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The Seven Billion Itch
So then, some point this week the people who guess these things reckon the planet will pass the 7 billion people mark. The debate sparked is predictable. On the one hand you have folk who really, really fret. “Too many … Continue reading
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Who Hi-jacked the Word ‘Poverty’?
So, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies 2.9 million children in the UK will live in ‘Poverty’ by the end of this Parliament (up from 2.2 million at the start). That means 22.2% of the whole child population in the UK. … Continue reading
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Amy Winehouse: We shouldn’t celebrate. We should mourn.
Is ‘iconicise’a word? I can imagine the Collins concise grandly defining “a post-mortem process whereby the image of the deceased undergoes the transition from sustained tabloid ridicule into a figure of deep popular cultural import.” Don’t look it up. It … Continue reading
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What was this ‘Willful Blindness’Stuff?
Midway through their mammoth testimony, long before the custard pie, James Murdoch was asked if he had ever heard of ‘Willful Blindness’? He gave an out-of-place smirk and shrugged. His father chipped-in that whilst he’d heard of it “we’ve never … Continue reading
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A Glimpse Inside the Red Head of Rebekah Brooks
My first post for Dale & Co: link here to the original. Posted here for archive purposes. There’s one doing the rounds on Twitter that recalls David Brent gathering his staff for the good news and bad news. ” The bad … Continue reading
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Chipping in at Dale & Co.
Today the uber-blogger Iain Dale launches his new site ‘Dale & Co.’ I’ll be chipping in for him on various topics from time to time. I’m still going to going to use guythemac.com for my more mundane, everyday witterings, I’ll … Continue reading
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Responsible Broadcasting?
I just watched the BBC 10 O’Clock news. The lead story was the conviction of Levi Bellfield for the murder of Millie Dowler. The reporter was asked why Bellfield had proved so hard to catch and enthusiastically explained that Bellfield … Continue reading
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“1.6 Million Children in the UK Live in Severe Poverty”. Erm. Really?
Today there has been an alarming headline that 1.6 million children in the UK live in ‘severe poverty’. Examples of the reportage can be seen at the BBC and Guardian. Every now and again a news stat sets off … Continue reading
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Oldham & Saddleworth Result: Thoughts
So that’s that then*. A solid result for Labour. A hold with an increased majority. I think the result was about as expected – you could, I suppose, argue the Tories did slightly worse and Lib Dems slightly better than … Continue reading
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