Probably didn't realise who it was. 'Ere, put on the red light >> President Bashar al-Assad jokes with ... Sting http://t.co/R58cNQYn via 57 minutes ago
Italian judges throw out a bribery case against Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister, because it has expired under the statute of limitations.
contribution by Iman Qureshi Since the Telegraph’s rather flimsy, inconclusive and suspiciously opportunistic investigation into sex-specific abortions at private health clinics, the pro-life brigade has been claiming that such atrocities are only occurring because of such free access to abortion. Understandably, pro-choicers are on the defensive, but it i […]
The government keeps defending its exploitative Workfare programme for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean companies should be part of it. There are two elements to most Workfare schemes – people are forced into working (or else benefits get taken away, and they get no pay. This is exploitative and we all know it. So [...]
The Independent's John Rentoul wants to investigate the possibility of a no-fly zone in Syria; bomb-happy French interventionist Bernard Kouchner wants to arm the Syrian opposition. A stench of unreality and grandstanding hangs over this entire scenario.
Gio Simmonsdale1997-2011Maybe it's somehow fitting that this will be the last ever blogpost on this blog. It marks the end of two eras - the end of this blog, as in a few days time my new site, Dale & Co launches, and also the end of a life.Five hours ago my beloved little Jack Russell, Gio, died. Those of you who have ever had the privilege of owni […]
Sitting here basking in 32 degree heat, looking out over a balmy Darwin sunset in northern Australia I am wondering why anyone would ever leave this heavenly place. I’ve been in Australia for nearly two weeks and have loved every minute of it. It’s a truly fabulous country and it’s easy to see why so many Brits come here to live. It’s a very optimistic count […]
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