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Saddam: The Verdict Is In Paid Members Public
Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6117910.stm]. Things are about to get even more “interesting” in Iraq.
After Hutton: a new face of political discussion Paid Members Public
Full Hutton details here [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3437315.stm]. So, the BBC is in trouble, standing accused of poor journalism and worse management. The Sun faces serious repercussions from its decision to publish the leak of the report this morning. We have some mild
Hutton Speaks... Paid Members Public
….and it looks like the BBC is in real trouble. He has called Andrew Gilligan’s report “unfounded”, and that it was that broadcast which drew Dr Kelly into the controversy. Criticism of the Government has been very mild so far. The statement continues.
The Media will eat itself Paid Members Public
This is almost unbelievable: BBC NEWS | Politics | Panorama prompts war probe calls [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3418817.stm] Why? Because it’s the BBC reporting on a BBC programme about the BBC-triggered “ dodgy dossier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Dossier]” crisis. Words fail me.
Kelly Inquiry: Day 1 Paid Members Public
No stunning revelations just yet. We do hear that intelligence chiefs had concerns that the 45 minutes information was suspect and that Kelly’s job included briefing the media. We also learn that, despite earlier government claims, Kelly was a very highly placed expert. Read on at Channel 4 news
Another interesting Kelly detail Paid Members Public
Yet more, this time from the Daily Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/01/nkell01.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/08/01/ixportaltop.html] … > Three days after the death of Dr David Kelly something curious was going on in the offices of
The Women In Black Paid Members Public
In this day and age of political apathy, there’s at least one group I respect. Every week, the Women in Black make their silent protest on an issue that concerns them, under the statue of Edith Cavell on St Martin’s Lane. The stand questly, wearing or holding banners
Latest on the anti-war protest Paid Members Public
I was at a seminar at the RICS [http://www.rics.org.uk/] in Westminster this morning. A comment from the organiser about the increased security (the building is opposite the Houses of Parliament) prompted me to wander down to the on-going protests to see how they were going, a
