Other Discussions
labour | party | election | clegg | liberal democrats
John Kampfner supports Li...
simon wilson
Today the well-respected political commentator John Kampfner launched the pamphlet, Lost labours, with Nick Clegg.He comments, "As somebody who has a long involvement with the Labour party, including editing the New Statesman magazine, I have been a...
playstation move | motion controller | android | controller sony | nintendo wii
Preview: HTC Desire. Does...
UK Gadget and Tech News, ...
Here at Gaj-IT, we often talk about phones living up to their names, and being called Desire gives HTC’s latest Android release a lot to live up to. So does this big brother of the Google Nexus One get us hot under the collar? Let’s find out. ̷...
street view | google street | view coverage | google maps | uk
Google Street View Covers...
Technology Blog (UK), Hi-...
Initially, Google Street View was fairly controversial with many people complaining about invasion of privacy and such issues. However, those concerns have not stopped Google from expanding the service, because as of tomorrow (11th March 2010), you ...
world cup | david beckham | shameless prime | watch potato | headed wayne
Martin Tyler Interview: ...
EPL Talk
BSkyB’s Martin Tyler was voted Premier League Commentator of the Decade. This summer, he will be the lead commentator for ESPN’s coverage of the World Cup in the United States. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, the broadcasting...
ed balls | jon venables | james bulger | new identity | balls mp
Venables posed trivial ri...
The Guardian World News
Evaluation of Venables before his release in 2001 concluded the likelihood of the killer re-offending was minorA psychiatric evaluation of Jon Venables carried out before his release from prison concluded that he posed a "trivial" risk to the public...
expenses | david chaytor | jim devine | harry cohen | elliot morley
Expense charge MPs: we sh...
The Guardian World News
David Chaytor, Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and Lord Hanningfield say the workings of parliament should be dealt with by parliamentThree Labour MPs and a Conservative peer facing charges over their expenses appeared in court today to argue that their c...
samantha cameron | sir trevor | trevor mcdonald | leader samantha | leader's great
Twitterfall, Trevorfail
We're British, Innit
Anyone switching on ITV on Sunday night could have been forgiven for thinking ‘this party political broadcast is dragging on a bit’. What they were actually watching was Trevor McDonald’s supposed interview of David Cameron, which ...
nick hogan | anna raccoon | old holborn | christopher gill | hogan freed
Nick Hogan Released -Offi...
Libertarian Party UK
It took the blogosphere just four days to raisethe near £10 000 to secure the release of Nick Hogan, imprisoned forsix months for flouting the smoking ban in his own premises and failingto act as the States unofficial Policeman.It took a further fiv...
march 2010 | tv debates | clegg gear | places everyone | sporting index
Monday activities
Cllr Fraser Macpherson - ...
Yesterday, along with other city councillors, I attended a very informative briefing on human trafficking and steps that are being taken to combat this extremely concerning matter.After two surgeries at the Mitchell Street Centre and Harris Academy,...
cabin crew | unite | aimed averting | striking union | brown’s spin
Last-ditch offer as BA st...
The Guardian World News
• BA accepts partial repeal of staff cuts on flights• Union mulls counter-offer as 5pm deadline for talks loomsBritish Airways has tabled an 11th-hour counter-offer as peace talks over a looming cabin crew strike go to the wire.The airline has respo...
israel | joe biden | peace | us vice | biden leads
Biden condemns Israel ove...
The Guardian World News
• 1,600 homes to be built in East Jerusalem settlement• Vice-president says the deal undermines trustJoe Biden, the US vice-president, condemned a plan by Israel to build 1,600 homes on occupied Palestinian land in an East Jerusalem settlement.The ...
indigenous british | racist | bnp rules | members | still discriminating
BNP plans to vet would-be...
The Guardian World News
Party's revised constitution would require all applicants to submit to a two-hour home visit, court is toldThe British National party plans to send officials to vet all would-be members in their homes, a court heard today.A clause in the far right g...
amorth | alleged plot | lars vilks | prophet | swedish cartoonist
THE BOY CHOIR SANG : HE A...
CALEDONIAN COMMENT
The Roman Catholic church is being plunged into a renewed crisis over how it has dealt with the sexual abuse of children by its clergy after it emerged that the brother of former Hitler Youth and Nazi anti-aircraft gunner Pope Benedict XVI, Monsign...
imedi tv | georgia | invaded | saakashvili | georgian
Panic in Georgia after in...
The Guardian World News
Imedi TV broadcaster provokes panic with report claiming Russian attack in progressSwitching on their TV sets at 8pm on Saturday, Georgians were greeted with incredible news – Russia had invaded. The pro-government Imedi TV station reported that Rus...
hadrian's wall | route hadrian's | volunteers holding | illuminate hadrian's | wall heritage
People's army to light up...
The Guardian World News
Thousands using gas flares will illuminate the whole course of Britain's biggest historic monumentInteractive: Lighting up Hadrian's wallAn army that would have astonished the emperor Hadrian is set to take over his Roman wall tomorrow night, lighti...
house lords | elected house | soon' proposals | toque raised | formula debated
Lords reform: cynicism wi...
Liberal Democrat Voice
In March, the House of Commons voted in favour of reforming the House of Lords making it either wholly or 80% elected.
In March too, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced the a draft bill to reform the Lords would be published within weeks.
Only on...
dangerous dogs | responsible dog | dog owners | dog control | dog tax
New Labour are barking up...
The Lone Voice
Alan Johnson and Hilary Benn have produced a report which proposes that all dogs in this country should be micro-chipped and that dog-owners should have compulsory third-party insurance. Story
Dog owners face a new pet “tax” in a government in...
ashleigh hall | facebook | social networking | peter chapman | dangers social
Facebook threatens to sue...
The Guardian World News
Social networking site fears reputation permanently damaged by false claim that it let older men pressure teenage girls for sexFacebook has threatened to sue the Daily Mail for damages after the paper wrongly claimed in a piece published on Wednesda...
ashok kumar | middlesbrough south | east cleveland | kumar mp | mp ashok
Labour MP Ashok Kumar fou...
The Guardian World News
MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland was 53 and not thought to have any serious health problemsLabour MP Ashok Kumar was found dead today at his home in his Middlesbrough constituency, it was announced today.Aides called the emergency servi...
defence spending | cut defence | gordon brown | snatch land | spending cathy
You can't buck the narrat...
EU Referendum
There are several things I try to do with this blog. In bringing you a diet of posts each day, one of my aims is to avoid being derivative. My preference is to bring genuine, new or little-known information to the table, or to add fresh thinking o...
climate science | scientists | climate change | review climate | leading science
Who owns our science?
EU Referendum
Jo Nova makes a good point in her recent piece about the hideously complex task of tracing funds spent on climate change research. It's a PhD size project, she writes, and there are no grants available to fund this kind of PhD.Actually, as I've hint...
polar bears | bluefin tuna | tuna trade | atlantic bluefin | international trade
US throws weight behind p...
The Guardian World News
Melting sea ice in the Arctic will kill thousands of bears in coming years, the US says, and continued commercial trade must not be allowed to make the situation worseIt is a familiar story in the climate change debate. The US government is at odds ...
afghanistan | wootton bassett | bikers | killed | tribute nearly
Corporal Stephen Thompson...
Rogue Gunner
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Stephen Thompson from 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES), serving as part of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 7 March 2010.Corporal Thompson di...
afghan | afghanistan | political settlement | jirga | kabul
Start Afghanistan peace t...
The Guardian World News
Foreign Office officials believe elements of Taliban ready to talk but fears grow of long Afghan conflict, and growing casualtiesBritain will today urge the Afghan government to put more effort into the pursuit of peace talks amid fears that the war...
junta | nld | burmese | suu kyi | aung
UN calls for war crimes i...
The Guardian World News
Special rapporteur on human rights details 'pattern of gross abuses' as junta unveils restrictive electoral lawsA senior UN official has called for Burma's military rulers to be investigated over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes...
annual cheese | cooper's hill | cancelled due | rolling event | cheese rolling
Health and safety fears h...
The Guardian World News
Rollers left cheesed off as event stopped due to overcrowding, but organisers are trying to find a solutionIt has long been regarded as one of the most curious – and hazardous – of English springtime pastimes. Competitors chase a large round of chee...
jos | curfew | muslim fulani | dogo | nigeria
Over 500 Christians slaug...
Rhod on Public Affairs
JOS, Nigeria (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Washington led calls for restraint on Monday after the slaughter of more than 500 Christians in Nigeria, as survivors told how the killers chopped down their victims.Funerals took place for victims of th...
thames tunnel | tunnel tickets | rotherhithe | tunnel tour | original brickwork
London's eighth wonder of...
The Guardian World News
Thames tunnel, created by Marc Brunel and son Isambard in 1843, reopened to walkers for first time in 145 years"How they got the performing horses down here God only knows", says Robert Hulse, as he leads visitors into the gloom under the Thames for...
confidence' failures | behaviour risks | long hard | public confidence' | social behaviour
Take a long hard look at ...
Labour Matters » Labour P...
When it comes to crime, David Cameron is more concerned with headlines than policies. That’s why he talks Britain down by deliberately misleading the public about crime figures even though his party has been censured by the Statistics Authorit...
gordon brown | brown says | chilcot | going' gordon | defence
Liam Fox on defence – why...
Cranmer
Dr Liam Fox is the Shadow Defence Secretary.On a different day with a favourable wind, he might have been the Leader of his Party.He still might be, of course.Politics is a game of snakes and ladders: there is frequently no rhyme or reason to one’s ...
