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- Germany Calling
David Lindsay (Today) - Philip Oltermann writes:The poet, playwright, novelist, philosopher and amateur morphologist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe didn’t have many moments of self-doubt, but he was easily impressed by the English.“As young and 17-year-old as they may be... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Achieve your Potential or Starve, The Government’s Real Message to Young Disabled People
Disabled People Against Cuts (Today) - Any campaign from this Government which claims to support disabled people should be viewed with suspicion and the latest offering from the DWP is no exception. The department yesterday put out a press release boasting:... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Peers rumble Sunday newspaper's sting operation
Roy Greenslade (Today) - Updated 5.20pm: Peers have been warned to beware a newspaper sting operation. The whips of all three main parties were informers earlier this week that journalists from "a prominent Sunday newspaper" had approached members of... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Platell In Trouble?
Zelo Street (Today) - One of my contacts emailed earlier today to alert me to a particularly cheap and sensationalist article being carried by Mail Online under the by-line of Amanda Platell, another of Dacre’s bevy of dubiously talented... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Country Standard - The Countryside Charter
Country Standard (Today) - 1. Work to convene a rural convention, involving communities, councils, unions and rural focused organisations such as Woodcraft, Ramblers and the CPRE to develop a vision for rural living.2. Create a ‘Rebuild Rural Britain bank... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Picture of the Day
Think Defence (Today) - I think after this week we need a laugh Cheers PhilThe post Picture of the Day appeared first on Think Defence.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- What I did on my holidays (By QM Twoflower) #1
The Anger of a Quiet Man (Today) - Now normally QM would have nothing to do with a Muslim country, I avoid islam as I would avoid bubonic plague. That said... QM is a history buff and Egypt is the largest archaeological site... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Why the Coalition won't last the course
Paul Linford (Today) - IF a week is a long time in politics, then two weeks is twice as long – and the fortnight since this column last appeared seems to have been a particularly lengthy one for Prime... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Harrogate Agenda: Chartists revisited
EU Referendum (Today) - "Whether, indeed, the house of commons be in a great measure filled with idle school-boys, insignificant coxcombs, led-captains and toad-eaters, profligates, gamblers, bankrupts, beggars, contractors, commissaries, public plunderers, ministerial dependants, hirelings, and wretches, that would... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- What's Cooking at Our House: Staff of Life
Charles Hugh Smith (Today) - From the oven: home-made whole wheat bread.Bread, "the staff of life" in much of the world, isn't for everyone. Many people find their well-being improves after removing gluten from their diet. Some see the dramatic rise... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Harrogate Agenda: the EU framework
- The Woolwich attack: should the British feel terrorised?
Our Kingdom (Today) - The fact is the perpetrators want this to be perceived as anact of terrorism. Doing so would put them in a league with the Al Qaedaaficionados they have idealised. In the aftermath of the brutal... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Brockholes School
Jason McCartney MP (Today) - Jason visited Brockholes J & I school to meet with Headteacher Claire Thomas, staff and pupils. In December 2012 the school was recognised as outstanding by OfSTED. Jason congratulated the staff on this fantastic achievement... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Harrogate Agenda: workshops
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- Smart metering of the pre-paid electricity supply offers a way to potentially revolutionise electricity use
Graham Jones MP (Today) - Smart metering of the pre-paid electricity supply offers a way to potentially revolutionise both the electricity delivery, and the shape of the market itself, however there is a risk that opportunities will be missed if... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- MEP Evans top of Plaid Cymru list
BBC News - Politics (Today) - The Plaid Cymru Euro MP Jill Evans retains her party's top slot in its list of candidates to fight the 2014 Euro elections.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Baroness Warsi: Muslims want to organise peace meetings - this is community activism of the right kind
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - Baroness Warsi tells Cristina Odone how her inbox is full of suggestions for prayers for the victims, Muslims who want to organise peace meetings and people seeking suggestions on how to support Help for Heroes. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Peers rumble Sunday newspaper's sting operation
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Peers have been warned to beware a newspaper sting operation. The whips of all three main parties were informers earlier this week that journalists from "a prominent Sunday newspaper" had approached members of the House... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Impact factors declared unfit for duty
LSE UK Politics & Policy (Today) - Last week the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment was published. This document aims to address the research community’s problems with evaluating individual outputs, a welcome announcement for those concerned with the mis-use of journal impact... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Book Review: Red by Gary Neville
Iain Dale (Today) - I’ve never met Gary Neville. But I’ve never liked him. Until now. His football punditry is excellent, insightful, and he displays a sense of humour we never knew he had. And it’s all present in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Spring Holiday Friday a good day to bury bad news? Major Projects Authority (MPA) commentary on Universal Credit here… Agile Government Blog (Today) - Yesterday the Major Projects Authority (MPA), a unit in the Cabinet Office, released an evaluation of the major projects running in central government. Political editors of all the broadsheet newspapers were severely critical that such... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- MEP Evans top of Plaid Cymru list
BBC Wales - Politics (Today) - The Plaid Cymru Euro MP Jill Evans retains her party's top slot in its list of candidates to fight the 2014 Euro elections.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The BBC And The IRS
Biased BBC (Today) - The Director of the IRS’s tax-exempt enforcement division, Lois Lerner, has been placed on “administrative leave” after her publicly derided appearance in front of Congress the other day. Reality forces the BBC to report on... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Star, by SeeU
John Ward (Today) - Composed by the famous (within Vocaloid fan circles) Dr Yun, this is Star as performed by an excellent shorter-hair model of SeeU, wearing two different shimmering outfits somewhat reminiscent of Automan (who remembers him?) in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Surgeries
James Wharton MP (Today) - A full day in the office meeting constituents to discuss a wide range of issues from social services to planning and new business start ups.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›