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- Extreme food shortages in North Mali
Population Matters (Today) - The World Food Programme WFP warned Friday that one household in 5 in the northern Malian regions of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal faces extreme food shortages. “With the start of the pre-harvest ‘lean season’ (April),... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- A Stuart Restoration to the Scottish Crown in an independent Scotland?
The English Democrats - Chairman's Blog (Today) - Towards the end of this article in the Herald Scotland (http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/politics/political-news/galloway-attacked-for-snp-catholic-slur.21116305?_=ae30b8a933a78e2172be69dea63c7fb56e0d0b37) I noticed something which may prove to be of momentous significance. Here is the quotation:- "SNP MSP Bob Doris said:- "It is the Westminster... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Scotland leads the way on Human Rights
Alyn Smith MEP (Today) - SNP MEP Alyn Smith has welcomed the Scottish Human Rights Commission re-election to the role of Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) today.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Short of Skills?
Think Left (Today) - Short of Skills? By Liam R Carr previously published here We often hear that employers can’t find people with the right skills. This may be used as an excuse for not taking workers on. The... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Rise of the swivel eyed ones
Greening Kirklees (Today) - We don't know who it was (or wasn't) but someone called (or didn't call) some Tory activists 'swivel eyed loons'. Well if they did they were right in many instances. The obsession with European Union... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- MPs to probe transparency of oil, mining firms
Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament is to probe UK-based mining and oil firms, delving into areas such as transparency and disclosure after troubles at two mining companies burnt some investors' fingers.Related StoriesRoyal Mail profit soars before... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - A scribbling on the latest polls
Julian's Musings (Today) - The latest opinion poll from Survation shows UKIP in 22%, a mere 2% behind the Tories. Allowing for the standard variation of plus or minus 3% the Tories could even be behind UKIP. The average... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- News story: Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt comments on retirement of Sir David Nicholson
Department of Health (Today) - NHS England has announced Sir David Nicholson’s retirement after 35 years of service in the NHS.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Shared ownership and the changing reality of middle income Britain
Alex's Archives (Today) - Today I participated in a conference organised by the National Housing Federation on the theme Affordable home ownership and intermediate tenure. I spoke in a session alongside Gavin Kelly of the Resolution Foundation and Owen... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Press Release: Prison Visit
Karen Lumley MP (Today) - Karen visited HMP Hewell with BBC reporter Cath Mackie to receive an update on the current status of the prison reforms in light of a recent report which was critical of the prison. Karen met... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Government plans policy sweeteners for insurance industry Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to boost the insurance industry with policy sweeteners such as tax breaks, hoping to nurture it as a source of investment and an engine of economic growth.Related StoriesRoyal Mail profit... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Rotherham’s UKIP Child Catchers Finally Say Sorry
Guido Fawkes (Today) - Rotherham council’s decision to remove three children from a foster couple because they supported UKIP sparked huge levels of anger among the readers of this blog, and elsewhere. Today, seven months on, the council has... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Cameron committed to ruling in coalition until 2015 Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is committed to governing as part of a two-party coalition until the next national election in 2015, his spokesman said on Tuesday, days after Cameron raised the prospect... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Jeremy Hunt, come to my surgery and tell me I don't know my patients | Paul Hobday
Politics + Comment (Today) - By demanding Ofsted-style inspections for GPs, Hunt is passing the blame for disastrous coalition policies on to family doctorsI invite Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, to visit my surgery. He might learn something. We like... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Anderson speaks out against homophobia
Sinn Fein (Today) - Sinn Féin MEP, Martina Anderson was today in Strasbourg to attend a European Parliament event marking International Day Against Homophobia (May 17th).... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Kenny surrenders EU seat
- Remove shroud of secrecy surrounding climate change bill - Stanley
- Harry Cooper: A Referendum on Europe Tomorrow Would Not Stop Ukip
Huffington Post UK Politics Blog (Today) - Dead-set on proving to their constituents that Ukip are actually fluffy toys when it comes to Europe, Despite Cameron's commitment to a referendum in the next Parliament, Ukip would die. Excuse my Belgian-French, but this... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Alice Farmer: A Real-Life 'Hunger Games'
- Robert DG Smith: Google Is the Last Company I'd Begrudge for Avoiding Taxes
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- Doctor Who – The Evil of the Daleks (Campbell & Hadley’s Recorder Uncut)
Love & Liberty (Today) - Patrick Troughton’s Doctor – Victoriana – dark fairy tales – rewriting the whole of time and space… No, it’s not the latest Doctor Who from Steven Moffat, but a fabulous story first broadcast forty-six years... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Bank of England Speech Undermines Treasury Paper, Says Hosie
Stewart Hosie MP (Today) - In a speech today at an international conference, Paul Tucker, the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, outlines the virtues of cross-border co-operation in financial regulation – and in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Human Life, Human Rights and Human Dignity
David Lindsay (Today) - Madeleine Teahan writes:When Chen Guangcheng entered the Grand Committee Room in the House of Commons last night, the whole room rose to its feet and applauded. He was there to receive the Westminster Award for... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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