Top Stories and Blog Review – 14th Jan
Nationwide
Friend of Charles addressed as ‘Sooty’
Third runway rebels hear from the whips
Labour postal rebellion growing
Cameron ready to gamble on Clarke comeback
International
Citigroup said to consider plan to split in two
The challenges of closing Guantánamo
Sri Lankan editor row escalates
How Hillary won over the Senate
Conflict sees Gazans hit with water shortages
Gaza: Israeli troops reveal ruthless tactics
Iraq questions Obama’s ’silence’ on Gaza
Arab-Jewish tensions rise in France
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Douglas Johnson
Matt Buck’s Hack Cartoons Diary - Will parties start employing satirists again?
Dave Godfrey - wants to know how Christians could possibly develop a persecution complex.
Innerbrat - likewise thinks Stephen Green is wrong.
Shuggy’s Blog - on the problems of training teachers.
Hagley Road to Ladywood - Has New Labour discovered the concept of social mobility?
The Escapist - on the portrayal of latinas in video games.
Top Stories and Blog Review – Tuesday 13th Jan
Nationwide
Funding Halted For Stem Cell Research.
Tories Back in Double Figure Poll Lead.
Army Must Confront Barrack Culture.
£10,000 Golden Handcuffs Offer for the Best Teachers.
International
Ban Ki-moon pleads for peace in Gaza.
Bush defends his record in office.
Obama Will Close Gitmo in First Week in Office.
French Intellectual Tries to Solve World Poverty.
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Douglas Johnson
The Lay Scientist - lays into spurious medical claims.
Poliblog Perspective - reviews online archives of British election material. Gave me almost as much a thrill as this.
James Hooper - deconstructs the Pro-Life.
Splintered Sunrise - on Unionism’s strange affinity with invaders.
The Daily (Maybe) - Israel has effectively banned Arab MPs from sitting in the Knesset. Even those who think Israel should exist. Hamas must be pleased.
New Direction - 76% of Mail readers have racist tendencies. ORLY?
Top Stories and Blog Review – 12th Jan
Nationwide
Cameron refuses to rule out Clarke despite Eurosceptics
Heathrow’s third runway to fall foul of EU rules
BBC chief backs merger of Channel 4 and Five
Prominent British Jews call for ceasefire in Gaza
International
Carbon cost of Googling revealed
Palestinian death toll tops 900
Few in U.S. see Al-Jazeera’s coverage of Gaza war
Emphasis on economy, Obama looks to history
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
Charlie Brooker is looking for a wife. He can bog off if he thinks he’s having mine.
Renegade Evolution on Jacqui Smith’s proposals re: prostitution, with some notes on some feminist bloggers (note to the uninitiated: Ren Evol is a porn star, and is somewhat sweary. She’s almost certainly NSFW).
Hagley Road to Ladywood has a sterling post on how to deal with trolls.
(Probably not) The Daily Mail reports on Twitter’s inability to spot a parody (hat-tip: Helen Duffet).
The Honourable Lady Mark is wondering if frugality would help him to survive the credit crunch, and how to go about obtaining this frugality stuff.
Julian Hall posts about political comedy.
Political Betting’s Forecaster of the Year 2009 competition is live.
And finally, Perlmonger wants to know who you think would be the last home secretary standing, if all the surviving ones were locked in a room with nothing but water and very sharp knives till they ate each other (my vote is for Ken Clarke).
Top Stories and Blog Review – 11th January 2008
Gaza Protests in Pictures
Nationwide
Prince Harry is in bother again.
Brown courts Cameron and Milburn is back.
Primark employs illegal immigrants at less than half min wage (allegedly).
Parents of dead climber go to retrieve his body.
International
Hamas Rocket Chief is killed.
EU Gas Monitors deployed in Ukraine.
France bans advertising of mobile phones to children.
Hamas leader blames Israel shock.
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
Andy Worthington soberly marks seven years of Gitmo.
Strange Frontier posts approvingly (albeit slightly swearily) about the Atheist Bus Campaign. Wardman Wire has a contrasting post.
Peter Black, AM likens the current Labour administration to John Major’s Tories (Spitting Image version)
Helen Duffet fangirls Darwin, and wonders what sort of a blogger he would have been (little does she know he also fanboys her work at LDV!)
Stephen Glenn and Septicisle have photo posts about the Gaza rallies.
UK Polling Report has two posts about the YouGov Euro poll.
Quick links to stuff that amused me: sexy Vince picture on political betting shock; Sunny has a fanboy even more shock; Alex Wilcock putting his Liberal boot in to the Apple Corporation YAY; and The Honourable Lady Mark is an international success (I think I may faint).
And finally, for those of you who just can’t get enough links, the 69th Carnival of Feminists is up at This is What a Feminist Blogs Like.
Top Stories and Blog Review – 10th Jan
Nationwide
‘Squeeze the rich’ mantra is back in fashion
Osborne wants loan scheme for businesses
Poles call for anti-hate crime action
UK economy ‘now at 28-year low’
UK has led efforts for Gaza ceasefire
International
Thousands protest at Israel’s assault on Gaza
International plan hatched to reinstall Fatah
Global outlook worsens for output and jobs
Israel, Hamas brush off cease-fire resolution
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sunny
No blog review today, just a video…
Top Stories and Blog Review – 10th Jan
Nationwide
‘Squeeze the rich’ mantra is back in fashion
Osborne wants loan scheme for businesses
Poles call for anti-hate crime action
UK economy ‘now at 28-year low’
UK has led efforts for Gaza ceasefire
International
Thousands protest at Israel’s assault on Gaza
International plan hatched to reinstall Fatah
Global outlook worsens for output and jobs
Security Council calls for cease-fire in Gaza
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sunny
No blog review today, just a video…
Top Stories and Blog Review – 9th Jan
Nationwide
UK e-mail law ‘attack on rights’
Banks warn Brown as rates hit 1.5%
Brown goes from boom to bust
Mixed-sex wards ‘blighting NHS’
International
U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce
Israel accused of delaying medical aid
U.N. and Red Cross add to Gaza outcry
Fears of a Hezbollah attack on Israel subside
Indian newspaper publishes Mumbai evidence
U.S. inauguration may be security nightmare
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Aaron
Rumbold on how morons “don’t seem to realise that Mrs. Cohen from number twelve isn’t the head of the IDF.” Anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise. *sighs*
Septicisle, over at The Sun – Tabloid Lies, reports on The Current Bun’s most recent terror-spiked bullshit story.
Crooked Timber. Harry on mixing sport with politics. Very enjoyable read.
Scribo’s James Hooper is critiquing “Radical” Feminism. Brave. Be gentle, girls.
Mike Power points out that Indi columnist Mary Dejevsky is a tool. Agreed.
A Very Public Sociologist offers you a delicious choice between Neil Clark and Mad Mel. Goodie!
Top Stories and Blog Review – 8th Jan
Nationwide
Gurkhas decision delay criticised
Why has MI5’s new chief gone public?
How northern children top the happiness league
Gaza conflict fuelling anger in UK, Muslims warn
International
Israel bombards Gaza as U.S. backs ceasefire
Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon
U.S. debt is losing its appeal in China
Over 60,000 Bhutanese refugees want to resettle
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin
Daily Links
Liberal Bureaucracy rightly criticises any notion that the Lib Dem’s are an anti-Israel party, especially when that statement is based on one individual’s views.
Septicisle has a poignant piece about the conflict in Gaza and against this notion that Israeli’s are suffering just as much as Palestinians right now.
Liberal Burblings wonders how the hell a story complaining about being forced to buy better and cheaper light bulbs can make the front page after a school has been bombed in Gaza
Himmelgarten Cafe thinks about the issues of broad spectrum community days (such as International Fetish Day) and the risks of trying to hijack it for one specific cause.
Extras
Rachel North talks about an initiative in Israel and Gaza that is ding really important work in breaking down the conflict for the future. Make sure you check out the Encounter Point trailer.
Shiraz Socialist urges us to do what we can to oppose the changes to the sex industry that are going for a second reading on Monday.
Martin’s Money Tips (ok so it’s not a blog, but I am so angry about the train price rises…) shows us all how to make sure we get the cheapest deal we can. You don’t need to take the great train robbery lying down!
Top Stories and Blog Review – 7th Jan
Obama speaks; Papers react; UN diplomacy
International
Egypt floats truce plan after school bombs
‘One of the more shocking sentences I’ve read’
Al Qaeda No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza
‘Why do they hate the West so much, we ask’
Apple presents iLife at Macworld swansong
Gas row flares as supplies to Europe cut
Nationwide
Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax
Cases have ‘cut UK terror threat’
Britain feels the chill as gas prices soar
Atheist bus campaign goes nationwide
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Aaron
The New Humanist recommends Catholic Google. Get all your information kindly censored by your moral overlords.
Craig Murray on Putin’s “remarkably successful” regional bullying. Btw, Craig has a new book out soon.
Charlotte Gore argues that suggesting we nationalise the banks is a bit, well, daft.
Hagley Road to Ladywood on how those on a low income are being squeezed by rising costs – and why is this being ignored by the MSM media?
Sunny Hundal. Sunny’s audio documentary on why British Asian woman are 3-times more likely to commit suicide than average.
Tim Leunig/LDV, an economist at the LSC, explains how he predicted the recent fall in oil prices, and how he expects it to remain stable in ‘09.
steerpikelet is writing a piece on incapacity benefit and has some questions for claimants.
Top Stories and Blog Review – 6th Jan
Nationwide
Photographers criminalised as anti-terror laws abused
Bookmakers will be forced to pay £5m for studies
M&S cuts 1,000 jobs as fashion sales dive
Tories want tougher primary tests
International
Sarkozy leads int’l pressure; Israel rejects calls
Israelis deny using white phosphorus
Russia reduces gas flows to Europe
Germany ready for economic stimulus U-turn
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
Andrew Hickey on why he is a Lib Dem.
Lynne Featherstone on why the number of female MPs matters.
Amused Cynicism reports on the début of Atheist Buses (with picture!).
Alas, a Blog! has more reasons why sexism hurts men too.
Rhetorically Speaking has issues with something in The Daily Mail (don’t we all?).
Pickwick punctures prejudice.
And McGillianaire marks the final passing of a British institution. Farewell Woolies.
Top Stories and Blog Review – 5th Jan
Nationwide
New powers for police to hack your PC
PM admits recession could last until 2011
Call to stop ex-ministers cashing in on contacts
Heathrow may get 4.5 billion pound rail hub
International
‘It breaks my heart to see Israel’s stupidity’
Israeli attack splits Gaza; truce calls are rebuffed
Hardliners play well to Israeli electorate
Mostly civilians at a Gaza hospital full of tears
EU sending delegation to Middle East
Obama plans to unveil big tax cuts
Baghdad bomb kills Shia pilgrims
Before election, Iran’s hard-liners crack down on reformists
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
Mushkush is one of many posting about the proposed new police powers to covertly search YOUR hard drive.
Mr Quist doesn’t want us all to celebrate international fetish day next week at all, honest.
Peter Black AM is pointing out James Purnell’s idiocy.
Stephen Tall on LDV is bleary-eyed and wants your tips for how to get himself out of bed.
Lizbee has a slightly worrying royal comparison.
Casting back: Who remembers the cold war? Here are some Soviet Era maps of Britain for you to geek over.
And Jonathan Calder has this week’s Britblog roundup, and the first Scottish Roundup of the year is now up also.
Top Stories and Blog Review – 4th Jan
Nationwide
London protest ends in skirmishes with police
Disabled rights delay criticised
Clegg joins attack on VAT ‘waste’
Downgrade ecstasy to class B drug, say advisers
International
Death toll at 460 as Israel continues assault
Austria takes over bank hit by Madoff case
Sex and the superdelegates
Gas dispute has effects past Russia and Ukraine
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
The world is going to hell in a handcart, credit is crunching, Gaza is imploding, and what’s the biggest story on the Blogosphere? The new Doctor Who. The first (and one of the best) of the reactions came from BBC insider Pickwick, but many others followed. Here are the ones that jumped out at me from the clamour: Alex Wilcock, Love and Garbage, Will Howells, Exmoor Cat, NetgirlY2K, Lizbee, Chicken Yoghurt, Baggage Reclaim, Andrew Hickey, Paul Mudie, James Graham, and the sainted GNeil.
In non-Who news: not much
Unity meets the new year, same as the old year.
Aldabra wishes the British government would stop throwing good money after bad.
Junkfood Science on the politicisation of food and the fact that the fandom word bansturbation has gone mainstream.
Dan Dan the Wikio Man gave me an exclusive.
And, as always, Septicisle has more.
Top Stories and Blog Review – 3rd Jan
Nationwide
Frozen embryos: the future for IVF?
Darling on brink of second bailout for banks
Credit squeeze set to intensify in 2009
UK sets drug guidelines to help terminally ill
International
Factional divide rules out show of Palestinian solidarity
Israel prepares to send in the tanks
Foreigners leave Gaza; Israeli escalation feared
International protests grow as bombardment continues
Sri Lanka army captures Tamil Tiger capital
AirTran apologizes after Muslim family removed
Australia asked to take Guantanamo inmates
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sunny
No blog round up, just a video today…
Top Stories and Blog Review – 2nd Jan
Nationwide
Foreign secretary frustrated without Gaza access
Nationwide defies Darling on home loan cuts
Asda says Christmas trading beat its expectations
London mayor faces fight to keep voters sweet
International
Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader
Gazans fight cold and hunger as supplies run dry
Gaza assault boosts Ehud Barak
“It’s 9/11 every hour, every minute, everywhere”
Save the Children launches $10 million Gaza appeal
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Aaron
The chaps at Scribo’ give out the New Year honours.
David Semple is going to critique Marxism.
cabalamat, who always seems to shine on international affairs, reminds us of the imminent Israeli elections and how they are shaping events.
Andrew Leonard/Salon points out that the era of Greenspan is over.
Anton Vowl has his daily pop at The Daily Fail. Hilarious, but utterly NSFW.
Finally… Mark Pack, over at LDV, has a simple tip to make your Firefox browsing more secure. Get to it!
TODAY’S TOP STORIES / 1st January
Nationwide
Whitehall ready for a hung parliament
Banks ‘feel remorse’ for downturn
Scandal of ‘no win no fee’ cowboys
Briton feared dead in Thai nightclub inferno
International
Israel Rejects Cease-Fire, but Offers Gaza Aid
Gaza violence goes into sixth day
Don’t be fooled by Israel’s shocking crime
Qassam attacks had to be answered
Bob Herbert: Does anyone know where George W. Bush is?
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / … is back tomorrow
Top Stories and Blog Review – 31st Dec
Nationwide
Gaza protests planned for weekend across UK
Private firm may track all email and calls
UK’s database plan condemned by Europe
Boris invokes Apocalypse Now spirit
International
Moderate Arab states feel popular anger
EU calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza Strip
Gaza aid boat damaged by Israelis
Obama under pressure to break silence over Gaza
Topless wars reignited on Australia’s beaches
Iranian president proposes ending energy subsidies
Iraq signs foreign troops deals
US home prices post record 18% drop
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / … is on holiday
Top Stories and Blog Review – 30th Dec
Nationwide
Patients to rate their GPs on NHS website
Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn
Two more chains go bust as meltdown accelerates
John Lewis posts record sales on 1st clearance
International
Jews see potential conflict with Obama over Gaza
Lehman chiefs cost creditors $75bn
Bangladeshis rush to vote in poll
Buffett and China banks top cash-rich groups list
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / … is on holiday
Top Stories and Blog Review – 29th Dec
Latest developments…
Israel / Gaza
UN’s calls for calm in Gaza; Israel defends actions
Six months of secret Gaza planning
London protest over raids on Gaza
Arabs protest their governments’ reaction to Gaza
Jordan MPs want Israeli ambassador expelled
Gaza morgue overflows with bodies
Israel rallies troops, tanks for possible ground invasion
Robert Fisk: Leaders lie, civilians die
Elsewhere
Busted! Taking down Miss Hispanic America
Pro-India parties win majority in Kashmir elections
Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US
Nationwide
Dire warning over 2009 job cuts
Labour faces revolts on third runway and post offices
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / … is on holiday
Top Stories and Blog Review – 28th Dec
International
Israelis say strikes against Hamas will continue
Eyewitness: Chaos in Gaza
UK voices concern over Gaza
Pictures: The BBC and New York Times
CBS newsman’s $70m lawsuit likely to hit Bush
Nationwide
Boos as singer opens Harrods sale
Bishops attack ‘immoral’ Labour
Tories ‘may unveil tax cut plans’
Brown vows new alliance with Obama
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / … is on holiday
Top Stories and Blog Review – 26th Dec
Nationwide
Tories get ready for a repeal of foxhunting ban
Playwright Harold Pinter dies at 78
Shops launch post-Christmas sales
Gordon Brown struggles after 103 rebellions
International
Military coup succeeds easily in Guinea
U.S. to arm local Afghans to fight Taliban
US singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81
Olmert issues warning to Hamas
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / … is on holiday.
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