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lesbian couples | ivf treatment | lesbians | embryology bill | father figure Tuesday 13th May 2008
ConservativeHome

Seats and candidates: Tory campaign in Crewe emphasises tax and soaring living costs Local government: Slough was one of the few good stories for Labour on 1st May but the new Labour group has self-destructed and handed power back to the Conserv...

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boris johnson | public transport | alcohol | ban | mayor Boris Johnson: illiberal ...
The Devil's Kitchen

No, Bruce, he's really not a libertarian.So, our tousle-haired new Mayor has decided that, from the first of June, drinking alcohol will be banned on public transport. As a result, I would like to be the first to call Boris Johnson a despicable fuck...

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post office | post offices | sub | branches | threatened post Now you can blame the EU
EU Referendum

Despite the insistence of the groupuscules that the EU is responsible for the post office closures, which are currently the subject of controversy, we have robustly maintained that the closure programme is a home-grown affair, brought upon us by our...

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crewe | id card | labour | id cards | nantwich Labour plays the race car...
Areopagitica

copied from Kathz's BlogI'm too young to remember the 1964 Smethwick by-election in which the Conservatives are said to have used a notoriously nasty slogan to win. Patrick Gordon-Walker, the defeated Labour man, may also have pandered to racism on ...

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The Manchester authorities say there will be a warm welcome for Rangers fans in the city for next week's Uefa Cup Final.......

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The Tinbasher Sheet Metal...

Well if the tooting and parping going on outside work and a couple of other street corners was anything to go by on my way home from work you’d be forgiven for thinking that Barack Obama was going to win today’s West Virginia Primary at ...

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tv addicts | drinking reality | england | nation overweight | binge A Guide to Briton
Disillusioned Discordian

Drawing deeply on the well of inspiration that is the featured items on Yahoo’s homepage… actually my sense of the world is becoming strangely affected by this site. Yahooification if you will. Well some bright spark has come up with a guide to desc...

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west midlands | sikh visit | parliament ends | midlands sikh | midlands attempted Regional Trends, May 2008
D'log :: blogging since 2...

A few interesting figures from the new Regional Trends report… Students and employment: 61.5% of undergraduate students are both studying and living in the West Midlands. “The West Midlands had the highest level [ of graduates who comb...

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premier league | vows wigan | sunday's decisive | bruce vows | bruce insists Yogi's Warrior
A Cultured Left Foot

Peter Hill-Wood has given Arsene a vote of confidence. In normal football circumstances, a P45 would swiftly follow except Arsenal do not operate in normal football circumstances. When the Chairman says such things, you have the impression that any ...

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hillary clinton | victory hillary | defiant victory | clinton keeps | keeps hopes Hillary Clinton and the P...
The Volokh Conspiracy

In a Wednesday article for Town Hall, titled "Gun Owners for Hillary," I examine Senator Clinton's success in winning gun-owner votes in the recent Democratic primaries. Susan Faludi's op-ed.........

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60th anniversary | israel's history | israel's 60 | jewish people | 60 years Fighting ‘anti-semi...
Pickled Politics

Johann Hari, to his immense credit, has come out fighting. A few weeks ago he wrote this piece for the Independent criticising Israel’s record of behaving towards Palestinians on its 60th anniversary. And why not? There has been plenty of posi...

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staff dismissal | national staff | dismissal register | employers | employees RickB
Ten Percent

BBC Jon Kelly- Workers accused of theft or damage could soon find themselves blacklisted on a register to be shared among employers. It will be good for profits but campaigners say innocent people could find it impossible to get another job. An onli...

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tom wise | mep | elected conservative | conservative mayor | eastern region Not very Wise...
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The News of the World has an exposé of MEPs' scams in general and those of Tom Wise in particular.THE News of the World can name and expose the British politicians milking a fortune from our taxes. For years, we have all suspected the Europea...

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jimmy mizen | lee | old across | friends jimmy | area Catch Ups
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1. I'm back at work - already missing the kids. Although after Christmas I'll be the main carer, so perhaps I should enjoy the respite.2. The wedding of tycho_b (Neil Denny of Little Atoms) and sham9 (Kate Waterfield of The Kittiwakes) was a gloriou...

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The 2008 elections in Wolverhampton saw the once dominant Labour Party ousted from power leaving the City Council with no over all control. Labour are still the largest group (28) to the Conservatives' 27 and Lib Dem's 5. Lib Dem Group Leader, Cllr ...

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I received a $25 Starbucks gift card from someone for Mother's Day. Looks like I'll be going there within the next couple of weeks. Caffeine and pregnancy! Woo hoo!My Mother's Day was nothing special. Regretting as usual that we went to do grocery s...

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pack beer | child | australian driver | alice springs | seatbelt Australian driver straps ...
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An Australian driver has been fined for putting a seatbelt around a carton of beer instead of a five-year-old passenger.Constable Wayne Burnett told reporters he was "shocked and appalled" to discover the driver's priorities when he pulled a sedan o...

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1. BBC News - Boom times for virtual playgrounds A look at the popularity of virtual worlds 2. EMarketer - Jumpstarting the Mobile Internet A look at mobile social networking and usage 3. Mashable - Top 10 Social Networking Sites for Women The top s...

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melt away | safe labour | labour seat | zahid's shah's | topples labour Zahid Shah nearly topples...
Colin Ross News Stories

The Leader of the Labour Group on Wolverhampton Council was a worried man at the count as he saw his once massive majority melt away under the heat on Zahid's Shah's campaign in St. Peter's Ward. It was only at the last box that he realised he had b...

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class b | b drug | class c | upgraded | reclassified cannabis Labour government by recl...
ORGANIZED RAGE

The Labour government by reclassifying Cannabis panders to the most reactionary elements within the UK media and US government.by Mick Hall.Just how bankrupt of ideas New Labour has become was demonstrated yesterday when the over promoted Home Secre...

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regulator postcomm | national monopolies | saturdays | deliveries | recommend royal The destruction phase
EU Referendum

It would be churlish to do anything other than applaud the opening of Jeff Randall's op-ed on the Royal Mail in The Daily Telegraph today. "There exists no commercial, political or social problem that meddling by the European Union cannot make wors...

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vaccine opt | routine vaccinations | refuse routine | mmr | tough sanctions Call for vaccine opt-out ...
Christian quoter

BBC reports. "Tough sanctions are being proposed for parents who refuse routine vaccinations, such as MMR.In an article for the Fabian Society, leading public health expert Sir Sandy Macara called for child benefit to be linked with vaccination upt...

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john edwards | former democratic | presidential | barack obama | party's likely It has to be Barack
Blogging4Merton

With the endorsement of John Edwards earlier today it surely spells the end of Hillary Clinton's campaign. It has been a fantastic battle and one of the most exciting primary races for a generation, but it's quite clear that Barack Obama will be the...

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iron man | rivals iron | office rivals | beats box | invincible iron “Be Tony Stark” Competiti...
Sci-Fi Heaven.net

Our friends over at VH1 and MTV gave us the heads up on their new “Become Tony Stark For A Weekend Competition”, in promotion of IRON MAN. They’ve produced two promotion videos for the competition, which you can see below. Quite c...

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mobile phone | breath' heard | whitehall gossip | gossip charles | clarke speaking Rosie Webster's blackmail...
Corrieblog

That minx Rosie Webster gets her hands on some potentially useful footage this week when she films Liam and Carla kissing on her mobile......

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burma cyclone | sporadic aid | face obstacles | deliveries aid | burma deliveries Latest technology: Google...
GadgetLite - Latest in te...

We all know about the latest news regarding the cyclone which hit Burma about a week ago and how devastating the aftermath has been. But did you know that you can now see in greater detail (than your news channel) the course of the cyclone, details ...

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bad news | miller's use | american's view | alisa miller's | alisa miller Portillo says Boris's cam...
Fair Deal Phil

'Boris's election campaign was an insult to my intelligence...'Not my words. Not Ken Livingstone who Boris beat to become Mayor of London last week, but the judgement of former Tory Cabinet Minister and ex-London MP MICHAEL PORTILLO, speaking earlie...

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