The French Plot Against The English Game, written 3 days ago, Martin Samuel writes in The Times on Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to destroy English football, which includes measures that would prevent future stadium construction (i.e., Spurs, Liverpool, and Everton's plans), effectively remove foreign fund...

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Cllrs Harriott and Gilry wed, written 6 days ago, Many congratulations to two of Twydall’s local Councillors, Paul Harriott and Dorte Gilry. It was announced at last week’s Full Council meeting that the pair had got married last week. Here’s hoping they continue to be very happy together.

Total eclipse of the brain, written 1 week ago, Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has really dropped a clanger (more like the Bells of St Clements :-P ) with his description of Barack Obama, the next president of the USA (for those who've been on holiday on another planet!) as "tanned&qu...

Quote of the Day, written 2 days ago, Alan Duncan: "Gordon Brown has become a manager of decline. David Cameron is the architect of long-term prosperity. That is now the difference between the two parties in Britain."

I Kissed A Tory...And I Liked It, written 2 days ago, Kiss a Tory...taste success TTG has been terribly lazy of late, and instead of pain stakingly penning rhymes and parodies, has instead borrowed the literary gravitas of Reginald Fah-Fah. He could put Katy Perry to shame with this one! I Kis...

[dinoquiz] slip back a few million years, written 2 days ago, Carnotaurus Thanks, Wiki, for this: 1. The term "dinosaur" was coined in 1842 by _______ . 2. Which of these were not dinosaurs: the pelycosaur Dimetrodon, the winged pterosaurs, and the aquatic ichthyosaurs, plesiosaur...

What's the point of a nationalised bank?, written 2 days ago, We now know that the strategy behind Northern Rock was to wind much of it up at taxpayers expense. Their mortgage outstanding lending is falling rapidly.The government probably wants to have something left for the General Election, and i...

Time to Jack it in?, written 2 days ago, Poor Jack, for years people were saying "McConnell must go" and now that he has finally been relieved of his First Minister duties and stepped down as Labour leader you would think the clamour would stop, wouldn't you? Even with this palava about so...

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Asking the PM, written 1 week ago, The dapper Number 10 YouTube channel is currently offering the proletariat in this country the chance to ask the PM questions (in video format) about the economy. Wishing to take advantage of this unique opportunity, we prepared a short video clip (see below the be...

Baby P and local vs. national, written 6 days ago, Here is an important philosophical issue that keeps arising in politics, but never seems to get any nearer to being resolved: the tension between local decision-making and central government control. I am among those who have argued in the past for...

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Tory MEPs move against Cameron, written 2 days ago,

Celebrate World Toilet Day, written 2 days ago, AS the world celebrates World Toilet Day today, sanitation experts in Austaralia  have called for the end of the flushing dunny to save water and provide fertilizer for crops. Leading health advocates have called for the use of “dry” toilets which...

Alistair Campbell Dinner, written 3 days ago, Date: Friday January 30th 2009 Venue: Isis Restaurant, Bolton Road Pendlebury Guest Speaker: Alistair Campbell Ticket Price: £25 - 3 course meal Menu Starters: Leek & potato soup - Italian meatballs - Buffalo mozzarella and tomato salad - Chicken...

GEORGE BARNSBY BLOG NO. 633 FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2008 www.gbpeopleslibrary.co.uk, written 1 day ago, CLOSING GUANTANAMA. Hot on the heels of Lord Bingham’s onslaught of the illegality, racism and unwinabilty of the war in Iraq and the corollary that anyone who supports that war are war crimi...

The Secret Person is One Today, written 2 days ago, This blog has now been going for one year, with 471 posts, 544 comments and a measly 23,000 views (I don’t have a proper stats package for all the fancy stuff). I am pleased to say it’s been fun for me and educational. I like to think a few peo...

Avoiding the draft, written 5 days ago, I received an email from Bob Spink MP today regarding a debate he took part in on the compulsory education and/or training of English children to the age of 17 (later to be increased to 18). Bob argued that this is an unnecessary extension to “big government...

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