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Columnist for the Guardian, presenter of BBC R4's The Long View and writer of thrillers under the name Sam Bourne, the latest being PANTHEON
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tweets Petition calling on #Arsenal to end its "partnership with company behind land grabs in South East Asia"
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Arsenal FC: End Arsenal's partnership with company behind land grabs in South East Asia
change.org — We love our football club, Arsenal FC. The continuing relationship with Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL), our partner in Vietnam, brings shame on our club and..."If they find the bureaucrats of Brussels high-handed, they should try Beijing." Smart @gideonrachman column on EU ft.com/cms/s/0/528b21…
Why I shifted sides in the UK’s civil war over Europe
ft.com — Twenty years ago, I was an anti-European. Today, I am a pro-European. The strange thing is that my views have not changed. I have always thought that Britain should stay out of the euro but inside the EU. During the John Major and Tony Blair years,Israel-watchers, the excellent +972 is launching a weekly edition in (online) magazine format itunes.apple.com/us/app/+972-th…
+972 This Week for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store
itunes.apple.com — Opening the iTunes Store. If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or on your Windows desktop. Progress Indicator iTunes is the world's easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection. We are unable to find iTunes on your computer.Saddened to hear that @normblog is not well. A sage voice on here and elsewhere normblog.typepad.com/normblog/
RT @nypost: The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dead at 74 nyp.st/14pTggm
The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dead at 74
nypost.com — AP Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. Robinson-Fitzgerald said his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died around 3:30 p.m.Late in catching up with the #aggressivehomosexuals hashtag: Twitter at its wittiest best
Worth reading the @benedictbrogan piece in full for its insights on politics in the age of Twitter blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/benedictb…
Cameron shouldn’t blame our rowdy press for his own failings
blogs.telegraph.co.uk — From Tuesday's Daily Telegraph It's never a good idea to look backstage. Those mesmerised by the spectacle of the theatre risk disappointment if they sneak a glimpse behind the curtain. In the dark, beyond the lights, all is dusty, held together by ropes and rubber bands, with the fairy-tale princesses smoking, swearing and playing poker."He suffers because he is not very good at politics." Telegraph's @benedictbrogan withering on Cam blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/benedictb…
Cameron shouldn’t blame our rowdy press for his own failings
blogs.telegraph.co.uk — From Tuesday's Daily Telegraph It's never a good idea to look backstage. Those mesmerised by the spectacle of the theatre risk disappointment if they sneak a glimpse behind the curtain. In the dark, beyond the lights, all is dusty, held together by ropes and rubber bands, with the fairy-tale princesses smoking, swearing and playing poker.RT @eyemagazine: London, tomorrow evening: ‘A Future For Creative Education?’, bit.ly/ZUKhnU – @dandad debate chaired by @j_freedl…
A Future for Creative Education?
dandad.org — President's Lectures A Future for Creative Education? Earlier this year we claimed victory as the Government abandoned plans to sideline art and design in secondary education. Just two months after that announcement, the curriculum has again been criticised with claims that it is prioritising 'life skills' over other art and design disciplines.Wasn't lucky enough to have met Richard Beeston but a terrific correspondent, esp in MidEast, who'll be sorely missed thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/art…
The Times obituary: Richard Beeston
thetimes.co.uk — Indefatigable foreign correspondent for The Times who vividly documented the unfolding terror in Lebanon, Iraq and Chechnya Richard Beeston was one of the finest and most courageous foreign correspondents of his generation.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Politics, United Kingdom and more.
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