Top Stories and Blog Review – Wednesday 6th May
Nationwide
Why is Labour still seduced by Thatcher?
Lumley in fresh attack over Gurkha rights
UK recession ‘worst since 1930s’ says body
Brown: Mail plan may be your suicide note
International
Obama’s $63 billion global health initiative
U.S. tries again on N. Korea nuke talks
German court bans very long names
Joe Biden pushes Israel to halt settlements
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin
Chicken Yoghurt details the moral virtues of our immigration minister.
Mark Easton turns Influenza A in to a philosophical musing on infantalisation of our population
Samedifference highlights the situation asthmatic children can find themselves in at school.
Lib Dem Voice looks at the figures coming up to the June 7th elections.
Jonathan Freedland/CiF comments on the all around bankruptcy of Labour MPs, and downplays Brown as the cause of their woes.
And finally Charlotte Gore is one of many bloggers to point out the Brown camp’s faux pas on BBC News. Alternatively you can browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – Wednesday 6th May
Nationwide
Why is Labour still seduced by Thatcher?
Lumley in fresh attack over Gurkha rights
UK recession ‘worst since 1930s’ says body
Brown: Mail plan may be your suicide note
International
Obama’s $63 billion global health initiative
U.S. tries again on N. Korea nuke talks
German court bans very long names
Joe Biden pushes Israel to halt settlements
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
Top Stories and Blog Review Tuesday 5th May
Nationwide
Labour prepares for a hammering at ballot box
School closed after pupil infects four classmates
Clubs face penalties for facist fans
British cases of swine flu jump to 27
International
Obama moves to capture lost tax from multinationals
U.S. bill aims to triple aid to Pakistan
Fiat move for GM would create $100B giant
South Koreans convicted in Iraq scheme
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
Charlotte Gore has started a meme, which has been picked up by a couple of other people – can you name ten people who would be a better PM than Brown?
Daddy Alex thinks he has found the stupidest thing John Prescott has ever said. Yup even stupider than “I want you, Tracy”.
The e-hippies have done a pretty indepth study on the policing of dissent in this country. It’s long, but it’s worth digging into.
Jonathan Calder has this month’s Wikio exclusive, and the most worrying thing about it is that even after five days’ solid advertising coverage on the MSM (and even this blog), Guido still hasn’t knocked La Dale off his perch. Can anyone unseat the egregious Tory Tosser?
Stuart Sharpe has caused a big kerfuffle in the Lib Dem blogosphere for daring to suggest that we are insular and our websites are rubbish.
Our own dear Sarah talks about Chris Woodhead’s coming out as disAbled.
And finally Mr Eugenides has this week’s Britblog Roundup, or for yet more linkage, you can browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – Tuesday 5th May
Nationwide
Labour prepares for a hammering at ballot box
School closed after pupil infects four classmates
Clubs face penalties for facist fans
British cases of swine flu jump to 27
International
Obama moves to capture lost tax from multinationals
U.S. bill aims to triple aid to Pakistan
Fiat move for GM would create $100B giant
South Koreans convicted in Iraq scheme
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
Top Stories & Blog Review – Monday 4th May
Nationwide
Fight over conditions that ’stifle’ climate protests
Recession fuels sharp rise in financial crime
Businessmen protest against Heathrow’s third runway
‘Best way to beat the BNP is to vote Green’
International
Mutation fears after human gives virus to pig
Row over anti-abortion number plates
China accused of quake cover-up by Amnesty
Israel faces hard sell in bid to shift policy
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail
Angela Saini Reviews Ecologic, the book that tells you how to be really green.
Anthony Barnett Responds to Sunny.
Bleeding Heart Show David Blunkett’s hope for the city.
Casting Back: Rahila Gupta/CIF The EHRC’s new Equality Bill is a ‘class act’.
Clive Davis The Case Against The Gurkhas.
The F Word Has the full line up for Ladyfest Oxford.
MediaWatchWatch Ireland’s Blasphemy law.
And finally… Dr Strangelove likes the song, not the singer. Or you can browse though previous Netcasts.
Top Stories and News Review Sunday 3rd May
Nationwide
MoD under fire for all-male toy soldiers
Whatever happened to Thatcher’s children?
Criminals to face easier deportation
UK swine flu cases rise to 15
International
Hungarian Roma take to streets in defence
The rise and rise of Russian nationalism
How Lehman Brothers got its real estate fix
Hundreds isolated in Hong Kong hotel
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie Rigg
SignTube has a video with advice about Swine Flu in BSL.
Meral Ece is a bit annoyed that her cousin, Tracey Emin, is being touted as a Tory.
Mr Quist has a look at how Gordon Brown is getting on with supplying all the things he promised in his mansion house speech in 2007.
Helen on LDV is picking on a poor, dear, sweet, innocent Labour peer who is ONLY claiming £100,000 for an empty flat…
Mark on LDV has the right idea, though, informing us about 6 Tories going to jail for electoral fraud. MUCH more important than Labour misbehaviour.
And finally SugarStacks has pictorial evidence of how much sugar is in lots of foodstuffs (with a USian slant); or if that’s too scary, you can browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – Sunday 3rd May
Nationwide
MoD under fire for all-male toy soldiers
Whatever happened to Thatcher’s children?
Criminals to face easier deportation
UK swine flu cases rise to 15
International
Hungarian Roma take to streets in defence
The rise and rise of Russian nationalism
How Lehman Brothers got its real estate fix
Hundreds isolated in Hong Kong hotel
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
Top Stories – Saturday 2nd May
Nationwide
Swine flu cases rise to 13 across UK
Life term for acid attack rapist
Six jailed for using ghost votes to rig poll
More stay-at-home British tourists expected
International
Unions & anarchists link arms for May Day
English village cricket comes to Kabul
Swine flue turns Mexico City silent
In Pakistan, US courts leader of opposition
SATURDAY VIDEO / by Sunny
Top Stories – Friday 1st May
Nationwide
How elite continues to finance Tories
Brown’s second climbdown fuels Commons fury
G20: Met police accused of misleading IPCC
Bankers made ‘astonishing mess’
International
Flu prompts shutdowns in Mexico, Texas
Chrysler files bankruptcy, merges with Fiat
What’s in Obama’s next 100 days
The real victims of swine flu
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
Top Stories and Blog Review Thursday April 30th
Nationwide
Brown defeated on Lib Dem Gurkha Motion
Consumer poll boosts hopes for recovery
Swine flu and hype – a media illness
Tory wannabes push party to the right
International
Obama ‘gravely concerned’ about Pakistan
Hunger striker ‘critical’ as Tamil crisis grows
Scientists spot oldest object in universe
N. Korea demands apology, threatens tests
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Andrew Hickey
Charlotte Gore wonders at Brown’s motives for wanting to keep the Gurkhas out, and also notes ‘Brown’s finest moments are when disaster strikes. Nick’s finest moment has been celebrating something really good.’
Andy Worthington/CiF on how the use of secret evidence against terror suspects makes a mockery of our justice system.
Mark Steel on the 50p tax rate – ‘One tiddly little tax rise and they’re like spoilt toddlers, screaming “Baby want tax cut, don’t WANT pay 50 pence, not FAIR, baby not pay.”‘
Septicisle on how to tackle the BNP.
Darrell at Moments of Clarity has more on the Gurkhas, and on Labour MP Tom Harris’ reaction.
Menzies Campbell has also written about the Gurkhas.
Lib Dem Voice has the text of a motion brought in by Frank Field and Vince Cable, urging the government to tackle UK borrowing.
Rupert Read has the Greens’ ‘Clean Campaign Pledge’.
And finally, for the grammarians among you, two links – Apostrophe Abuse and the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks (both via Eddie Campbell). Or you can browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – Thursday 30th April
Nationwide
Consumer poll boosts hopes for recovery
UK buys 60m masks as cases emerge
Swine flu and hype – a media illness
Tory wannabes push party to the right
International
Obama ‘gravely concerned’ about Pakistan
Hunger striker ‘critical’ as Tamil crisis grows
Scientists spot oldest object in universe
N. Korea demands apology, threatens tests
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming soon
Top Stories and Blog Review – Wednesday 29th April
Nationwide
MPs urged to change Gurkha rules
Brown raises stakes in expenses battle
Phone bills ‘will rise’ to pay for database
Private funeral for Ian Tomlinson
International
US sets fight in the poppies to stop Taliban
European ministers on joint Sri Lanka trip
Sri Lanka bars Swede over stand on war
U.S. spends $1 billion a day on stimulus
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / Lee Griffin
Planet Jamie does some *phine* work in debunking the propaganda of Phorm’s frankly hilarious “Stop Phoul Play” PR-fail site.
Moments of Clarity is disapproving of compromise on the expenses issue.
Michael Tomasky/CiF muses on the republican defection, I have to wonder if a move towards a UK style absolute majority is ever “positive”.
Brad Hicks REALLY hates newspapers.
Next Left is extremely hopeful for the death of ID cards.
Mark Reckons investigates the significance of the number of people asking Brown to resign.
And finally Jock’s Place looks back to 1909 and the “People’s Budget”. Remember you can always browse through our previous Netcasts
Top Stories – Tuesday 29th April
Nationwide
MPs urged to change Gurkha rules
Brown raises stakes in expenses battle
Phone bills ‘will rise’ to pay for database
Private funeral for Ian Tomlinson
International
US sets fight in the poppies to stop Taliban
European ministers on joint Sri Lanka trip
Sri Lanka bars Swede over stand on war
U.S. spends $1 billion a day on stimulus
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
Top Stories and Blog Review Tuesday 28th April
Nationwide
Women take a back seat in the Tory party
Scrap ID cards now, say Cabinet rebels
Calm urged as Swine Flu reaches Britain
Human rights issues in welfare reform bill
International
Pakistani truce is on shakier ground
Taliban gunmen shoot couple dead for adultery
How an interview in ‘07 tilted torture debate
Sri Lanka halts heavy attacks on rebels
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Jennie
Uncle Steve is mildly annoyed about our top story. Well, when I say mildly annoyed
what I mean is, he’s tagged the post assholes
.
Caron has news on how you can help the lovely Ms Lumley to help the Gurkha Justice Campaign.
The Radio Four Blog is following the story of the Farming Today beehive. Investigative journalism at its best, right there.
The LSE is having an event to discuss whether tax havens are a cause of poverty. One for all you filthy southerners…
How To Save The World has a very interesting manifesto for education.
Aaronovitch Watch has a review of Aaro’s new book before it’s even out.
Darrell Goodliffe at the social liberal forum on why people who care for traditional Labour values should vote Lib Dem.
And finally our very own Aaron has some handy hints on how to survive the aporkalypse; or if that’s too panic-inducing for you, you can safely and comfortingly browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – 28th April 2009
Nationwide
Women take a back seat in the Tory party
Scrap ID cards now, say Cabinet rebels
Calm urged as Swine Flu reaches Britain
Human rights issues in welfare reform bill
International
Pakistani truce is on shakier ground
Taliban gunmen shoot couple dead for adultery
How an interview in ‘07 tilted torture debate
Sri Lanka halts heavy attacks on rebels
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
Top Stories & Blog Review – 27th April
Nationwide
The end of class discrimination in UK?
Can police and media trust each other?
Clegg seeks end to MP home gains
Prepare for public sector pain, says Cameron
International
Call for action as swine flu spreads
Sri Lanka rejects Tamil rebels’ ceasefire
Iceland’s leftist coalition win general election
Chrysler, Union and Fiat reach agreement
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / Sarah Ismail
Craig Murray needs viral press officers.
Aqoul The economic crisis spells the end of the emigration boom.
Blairwatch says that Labour is at war with itself.
Blood And Treasure On the idea of the ‘pre-approved Muslim.’
Chris Dillow on what Susan Boyle’s fame tells us about economics.
The F Word on what geeky women have to put up with.
Nadeem Ul Haque/OpenDemocracy on how to solve Pakistan’s problem.
The New Statesman on the publishing industry’s unhealthy obsession with fame.
And finally, today’s XKCD is a salutary lesson about Swine Flu; or you can, as always, browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories and Blog Review Sunday 26th April
Nationwide
Senior Tory Councillor arrested for Fraud.
Crisis for New Exam System
BNP Candidate arrested for selling illegal firearms
Lib Dem PPC Defects to Tories
Magistrate Quits in Twitter Row
International
British Spy Loses Secrets in South America
Mexican Flu sparks worldwide panic.
Cricket breaks down boundaries in Israel.
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Your Name
Mr Quist thinks we shouldn’t be too worried about Mexican Swine Flu. Susan Watts begs to differ. Lay Scientist also has an excellent post on this.
Nadine Dorries plans to sue Damien McBride. Let’s hope she gets quoted LOTS in the media and then everyone will see how clueless she is… Rhetorically Speaking has a great post on this.
Slacktivist lays into his fellow evangelicals for being bigoted.
The Daily Quail on an unlikely champion of rights for immigrants.
Giandujakiss has made a vid on Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Those of you wondering what the hell this has to do with politics should watch it.
Political Betting on the possibilities of voter registration.
And finally Septicisle has the usual collection of weekend links; or you can browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – Saturday 25th April 2009
Nationwide
Police caught on tape trying to recruit as spy
Gurkha fury at new rights to live in UK
Child trafficking in Britain up by 50%
Brown pledge on public investment
International
Pakistan anger at UK terror ’slurs’
Pentagon to release photos of alleged abuse
‘Climate change’ forces out Eskimos
Blast carnage at shrine in Iraq
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by coming later
TODAY’S TOP STORIES / 23rd April
Nationwide
Opposition label Budget ‘fantasy’
MPs expenses plan rejected by Tories and Lib Dems
Ministers to announce CO2 plans
Campaigners call for regulation of Facebook racists
International
Hundreds of Sri Lankans killed in no-fire zone
Financier at centre of US mortgage crisis found hanged
ANC take lead in election count
Bush aides approved torture, says report
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Andrew Hickey
Mark Steel on institutionalised violence in the police.
Several people have posted about the Budget, including Darrel at the Social Liberal Forum who sees ‘Labour’s swansong’ as an opportunity for the Liberal Democrats, Charlotte Gore who considers it “tough on wealth, tough on the causes of wealth”, and Anton Vowl who has a budget-day drinking game.
Costigan Quist, on the ‘terror suspects’ who were uncharged but deported anyway.
On the same subject Septicisle thinks the Government, not the people, should be in terror.
Dorian at postmodernbarney on the conflict between wanting to denounce homophobia in the media and wanting to see good-looking men on TV.
And I have some very strong opinions about recent posts on this site.
And finally Basic Instructions tells us how to save the Earth, or browse through previous Netcasts
(ps. Apologies for the lateness of this netcast – I’ve been away from the internets. Aaron)
Top Stories and Blog Review – Wednesday 22nd April
Nationwide
MPs to get extra £150 a day instead of expenses
Released terrorist suspects face deportation
March sees 40% jump in house sales
Student studies affected by rising fees
International
Obama u-turn on torture culprits
Sri Lanka on brink of refugee crisis
China unveil nuclear submarines
Japanese woman sentenced to hang
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin
John Q Publican has a brilliant analysis on the mentality and actions of the police at protests.
Faisal Islam/Snowblog looks towards todays budget.
Chicken Yoghurt quite rightly makes it clear we are not anti-police, merely against their brutal and disproportionate actions.
Political betting.com wonders whether or not Gordon Brown will rue the decisions he’s made on expenses.
Himmelgarten Cafe on the creep of prejudice against fatties. Would it be acceptable if the same arguments were used against disabled people?
My blog has a quick comment on the release of the “terrorists” in Manchester, but more worryingly why are they being deported?
Plane stupid notes about further abuses of section 44 powers to restrict harmless photography.
And finally Science, so what? talks about the pressing issue of our beloved bees; alternatively browse through previous Netcasts
You can read articles through the front page, via Twitter or rss feeds.
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» Obama is right to slam BP – and why capitalists should too
» Why does Phillip Blond see civic cohesion as a security issue?
» So what if the Labour candidates went to Oxbridge?
» Last night’s Labour hustings: will it get interesting or turn to torture?
» It’s now down to Ken to win London for Labour
» The Labour people need
» Blog Nation: what would you like to see discussed?
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» In defence of these fraternal nominations
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