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The real tragedy of locked-in syndrome
Wednesday, 21 Jul, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
The real tragedy of locked-in syndrome

“Tony Nicklinson wants to die after a severe stroke, while away on a business trip to Athens, left him paralysed, unable to move any part of his body except his head and eyes. However, there are some who might say that he is one of the luckier survivors of locked-in syndrome.”

Spineless UN fails to counter the Iranian threat
Sunday, 13 Jun, 2010 – 21:05 | View Comments
Spineless UN fails to counter the Iranian threat

As conflict with Iran looks increasingly likely, it’s vital for world peace there is a united effort to invade if Iran doesn’t halt its nuclear enrichment programme.

Gordon Brown: passing on the baton
Thursday, 13 May, 2010 – 8:30 | View Comments
Gordon Brown: passing on the baton

As Gordon Brown’s career in Westminster draws to a close, lessons learnt from his reign can be applied to the future of the Labour party.

The Climate Sceptic: hung, drawn but maybe not quite quartered!
Saturday, 28 Nov, 2009 – 11:55 | View Comments
The Climate Sceptic: hung, drawn but maybe not quite quartered!

(c) sepponet
With the climate change sceptic ordinarily hung, drawn and inevitably quartered, what does the minor or perhaps not so minor revelations from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) mean …

The “Classical Realist” Recession
Friday, 9 Oct, 2009 – 15:00 | View Comments
The “Classical Realist” Recession

(c) 2002 HowStuffWorks
The twentieth century saw considerable changes and developments, that much is obvious. When the Second World War ended and the Cold War began, Realist ideology evolved and became a prominent theory in …

Adebayor, Joe Wilson and The Abdication of Responsibility
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 13:11 | View Comments
Adebayor, Joe Wilson and The Abdication of Responsibility

(c) wallyg
As excuses go, “being emotional,” is not a belter. But I’ve heard it twice last week. The first time was after Congressman Joe Wilson faced a barrage of criticism for shouting, “You lie” at …

Review: Hardcore Profits, BBC2
Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 – 14:00 | View Comments
Review: Hardcore Profits, BBC2

(c) mørt'n
Tim Samuels’ two-part BBC2 documentary Hardcore Profits delves into the pornography underworld. In a mish-mash of discussions about the economic, social, ethical and health issues which emanate from this dirty-little-secret beast of an industry, …

The politics of “Broken Britain”
Thursday, 10 Sep, 2009 – 15:00 | View Comments
The politics of “Broken Britain”

(c) Nesster
Middle-England can rest assured. David Cameron has promised to “fix Broken Britain”. Gangs of hooded youths, roaming the inner city like packs of rabid wolves, are now quaking in their knocked-off Nike trainers. All …

Best of the web 02/09/09
Wednesday, 2 Sep, 2009 – 13:57 | View Comments
Best of the web 02/09/09

 Hi and welcome to our new series of posts rounding up the best articles on the web each day courtesy of bloggerscircle.net

The ticking bomb dilemma
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 15:00 | View Comments
The ticking bomb dilemma

(c) wwarby
With so much in the news lately about torture, whether or not Britain colludes with suspected torturers and the question of whether torture is inherently right or wrong, it seems an appropriate time to …

Just an Idea?
Monday, 3 Aug, 2009 – 10:00 | View Comments
Just an Idea?

Last week, Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen addressed a packed lecture theatre at the London School of Economics. The topic was his new book, ‘The Idea of Justice’, which sees Professor Sen, originally trained as …

The hypocrisy of expenses
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 17:00 | View Comments
The hypocrisy of expenses

(c) austinevan
“When institutions fail… the people who make the mistakes cannot and should not run off with entitlements and with additional discretionary payments. The anger that the public has is anger that I have …