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Top Stories and Blog Review – 5th Dec


by Newswire    
December 5, 2008 at 7:59 am

Tesco Pays 7p an Hour

Nationwide
Hoon delays Heathrow third runway decision
Banks refuse to pass on interest rate cut
Religion should not be used to select pupils
The Lord who put the bounce into Brown

International
Zimbabwe declares national emergency over cholera
More Mumbai links to Pakistan and signs of abuse
Canadian Parliament closed to keep PM in power
Predicted: Oil could hit $25 a barrel

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail

Bleeding Heart Show: A plea from Zimbabwe.

Clive Davis: Political bloggers raise money through blogging. Has anyone suggested this to Sunny?

Derek Wall: Advertising a protest taking place tomorrow.

Europhobia: The EU looks to the future. Mediterranean Union, anyone?

Feministing: ekd’s upset because male suicide gets all the coverage, ignoring females’ economic concerns.

Liberal England: A philosophy professor forgets to give a lecture on duty.

New Humanist Blog: Comedienne Christina Martin on who she’d rather celebrate at Christmas than Jesus. Friday Fun. No offence intended.

New Statesman: Reviews a joke book.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 4th Dec


by Newswire    
December 4, 2008 at 10:45 am

Two-year mortgage holiday

Nationwide
The Big Brother state – by stealth
Speaker’s allegations set crisis rolling
Ruling due on DNA database case
The new drug couriers of choice

International
Japan’s obsession with blood groups
Most approve of Obama’s Cabinet picks
Official cites Pakistani training for India attackers
Conservatives expected to split Episcopal Church

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

Jesse Norman/CiF lays out the case for the government using an outdated method of dealing with the economy, similarly Ela Soyemi wonders if we won’t be praising Angela Merkel in years to come.

Political Betting wonders if Brown’s inability to just give a straight answer will be the undoing of him.

Meral takes the Baby P discussion to the next level.

Steve Cooke laments the lack of control councils have over schools in the modern day.

Dervla Shannahan Hussain/CiF gives her account of being gay and a Muslim.

Amnesty International on the praise for Ireland’s strong principles on the cluster bomb treaty.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 3rd Dec


by Newswire    
December 3, 2008 at 1:54 pm

Queen’s speech today

Nationwide
Govt proposes lie detector tests for benefits
British Airways in merger talks with Qantas
UK job market weakening rapidly
Security threat led to Damian Green’s arrest

International
Republican wins runoff for Senator in Georgia
India says all Mumbai attackers came by ship
Kashmir frets as India-Pakistan ties worsen
US newspaper ad sales fall a record $2B

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

Septicisle on a lesser publicised story of inappropriate behaviour of our various law enforcement bodies, and where some of our effort from the outrage at Green being arrested should now go.

Stephen Glenn knows that you can’t point out ministerial hypcorisy enough, not just from the Tory side of the Green situation.

Charlotte Gore tries to make a case for libertarianism with regards to Baby P, though seems to find only more questions

Jock equally looks for the libertarian (or anarchic) response, though sees more problems in societies flaws than political ideology.

Hagley road to Ladywood also has some comments on the Baby P situation, though more of the power of the press in the whole mess.

Darrell rounds up nicely some of the responses coming out to the now public video of Mr Green’s offices being searched.

Gavin Whenman points out yet more tabloid hysteria, this time for John Barrowman exposing himself…even though no-one could see him do so.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 2nd Dec


by Newswire    
December 2, 2008 at 10:49 am

Tory lead cut to 1%

Nationwide
State should help children communicate
Straw launches the ‘vests of shame’
Shoppers leave Tesco for rivals
Officials who failed Baby P are forced out

International
Obama unveils his new team
Europe hesitant, divided over Congo force
The ordinary heroes of Mumbai’s terror
Berlusconi sues his journalist critics

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Aaron

Charlie Brooker isn’t impressed with new “Community Payback” bibs for criminals sentenced to Community Service: an ill-conceived compromise between wonkish newspeak and a tabloid sound bite.

Chicken Yoghurt. Justin agrees it’s a crap idea. Mind you Just, it ticks all the right boxes (gimmicky, pointless, gimmicky, rightwing, gimmicky, cheap, gimmicky, short-sighted, gimmicky, idiotic, and let’s not forget – gimmicky).

Andrew R glances over the Green-affair and concludes that a lot of people are making themselves look very silly. Indeed, we don’t know jack, yet various blowhards on both sides continue to gush hyperbole and claptrap. [/imho]

Head of Legal takes a lawyerly approach the Green affair. Naturally.

Craig Murray pours cool water over the outrage. After all, what’s a few leaked policy docs when compared to a “Dirty Dossier” that fooled parliament into war? A measure of perspective, perhaps?

Daily Kos. “Plutonium Page” mulls over the “manufactured drama” after the appointment of Hillary C.

Dave Osler argues that the terror-attacks in Mumbai are a reminder that a settlement over Kashmir is long-overdue.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 1st Dec


by Jennie Rigg    
December 1, 2008 at 11:37 am

Green accused of orchestrating leaks

Nationwide
UK ‘closer’ to adopting the euro
RBS delay in pursuing customers
Is the Indy losing its independence?
Charities face a £2.3bn funding black hole

International
Swiss back scheme to give addicts free heroin
India-Pakistan relations strained as attacks probed
One man’s Military-Industrial-Media complex
Publishers bet big on Obama

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg

Susan Kramer launches the Lib Dems’ new childcare policy.

Boing Boing has an update on the story of Australia’s Censorware.

Steve Webb is crusading for the end of sexism in pension provision.

Stephen Glenn has a post for World Aids Day.

Lib Dem Voice has comment on Nick Clegg (allegedly) slagging off his colleagues. For more on this, see here, here, here, here and here.

And the Britblog Roundup is on Philobiblon this week.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 30th Nov


by Jennie Rigg    
November 30, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Pakistan and India at war of words

Nationwide
Darling: The economy needs another boost
UK rides high in new index of casual sex
PM urged to condemn MP’s arrest
Mandelson targets viable companies

Oh yeah, and for viewers in Scotland? Happy St Andrew’s Day.

International
India faces reckoning as toll eclipses 170
Mumbai: How the attacks unfolded
Indian allegations alarm Pakistan
Wal-Mart worker dies at sale stampede

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg

Alex Wilcock has a post which ought to be entitled Guiding Principles of Libralism 101: Part 1, The Rule of Law, but for some reason, isn’t.

Lynne Featherstone has read the Baby P Serious Case Review, and gives her views on the little she is allowed to talk about.

Amused Cynicism is exposing a scam.

John Rentoul, along with a load more Indy journos, is blogging on Livejournal now. Here he is examining the latest polls and eviscerating Richard Littlecockjohn.

Feminist SF has a huge slew of posts to celebrate Feminist SF blogging day.

On the Damian Green thing, I’m not sure if I like Septicisle or Chicky Yog best, so you can have both and decide for yourselves.

Andrew Hickey is being very helpful to the people who arrive at his blog having searched for unlikely combinations of words.

And, as ever, Septicisle has a big pile more links for you if you have time to kill.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 29th Nov


by Newswire    
November 29, 2008 at 4:31 am

60 hours later: Seige Over

Nationwide
Progress calls to overhaul benefits
Govt. takes majority stake in RBS
Top Lib Dem donor stole millions
‘Mole’ in hiding amid Tory anger over Green

International
Mumbai: ‘No evidence’ of UK link
Mumbai: Armed teams sowed chaos with precision
Thai protesters maintain airport blockades
US: Top 10 political turkeys of 2008

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail

Ala Abbas – An old piece of gold. According to Melanie Phillips, Baby P died because his parents were divorced. Could someone please send her back to 1983 on the nearest time capsule?

Blood And Treasure – Has the Taliban got a Navy now?

Ekklesia/Savi Hensman – Examines the reasons behind recent events in Mumbai. H/t to Simon Barrow for this link.

Harry’s Place – Brett voted for someone on ‘that’ list!

Kanishk Tharoor/openIndia – This is already the wort attack India has ever seen.

Sunny Hundal/Pickled Politics – Muslims are Sikhs, according to David Miliband. This is short, but made me smile. Enough of a reason for it to be one of our Friday Funs, I think.

Though Cowards Flinch – Relgious festivals aren’t religious. They just mean holidays, payrises and fattening food. Our second Friday Fun. Call it an early Christmas present :)

Umar Lee – American Muslims should not condemn the attacks in India. Special thanks to Indigo Jo for this link.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 29th Nov


by Newswire    
November 28, 2008 at 8:21 am

Mumbai Attacks: The final assault

Indian Terror Attacks
BBC: latest updates
India refuses to negotiate with terrorists
Fighting erupts at Mumbai Jewish center
Who is to blame for Mumbai attacks?

Nationwide
Tories to end ‘generous’ public pensions
BBC swears to cut down on bad language
Lap dance laws ‘to be tightened’
Doctor suspended in Baby P probe

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail

Ala Abbas – An old piece of gold. According to Melanie Phillips, Baby P died because his parents were divorced. Could someone please send her back to 1983 on the nearest time capsule?

Blood And Treasure – Has the Taliban got a Navy now?

Ekklesia/Savi Hensman – Examines the reasons behind recent events in Mumbai. H/t to Simon Barrow for this link.

Harry’s Place – Brett voted for someone on ‘that’ list!

Kanishk Tharoor/openIndia – This is already the wort attack India has ever seen.

Sunny Hundal/Pickled Politics – Muslims are Sikhs, according to David Miliband. This is short, but made me smile. Enough of a reason for it to be one of our Friday Funs, I think.

Though Cowards Flinch – Relgious festivals aren’t religious. They just mean holidays, payrises and fattening food. Our second Friday Fun. Call it an early Christmas present :)

Umar Lee – American Muslims should not condemn the attacks in India. Special thanks to Indigo Jo for this link.

Top Stories – 27th Nov


by Lee Griffin    
November 27, 2008 at 10:09 am

Terrorists strike India, over 100 dead

Crisis still unfolding…
Army troops confront Mumbai attackers
Media reports update, NY Times
International reaction, in quotes
‘They were after Americans and Brits’
Comprehensive coverage from NDTV
Pictures from Mumbai (Flickr)

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

Glenn Greenwald discusses John Brennan’s withdrawl from the running for an Obama administration spot. How much did bloggers play a part?

Liberal Eye writes a great piece that further explores why we cannot shop our way out of this crisis.

Mary Reid writes as good a rebuttal of the BNP as anyone, the way we should be fighting the BNP…with intelligence and common sense, not illiberal attitudes.

MKNE notes that aside from all of the economic issues in our news, we should also be paying attention to some key votes in Iraq over the next few months. Would Brown be secretly hoping to save money through being forced out of Iraq?

Toran Shaw echo’s what most are no doubt thinking, when MFI and Woolies can go bust, no-one can be truly safe. Except maybe Tesco.

Colin Ross wants to use the current climate to completely reform tax and benefit systems, though seemingly whilst ignoring EU rules at the same time!

Richard Baum gives a strong moral argument for why a C-Charge shouldn’t be accepted in Manchester.

5CC keeps up the sterling work in pointing out clear abuses of statistics in tabloids, this time about immigrants tekkin our jerbs.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 26th Nov


by Douglas Johnson    
November 26, 2008 at 10:45 am

Tory lead cut in post-PBR poll

Nationwide
The ‘British Fritzl’ and his reign of terror
Revealed: Labour’s £37bn stealth spending cuts
UK: All Starbucks’ coffee to be Fairtrade
GM passes begging bowl around Europe

International
U.S. plans $800 billion in lending to ease crisis
Blasts shut Bangkok airport
World’s top marijuana producers identified
Record crowd for Obama inauguration?

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Douglas Johnson

The Daily (Maybe) - on the Venezualan elections.

Tory Troll - has essential viewing for all the Nerdistanis.

The Enemies of Reason - considers whether the Mail really cares about suicide. Answer: no.

Jess McCabe - doesn’t understand the concept of Web 2.0 celebrities. Neither do I.

Hagley Road to Ladywood - Why will repeating the behaviour which created a crisis help end it?

J. Arthur MacNumpty - on the fury of Anne Moffat.

Agnes Poirier - Could the French socialists collapse any more farcically?

Top Stories and Blog Review – 25th Nov


by Newswire    
November 25, 2008 at 8:56 am

FTSE jumps on tax-cuts news

Nationwide
Pre-budget report at a glance
Call for Ecstasy to be downgraded
Scientists attack plan to upgrade cannabis
Hurley attracts anger for fur campaign

International
North Korea threatens to snip ties with South
Economic slump may limit moves on clean energy
Obama picks ‘best US minds’ to save economy
Election setback for Chavez’s leftist revolution

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Kate Belgrave

Right – here we are, with a special ‘Hammersmith and Fulham Tory councillors are service-cutting arseholes’ edition:

The excellent hfconwatch updates us with Conservative councillor Paul Bristow’s abandoning of Hammersmith upon his selection as Conservative candidate for Middlesbrough. I personally loathe Paul because he pinched one of my photos to put on his evil Tory blog. What a dick.

Hammersmith and Fulham Labour leader Stephen Cowan (bit of a prick, but we’ll revist that) tells us how the Tories are handing Hurlingham park to the polo set (most of whom seem to spend their non-polo time posting moronic capitalist witterings in the comments on LC (small world, man)…

…and rupertbear continues to put the Hammersmith Tories’ manifold sins to music. Rock on.

Meanwhile

Dave Osler thinks that Darling’s tax increases for the rich is symbolism, although useful, as symbolism is.

Yours truly looks at New Zealand, where tax increases once worked well for Labour…

…and Jon Rogers feels cautiously optimistic about tax increases, and a move to the left. He doesn’t want the unions to cheerlead for Labour just yet, though. Rightly so.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 24th Nov


by Jennie Rigg    
November 24, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Back benchers attack Cameron over tax-cuts

Nationwide
Chancellor to raise income tax on rich
Miliband: No use of force over Iran
Archbishop backs amnesty for illegal immigrants
UK misses Falklands mine deadline

International
US to rescue troubled Citigroup with $20bn
Israeli neo-Nazi gang jailed
Thai protest parliament to unseat government
The Saudi girl group that dares to rock

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg

The Register has very very scary ID card-related news.

Unlock Democracy is launching a campaign to stamp out voter fraud. Don’t worry about the thing that looks like a pop-up at the top; it isn’t one, it’s just a dodgy bit of design.

Qwghlm discusses the fallout from the BNP-Downfall video what he writ.

James Graham is cautiously optimistic about the prospect of a 2.5% cut in VAT.

Hagley Road to Ladywood is very annoyed about train fare hikes. Those of us who were priced off the trains aeons ago just shrug…

Andrew Hickey celebrates Doctor Who’s birthday by talking about the very first episode. This is the best post I have read on An Unearthly Child in a LONG time.

Alas, a Blog! discusses whether or not rape jokes can ever be funny.

And finally, Charlie Brooker is clearly a pale imitation of myself and Mat in the feckless incompetence stakes (I have been sleeping for over a week with a big pile of laundered clothes at the foot of the bed which ought to have been put away…)

Top Stories and Blog Review – 23rd Nov


by Jennie Rigg    
November 23, 2008 at 11:24 am

VAT cut planned for Christmas

Nationwide
Tories attack Boris’s immigrant amnesty
Popular science myths to be smashed
Police to get 10,000 taser guns
BNP members held over leafleting

International
Big earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast
Muslim leaders denounce Obama slur
Top scientist rails against Bush hirings
India shocked by discovery of first Hindu terror cell

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg

Anton Vowl dissects news coverage of the death of Rashid Rauf.

Simon Titley on Lib Dem Voice discusses what lessons the Lib Dems can learn from the leaking of the BNP membership list.

Political Betting discusses Obama’s cabinet choices.

Andy Wainwright is annoyed that the media don’t give better coverage to the Greens and Lib Dems.

Alex Wilcock is celebrating Doctor Who’s forty-fifth anniversary (as am I! Happy Whoday, everyone!)

Junkfood Science is unsurprised at what happened when doctors were shown pictures of overweight and obese children – only 29% of them were correctly categorised.

The Honourable Lady Mark Valladares spots a disturbing centralising trend in the Lib Dems English Candidates committee.

Costigan Quist extrapolates from the news that children in rear-facing buggies grow into more rounded individuals, and ties together several strands of Liberal thought.

And, as always, Septicisle has more.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 22nd Nov


by Newswire    
November 22, 2008 at 8:51 am

Nationalisation threat to banks

Nationwide
Johnson ponders immigrant amnesty
Govt to issue bi-identity cards
Race hatred, police officers and BNP members
Kabul: Have we learned nothing?

International
NYT: Clinton set to be Secretary of State
The biggest gift Obama could have asked for
French Socialists in run-off vote
Somali Islamists ‘hunt pirates’

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sunny

Chicken Yoghurt – Andrew Gilligan: sockpuppet and sockpuppeting

Stroppyblog – Transgender day of remembrance

FireDogLake – When China will be able to pwn the US. Very good analysis.

Henry Porter’s blog – Straws in the wind

the Yorkshire Ranter – The Swamping Myth

Top Stories and Blog Review – 21st Nov


by Newswire    
November 21, 2008 at 10:16 am

BUSINESSES ABANDON TORIES

Nationwide
‘Big Brother’ database plan shelved
‘Nine ex-Conservatives’ on BNP leaked files
Websites probed over Baby P posts
Steve Richards: Dancing on the economic precipice

International
2025: the end of US power, says report
Arab peace plan explained in Hebrew ads
China fears job riots due to economic problems
Is Citigroup in danger of going bust?

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail

Ala Abbas/Pickled Politics: Bush isn’t finished yet…

Angela Saini: Obama collects comics! Polititians are human! Friday Fun.

Clairwil: Is obsessed with the BNP Membership List.

Catherine Stephens/OurKingdom: Catherine Stephens (unlike me) isn’t happy about possible new laws that will criminalise men who buy sex.

Clive Davis: Wants to know who reads his blog. Two Friday Fun’s this week, just because I feel like it.

Faith in Society: Simon’s stunned by Phil woolas’ views on immigration.

Francis Gilbert/New Statesman: Too much testing puts children off learning. Tell me something I didn’t know, please, Sir!

Robin Lustig: Can Obama bring peace to the Middle East?

Top Stories and Blog Review – 20th Nov


by Lee Griffin    
November 20, 2008 at 10:28 am

UK, France push for more troops in Congo

Nationwide
Union: ‘Ban teachers who are BNP supporters’
BNP members ‘targeted by threats
Clampdown on excessive speeders
Mortgage lending increases by 7%

International
Antiwar groups fear a hawkish Obama Cabinet
US Stocks Slump As Signs Point To Harder Times
US missile attacks in Pakistan ‘intolerable’: Gilani
Job stability ‘top priority’ for Beijing

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

Matt’s Mic gives the case for why people shouldn’t be doing anything with the leaked BNP list.

Liberal Burblings also thinks that the actions that have come from this list being published has gone too far.

UK Liberty notes the BNP episode has lead to Jacqui Smith’s flippant beliefs on privacy of political belief being shown through…another large strike against an already awful minister.

Obsolete echo’s my feelings very well…the actions of some with the published list are far too close to double standards and hypocrisy.

Moments of Clarity but what of the idea of freedom of expression versus data protection? Darrell wishes to start the debate.

PDF/Devils Kitchen guest blogs to both praise Liberal Conspiracy (for once) and put a very good liberal argument forward about the Baby P case.

Bristol Blogger is engaging in some local ruckus…..FIGGGGHHHTT!

Top Stories and Blog Review – 19th Nov


by Douglas Johnson    
November 19, 2008 at 11:29 am

Tory poll lead slumps

Nationwide
Prostitute users face clampdown
Haringey apologises over Baby P
MP loses cash over ‘rude’ blog
A rare glimpse into BNP support

International
Soros funded think-tank becomes Obama policy font
Obama ‘picks’ US attorney-general
Democrats gain another Senate seat
UN: More peacekeepers won’t bring peace to Congo
Last-minute Bush abortion ruling causes furor

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Douglas Johnson

The Daily (Maybe) - brings a fresh perspective on pirates landing in Somalia.

Tygerland - doesn’t think the BNP membership list should have been leaked.

Two Doctors - Offshore oil won’t fund Scottish independence.

Tory Troll - Welcome to the Congestion Cold War.

Shuggy’s Blog - Did evolution take a wrong turn somewhere if we have Reality TV?

Cruella Blog - on lying headlines.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 18th Nov


by Newswire    
November 18, 2008 at 11:07 am

‘Cameron has no chance with Goliath’

Nationwide
Conservatives plan to reduce cohabiting couples’ rights
Haringey social services could face takeover
Pilots threaten to strike over ID cards
PM defiant on automatic organ donation

International
Fighting in Congo intensifies despite UN promises
Violent crime, political danger for Hugo Chávez

New Barnados campaign

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Aaron Heath
Hagley Road to Ladywood – Ah, those social conservatives have the answer for all our ills: tax breaks for married couples and it’s going to be harder to get divorced. Now get off that crack and put away those knives, it’s tax-break time! Right… everyone… do the tax-break jig. *dances*

Mark Pack/LDV – Conversely, George Osborne may demonstrate his consistency and raise taxes on fuel. *stops dancing momentarily*

Earthpal – On the grim realities of fuel Poverty.

anticant’s arena – An informed and liberal take on Jacqui Smith’s latest pronouncements.

Mike Power – Dressing up failed old policies in new clothes: It’s the new Labour way!

Head of Legal – Last month the exclusion of the Chagossians from Diego Garcia was made “lawful”. HOL wonders if it would have scrapped past the Lords had it not been 30-years ago?

The Sun – Tabloid Lies – The Scum is demanding that someone “pay the price for his little life”. Apparently though, they can’t agree on a price.

Top Stories and Blog Review – 17th Nov


by Jennie Rigg    
November 17, 2008 at 11:17 am

Secret GM crop trials planned

Nationwide
Ministers look to widen role of post offices
Tories to make it harder to divorce
John Reid: the internet is a threat
The pornographer who wants to challenge govt.
Ubuntu is coming to Mobile Phones.

International
Obama: Whose president is he anyway?
First interview with Obama post election
Japan officially in recession
Refund for UK savers as Iceland seeks rescue

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg

Miss Edith publicises a nasty little bit of ID legislation that the government have snuck through.

Scholars and Rogues on the dark side of recycling.

MushKush is angry about the results of the Barnardo’s survey.

Amused Cynicism discusses the difference between intellectuals and pseudo-intellectuals.

Jonathan Calder and Love and Garbage bid a fond farewell to Reg Varney.

Stephen Glenn is patriotic about Scottish production of renewable energy. Smash Boredom is talking about British renewables too. Must be something in the water.

Spirit of 1976 discusses last night’s I’m a Nonentity. Everybody hates Kilroy, Brian seems to be going down quite well, and everybody loves George, apparently.

And if you crave more links, there’s the Britblog Roundup and the Scottish roundup. Both focus heavily on Baby P. PC Bloggs has the best entry I have seen on the matter. And if you need cheering up after that, take 15 seconds out of your life to watch Malcolm Bruce have a little dig at Mandelson….

Top Stories and Blog Review – 16th Nov


by Jennie Rigg    
November 16, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Osborne’s future in doubt

Nationwide
Osborne faces pressure over pound
He must go, say angry Tory activists
Will Letwin rescue him?
Civitas attacks new Ofsted system.

International
Rednecks in rampage over Obama
Same-sex marriage supporters rally in U.S.
Russia’s PM calls for talks with Obama
Israeli troops face abuse trial

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg

Lynne Featherstone has the inside track on the Baby P story. It’s worth reading her entries for the last few days if you want informed comment on this issue.

Neil Williams, a Lib Dem councillor in Haringey, also has some comments on the Baby P case.

Femme de Resistance is disgusted by the way David Cameron behaved at PMQs with regard to Baby P; LibertyCat counters that he only did what was to be expected on the same blog.

Liz Williams has two entries worth reading: one a report on Mark Pack’s lecture about the lessons to be learned from the Obama campaign, and one on a legal panel discussion about the incorporation of Islamic law into English situations.

Scholars and Rogues has a doughnutty cartoon about how things have changed since Stonewall.

To Miss, With Love discusses what it means to be African.

Peter Black, AM is being all republican about the Prince of Wales.

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