Newspaper - Politics (Today) - The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers – which is to be investigated by MPs and peers – will never be shared with the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Eight Golden Rules for Tragedy Tweeting
Spectator Coffee House (Today) - We’ve had a lot of horrible news this week, and inevitably that means a lot of tragedy tweeting. You know the sort of thing: something really bad happens — a… Continue readingThe post Eight Golden Rules... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Drummer Lee Rigby
Spectator Coffee House (Today) - Might I urge people to watch the following video? In recent days the press has inevitably focussed most attention on the perpetrators of the Woolwich attack. Here is a video… Continue readingThe post Drummer Lee Rigby... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- ITV News Twitter account hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - Broadcaster ITV on Friday became the latest media outlet to have one of its Twitter feeds hacked by anonymous supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, just days after Twitter beefed up security... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Police close motorway to deal with suspicious vehicle
Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - British police closed one of the country's busiest motorways in both directions on Friday to deal with an incident which highway officials said involved a suspicious vehicle.Related StoriesBA jet makes emergency landing... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Neighbours day in Garston - 31 May
Paula Keaveney (Today) - Next Friday (31 May) sees a Neighbours Day event at ESLA on Horrocks Avenue. I decided I wanted to go when I saw the "take away your own cup cake" but that's not all that'll be happening.Running... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- St George's Hall Trustees
Paula Keaveney (Today) - This advert, pasted below, sounds like a great opportunity for anyone who loves Liverpool's history and has the right expertise.Trustees sought for St George’s HallThe St. George’s Hall Charitable Trust is looking to recruit two... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Touchy Feely But Out Of Touch
Biased BBC (Today) - Jim Nocknees accusing Cameron of being out of touch: (08:13) ‘You know that there are a lot of your MPs and activists and so on, party members, who tramp the streets in your interests and... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Nigel Farage bombed in Edinburgh – what does that really tell us about Scottish antipathy to the English? | Ian Jack
Politics + Comment (Today) - It could be to do with class more than nationalityDo the Scots dislike the English? Overlook for the moment the lamentable generalisations inherent in any such question and think of Nigel Farage struggling with his student... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- George Osborne is upbeat, but the squeeze shows no sign of ending soon | Larry Elliott
Politics + Comment (Today) - Despite the IMF's criticism, the chancellor is confident the UK economy will improve by 2015, but is he being too optimistic? In the middle of a week the government will want to forget, George Osborne... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›


