Archive for June, 2008
Are there any answers to violence among teenagers?
In the wake of yet another highly publicised teen murder, ‘Channel 4′ is showing a week-long season of programmes this week under the title, ‘Disarming Britain’. The highlight of the season is the Street Weapons Commission, which is made up of an independent panel headed by Cherie Booth. They toured the country to find out [...]
Spain wins 'Euro 2008'- well deserved
Congratulations to Spain for beating Germany to win the European Football Championship…. and well done especially, to Fernando Torres, who scored the only goal in a game where , on the balance of play, there was only one team in it. Their present squad, full of talented players who gelled well together throughout, can only [...]
Fifth place -FIFTH PLACE!!!!
Yep, you’ve guessed it, Labour’s candidate in the Henley by-election scored a miserable three per cent of the vote. The Tories won, but Labour finished fifth- behind the Lib Dems, the Greens….. and the British National Party. To make things worse on Gordon Brown’s first anniversary since becoming Prime Minister, a Scottish Labour MP resigns [...]
Gordon Brown, PM, one year on
I still cannot believe that a year ago, Gordon Brown was appointed Prime Minister without an electoral mandate from either the Labour party or the British people …. and judging by his performance so far, he has been a complete disaster! Within twelve months, he has put himself and the United Kingdom in disrepute. IT’S [...]
Zimbabwe in crisis as opposition leader quits
Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, has pulled out of the run-off for the country’s presidency. Video link here “We in the MDC have resolved that we will no longer participate in this violent illegitimate sham of an election process. “The courageous people of Zimbabwe, and the people [...]
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