28 February 2006

Euro-trams

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It is sad - but probably inevitable - that none of the four companies selected to tender for Edinburgh's trams is British. From The Eve...
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Watch the birdie

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Mr Seat has a nice one ( here ).

Biggles is back!

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The Scotsman reports : "BILL Walker, the 77-year-old former Tory MP, was last night elected as deputy chairman of the Scottish Conserv...

Just some flannel...

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The Guardian news blog has the stunning news : "He's not officially returned from paternity leave but David Cameron has already en...
27 February 2006

They really don't get it

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The BBC website seeks to explain the Jowell affair ( here ): "The Conservatives have asked the Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell ...

Give the man a break...

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The Independent dwells - rather too attentively - on President Bush's accident at Gleneagles ( here ): "The police report describe...
26 February 2006

The philosophy of the Broons

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Tom Morton in The Sunday Times quotes his wife on an essential truth ( here ): “There is” she said sagely, “both a Daphne and a Maggie in a...

Down and dirty

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It is always irritating when journalists hint at something but avoid telling the full story. Alan Cochrane, on commenting on the McKie affa...
24 February 2006

Passing clouds...

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The Scotsman website has this story : "SCOTTISH Parliament bosses were today accused of hypocrisy after they created a special smoking...

Dae sumthin!

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A rather confusing report from the BBC website: "The government has awarded two companies multi-million pound contracts to produce a v...

Money laundering - wrong soap powder?

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The Times reports on the arrests in the case of the Tonbridge heist: "The woman was arrested as she tried to open a building society ...
23 February 2006

Making your mind up

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The Herald is waiting for a Scottish Executive decision on the relocation of SportsScotland ( here ): "On that day [July 2004], Andy K...
22 February 2006

Hypocrisy or what?

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It is difficult to justify the booze ban for ordinary punters at Murrayfield, while those benefiting from corporate hospitality are scooping...

Sauce for the goose?

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Finance Minister Mr Tom McCabe raises an interesting point about the accountability of senior public officials in The Herald ( here ): ...

Prince Charles and the green ink

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Much guff in the media today about HRH's little problem as a serial botherer of politicians. The Guardian reports : "Prince Charle...

Feathered friends

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Lucy Mangan in The Guardian puts bird flu into context ( here ): "In the face of bird flu, for example, I am sanguine. As luck would h...
21 February 2006

Another fine mess

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The Independent makes a half-hearted attempt to explain the circumstances of Ms Tessa Jowell's husband: "The controversy surround...

The fat controller strikes...

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The Guardian reports that the Government has acquired - as if by statistical magic - a train set: "The Channel tunnel rail link and th...
20 February 2006

What's the world coming to (part 28)?

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The following message now appears on the labels of bottles of Grouse whisky: "Please enjoy our whisky responsibly" Well, no Mr Gro...
19 February 2006

How blogging can lead you into temptation

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The Financial Times (of yesterday - OK, I'm a day late) on bloggers ( here ): "Gawker’s Washington DC outpost “Wonkette” scored a b...