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Lord Mandelson of Spin(0)
Image via Wikipedia BBC NEWS | Politics | New Labour ‘not dead’ – Mandelson: The New Labour principle still stands: we will only tax out of need, not out of envy or spite Lord Mandelson The death of New Labour? So says, Lord Mandelson – the architect of Labour spin. Since when has this been [...]
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Richard Hickox dies
Image via Wikipedia As many of you will know I am very committed to being a part-time amateur singer and the news this morning that Richard Hickox has died will come as a great shock to many. He was a great man who had a strong comitment to choral music and it is tragic that [...]
Press Release: Fighting for Local Newspapers
KEVIN DAVIS JOINS FIGHT FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS Conservatives call for halt to BBC local TV news plans Kevin Davis has today pledged to support local newspapers from the threat posed by the BBC’s plans to start producing local video on demand news. The Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Yeovil has written to the BBC Trust Chairman, [...]
The future of the BBC
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Apart from saying ‘I am bored’ I have not mentioned much about the row over the BBC. David Cameron has gone to press with The Sun saying the BBC has got to change its culture if it thinks what happened is aacceptable. The Shadow Culture Secretary has gone further [...]