Archive for January, 2008
Africans serve up a football feast- but few people are watching
Has anyone been watching the African Cup of Nations in Ghana? If you have, you may have seen some great games, with a few shocks along the way. It’s been a great tournament so far…. Yet, few people have been able to see the games live on television. In the UK, people have to rely [...]
Governement launches yet another education reform
One must wish that sometimes the government shouldn’t launch yet more initiatives in order to tell the public “they are doing something”. Unfortunately, since Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister, he has called for more of the same. The government was criticised yet again, for launching yet another of these “wheezes” to improve the [...]
Blair ex-spin doctor attacks- but hits the wrong target
Just when you thought politics was getting back to normal (?), up pops Tony Blair’s former spin-doctor Alistair Campbell. The former Daily Mirror hack let rip at the media with all guns blazing last night. He gave a highly critical speech about the media today and claims that the increase of new forms of news [...]
Council tax goes up again- but will public services improve?
Council tax bills in the UK will rise an average four per cent for the coming year from April. According to the Local Government Association, the average amount each household will pay is around £1400. Not surprisingly, this announcement has brought howls of protest from many people who feel they already pay enough for their [...]
Donations row claims another ministerial resignation
Peter Hain was forced to resign from his double post of Work and Pensions and Wales Secretaries after failing to declare financial donations from his failed campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour party. The police are will soon be looking into claims that he failed to declare around £100,000 in donations. Hain decided [...]
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