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Court cuts ‘compromising judges’
Read more: Court cuts ‘compromising judges’From the BBC, more on the story of cuts in the justice budget: A leading judge has told the BBC he fears a conflict of interest as courts increasingly depend on income from fines and confiscations to operate.The…
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Tories plan exam standards checks
Read more: Tories plan exam standards checksFrom the BBC: The Conservative Party is promising to link exams in England to an international benchmark to ensure standards are maintained. Shadow schools secretary Michael Gove says the move would “reverse the devaluation of exams”. More here.…
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Iraq war ‘violated rule of law’
Read more: Iraq war ‘violated rule of law’From the BBC: Lord Bingham said Lord Goldsmith had given Mr Blair “no hard evidence” that Iraq had defied UN resolutions “in a manner justifying resort to force”. read more | digg story
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A week off in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt
Read more: A week off in Sharm El Sheik, EgyptAs the absence of posts attests, we took a week off. Which was nice. Red Sea reefs, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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Suprise snow and a riot of colour
Read more: Suprise snow and a riot of colourSuprise snow, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. A few early morning pictures. Follow the link from the photo for more.
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Hooray for Boris!
Read more: Hooray for Boris!Boris Johnson in the Telegraph: Financial crisis: “Eat, spend and be merry – this is not the end of the world” I don’t want to seem indifferent to suffering, and I don’t want anyone to accuse me of…
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Sunday news roundup
Read more: Sunday news roundupA brief glance at the papers this morning confirms that there will be plenty to do to set things right in the next government, from the nature of government, through what it promises, to what it actually achieves.…
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Voice coaching and selection preparation
Read more: Voice coaching and selection preparationToday, I spent a couple of hours with Caroline Goyder, working on my presentation skills and answering practice selection questions. I seem to be getting there. Caroline is an excellent coach and I thoroughly recommend her to parliamentary…