Published: April 8th 2009 - at 10:07 am

Top News and Blog Review – Wednesday 8th April


by Lee Griffin    

G20: SERIOUS QUESTIONS

Nationwide
How police view of Ian Tomlinson death changed
Witnesses tell of dogs, batons and police attack
Now it’s time for justice, says family
Tamils bring their fight to Westminster

International
Obama presses Iraqi leader to unite factions
Protests in Moldova, with help of Twitter
15 years later, Rwanda remembers massacre
Afghanistan ‘rape’ law raises women’s rights issue

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

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Himmelgarten Cafe asks what the reaction would be if a police officer had been killed rather than Ian Tomlinson. Plenty of other bloggers also outraged.

Sim-O points out that Phorm are keeping up the PR offensive for their ISP endorsed spy/adware.

Quaequam blog furthers the questioning of whether the right are hypocrites or not.

Neil Stockley knows renewable energy is the way forward, but sees such little commitment to the cost necessary to make it sustainable.

Mark Easton casts an eye over the figures for legalising drug use.

CiF/Duncan Campbell believes the Met have a lot to learn, a whole lot more.

And The people’s republic of Mortimer has a chocolatey rant, about a glass and a half’s worth; or you can browse through previous Netcasts


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