Archive for February, 2008
Drug athletes: a racist conspiracy?
Marion Jones. Dwain Chambers. Linford Christie. Three athletes who became successful at the top of their sport have later all been labelled cheats after all being failing their drug tests. They were punished for their crimes. Jones was stripped of the medals she won on the track. Christie and Chambers were banned for a time, [...]
Troubled bank is nationalised….government faces public storm
So, after months of dithering, Chancellor Alistair Darling, against the advice of many commentators, decides to nationalise (or bring into public ownership) the troubled Northern Rock bank. What a p***k. Not since the war in Iraq has such a decision turned virtually everybody, from shareholders to commentators, and from savers to the bank’s suffering staff [...]
Britain “a soft touch” on terrorists?
A controversial report by a military think-tank has claimed that government policy is creating an atmosphere of Britain being a “soft touch” when it comes to tackling terrorism. The report, published by the Royal United Services institute, claimed that ministers since 9/11, had given a misplaced deference to multiculturalism, and says: “The United Kingdom presents [...]
It’s been five years ago this week….
The Day Politics Stopped Working From The Guardian: It’s been exactly five years since at least a million people took to the streets of London in protest at Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq. Britain had never seen a public outcry like it. So why haven’t we seen one since? First of [...]
“Return of the blackout?” Not very likely!
In spite of more important issues that most people are concerned about, This appeared on the Daily Mail’s front page this morning. Return of the blackout: New crimewave fear as councils turn off streetlights at midnight to save cash. The story looked at how many councils are beginning to switch off streetlights at around midnight [...]
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