politics

When Drug advisors turn bad from bacardiancoke 11 days old

So, Prof. Nutt, the guy who spoke out about how drugs should be classified, has been sacked. Do I agree? Not sure. Whilst on one hand I can see why ...

Which bank is hosting the BNP? from bacardiancoke 19 days old

They're supposed to (although we've already seen just how capable the BNP are of sticking to political party laws) all political parties need a bank ...

Civil Service under fire from bacardiancoke 35 days old

So, the Tories, Lib-Dems and - more mutedly - the incumbent government are now aware that cost savings need to be be made and first in the cross-hairs ...

Tory Party Conference TravelPasses from bacardiancoke 40 days old

So, Manchester is home to the Conservative Party Conference. Makes a change from it being home to the Labour Party Conferences, although the leader of ...

BAe advert in The Times from bacardiancoke 57 days old

Generally there are a few things in the paper (my paper of choice is The Times) that stick in mind throughout the day. Today was a weird one though. First ...

GMPTE server location from bacardiancoke 71 days old

Out of idle curiosity I tried to get onto Metrolink's site to see how easy my wife would be able to get to Salford Quays tonight. It redirected me to ...

Murdoch attack on 'dominant' BBC from bacardiancoke 75 days old

So, another day, another attack on our publicly funded, unique broadcasting institution, the BBC. And unsurprisingly it has come from one of the Murdochs ...

North West Ambulances Dirty from bacardiancoke 92 days old

The story as I read it looked a bit of a horror tale, but I took a great deal of comfort from it. Comfort in that it's been spotted and will be rectified. The ...

"Hacker's Extradition cannot be blocked" from bacardiancoke 102 days old

So, our Home Secretary (the one who's been trying recently that us Mancunians need id cards - personnally I start by trying to tackle car insurance in ...

Royal Mail sell off from bacardiancoke 257 days old

Gordon Brown has announced that he is selling a 30% stake in the Royal Mail to raise cash. How deliciously ironic. He's just nationalised (or part ...