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- Jeremy Hunt's blundering blaming of GPs makes for bad politics | Polly Toynbee
Politics + Comment (Today) - The health secretary is taking a risk in gunning for family doctors. The public trust them more than they do those in governmentThe inevitable NHS crisis has begun to rumble even sooner than predicted. Not... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Denial is still a river in Londonistan
Melanie Phillips (Today) - On one thing the British liberal class is certain – the hacking to death of a soldier in a Woolwich street yesterday had absolutely nothing to do with religion.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Labour MSP Ken Macintosh left red faced as Amazon attack backfires
NewsNetScotland (Today) - By a Newsnet reporter The SNP has accused the Scottish Labour party of hypocrisy after Labour's finance spokesperson Ken Macintosh attacked the Scottish Government over its use of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) which helped... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Where Does Miliband Stand On The Future Of Capitalism?
Three Score Years & Ten (Today) - In making his speech to Google yesterday and as part of his advocacy of "responsible capitalism", Ed Miliband made the following statement as a means of distancing his views from those of his Marxist father,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Former Grangemouth Airfields Heroic WW2 Spitfire Pilots Are Remembered At Memorial Unveiling
Michael Connarty MP (Today) - A replica WW2 Spitfire aircraft has been unveiled at the site of the former Grangemouth Airfield commemorating the ultimate sacrifice paid by 71 airmen who flew from Grangemouth Airfield.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- San Kyu Very Much
John Ward (Today) - I have mentioned before how the '3 9' we keep seeing associated with Vocaloid Miku Hatsune is a play on words that easily reminds Japanese folk how to say "thank you" to English speakers. This... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Save me from these green luddites.
Oh What NOW! (Today) - I was watching the BBC news tonight and strayed into BBC south east. Half way through the news came an interview with a citizen of the leafy village of Balcombe. Why am I writing about... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Dismore challenges Avanti House School head teacher over school plans
Andrew Dismore GLA (Today) - Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, today met the head teacher of Avanti House School to object to the school’s proposals for a permanent site at Broadfields and a temporary... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Sussex University Pop-Up Union officially enters dispute
Libcom.org Blog (Today) - picture-4432.jpg Coming off the back of massive and energetic student campaign and a sordid history of trade unions sell-outs, workers at Sussex University in Brighton have organised the "Pop-Up Union" and have officially entered into... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Gwneud sioe fawr o wneud dim
Blog Menai (Today) - Felly mae Mark Antoniw, Owen Smith, Chris Bryant a'n hen gyfaill Leighton Andrews yn benderfynol eu bod am gadw adran damweiniau Ysbyty Frenhinol Morgannwg yn Llantrisant ar agor. Yn wir maent mor benderfynol o'i cadw'n... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- RIP Woolwich Facebook Page Attacked
Biased BBC (Today) - I think this little tale exposes the BBC mindset pretty well…get the EDL whatever the cost. In the Telegraph Jake Wallis Simons, also a BBC correspondent, denounces the commemorative Facebook page, RIP Woolwich Soldier, for... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- We should turn Britain into a tax haven
Liberal Vision (Today) - Hat tip: Interesting comment piece in The Times today [paywall] from Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs and founder and former blogger here at LV. In his article he argues that... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Support For Government and Politics Lessons on National Curriculum
Paul Nuttall MEP (Today) - Dear Sir, As your local MEP, I fully support the Government e-Petition, set up by Winsford Town Councillor Mike Burns, calling for the introduction of compulsory lessons on government and politics and for the subject... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Obama on London Terror Attack - 2nd Obama Term
Views from the UK 2006 (Today) - The White House: Has a Presidential Statement on the London Attack, " I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22. The United States stands resolute... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Raising awareness with NI Chest, Heart & Stroke
Judith Cochrane MLA (Today) - Judith recently had the opportunity to meet with nurses from Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke (NICHS) at Stormont, who were on hand to carry out Cardiac Risk Factor assessments for MLAs.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - East Belfast firm continues to tackle the root cause of poverty overseas Judith Cochrane MLA (Today) - Judith has welcomed the news that local aggregates and materials firm, Hardscape, look set to benefit from new Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) under the Human Rights and Democracy Programme.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Thinking about death, six miles from Woolwich
Bob from Brockley (Today) - I have really nothing to say about the horrible atrocity yesterday five miles down the road from my house in Woolwich, South London. There is nothing to be said. It was a horrific act, performed... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Dave revisited
Malcolm Redfellow's Home Service (Today) - Way, way back, when Malcolm’s Home and Away Services were blogspotted, he found himself pre-occupied with the multiplicity of Daves. That was prompted in part by George Strait’s 2009 album, Twang. Then newly-released it was thoroughly raspberries... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Sky Has Not Fallen
Craig Murray (Today) - The shocking death of Lee Rigby quite naturally appals us all. The intention of the crazed little group who conceived this killing was to make it as horrible as possible in order to scare people.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Color Purple, faded
Samizdata (Today) - Prize-winning author Alice Walker gives support to David Icke on Desert Island Discs. Not a headline you see very often. For those that don’t know, Alice Walker is a “an American author, poet, womanist, and... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- David Beckham's Legacy: One of the best
YouGov - Editor's picks (Today) - Half of all UK football fans believe David Beckham is one of the top twenty footballers of the last 40 years, with a third putting him in the top tenFollowing David Beckham announcing his retirement,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Lyttle says OFMDFM shared future strategy must meet the ambitions of the community
Alliance Party (Today) - Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said that the shared future strategy published by OFMDM must meet the ambitions of the community.Chris Lyttle MLA said: "Building a shared society is the single biggest challenge... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- New strategy for shared education unveiled by Stormont leaders
Belfast Telegraph - Politics (Today) - A new strategy to heal sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland has stressed the crucial need to create a fully shared education system in the region.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- High street blight: are pound shops better than empty shops?
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Even McDonald's has left Rochdale town centre. But what can struggling high streets do to bring shoppers back?The north-west of England has the highest number of empty shop units in the UK, and as big... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›