December 2008
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Sark raving mad: the Barclay brothers’ grotesque behaviour
It has been a bad week for democracy. The reclusive Barclay brothers, owners of the Daily Telegraph,…
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London to Glasgow in five minutes?
The BBC's news website today proudly carried a video proclaiming London to Glasgow in five minutes.…
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Remembering ‘Mr Bagpuss’, Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate, the man who created Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine, has died aged 83. …
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Bank of England slashes interest rates – pity Britain’s savers
Britain's central bank yesterday cut interest rates by 1 per cent in a bid to save…
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Woolworths RIP?
How revealing that much of the coverage about the possible demise of Woolworths in Britain has…
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Why Damian Green’s arrest should worry us all
A predictable row has erupted about the arrest of the Conservative immigration minister Damian Green as…