Backspin (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
According to a Daily Telegraph headline, terror only happens when Jews do it Jewish Terrorism Threatens Israel The Telegraph's editors -- like their counterparts at The Guardian and The Independent -- don't object to the word "terror" per-se. Their only...
Planet Irf (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Joe Hildebrand isn't just insightful. He's also bloody hilarious. But don't take my word for it. Read this and find out for yourself. Words © 2008 Irfan Yusuf
Planet Irf (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Well, it looks like the bigots at the Daily Telegraph have found their next targeted minority. It’s time for some good old-fashioned poofta-bashing. Piers Akerman and some of his colleagues have decided that NSW government funding of the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is a terrible idea. Not all the Tele’s reporting on the issue has been blatantly homophobic. Joel Hildebrand’s article today focussed
Bad Science (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
There’s a very nice review of my book “Bad Science” in the Telegraph this week. I have to say I’m delighted to see that the two newspapers I’ve probably been meanest about over recent years are the two that have reviewed it so far. This betrays a genuinely wholesome grown up approach to life which [...]
Edward Lucas (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Far-Right's showing in Austria's election is worrying [Not my headline-EL] By Edward Lucas Last Updated: 12:01am BST 30/09/2008 From the outside, it looks at best distasteful; at worst, downright sinister. Three Austrians out of 10 voted for far-Right parties in Sunday's parliamentary election. Nobody with a sense of history can fail to hear echoes of jackboots on pavements, and catch the whiff of...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The Daily Telegraph Steve Dunleavy, hard-nosed legend with ink in his veins By Piers Akerman September 30, 2008 12:00am LATER this week a special edition of The New York Post will mark the retirement of the last of the great journalists of the pre-electronic era - the Australian Steve Dunleavy. Dunleavy, or as he occasionally introduced himself, Steven Patrick Francis Aloysius Dunleavy, is
Mombasa (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Somali pirates who hijacked the MV Faina demanded a $20 million ransom Photo: REUTERS Pirates seized the MV Faina, which is carrying 33 tanks and ...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Here's the first half of the Daily Telegraph Top 100 Right Wingers list, which Brian Brivati and I compiled. The second part will follow on Wednesday. To read the full columns click HERE and HERE . 51. (-) NICK BOURNE 52. (-12) DAVID WILLETTS 53. (+10) ANDREW HALDENBY 54. (+20) DAMIAN GREEN 55. (+34) JAMES O'SHAUGHNESSY 56. (NEW) LYNTON CROSBY 57. (NEW) NICHOLAS BOLES 58. (-28) KENNETH CLARKE 59. (-13)...
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Three academics and a computer assistant have died after working in the same building. The one-time laboratory at Manchester University was used by Ernest Rutherford at the turn of the last century. He is known to have begun a series of experiments Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
E - Editors Weblog (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Roy Greenslade has been running a series of articles in The Guardian based on email exchanges with unnamed sources within the Daily Telegraph. A recent email that he received and writes about in his column today alleges that plagiarism is...
Stockholm City (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Mirosalv Havel, who died on September 5 aged 86, was the chief designer for Waterford Crystal, which he helped to make one of Ireland's most ...
Welsh Ramblings (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Hat tip to David Cornock. Is this the first time the Daily Telegraph has mentioned Wales without referring to male voice choirs, sheep or mining? Look at number 83, and yes, these people haven't got a clue. This is David Cornock's original post , just another example of how stupid some BBC executives are, how could you remove a blog from the BBC website from a man with such writing talent? Bonkers
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
At rest: Oliver Wilson gets a buggy ride back to the club house after debut round in Ryder Cup Photo: Getty Images Oliver Wilson is both the youngest member of Europe s team and one of the stuffiest. Westwood didn t want to rest and said he would Source: [...]
Barcelona City (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Last year, Arsenal enjoyed a record-breaking 46 per cent increase to take their turnover to £200.8 million, although their overall debts remained in the region ...
Central Thailand (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Can't Be Arsed: 101 Things Not To Do Before You Die points out that most "once in a lifetime" experiences will either end in disappointment ...
