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- Hugh Muir's diary: The anti-gay marriage MP who raced against time. And lost
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Rob Flello came, he spoke, but he couldn't say everything• With Labour's help, PM Dave jumped a significant hurdle en route to legislation enshrining gay marriage. Good for him, but a worry for Lord Tebbit.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra set to miss out on US cinema release
Ephraim Hardcastle (Today) - Behind the Candelabra, starring Michael Douglas as the flamboyant Las Vegas pianist, Liberace, won’t get a cinema release in the US because Hollywood studios are frightened of offending audiences.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- 127 Tory MPs oppose the same sex marriage bill, but it still passes the Commons
Conservative Home - Tory MPs (Today) - By Peter Hoskin Follow Peter on Twitter The votes are in, and the same sex marriage bill has passed its third reading in the Commons by 366 votes to 161. Of those voting no, 134... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- IMF urges Treasury to speed up sale of Lloyds and RBS
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- Volunteer Meeting Thursday 23rd May
Graham Jones MP (Today) - Just a reminder that our next volunteer meeting will be held this Thursday 7pm at St Mary's Primary School, Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall. It has been another busy month which has seen referrals and evidence... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Gay marriage bill clears Commons
Financial Times - Politics £ (Today) - A total of 128 Tory backbenchers oppose the bill, highlighting tensions over the issue between the Conservative leadership and party activists... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- FirstGroup downgrade threat to rail bidding
- Mike Bell to fight Weston-Super-Mare for the Lib Dems
Liberal England (Today) - From the Bristol Post:Weston-Super-Mare Liberal Democrats have selected local councillor and businessman Mike Bell as their new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC). Mike was the party's candidate at the last General Election in 2010, increasing the Lib... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Blackness Primary School Parent Council
Fraser Macpherson (Today) - Earlier this evening, I attended the latest meeting of Blackness Primary School Parent Council. Mr Ferrier, Head Teacher, gave a very helpful update on impending building improvements at the school. It was also great... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Afghan translators can come to Britain
James Kirkup (Today) - Afghan interpreters who risked their lives supporting British forces will be offered the chance to settle in Britain, David Cameron has decided. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Danny Weston on Hansen at the LSE
Samizdata (Today) - I recommend this report by Danny Weston (guest writing at Bishop Hill) of a talk at the London School of Economics given by NASA’s James Hansen. Hansen is a manic climate alarmist, and the audience... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- High Velocity Bulletts
Diary of a Conservative Party Agent (Today) - Yesterday evening I met with the new Deputy Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Tunbridge Wells Conservative Association, who between them high specific responsibility for Association-wide fund raising. And what a productive and positive meeting it was.The... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Why “build more houses” is not The Answer
Eagle Eye Blog - The Independent (Today) - Fine post by Hopi Sen yesterday that deserves a wider audience. Almost every hard political problem today can be solved, too many people seem to think, by “build more houses”. Weak macroeconomic demand; unemployment; high... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- More Sailing Matters
Ben Lomond Free Press (Today) - Firstly, Lenit the Parakeet reports that today’s ship at Greenock was the Vega Stockholm. Who knew that Ryanair had entered the cruise market? And Glade Rover sends the following news of events in Oban last... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Game of Thrones: Strong female characters.
Ginger Liberal of Medway (Today) - Last year I read something by Laurie Penny that really vexed me. I know that a lot of her columns do but this was one of the two that really got to me. It was... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Hugh Muir's diary: The anti-gay marriage MP who raced against time. And lost
Politics + Comment (Today) - Rob Flello came, he spoke, but he couldn't say everything• With Labour's help, PM Dave jumped a significant hurdle en route to legislation enshrining gay marriage. Good for him, but a worry for Lord Tebbit.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Salmond’s threat to walk away from national debt
The Times - Politics £ (Today) - A threat by Alex Salmond yesterday that an independent Scotland could walk away from its multi-billion pound share of UK debt...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Get rid of public stake in RBS and Lloyds as a priority, says IMF
- Why “build more houses” is not The Answer
John Rentoul Blog (Today) - Fine post by Hopi Sen yesterday that deserves a wider audience. Almost every hard political problem today can be solved, too many people seem to think, by “build more houses”. Weak macroeconomic demand; unemployment; high... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- CVF Video – Spot the Crane
Think Defence (Today) - No doubt unconnected to the train wreck of an evidence session at the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee a few days the Aircraft Carrier Alliance have released a new video today Its very nice.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Afghan translators can come to Britain
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - Afghan interpreters who risked their lives supporting British forces will be offered the chance to settle in Britain, David Cameron has decided. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Doubling in innocent people branded criminals by Criminal Records Bureau
- Apology over children taken from Ukip foster pair 'too little, too late'
- 14 Days In May, 26 Years Ago
Damian McBride (Today) - Overnight on the 20th/21st May 1987, a 26-year old Mississippian named Edward Earl Johnson was executed in the gas chamber, convicted of murdering a police officer when caught in the act of sexually assaulting a... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›