Archive for September, 2009
Why I'll never complain about the British weather again
We, the British, are experts about complaining over our weather. Yet other countries suffer far worse in extreme changes in their weather than we get here. One example of this was in Australia, when the city of Sydney was hit by a major dust storm on Wednesday, the worst in nearly seven decades. Public transport [...]
Row over Saturday Night TV "Clash"
A public row which flared up over the clashed scheduling of two entertainment shows reaches fever pitch tonight. On BBC1, Strictly Come Dancing will start at 7.25, while on ITV1,The “X” Factor will start at 8 O’Clock. Both shows attract huge family audiences, which is rare these days where many people can have access to [...]
Goodbyee….
There was sad news for the capital’s commuters when The London Paper freesheet ceased publication yesterday. It was a rare defeat for the otherwise successful Murdoch-owned News International newspapers. . From Monday, there will be only two freesheets left, Metro and London Lite. Both of them are published by the owners of the notorious Daily [...]
The Politics of Spending Cuts
According to every news commentator, the United Kingdom is heavily in debt, and there have been calls for the government to rein in public spending in a bid to keep finances under control…. the question is… how? Politicians from all three main parties are now tripping over themselves telling people when and where they intend [...]
Not Another Michael Jackson Revelation
Michael Jackson has only been buried less than a couple of weeks, yet more so-called revelations over his private life continue to be published in the tabloid press. In the Daily Mirror today, there’s the story of ‘secret sister’ Johvonnie Jackson, who feels that she has been shunned by most members of the famous family [...]
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