http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/our-eurovision-entry-has-all-the-charisma-of-soggy-lettuce-10094583.html?origin=internalSearch Our Eurovision entry has 'all the charisma of soggy lettuce' Electro Velvet It seems that my comment to this story from the Independent, has offended some faceless "moderator" at the Independent, as the text has been deleted! You may see for yourself (if you are reading this on Facebook, New Agenda (Blog) or Twitter), that it it not "off topic" nor is it anti semetic, sexist, ageist, racist, or any of the other "taboo" remarks that some "moderators" seem to find so offensive. What ever happened to the concept of "Free Speech" you may wonder. There is no logic or consistency to the moderation policy application between any of the on line publications and more importantly as applied by different moderators on the individual publications. Perhaps we ma...
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The world ignores the fact that Israel is no different than Islamic State in its destruction of antiquities.
Israel has been destroying Palestinian antiquities since 1948. The town of Lifta destroyed in 1948. One of the first of hundreds Can anyone please explain how Islamic State destroying antiquities in Iraq is any different from Israel destroying historic Islamic sites dating back to the Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman eras in occupied Jerusalem (as well as hundreds of Palestinian homes in the city). Can anyone please also offer some explanation as to why Israeli destruction in Jerusalem (and other locations in the occupied territories) is almost totally ignored by the western media, television and governments. This is yet another example of western hypocrisy in the region and the incessant "Israel can do no wrong" mentality brought about by the collective guilty conscience in western governments.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-debates-2015-broadcasters-to-go-ahead-with-programmes-despite-prime-ministers-absence-10091669.html Tories go to war over BBC's 'institutional arrogance' Election 2015: Seven-party TV debate plan Cameron and the Conservatives, demonstrating all too clearly how holding political office generates and perpetuates arrogance and contempt for any who disagree with them. As someone once said in a different context, "Who does this guy Cameron actually think he is?" The "final offer" from the Prime Minister implies he believes that nothing can take place unless it is on his terms, in his timescale and in his format. At the end of the day, during election campaigning and on the hustings, Cameron is no more important than a couple of thousand other men and women, many of whom are seeking to satisfy their own ego's by attempting to enter the House of Commons as MP...
Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once. English is a rich and complex language. It can also be confusing, particularly when a change in emphasis, where the spelling is the same, or with the addition or deletion of just one letter can change alter the whole meaning of the word. An example of this happened to me only yesterday (5th March) when I had an appointment with a consultant at a local hospital. I had arranged this appointment over the telephone a couple of days earlier, following a conversation with my GP. She had advised me to make the necessary arrangements and that her referral letter would be sent to the hospital through the post as normal. Arriving at the hospital in good time, I completed the usual formalities of confirming my registration on their system and awaited the call. The consultant duly arrived and conducted me through to his consulting room where we sat down and commenced the appointment. I described to him the symptoms which I ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/indias-economy-about-to-take-off-as-finance-minister-unveils-budget-that-puts-boosting-growth-before-painful-reforms-10077626.html India's economy 'about to take off' as Finance Minister unveils budget that puts boosting growth before painful reforms India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (centre) poses as he leaves his office Indian government economic policies which are geared to make the rich and the wealthy businesses even richer. At the same time millions of ordinary Indian people live in abject poverty in over populated shanty towns and poor villages across the sub continent. A rotten and corrupt government who have a large space programme, a nuclear weapons capability, an ever expanding military and a very wealthy "establishment" in control. The irony is that we, the United Kingdom, pour £millions into their country every year. The tax payers of this country fund t...
Kay Burley is still at it. The obnoxious and patronising Kay Burley was in good form again yesterday. In response to a comment from an interviewee about her outrageously biased questioning, Burley spat out "Oh get over yourself. Just answer the question". This odious apology for a television interviewer/presenter should be fired, but Sky News (and Fox News) seem to treasure these rude and ignorant employees.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/26/jimmy-savile-abuse-stoke-mandeville-hospital-inquiry Jimmy Savile abused 60 people at Stoke Mandeville hospital, inquiry finds The report published yesterday, reveals perhaps only part of the extent to which Savile carried out his odious sex abuse over many decades. The report contains many recommendations in respect of measures to be introduced covering monitoring of volunteers in the NHS, reporting incidents of suspected abuse, and a number of other proposals most of which Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health, accepted during his statement to the House of Commons yesterday (26th February 2015). During the same statement Mr Hunt issued an apology on behalf of the government and NHS, on at least three occasions which now seems to be standard practice as if in some way, saying sorry makes every thing all right. It was also noticeable that the report contained detailed descript...