Published: December 19th 2008 - at 7:36 am

Top Stories and Blog Review – 19th Dec


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We Want a War Inquiry

Nationwide
Postal workers’ strike called off
‘They tore my nails out. Then I was interrogated’
Watch your words, Tories told
Mandelson and Treasury at odds over Jaguar

International
Guantanamo Bay closure plan ordered
On Wall Street, bonuses, not profits, were real
Iraqi journalist sorry for throwing shoes at Bush
High culture meets ‘homophobia’ at inauguration

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail

1820: The X Factor song with a difference.

Ala Abbas/Pickled Politics: The shoe-thrower’s real crime was… insulting a guest.

Bartholomew’s Notes: Shoe-throwing through the years.

Chicken Yogurt: Spot the festive changes at Justin’s. Friday Fun.

EUtopia: Looks back at the French EU Presidency.

Feministing: Courtney shares a story of forgiveness.

IKWRO: Publishes an open letter to the IPCC on Banaz Mahmod.

The Lay Scientist: excellent article concentrating on public perceptions of disease, but which could easily apply to public perceptions of politics also.

New Humanist: Mark Steel on who he would rather celebrate than Jesus this Christmas. Friday Fun No 2. (No offence intended).


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Opposition parties believe Mr Brown is keen to ensure the full investigation does not report until after the next general election, which must be held by June 2010. Although the controversial 2003 invasion was seen as “Tony Blair’s war”, Mr Brown has backed it and said he would not have acted differently.

David Cameron demanded a “robust, independent inquiry”, saying it is vital to learn lessons which could help during the campaign in Afghanistan. With up to 400 troops remaining in Iraq, there is a chance the investigation could be delayed for “many, many years”, he said.

Does it bother anyone else that Cameron is pushing this? He strongly supported the war, and he’s got known neconservatives, such as Michael Gove, Edward Vaizey, Stephen Hammond and David Willetts, among his inner circle.

I hope publications such as the Indi, which have been so easy on Slippery Dave in the past, don’t allow the Tories to re-write history so easily.

Only the Lib Dems (and a few backbenches on both sides) have any credibility on this issue. Only they questioned the bullshit. Cameron and his cronies have none.

Yes, it does bother more than just you, Aaron. Sadly, the Indy’s new landlords might need sucking up to…

Many thanks for linking to my post. I was thinking about politics as I wrote it actually, I may expand on that theme for a future entry.


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