Top News and Blog Stories – 19th February


by Lee Griffin    
February 19, 2009 at 11:48 am

Smith Re-Scrutinised

Nationwide
UK rail commuters pay twice that of the EU
Mortgage lending recovery not yet in sight
Banks add £1.5trillion to public debt
Brown shadows Lib Dem policy with hints at tax cuts
Assisted suicide case fails

International
Migrants in Italy revolt
“Obama should apologise for Iraq” – Tutu
Netanyahu moves ahead as favourite for Israeli PM job
Facebook backs down on data rights

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

CiF/Timothy Garton Ash echo’s my feelings of the infringements on our liberties feeling like a bad dream.

CiF/Seumas Milne writes of the terrifying yet unsurprising announcements of just who will be treated as “terrorists” if Jacqui “Himmler” Smith gets her way.

LDV/Stephen Tall agrees that Nick Clegg should be making bold statements about families using recession as an opportunity to change.

Meral wonders why there appears to be an ultra-conservative member of a liberal MEP group in Europe.

Himmelgarten Cafe is a tad ashamed of the Brit Awards.

Freethink on the dilemma of modern universities with an emerging global market for foreign (high paying) students.

Bleeding Heart Show showcases some tips for writing effectively.


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Lee is a 20 something web developer from Cornwall now residing in Bristol since completing his degree at the lesser university. He has strange dreams, a big appetite, a small flat, and when not forcing his views on the world he is probably eating a cookie. Lee blogs independently from party colours at Program your own mind.
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