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George Osborne’s brilliant speech
Read more: George Osborne’s brilliant speechGeorge Osborne’s message today was realistic and hopeful, full of promise, not just on the economy, but as a philosophy to renew Britain: Before us lies a tough task. Before us lie difficult decisions. We have shown the…
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Conservative Conference
Read more: Conservative ConferenceToday was a thoroughly uplifting day at the Conservative Conference. People are in no doubt that there is much to do to persuade the Country that we can turn things around, and there are plenty of policies to…
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Grieve says multiculturalism in UK has ‘terrible’ legacy
Read more: Grieve says multiculturalism in UK has ‘terrible’ legacyThe Guardian reports: Multiculturalism in the UK has left a “terrible” legacy, creating a vacuum that has been filled by extremists from across the political spectrum, the shadow home secretary, Dominic Grieve, warns today. Thank goodness Dominic Grieve…
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Russian wheat as a foreign policy tool
Read more: Russian wheat as a foreign policy toolToday’s Telegraph reports: The largest wheat harvest in 15 years is expected to yield 51 million tons, of which a record-breaking 15 million are earmarked for export. Only the US and Canada are expected to export more. Growing…
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Thousands of personal files stolen from RAF base
Read more: Thousands of personal files stolen from RAF baseThe Telegraph reports: The details of up to 50,000 serving and ex-service personnel are at risk after three USB portable hard disc drives were stolen from an RAF station, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. Also in The…
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Fusionman: Jet man Yves Rossy soars into record books
Read more: Fusionman: Jet man Yves Rossy soars into record booksCongratulations to Yves Rossy on a fabulous stunt. I really must get on to wingsuit jumps… read more | digg story
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Garden spiders on a damp morning
Read more: Garden spiders on a damp morningGarden spiders on a damp morning, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. With apologies to the squeamish, a few photos of spiders and webs in the garden this morning.
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Brown’s support for the US rescue plan
Read more: Brown’s support for the US rescue planThe BBC reports Gordon Brown’s clumsy remarks on the US rescue plan: “America and Britain have always stood together as one in times of difficulty and challenging times, and I have told President Bush today that facing global…