Published: February 27th 2009 - at 9:00 am

Top Stories – 27th February


by Newswire    

BIGGEST LEFTWING BUDGET EVER

Nationwide
Govt admits handing over suspects for rendition
Council bosses told to reveal pay and perks
Byrne: Civil service ‘not good enough’
Government plans to keep DNA samples of innocent

International
Crisis in the US newspaper industry
Dhaka mutineers surrender but violence spreads
Clinton wants unity on Afghanistan, Pakistan
Japan’s industrial production falls steeply

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Douglas Johnson

Jenniepoints out some basic truths about torture.

Two Doctors - Labour’s plans for post offices mark their entry into Scorched Earth territoy.

Pickled Politics - has an interesting pipe-dream on what we could do with lying newspaper editors…

Hagley Road to Ladywood - on the government’s latest policy initiative: One Lie for every One Month. Good slogan, bad idea.

Socialist Unity - Is the gulf between Union’s membership and its leadership really so huge that the leader feels the need for a police cordon to protect him from his own members?

And, to break with politics for a moment – Sadie’s Tavern has a picture of an obscenely good looking pie. Curse my lack of an oven…

… previous Netcasts


---------------------------
    Share on Tumblr  


About the author

· Other posts by


Story Filed Under: Uncategorized


Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.


Reader comments



Reactions: Twitter, blogs
  1. Liberal Conspiracy

    New blog post: Top Stories – 27th February http://tinyurl.com/cn3fqd





Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

 
Liberal Conspiracy is the UK's most popular left-of-centre politics blog. Our aim is to re-vitalise the liberal-left through discussion and action. More about us here.

You can read articles through the front page, via Twitter or RSS feed. You can also get them by email and through our Facebook group.
LATEST COMMENT PIECES
» On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people
» Why Cameron’s claim of 600,000 jobs created is plainly wrong
» By using age to allocate NHS funding, Lansley rewards Tory voters
» The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an “isolated” problem
» Adrian Beecroft highlights mindset of Tory right
» The US is now a model for the Eurozone to save itself
» The IMF plan to revive the economy doesn’t go far enough
» The Boris brand is weaker than his friends think
» Nine things you can do to halt Lansley’s destruction of our NHS
» Incidents like this shame us all
» Taxpayers Alliance want to cut taxes, mostly for the rich
» We’re turning The Spirit Level into a film: help us in that goal






15 Comments



36 Comments



10 Comments



24 Comments



22 Comments



69 Comments



44 Comments



25 Comments



13 Comments



30 Comments



LATEST COMMENTS
» So Much For Subtlety posted on The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an "isolated" problem

» George W posted on On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people

» bluepillnation posted on The Boris brand is weaker than his friends think

» Cylux posted on On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people

» Just Visiting posted on The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an "isolated" problem

» Robin Levett posted on The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an "isolated" problem

» Trooper Thompson posted on On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people

» Just Visiting posted on Red Tory Blond: gay marriage "homophobic"

» steveb posted on Incidents like this shame us all

» Chaise Guevara posted on The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an "isolated" problem

» Just Visiting posted on On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people

» harleyrider1978 posted on The US is now a model for the Eurozone to save itself

» Peter Woodford posted on Angry about absurdly high pay? Here's what to do about it

» x posted on The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an "isolated" problem

» Cylux posted on The US is now a model for the Eurozone to save itself