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- S is for Shel Silverstein
Shooting Parrotts (Today) - This is my contribution to Round Twelve of ABC Wednesday and again I am focusing on people, some famous, some infamous and some half-forgotten. Sheldon ‘Shel’ Silverstein was multi-talented – a poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- AQP roll out not guaranteed to lead to voluntary sector expansion
Nuffield Trust Blog (Today) - Well, we know when dealing with Government that rhetoric can outrun reality. Whether it's Blair or Cameron, they are eloquent on the need for an expansion of the third sector.And, let's face it, given the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- If it ain't broke, break it: how to increase prices and profits in the GB retail energy market
Adam Smith Institute Research (Today) - Britain’s competitive retail energy market was the first in the world, and for many years the most competitive. It had the most active suppliers, and the most active customer switching. This competition and choice brought... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Libya | Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Written Answers
Tessa Munt MP (Today) - To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide an update on progress made in bringing to justice those responsible for the desecration of British war graves in Libya.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- First Capital Connect condemned over plans to chop down trees in the St Albans Conservation area
Chris White (Today) - Councillors and residents have been horrified to learn that First Capital Connect intends to fell many of the trees alongside the car park on Ridgmont Road. A letter was dropped to a small number of... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Helen Michael at the Houses of Parliament
The Barnet Eye (Today) - Earlier this evening, I attended a session at the Houses of Parliament, where Helen Michael (Owner of Cafe Buzz in North Finchley) addressed a session of politicians and business people. The session was organised by... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- SIMON HEFFER: The ugly truth is a smug Tory elite has sneered at the party faithful for decades
Simon Heffer (Today) - Sadly, regardless of the alleged 'swivel-eyed loons' remark, the truth is that Mr Cameron is surrounded by people who sneer at the morals and values of his party’s grassroots supporters, writes SIMON HEFFER.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- It’s time for Britain to embrace the global shale gas bonanza
Allister Heath - City AM (Today) - TO say that Britain is slow on the uptake is an understatement of enormous proportions, especially when it comes to our ridiculous energy policy. We were good at tapping into North Sea oil and gas,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Clegg 'won't pull plug' on coalition
BBC News - Politics (Today) - Nick Clegg insists the Liberal Democrats will not "pull the plug" on the coalition government ahead of the next general election.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Speech by President Barroso on the preparations of the European Council of 22 May
Albion Alliance (Today) - Tax fraud and tax evasion are on the agenda. Go to Source... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Gay marriage and the EU pile on the agony for the Tories, but Labour is leaching support
Mary Riddell (Today) - If he is to win back trust, Ed Miliband must tell voters what his spending plans entail, says Mary Riddell ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- We do not want a Single Market, let alone a Banking Union
UKIP MEPS - YouTube (Today) - We do not want a Single Market, let alone a Banking Unionhttp://www.ukipmeps.org | Join UKIP: http://ukip.datawareonline.co.uk/JoinOnline.aspx?type=1 • European Parliament, Strasbourg, 21 May 2013 • Speaker: John B...From:UKIPmepsViews:15728ratingsTime:01:35More inNews & Politics... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Boris Will Bounce Back
Frank Davis (Today) - I dunno about anybody else, but the revelation that Boris Johnson has fathered a child (or is it two?) out of wedlock looks to me like a judicial political assassination attempt, at a moment in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- America’s Bubble Economy Is Going To Become An Economic Black Hole The Economic Collapse Blog (Today) - What is going to happen when the greatest economic bubble in the history of the world pops? The mainstream media never talks about that. They are much too busy covering the latest dogfights in Washington... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- EXCLUSIVE: UKIP Trash National Anthem and Declare They Will 'Save Us All'.
The Blue Guerilla (Today) - Some might call this is an act of treason.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Book review: Harry Browne's The Frontman; Bono in the name of power.
Organised Rage (Today) - "The Front Man is about a boy who never grew up or faced facts. Through very careful accretion of detail it left me feeling that Bono resembled no entertainment or arts figure nearly as much... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Chart of the week: UK inflation dips in year to April
Adam Smith Institute Blog (Today) - Summary: UK trimmed mean inflation is 2% - exactlyWhat the chart shows: The chart shows UK headline consumer price inflation, the old RPI-X measure and trimmed mean inflation, all as 12-month % changes... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Ecuador's President attacks USA over press freedom critique: "We do not invade others, have a Guantanamo, look to yourselves"
- Emma Seery: The Truth About British Treasure Islands
Huffington Post UK Politics Blog (Today) - The shady and immoral global tax system is allowing a whopping £12trillion in wealth to be stashed in tax havens. Yes that's trillion. More importantly, these assets are sitting offshore and off the tax man's... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Learning Chinese on the Rise in Cambodia
The Diplomat (Today) - When 20-year-old Suon Chiva was choosing a language to complement his native Khmer, it didn’t take him long to decide. He saw where the products in his local markets were made and where the new... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Moore, OK
The Last Ditch (Today) - Inside Oklahoma's welcome center on I-35 A glimpse of the havoc nature wrought in Moore, OK My Texan B&B redeemed itself this morning with an excellent breakfast prepared by a friendly, personable chef. I was... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Service-sector reforms enhance manufacturing productivity: Evidence from Indonesia
Vox.eu (Today) - The ‘manufacturing matters’ movement has gained prominence on the policy agenda even as the nature of manufacturing continues to morph. This column discusses new research showing that opening service sectors to competition and foreign direct... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Wagner bicentenary: the music is still what matters most
Martin Kettle (Today) - Forget the stories, the words, the stagings and the politics. The 200th anniversay of Wagner's birth is the perfect time to get into the music of the man who changed opera for goodForget the cliches... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- China’s No-First-Use Policy Promotes Nuclear Disarmament
- Who are the revolutionaries?
Socialist Courier (Today) - Maximising profit and maintaining social control are the two priority tasks of the ruling class. Centuries of struggle and sacrifice were required to wrest the vote from the clutches of the landed gentry and the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›