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- Sorting out the Troubled Families
Conservative Home - Local Govt (Today) - David Cameron has given a target to local councils that by 2015 they are to have turned round 120,000 Troubled Families. These are families which each cost the taxpayer an estimated average of £75,000 a... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Men of Secrets
John Rentoul Blog (Today) - All living cabinet secretaries, including the present one, Sir Jeremy Heywood, have been interviewed for the History section of the 10 Downing Street website, a joint project of No 10 and the Mile End Group.Highlights... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- What If Stocks, Bonds and Housing All Go Down Together?
Charles Hugh Smith (Today) - About the claim that central banks will never let asset bubbles pop ever again--their track record of permanently inflating asset bubbles leaves much to be desired.The problem with trying to solve all our structural problems... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Is Cowardice the defining characteristic of Cameron and his fellow EU Leaders?
Ironies Too (Today) - "The sleepwalkers" is the theme of both The Economist magazine's cover piece and its main leading article in the editions which hit the newsstands this morning, but is that an adequate explanation for the gross... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- HARD TO PREVENT JIHAD?
A Tangled Web (Today) - Ah, those wise old coves at MI6 have explained that it’s pretty much impossible to prevent our soldiers being chopped to death, in broad daylight, on the streets of London; Preventing the killing of Drummer... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- WE WERE WARNED….
A Tangled Web (Today) - Remember this “protest” in London by those who are fervent supporters of the Religion of Peace? They have always made their intentions clear. The problem lies with our refusal to accept this.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Crisis-hit elderly care 'needs money now'
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - The Coalition will perpetrate a "cruel deception" on elderly people if ministers fail to provide more funding for long-term care to back up their promise to limit costs, the architect of the reforms has warned. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Lack of Engagement
Washminster (Today) - Last week I attended the launch of the Hansard Society's annual Audit of Political Engagement. I've been attending these for many years. Sadly the reports show a trend in which fewer and fewer people say that they... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- First they come for the cheesemakers..
An Englishman's Castle (Today) - BBC News - Cheese maker warned against supplying Gloucester cheese rolling A cheesemaker has been told by police she may be liable for legal action if she supplies Gloucester's famous annual cheese rolling. The traditional... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Freedom News: Euro bank chief sees UK improvements
The Freedom Association (Today) - The Economy ECB’s Mario Draghi spots ‘encouraging’ UK economy signs – BBC News Online Woolwich Attack Why was suspect Michael Adebolajo free to kill? – The Telegraph The EU EU drops olive oil jug ban... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Boot Hill and beyond
The Last Ditch (Today) - Local signage A contemporary ad for the relocated saloon where I tasted my first sarsaparilla today Fights on one often led to the other A retired locomotive of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Boot Hill and beyond
Last Ditch (Today) - Local signage A contemporary ad for the relocated saloon where I tasted my first sarsaparilla today Fights on one often led to the other A retired locomotive of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- White Privilege
British National Party (Today) - By John Salvage-The word ''privilege'' is derived from old French, and from the Latin privilegium: a bill or law affecting an individual, and described in the Oxford English dictionary as thus:''A special right, advantage, or... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Welsh Culture Minister John Griffiths pledges to invest in the...
This is South Wales - Politics (Today) - WELSH Culture Minister John Griffiths has pledged his commitment to investing in the arts in Wales.He underlined the value of the arts and stressed at the Hay Festival in Powys that culture was more important... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Study into what makes people foster
This is South Wales - Politics (Today) - THE number of looked-after children in Wales continues to rise, with six per cent more children coming into care in 2012 than in previous years.Revealing the figure deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas said... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Death Row Teenagers in Yemen
Gurublog (Today) - This article was first written for The Independent in relation to Unreported World on Channel 4 at 7.30pm Friday May 24th or on 4OD... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Conservative MSPs 'disillusioned with Ruth Davidson'
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - Senior members of Ruth Davidson's front bench are criticising her leadership of the Scottish Conservatives amid deep concern she lacks the ability or strategy to revitalise the party's fortunes. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- More than 1,200 extra police on the streets to guard 'key locations' as EDL thugs exploit tragedy
Jack Doyle (Today) - Leave for officers cancelled following ugly scenes in Woolwich Spate of attacks on mosques elsewhere in England on Wednesday There were also incidents in Braintree, Lewisham and Gillingham, Kent... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Neath MP Peter Hain attacks Government economic policy after...
This is South Wales - Politics (Today) - PETER Hain has again criticised Government economic policy after the International Monetary Fund concluded the UK was a long way from recovery.A delegation from the IMF spent the last fortnight in the UK in order... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Uplands councillors hold surgery
This is South Wales - Politics (Today) - UPLANDS Labour councillors will hold a drop-in advice surgery tomorrow.Councillors Neil Ronconi-Woollard, Nick Davies, Pearleen Sangha and John Bayliss will be at the Brynmill Community Centre in Uplands to discuss any issues of local concern... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Mixed reaction from AMs over the South Wales Programme
This is South Wales - Politics (Today) - THE South Wales Programme has had a mixed reaction from opposition AMs across South West Wales.Swansea-based Welsh Liberal Democrat Peter Black said that although it looked as if Swansea and Bridgend would retain key specialities,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- £1.5 million paid to shut down new Scottish wind farm
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - One of the big six electricity companies was paid nearly £1.5 million to shut down a new Scottish wind farm before it was even formally completed, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- From Friends of Wighton
Fraser Macpherson (Today) - From Sheena Wellington:Friends of Wighton, in association with Meadowside St Paul's and supported by Creative Scotland, present: Ivan Drever, singer songwriter7.30pm, Meadowside St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Tickets £5, at the door or advance booking - m.adamson@dundee.ac.ukIvan... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The EU “gets it” but does nothing about it
John Redwood MP (Today) - At the European Council last week worried Heads of State and government for the first time highlighted dear energy as a major impediemnt to growth and jobs in the EU. One cheer for that. It... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Peter Mandelson gets civic role in Hull
Belfast Telegraph - Politics (Today) - Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson has been appointed as the High Steward of Kingston Upon Hull after the historic role was resurrected by the Queen.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›


