September 2011

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I read with interest the story of Jamie Murray this week, the owner of a Christian coffee shop in Blackpool, who was threatened with arrest for displaying bible scriptures in his cafe. The incident occurred after a complaint had been made by someone who had been offended by what they had read, and Lancashire Police… Continue reading >

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The story of Carlos Tevez refusing to play in a Champions League game for Manchester City last night was always going to be all over the news. Sensationalized headlines. Differing stories reporting what actually happened. A variety of quotes from ‘friends’ and insiders. An opinion from Harry Redknapp. It’s all a sign of the soap-opera… Continue reading >

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In a little more low key a fashion than its original release in 1993, Jurassic Park has been handed a re-release in UK cinemas. Eighteen years may have passed since its original cinema release, but Jurassic Park remains thoroughly entertaining, and whilst technology has moved on, the film’s sound and visual effects still impress. And after… Continue reading >

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The Labour Party are in Liverpool for their annual conference, and are already making headlines. But is the announcement of their policy on student fees one of the most pointless headlines they could have generated? Ed Miliband’s party would apparently limit student fees to £6,000-a-year. But only if they were in power and made the… Continue reading >

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The recent news that the government has scrapped a news NHS IT system has unsurprisingly caused a lot of anger. Not anger caused as a result of abandoning a project which has been doomed to fail for some time, but anger at the amount of money thrown away on the scheme already. Of the £12bn… Continue reading >