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- IMF managing director Christine Lagarde in court over money to disgraced tycoon Bernard Tapie in 2008
John Lichfield (Today) - The IMF chief Christine Lagarde may be formally accused of fraud tomorrow at the end of a two day grilling by a special court in France. Related Stories Pussy Riot member, Maria Alekhina, denied parole... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- On grandiose claims about self-selecting polls
Scot Goes POP! (Today) - I've got nothing against self-selecting internet polls - I've run a few myself over the years, and they can be quite entertaining if a lot of people take part. But at the end of the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Stop giving air time to 'idiots and nutters', Warsi tells TV: Minister warns the BBC over fanatics following Woolwich murder
James Chapman (Today) - Much coverage given to Anjem Choudary and other militant Islamists BBC footage released of one killer standing behind Choudary in 2007 Corporation under fire for offering Choudary slot on BBC2's Newsnight... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Supermarkets challenged to do more to support British farmers
Campaign to Protect Rural England (Today) - Supermarkets have significantly improved their environmental performance over the last few years, introducing a number of initiatives and programmes under their Corporate and Social Responsibility strategies.However, they have tended to focus on reducing waste, water... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Bring It On!
John Ward (Today) - I have been wondering for quite some time whether to post this, as it is essentially the same as Korean girl group Glam's live performance of Glamorous they did on the Inkigayo show, which I... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Ending the self employment tax break
Centre Forum (Today) - Adam CorlettMay 2013This report argues that money raised from levying higher national insurance rates on self employment income could be used to give ordinary workers a £110 tax break. As things stand, the self employment... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Farce
Steve Tierney (Today) - FarceWord reaches me that Cllr Paul Clapp (UKIP) will be the new chair of Children & Young People’s Overview & Scrutiny committee at Cambridgeshire County Council.This is the same Paul Clapp who has campaigned for... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- UK’s immigration hits 10-year low
Sun - Politics (Today) - HOME Secretary Theresa May targets further reduction of net migration after it drops by 89,000 to 153,000 in the year... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- how's this for a counter-gang
Blood & Treasure (Today) - An excellent article on the Bingtuan, aka the XPCC, a kind of ramshackle secular Hezbollah. Includes additives: The bingtuan operates its own schools, hospitals and newspapers. It has its own courts, police and prisons as... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Deporting Strikers in Dubai
Socialism or Your Money Back (Today) - Backed by security forces, bosses at Arabtec broke a strike in Dubai. Arabtec, Dubai's largest construction firm, has tens of thousands of employees and contracts to work on the city's airport, the Abu Dhabi branch... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Assistance sought of competent or semi-competent number cruncher
Mark Wadsworth (Today) - Because, to be fair, I am not either, but there I was reading this piece - Why isn't a global tax on multinational profits on the agenda for G8? by Ben Chu in the Indy... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Unless Qatar improves its treatment of workers, the World Cup vote must be re-run, unions tell UEFA Congress
Trades Union Congress (Today) - Delegates attending the UEFA Congress in London today (Friday) will be lobbied by unions as part of the campaign to secure better treatment for migrant workers employed on the construction of stadiums for the 2022... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Joyce McMillan: Politics of hate achieve nothing
Scotsman - Politics (Today) - Our reaction to the events in Woolwich must not mirror the mindset of the criminals, writes Joyce McMillan... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Where Is The Counter Narrative?
Biased BBC (Today) - ‘The far right is here. In our midst. And we see it not. Or worse still, we care not.’ Colonel Mike Dewar told us today on Nicky Campbell’s show that we tiptoe... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Hypochondria
Frank Davis (Today) - I still have a high opinion of some doctors. Dr Ian Dunbar is one. He contributed to the CATCH debate a couple of years or so back. Here, writing about the exploitation of family doctors... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Cabinet office to fly rainbow flag during Pride week
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Francis Maude to show commitment to equality agenda by allowing flag to be flown from cabinet office next monthFrancis Maude is to show the government's commitment to the equality agenda by allowing the rainbow flag... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Cabinet office to fly rainbow flag during Pride week
Nick Watt (Today) - Francis Maude to show commitment to equality agenda by allowing flag to be flown from cabinet office next monthFrancis Maude is to show the government's commitment to the equality agenda by allowing the rainbow flag... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Colorado River, The High Plains Aquifer And The Entire Western Half Of The U.S. Are Rapidly Drying Up The Economic Collapse Blog (Today) - What is life going to look like as our precious water resources become increasingly strained and the western half of the United States becomes bone dry? Scientists tell us that the 20th century was the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Church speaks our against bedroom tax evictions
Ekklesia (Today) - The Church of Scotland says people should not be evicted from their homes because of the new changes to housing dubbed the ‘bedroom tax’.The Church of Scotland says people should not be evicted from their... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Appeal to Kirk for urgent climate change action
- Thermal radiation balance at Chilbolton Observatory Tallbloke's Talkshop (Today) - Since mid February 2013 I have been capturing high time resolution data from the Chilbolton Observatory web site, done for the previous day. This is processed from .PNG files into numeric data here. [1] Data... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The truth is disgraceful. Underdogs Bite Upwards (Today) - I don’t see why this interview is labelled as ‘disgraceful’. Seems to me he is right in at least a sense. If we stop imposing our ‘better way’ on other countries they will either stop... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- 'It was a joke!' Schofield makes feeble apology following backlash against Cumbria swipe
Ephraim Hardcastle (Today) - EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: TV presenter Phillip Schofield called Cumbria ‘cold, dull and miles away’ on his current ITV show, All Star Mr & Mrs, prompting the inevitable complaints.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK
Sky News Politics (Today) - On a visit to Israel the Foreign Secretary urges Israelis and Palestinians to "really commit" to the peace process.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›