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		<title>An announcement</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/02/02/an-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a public service announcement. After repeated (failed) attempts to refresh and relaunch the site, The Armchair&#8217;s Web is closing shortly. After nearly four and a half years and 608 posts, I&#8217;ve been given the hint. Nobody&#8217;s reading the site. I&#8217;ll be taking this site offline shortly. All the posts here will be archived <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/02/02/an-announcement/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In defence of cup competitions</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/29/in-defence-of-cup-competitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this the FA Cup fourth round weekend, this column from the current New Statesman writer Jon Bernstein looks into the parlous state of cup football competitions. &#8220;So reviled and diminished have most football cup competitions become UEFA (Europe&#8217;s football governing body) should launch a knockout competition to discover which is the least loved&#8221;. Read <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/29/in-defence-of-cup-competitions/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Websites go offline over new anti-piracy laws</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/18/websites-go-offline-over-new-anti-piracy-laws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Armchair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were unable to access some of the most popular websites from the United States today, then you haven&#8217;t lost your internet connection. Many were taken offline, or &#8216;blacked out&#8217;, in protest at plans by two controversial new pieces of legislation put forward by politicians in Washington, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/18/websites-go-offline-over-new-anti-piracy-laws/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Football Association sticks with ITV, despite cock-ups</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/17/football-association-sticks-with-itv-despite-cock-ups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The guys over at the FA have gone against their better judgment by awarding a new two-years rights deal with broadcaster ITV for the FA Cup and England internationals. The deal, which cost £90million over the period, will see ITV screen 16 live FA Cup games per season and England&#8217;s home World Cup qualifiers. They <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/17/football-association-sticks-with-itv-despite-cock-ups/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Muhammad Ali is 70</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/17/muhammad-ali-is-70/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the birthday today of the ultimate modern boxing legend. His greatness and presence puts all of the so-called current champions to shame. Enough said. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>How not to save the British film industry</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/16/how-not-to-save-the-british-film-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker writes in his regular Monday column today about the state of British film making&#8230;. and gives unqualified advice to the government about how to support it. He rightly argues the usual points about the problems about producing films in this country and getting them seen: &#8220;&#8230;.The problem with British films isn&#8217;t <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/16/how-not-to-save-the-british-film-industry/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>High-speed rail lines approved&#8230; at a cost</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/13/high-speed-rail-lines-approved-at-a-cost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The infamous HS2 high-speed rail line was finally given the go-ahead this week, but not without the usual howls of protests from people who oppose it in its entirety. The first phase of the line, between London and Birmingham, is due to be completed in 2026, after which it will be split up with connections <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/13/high-speed-rail-lines-approved-at-a-cost/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Labour turns in on itself&#8230;. SO old news</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/07/labour-turns-in-on-itself-so-old-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Armchair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh dear. It&#8217;s been over the media this week. It seems that the Labour party is in disarray yet again, over two really small incidents. At a time when the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government has been criticised over their plans to reduce the national deficit, never underestimate the ability of many in the opposition party to <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/07/labour-turns-in-on-itself-so-old-news/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thatcher film released</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/06/thatcher-film-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Armchair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new biopic on the life so far of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady, was released in the UK today. Meryl Streep steps into the role of playing one of the most well-known, and indeed controversial figures of world politics. More than twenty years after she left office, her influence in <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/06/thatcher-film-released/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teenager Stephen Lawrence&#8217;s killers jailed</title>
		<link>http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/04/teenager-stephen-lawrences-killers-jailed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two men who were part of a gang who stabbed to death black teenager Stephen Lawrence in South London in 1993 have been jailed. Gary Dobson will go down for over 15 years, while co-accused David Norris will serve over 14 years for their part in a racially-motivated attack. Although this may give some closure <a href="http://armchairnews.co.uk/2012/01/04/teenager-stephen-lawrences-killers-jailed/"> read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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