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Ed Balls Is Not Fit To Be Secretary of State for Schools
Harry's Place (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Imagine, if you will, that the Liberal Democrats discovered that a school that was receiving government funds had two BNP members as its trustees, one of whom was Nick Griffin’s wife. Imagine that its head teacher turned out to be a BNP activist who had written inflammatory and sectarian articles in BNP News, in which [...] -
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On St Andrew's Day, Boris wants extra investment in London as the price for the capital's...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
This has been coming for sometime. Boris Johnson today launches his campaign for London to get a fairer share of the tax revenues it generates. The Mayor of London makes the call in his Telegraph column. He insists there is nothing anti-Scottish in his demand. He declares that he loves Scots and Scotland. "On this St Andrew's Day," he declares, "the Saltire is flying proudly outside City Hall." But... -
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Norwich North Labour Party Gives Up On Seat
Iain Dale's Diary (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Chloe Smith may be forgiven for having an extra tincture tonight. Antony Littl e is reporting that Norwich North Labour Party have selected - wait for it - an Ipswich councillor to fight the seat at the next election. In Norfolk there are limits to their inclusiveness, you know. -
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Alec Baldwin To Quit The Only Thing He’s Good At
Hecklerspray (subscribe) | 10 hours ago | General
As the film 2012 so subtly demonstrated, the Mayans predicted that Armageddon would take place in 2012. -
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Prisoners’ votes – ECHR wrong about rights
Tory Rascal (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
According to the Grauniad’s Comment is Free (CiF – sterilises all debates), Jack Straw is “dragging his feet” over the idea that all prisoners should be given the right to vote. This stems from a European Court of Human Rights judgement declaring that Britain’s ban on all prisoners’ having the right to vote is unlawful. When [...] -
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How ‘Lord’ Mandelson seeks to kill open Wi-Fi networks
Memex 1.1 (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Technology
Terrific Guardian piece by Lilian Edwards, who teaches Internet law at Sheffield. A lot of people have talked to me over the last week about Wi-Fi (open and closed, i.e. password-protected) and the Digital Economy bill. The more I try to find answers, the more ludicrous it becomes. For instance, last week it turned [...]
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Eko Stoplight gives countdown on red light
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
No one enjoys sitting at a stoplight. As you sit there you get to contemplate all kinds of things. Like wondering how much of your life has been wasted waiting on stoplights. Then you notice you’ve been sitting there a good long while and begin to wonder if the light will ever change. Then comes [...] -
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Arsenal 0 - 3 Chelsea: Not Even Close
Gunnerblog (subscribe) | yesterday | Football
Arsenal 0 - 3 Chelsea (Drogba 41, 86, Vermaelen og 45) Highlights | Arsene’s reaction A goog big ‘un will usually beat a good little ‘un. Football is a physical, combative game, and size is definitively an attribute. Taking to the field yesterday without an outfield player over six foot against a comparatively titantic Chelsea side (one [...] -
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Russia looks for former Muslin soldier for train bombing
PrairiePundit (subscribe) | yesterday | UK
Independent: Russian authorities suspect a former Russian soldier of being behind Friday's train derailment which killed at least 25 people and injured around 100. According to news reports yesterday, the Russian security services have marked Pavel Kosolapov, a Russian soldier turned Islamic militant, as one of the top suspects in the train derailment, which appears to have been caused by a bomb. Little... -
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Selective Transparency
OpiniPundit (subscribe) | 29/11/2009 | Sciences
Stop the ACLU has reported that the "Climategate" scientists have agreed to publish their figures in full.....that is the ones they have left after throwing away ALL of the untweaked raw data. So much for the Scientific Method . -
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The Chilcot Inquiry: That Physics-Free EU Multiplier
Diplomatic Blogoir (subscribe) | yesterday | International
Physics-free David Miliband : The idea that the UK can maintain its influence in Beijing or Washington or Delhi or Moscow if we marginalise ourselves in Europe is frankly fanciful. In fact I would say the opposite; through leadership in Europe we augment our bilateral ties with other countries. Alone, we may be interesting; leading a group of 27 in common values and purpose, we have real sway… The... -
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Labour has failed on poverty
Labourhome (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
The Independent is running a story with the by-line “Britain face return to Victorian levels of poverty”. “Labour’s strategy for tackling poverty has reached the end of the road and Britain risks a return to Victorian levels of inequality, according to a major two-year study seen by The Independent.” Not exactly a glowing recommendation. Strangely enough, one [...] - see all discussions
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No big belters on X Factor: Cowell
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 33 minutes ago | Entertainment
Simon Cowell has said this year's X Factor contestants are not "big belters" - but they will receive plenty of support. -
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'Historic' win for terror suspects
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | UK
Two men suspected of terrorist-related activities have won a landmark High Court battle against the use of secret evidence by the Government to deny them bail. -
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House price rises begin to slow
The Guardian (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | Economy
Cost of homes increases by 0.5% in November but three-monthly index drops, according to Nationwide Building Society House prices have risen for the seventh month in a row but are showing signs of slowing down, according to Nationwide Building Society . The society's house price index showed that the cost of a home increased by 0.5% during November, pushing the average price up to £162,764 – a level... -
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Festive SuBo signs CDs for fans
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Entertainment
Susan Boyle got into the festive spirit as she continued to celebrate the success of her debut album. -
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November was Britain's wettest ever
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | UK
Last month was the wettest November on record with an average of 217.4mm of rain across the UK, the Met Office has said. -
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Man arrested over alleged racial abuse of Sunderland striker Darren Bent's mum
Mirror.co.uk (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | Sport
A man has been arrested on suspicion of racially abusing the mother of Sunderland striker Darren Bent in a Wigan pub.
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'Nazi' John Demjanjuk 'stood by' as Jews died
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | International
Accused Nazi John Demjanjuk knowingly herded thousands of Jews to their deaths in the Holocaust and stood by as they died, prosecutors said. -
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Israel settlers obstruct monitors
BBC News (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | International
Jewish settlers try to stop building inspectors enforcing recently announced limits on West Bank construction. -
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Berbatov flees Bulgaria after 'mafia kidnap threat'
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Sport
Football star Dimitar Berbatov has been forced to flee his native Bulgaria after mafia mobsters threatened to kidnap his wife and newborn daughter. -
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Ed Balls unveils social work reforms
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | UK Politics
Children's Secretary Ed Balls spoke today of a ''watershed'' moment as he unveiled a series of reforms aimed at transforming a demoralised social work profession in the wake of the Baby P tragedy. -
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Seattle Police Kill Suspect in Officer Slayings
Pan-African News Wire (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | International
Maurice Clemmons, 37, a person of interest in the shootings of four Lakewood Department police officers was killed by Seattle cops on December 1, 2009. He was a suspect in the deaths of four officers on November 29. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer SEATTLE – The man suspected of gunning... -
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'Jekyll and Hyde' father jailed
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK
A ''Jekyll and Hyde'' father who was found guilty of a string of cruelty charges against his children has been jailed for five years. - see all breaking news
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