BANKERS SET FOR £7BN BONUSES

Nationwide
Brown defeated on Lib Dem Gurkha Motion
Consumer poll boosts hopes for recovery
Swine flu and hype – a media illness
Tory wannabes push party to the right

International
Obama ‘gravely concerned’ about Pakistan
Hunger striker ‘critical’ as Tamil crisis grows
Scientists spot oldest object in universe
N. Korea demands apology, threatens tests

DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Andrew Hickey

Charlotte Gore wonders at Brown’s motives for wanting to keep the Gurkhas out, and also notes ‘Brown’s finest moments are when disaster strikes. Nick’s finest moment has been celebrating something really good.’

Andy Worthington/CiF on how the use of secret evidence against terror suspects makes a mockery of our justice system.

Mark Steel on the 50p tax rate – ‘One tiddly little tax rise and they’re like spoilt toddlers, screaming “Baby want tax cut, don’t WANT pay 50 pence, not FAIR, baby not pay.”‘

Septicisle on how to tackle the BNP.

Darrell at Moments of Clarity has more on the Gurkhas, and on Labour MP Tom Harris’ reaction.

Menzies Campbell has also written about the Gurkhas.

Lib Dem Voice has the text of a motion brought in by Frank Field and Vince Cable, urging the government to tackle UK borrowing.

Rupert Read has the Greens’ ‘Clean Campaign Pledge’.

And finally, for the grammarians among you, two links – Apostrophe Abuse and the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks (both via Eddie Campbell). Or you can browse through previous Netcasts

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