Top Stories and Blog Review – Wednesday 29th April


by Lee Griffin    
April 29, 2009 at 9:44 am

REPUBLICANS IN DEATH THROES

Nationwide
MPs urged to change Gurkha rules
Brown raises stakes in expenses battle
Phone bills ‘will rise’ to pay for database
Private funeral for Ian Tomlinson

International
US sets fight in the poppies to stop Taliban
European ministers on joint Sri Lanka trip
Sri Lanka bars Swede over stand on war
U.S. spends $1 billion a day on stimulus

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / Lee Griffin

Planet Jamie does some *phine* work in debunking the propaganda of Phorm’s frankly hilarious “Stop Phoul Play” PR-fail site.

Moments of Clarity is disapproving of compromise on the expenses issue.

Michael Tomasky/CiF muses on the republican defection, I have to wonder if a move towards a UK style absolute majority is ever “positive”.

Brad Hicks REALLY hates newspapers.

Next Left is extremely hopeful for the death of ID cards.

Mark Reckons investigates the significance of the number of people asking Brown to resign.

And finally Jock’s Place looks back to 1909 and the “People’s Budget”. Remember you can always browse through our previous Netcasts

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· About the author: 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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1. Chris Baldwin

“I have to wonder if a move towards a UK style absolute majority is ever “positive”.”

Normally it might not be, but the Republican Party is just so mind-fryingly awful that it is.

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