Published: April 1st 2009 - at 9:30 am

Top Stories and Blog Review – 1st April


by Lee Griffin    

STORM THE BANKS!

Nationwide
MPs condemn Mandelson’s Royal Mail plans
Tesco tells shoppers to leave excess packaging
G20 protests: The laughing professor
MPs’ expenses receipts hawked by businessman

International
Right-wing Netanyahu sworn in as Israeli PM
U.S. senators move to end Cuba travel ban
Pressure on over Afghan women’s law
Shrinking Dubai has gentler face in hard times

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Lee Griffin

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Neil Stockley finds it’s hard not to focus on the MP’s expenses issue, perhaps to the extent too many “good” MPs are getting tarnished without warrant.

Andrew Reeves is concerned, however, that we don’t forget that the £100k+ expenses are actually mostly for funding their workforce.

Liberal Revolution feels that perhaps the Lib Dem MPs poo doest not pong, and the BBC is once again targeting them unfairly.

Simon Jenkins/CiF shows that the adage “If you are innocent you have nothing to fear” is utter bollocks, and now Jacqui Smith knows it.

Cornish Pip reflects on the future of social work and the truths about what to expect when properly protecting children.

The Sun Lies proves the Sun lies again, knowingly. Deliberate or are they just that institutionally slimy they don’t realise they’re doing it?

5CC on the tabloid language of “now”. All about religious firefighters being respected…

And finally Next Left looks lovingly at April Fool’s day in the media. Or feel free to browse through previous Netcasts


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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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