From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Morning all…….

February 26, 2009

I shall be away for a few days.
Regular posters are welcome to continue their good natured banter; unfortunately, I have to put comment moderation on for new posters, and there will be no one to release them until my return.

Wikio

Wikio

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Text not thy Lord Ahmed in vain…….

February 25, 2009
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Our Lord in Belmarsh,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy hubris come,
Our will is done.
 
Compare Lord Ahmed’s 12 weeks in prison for killing a man whist texting and driving with the 21 months Philippa Curtis got for a near identical offence?
A motorist who sent and received more than 20 text messages before she crashed into another car killing its driver has [...]

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David Cameron’s son Ivan dies.

February 25, 2009
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Ivan, who had severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy, was taken ill overnight and died in hospital this morning.
The sadness in the Cameron household this morning must be immense. 
I am full of admiration for those households that manage to care for a child with Ivan’s needs, and to provide a normal happy home for other children at the same time; [...]

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Double or quits is ‘crap’……….

February 24, 2009
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The Government has said today that it will take measures to limit costs in libel cases “unless compelling arguments emerge against doing so”.
When Lord Woolf recommended the Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) as a way to create a system where the courts were open to all regardless of means, he did so with [...]

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Now you see it, now you don’t……

February 24, 2009
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The early morning edition of The Daily Mail on-line carried an interesting story juxtaposing the the case of Stuart Lubbock with that of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
The obvious connection, that both cases are of deep concern to ex-solicitor Tony Bennett was studiously ignored.
Instead the connection was drawn by innuendo; first detailing [...]

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The ‘Chav it all’ society……

February 24, 2009
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Large numbers of police forces are planning to cut thousands of officers despite the threat of a recession-driven surge in crime and disorder. Representatives from dozens of police forces contacted by The Times last night gave a grim picture of falling numbers and “significant and painful” cuts.
Who will benefit from this? [...]

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Tenors on a fiver an hour?

February 23, 2009
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On Sunday, Jacqui Smith said that a new points based system will be used to “raise the bar” for highly skilled migrants to curb the numbers coming in.
The move is part of an immigration crackdown to be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith tomorrow to “put British workers first” – and increase [...]

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