Archive for November 2008
Child cruelty and news reporting
Posted by: stazjia on: November 14, 2008
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Child cruelty and news reporting
Blog moving to new URL
Posted by: stazjia on: November 12, 2008
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This blog is now installed on its own server and I hope you will visit it there:
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Are British banks making things worse?
Posted by: stazjia on: November 8, 2008
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Almost everybody in the UK knows that the Government has given the banks a huge bail-out package to help the British economy in general. Two days ago the Bank of England cut the interest rate by 1.5% – a move that astonished everybody, including the experts.
After the Bank’s announcement, the big question was, would the [...]
We elect our government differently here in the UK to USA
Posted by: stazjia on: November 4, 2008
We vote for our government quite differently here in the UK to the way it’s done in the USA.
For a start, we don’t vote for the Prime Minister. We vote for a member of Parliament (MP) from the people who are standing in the constituency where we live. We have a ‘first past the post’ [...]
More News About Pedigree Dogs
Posted by: stazjia on: November 3, 2008
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White Pekingese Puppy
Originally uploaded by patisotagami
There have been further developments in the scandal of pedigree dogs and the way faults causing pain, deformity and early death are deliberately bred into dogs so they meet the Kennel Club’s criteria to win at its shows. If you missed my early posts on the subject you can catch [...]
The British have two reasons to be happy today
Posted by: stazjia on: November 3, 2008
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Lewis Hamilton at brands.
Originally uploaded by Patrick Mayon
Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One racing driver, is immensely popular here in Britain. Even people who have no interest at all in F1 have heard of him and want him to continue to be successful. Yesterday he delighted his many fans by finally winning the Formula One Championship.
It [...]
