Top Stories and Blog Review – 22nd Jan
(photo courtesy of Zoriah)
International
Obama begins to close down Guantanamo
Al-Qaida members linked to 7/7 detained
Iceland’s biggest political protest for 60 years
Elsewhere
British Gas to cut prices by 10%
Brown’s U-Turn on MP Expenses
Police enter another Tory MPs office
Cost of Olympics rises again
Poor government guidance on crime statistics leads to errors
FSA calls for more banking regulation
Pay as you throw “dead in the water”
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin
Lib Dem Voice was one of the first of many bloggers to rejoice at Brown’s MP expenses U-Turn.
Chicken Yoghurt is getting spammed by Labour, are you?
Norfolk Blogger has an exclusive of a terrible CPS cock-up.
Shami Chakrabarti thinks we should take the initiative of Obama and make this year the one for positive liberal change.
Cato @ Liberty details why the closure of Guantanamo is a good thing for justice.
Carons Musings is a little concerned that MPs aren’t making best use of their time to introduce new bills to parliament.
Alix Mortimer reluctantly writes about identity politics
Mark Reckons that the 10% staff bonus for Northern Rock is a slap in the face for tax payers
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