The leaders of this country must clearly tell the people where we are

Posted on 01 August 2010

The leaders of this country must clearly tell the people where we are and who we’re with … Will Nato break apart? Some false prophets claim that in a couple of days we will celebrate victory over Nato They must tell us what is the world public opinion … Let’s not lie to the people [...]

It was neat gin

Posted on 01 August 2010

It was neat gin.” What was the effect? “It had disastrous consequences! Disastrous!” Did she know what she was doing? “Oh yes. She must have known what she was doing.” No wonder Brian grew up to prefer dogs.Of course, I wonder about his adult relationships And his sex life. Has anyone, I ask, ever meant [...]

In Britain up to 5000 people are thought to have become the target of a stalker in the past

Posted on 01 August 2010

In Britain, up to 5,000 people are thought to have become the target of a stalker in the past 12 months.Anti-stalking legislation, the Protection from Harassment Act, was introduced in June 1997 after a string of cases in which criminal courts found themselves powerless to protect victims.The Act gives courts the power to impose restraining [...]

And there is something rather endearing about this in a pec-yoooooo-liar sort of way

Posted on 01 August 2010

And there is something rather endearing about this, in a pec-yoooooo-liar sort of way.We meet at his big house in Wimbledon. He has just moved in so it’s all rather higgledy-piggledy: paintings stacked up against walls, boxes everywhere, mantelpieces crowded with sculptures that have yet to be given a place The telly is up and [...]

They remain to be convinced that we mean what we say about fairness

Posted on 01 August 2010

They remain to be convinced that we mean what we say about fairness.”Mr Broughton said he realised that the posters would be seen as “provocative” and accepted they may not be well-received by all black and Asian people. “Whatever you think of them, like them or loathe them, they will generate interest, generate controversy and [...]

It blasted into action with the launch of a space shuttle and for the next

Posted on 31 July 2010

It blasted into action with the launch of a space shuttle and for the next half-hour showed brilliant, high-resolution, slow-moving shots of planets and nebulae. For this Future Space Fantasy Tomita took the stage alone, adding live sampling to the pre-programmed sequence.
It’s that “future” in the title that gives the authentic 1970s flavour. Tomita dipped [...]

He’s not the megalomaniac that people say he is you know

Posted on 31 July 2010

He’s not the megalomaniac that people say he is, you know.”Mr Johnson believes that Aitken has received fair treatment from the justice system, but has a number of columnists, including Paul Johnson and Bruce Anderson, who have portrayed Aitken as kind of prisoner of conscience.The Spectator is quick to emphasise that it did not pay [...]

He was refused a peerage in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List on the advice of the all-party scrutiny committee

Posted on 31 July 2010

He was refused a peerage in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List on the advice of the all-party scrutiny committee.
Mr MacShane said: “Isn’t one of the major problems in the whole tax revenue question those gentlemen who so arrange their affairs to avoid paying the taxes that is due in this country? Would you agree to [...]

The Prime Minister who is due in Belfast this morning for what he has described as last-chance talks has proposed that the Ulster Unionist

Posted on 31 July 2010

The Prime Minister, who is due in Belfast this morning for what he has described as last-chance talks, has proposed that the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) should accept Sinn Fein in a new government without prior decommissioning by the IRA.
In return, he offers Unionists “cast-iron” guarantees that the IRA would complete decommissioning by May 2000. [...]

Output rose 3 per cent in June from the previous month according to preliminary figures

Posted on 30 July 2010

Output rose 3 per cent in June from the previous month, according to preliminary figures.”If the IP figure is higher than expected, it could pressure bonds lower,” said an analyst.. Many traders were expecting the number to be adjusted lower, as the original estimate, released two months ago, surpassed economists’ forecast of a 0.1 per [...]

Ladbrokes is considering expanding its business in Gibraltar while William Hill is awaiting

Posted on 30 July 2010

Ladbrokes is considering expanding its business in Gibraltar, while William Hill is awaiting approval to set up in the Isle of Man.. Although he only controls a small proportion of the market, the big bookmakers are especially concerned that regular customers with most to gain from avoiding betting tax will defect.The British Horse Racing Board [...]