Archive for December, 2004
A day when everyone is wrong
See BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | Theatre ends play in Sikh protest There are no winners out of the stand-off between the Birmingham Rep and the Sikh community. Only losers. Sikhs have lost their reputation for calm and common-sense - at least for the time being in Birmingham. Instead, they have positioned themselves just where [...]
Welcome common sense as police chiefs reject red light toleration zones
See: Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Police chiefs say no to red light 'toleration zones'. Red light toleration zones seem such a good idea. After all, they have them in Amsterdam, and everyone knows that the Dutch lead the way in a happy, liberal society with low teenage pregnancy and freedom for all. What's more, any [...]
Enough of the spin: Big Lottery needs to own up
See BBC NEWS | UK | Nine held in Lottery fraud probe. Sometimes I'm astonished by the BBC. But they, and Sky News, and the Sunday Express, and the Observer, all seem to have swallowed whole a press release put out by 'The Big Lottery Fund'. The Big Lottery Fund, for those who haven't been watching carefully, is the latest incarnation of the [...]
Why it does matter about Blunkett
See BBC NEWS | Politics | Blunkett 'must go' if claims true If this was France, the revelation that a government minister had given a train ticket to his girlfriend would probably not have made the headlines. And the allegation about the visa would never have got beyond an allegation. In fact, Le Monde's conclusion is: "Nul n'échappe, en [...]
