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How blue is the Coalition? Part Three: Public Services
New York Times reopens tabloid hacking claims allegedly involving Downing Street Communications Dir...
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Top 50 Scottish Blogs
Iain Dale's Diary
Today Total Politics announces the top 50 Scottish blogs.Here's the Top 10:1 (1) Tom Harris MP 2 (3) Underdogs Bite Upwards3 (2) SNP Tactical Voting4 (7) Caron's Musings5 (4) Mr Eugenides6 Bright Green Scotland7 (11) Stephen's Liberal Journal8 (5) T...
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iOS 4.1 Release Date – We...
Gadget Venue
Apple [AAPL] announced today that iOS 4.1 is launching next week (second week of September).
iOS 4.1 is for the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and newer generation iPod touch devices. The new iOS 4.1 fixes the slowness problems found in the iPho...
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Veteran Liberal MP Cyril ...
The Guardian World News
Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, said: 'Cyril was a colourful politician who kept the flame of Liberalism alive'Obituary: Cyril SmithThe gentle giant of Rochdale, Sir Cyril Smith, has died aged 82 after a career in parliament which helped to...
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Tube strike to go ahead n...
The Guardian World News
Industrial action on London Underground to start on 6 September in protest against plans to cut 800 jobsTalks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will go ahead...
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6 million hit by tax erro...
The Guardian World News
Around 1.4 million taxpayers owe up to £5,000 after computer system finds PAYE underpayments totalling £2bnNearly 6 million people in the UK are to be told they have paid the wrong amount of tax, with some facing bills demanding up to £5,000 in extr...
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Amazing Facts About Docto...
Life, Doctor Who & Combom
If you play the season 5 Doctor Who theme backwards, you can hear the plot for season 6, including the mid-season cliffhanger!Blame Combom for this.This post started off on my blog - http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com - there are so many f...
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A NON-BIBLICAL PLAGUE ON ...
CALEDONIAN COMMENT
In the US members of the “Dove World Outreach Center” – a rabid evangelical Christian church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy – say they will burn copies of the Muslim Koran this coming weekend. Pastor Terry Jones (pictur...
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Switzerland v England - l...
The Guardian World News
Hit F5 to refresh or turn on the automatic widget below. Email paul.doyle@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts and musings7:31pm: Status Quo are being blared around the Basel stadium, presumably in an attempt to abort any nascent feelgood factor around...
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Think Visibility & Confes...
The Gospel According To R...
As I shared on my previous post, this weekend I went to Think Visibility, a search marketing, usability & affiliate conference in Leeds, United Kingdom. It was my first ever conference (bar a couple of free ones & speakers at events), so I w...
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William Hague: Private li...
The Guardian World News
The very possibility of bisexuality can sometimes run into the same disbelief that Queen Victoria is said to have shown towards lesbianismIt has to be said that something is awry when rumours about a politician's sexuality leave him feeling forced t...
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Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski...
Mike Ion
In July of this year the Tory MP for Shrewsbury wrote a piece for the Conservative Home website that the AV electoral system would unfairly create two classes of voter. Mr Kawczynski is the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the promotio...
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Military Aircraft Flying ...
IanVisits - The Blog
If you are in central London on Tuesday lunchtime, then LOOK TO THE SKIES!
As part of the events to remember the Battle of Britain, a service is being held in St Paul’s Cathedral, which will be followed by a march past the Cathedral on the gro...
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Gove dealt blow over 'fre...
The Guardian World News
Exclusive: Education secretary had claimed that more than 700 'free schools' could be established due to high demandMichael Gove, the education secretary, will next week be forced to announce a dramatic scaling back of the Tories' landmark plans to...
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Thanet's Abusive Conserva...
From One End of Kent
Thanet Council Labour Group Leader Cllr. Clive Hart has written today to Thanet District Council (TDC) Leader Cllr. Bob Bayford's Cabinet member Cllr. Chris Wells. I understand Thanet District Council Leader Bob Bayford is aware of this ongoing abus...
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The fluffheads have taken...
EU Referendum
There is something rather odd in the amount of coverage the media invested in Gen Dannatt's autobiography, as it certainly does not reflect public interest in the issues he raises. But the uncritical publication of the last excerpt has annoyed a lot...
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Eric Avebury
Bahrain press conference 11.00 Tuesday September 7, 10.30 at Abbey GardensIntroductory remarks by Eric AveburyWe’re holding this press conference to highlight the sharp deterioration in human rights that has occurred in recent weeks in Bahrain, and ...
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Earthquake strikes New Ze...
The Guardian World News
State of emergency declared after earthquake with magnitude of 7.0 strikes 19 miles west of ChristchurchA powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island last night, causing widespread damage to buildings, although there were few...
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Blair and Brown 'let UK t...
The Guardian World News
General Sir Richard Dannatt hits out at former chancellor for failing to fund armed forces adequately and says case for Iraq war 'uncompelling'The former head of the army today accused Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Ir...
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The Loss of a Father: Tho...
Stephen's Liberal Journal
David Cameron with his father Ian and mother Mary on thecampaign trail earlier this year.There is nothing quite like the phone call that comes telling you that a parent who is far away, at least a plane flight, has taken suddenly ill and may have on...
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Worlds First Royal Mail i...
Geeky-Gadgets
Royal Mail has just released the worlds first iStamp an intelligent stamp that incorporates augmented reality. In a partnership with augmented reality specialist Junaio the Royal Mail have created their first iStamp that is combined on the Royal Mai...
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Australia close to Labor ...
The Guardian World News
Julia Gillard could return to power after one of four independent MPs holding key to next government announces supportThe Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, today edged closer to retaining power when an independent MP said he would back her c...
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Pipe bomb alert empties A...
The Guardian World News
St Comgall's pupil brings in device found on Ballymena Road, and second school searched in security scareAn eight-year-old boy walked into a Northern Ireland primary school today carrying a viable pipe bomb.The pupil found the device on Ballymena Ro...
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Naming the crime
normblog
There is a piece by Robert Fisk in yesterday's Independent - harrowing to read and horrific in its detail - on the scale of so-called 'honour'-killings across the world. Fisk starts by referring to them as a crime against humanity (see also here), a...
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Edward Hernandez: The new...
Odd News | newslite.tv
A Colombian man who measures just 2ft 3inch tall has been named the new world's shortest man by Guinness World Records.Edward Niño Hernandez - known as as Niño (meaning child) - has inherited the title from China's He Pingping, who passed away in Ma...
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9,000 free condom vending...
optimum population trust ...
Shanghai residents, including students and migrant workers, will now be provided free condoms through more than 9,000 vending machines to be set up across this business capital of China. Condom vending machines will be put up in dormitory building...
religion | stephen hawking | mind god | sacks | chief rabbi
Stephen Hawking and God
Heresy Corner
The two main stories I missed during my week off (excluding the ridiculous Hague saga and the Pakistan cricket scandal, not to mention the return of the News of the World phonetapping business - I certainly picked a lively week to be away from the k...
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The Blitz remembered
EU Referendum
It is rather ironic that there should be a tube strike in London today, leading to the inevitable headlines describing Londoner's "misery". The irony, of course, is that today is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz in London, when Londone...
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Leo Hickman on a school c...
The Guardian World News
A new elementary school in Los Angeles named after giants of environmental movement is courting needless controversyHere's a problem for any new school: what to call yourself. Do you opt for an iconic figure from history? Or what about a name which ...
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EH Open Days
Lord Belmont In Northern ...
I have received a timely reminder that the annual European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) weekend takes place on the 11th and 12th September, 2010.There will be numerous historic places and landmarks to visit. My list would include Netherleigh House (whi...
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, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger (pair pictured above), ran a renowned choir at the centre of child abuse claims. Reports of systematic historical abuse by paedophile Roman Catholic clergy have surfaced at 3 schools in the Regensburg diocese in Bavaria. One of them is the much-heralded Regensburger Domspatzen, a 1000 year-old male choir and boarding school, whose choral master for 30 years was the Pope’s older brother, Georg Ratzinger. Monsignor Ratzinger has agreed to testify in any eventual prosecutions – but says that he knew of no abuse. The... 
