Submitted by chris on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 19:18
A senior political strategist to the PM has slammed citizen style journalism as a 'shrill discourse of demands.'
The commnents came as Tony Blair was carrying out an online petition from his comfy sofa in Downing Street today.
Speaking at an e-conference in London, Matthew Taylor is worried that the blogger generation is producing demands on politicians which are simply unattainable.
He also scathed the media for giving politicians a bad image as being 'corrupt' or lacking in ideas.
Submitted by chris on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 17:47
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has waded into the row regarding the state of refereeing in the Premiership.
The French manager has slammed the current state of refereeing as backward as the premiership was taunted again this weekend by suspect decisions in key matches including a sending off of a Blackburn player against Tottenham Hotspur.
Wenger said that not having video evidence was like 'playing matches without electricity at night and playing with just torches.'
Submitted by chris on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 16:18
Three men have been jailed after Police busted them unloading thousands of pounds worth of drugs from a haulage yard in Surrey.
Geoffrey Francis Hyde, 59 from Leatherhead, and his associates Francisco Ibanez - Cantero, 30 from Spain and 44 year old John Paul Town from Northholt, were caught unloading seventy- seven kilos of cocaine with a street value worth £9.5 million from a lorry in Hyde Haulage Yard in Chertsey.
The drugs were concealed within a metal structure under the lorry carrying salad produce imported from Spain.
They have all received a total of 62 years imprisonment.
Submitted by chris on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 15:48
A national radio campaign is launched today by the Metropolitan Police in order to combat sexual assault and rape crimes in London.
Heart, Kiss and Magic FM will be taking part in the initiative funded by the Met in a bid to crack down on serious sexual crimes.
Victims will be able to attend safe havens run by NHS and MPS specialists who will be on hand to attend to the every needs of the victims offering guidance and support.
The safe Havens can be found in Kings College Hospital, Camberwell, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, and The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
Submitted by James Combes on Sun, 11/19/2006 - 14:35
Part II: Sound and vision, disguised messages and Kate Beckinsale.
Every customer has a television to watch for free. And that's good. What's not so good, however, is making the customer pay £3 or $5 for a set of earphones to listen to the sound. Now, what's the idea behind this? Why give a television for free but no headphones? That's just mean. It would be like the BBC charging a separate fee on top of their already extortionate licence fee for the volume as well.
Submitted by James Combes on Sat, 11/18/2006 - 20:05
Part I: Toilets, stinginess and toothpaste.
It's about half-way through the flight. I'm still smarting from the fact that the American airline have not sat me next to a gorgeous, single girl who finds me irresistibly attractive. This seems to be a terrible oversight on their part and I will of course be sending a letter of complaint later on.
Submitted by chris on Fri, 11/17/2006 - 16:51
Bullies will have no where to hide next week, as a new campaign will be launched to help combat them having the last laugh.
Surrey Police will launcha roadshow in the Spectrum Leisure Centre, Guildford, to coincide with the National Anti-bulllying Week which runs from the 20 - 24th November.
Its message is to make parents aware of the problem,and to offer help and support to children who suffer from bullying.
Submitted by chris on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 19:48
Fiesty Tory leader David Cameron was given a knockout blow in the Queens speech debate today.
The Prime Minister Tony Blair taunted the leader of the opposition as someone who sits on the fence on critical issues.
Blair's reply to Cameron's hefty speech was statesman like and controlled.
He compared Cameron and himself, as a 'flyweight and heavy weight' and that when he leaves office, the Labour Party, in the words of an Elton John song, will be 'still standing.'
Submitted by chris on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 12:22

Chris Gaynor
Her Majesty the Queen has conducted the state opening of Parliament 2006.
Submitted by Phil on Tue, 11/14/2006 - 23:56
Phil Simms
Muslim Sun newspaper columnist Anila Baig writes cross-cultural pieces based upon current news - in addition to the odd 'What not to watch' for the TV pages. This week she seems to be more into her role than usual appearing in her picture by-line without her distinctive hijab headscarf.
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