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“Bad Thoughts, a guide to clear thinking” — Jamie Whyte
Read more: “Bad Thoughts, a guide to clear thinking” — Jamie WhyteJamie Whyte’s book “Bad Thoughts” is a tremendous guide for those who are seriously interested in the welfare of everyone in society, and who are not prepared to separate moral and intellectual seriousness. Whyte’s 152-page book is entertaining…
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Liberty: The fight that is never done
Read more: Liberty: The fight that is never doneYesterday, I heard someone support control orders. This video from Liberty seems an apposite response: And on 10 Jun 2009, via Liberty responds to control order judgment. Today the House of Lords ruled unanimously that the government has…
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Highly recommended: Janice Lavery
Read more: Highly recommended: Janice LaveryAfter an excellent group session at CCHQ yesterday, I can thoroughly recommend Janice Lavery to candidates: Janice combines her professional expertise as a mentor and executive coach in the corporate sector with her insight and knowledge of the…
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BBC NEWS | Health | NHS ‘faces huge budget shortfall’
Read more: BBC NEWS | Health | NHS ‘faces huge budget shortfall’New Labour’s Andy Burnham appears to be referring to a different NHS from the one that concerns the NHS Confederation: The health service will face the most severe and sustained financial shortfall in its history after 2011, a…
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London’s Metropolitan Police accused of waterboarding suspects – Times Online
Read more: London’s Metropolitan Police accused of waterboarding suspects – Times OnlineWhile these are allegations, not facts, it is shocking that they can be seriously made in the UK: Metropolitan Police officers subjected suspects to waterboarding, according to allegations at the centre of an anti-corruption inquiry. The torture claims…
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George Osborne: A New British Economic Model
Read more: George Osborne: A New British Economic ModelA good speech from George Osborne: We should not be satisfied with turning back the clock to how things were before the crisis, or we risk simply pumping the bubble back up. That would mean failing to understand…
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D-day Commemoration
Read more: D-day CommemorationOn a grey and showery day, skydivers at Weston on the Green commemorated D-day, not by skydiving, but by jumping static line at what for us is a low level: 3500ft. It makes you think. D-day Commemoration –…
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Ruth Lea: Gordon Brown never was fit for Number 10
Read more: Ruth Lea: Gordon Brown never was fit for Number 10Doubtless politics has always had its dark side. But the depths to which it has sunk over the last 12 years under New Labour has been unprecedented in this country. Of all the legacies left by this Government…