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Lesbian blogger – who’s Sandra Begaria?
The `brave Syrian lesbian blogger` Amina Abdullah has been shown as a fake. Who then is Sandra Begaria who spoke on her behalf to R5 Live’s `up all night` link here (on at 1hr 16 – only available for...
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What the hell is Lembit playing at?
I’m not the only Lib Dem aghast at hearing Lib Dem Mayoral candidate for selection, Lembit Opik, saying that if we’d been attractive to NI we too would have cosied up to them. If this is the level of...
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Eurovision 2012 First Semi Final
So here goes for 8pm on 22/5/2012 – BBC Three 1. Montenegro – let’s be clear – no one expects this to qualify or to receive many points. It’s basically experimental gurgling with a bit of opera thrown...
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My complaint about bias to Sky News
Sigh, it’s now time again to wield the might fingers and tap my keyboard against the horrendous bias we have in the broadcast media against the Liberal Democrats. I’ve just sent an email thus: I was...
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Are 38 degrees worrying people to death?
Like many people I’m getting tired of the opportunism of the 38 degrees website. Lately, they seem to have majoring heavily on the NHS. Their ploy is very simple – it seems to find some issue,...
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It’s all about Lake County
Following the US elections as I do I noted that Barack Obama visited Mentor, Ohio just two days before voting starts. It got me thinking – his strategists must have decided that in the frantic last 3...
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A bit of straight talking to all Australians
As a Brit I’m as surprised as anyone about my reaction to the death of Jacintha Saldana. Waves of anger and reflection have enveloped me over the past 48 hours ever since I heard the breaking news on...
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Would UKIP relax gun laws?
After our own Dunblane and the horrors of Newtown, Connecticut it seems that Nigel Farage emailed to someone of the `Britain needs guns` campaign group in March last year the following ` We note also...
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Eurovision 2013: `When the saints go marching in`
Five countries have chosen only two of whom have songs worthy of remark. The first is Switzerland who have chosen poorly over the past few years. Their entry `you and me` by Heilsarmee – literally a...
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Eurovision 2013: Lithuania have something very `special` for you
Lithuania have a chequered history at Eurovision – yet outside of that arena they are so `up and coming`. This could change with young Andrius’s song – a tightening of performance, a projection of the...
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The High Street – it’s all about TRUST!
The post-christmas culling continues with Jessops, HMV and Blockbusters going down the tubes. There seem to be three reasons why this is happening. 1. As Grace dent has said in the Indy the high street...
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Danish Melodi Grand Prix 2013: Going through the preview songs so you don’t...
Denmark is becoming fashionable – Borgen, Noma, lego revivals, the Bridge. At the moment they can do no wrong. What of their Eurovision campaign? They seem to have developed a niche for themselves a...
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Song for Finland 2013
The final to choose the Finnish song is nearly upon us. Last year’s entry was charming yet inoffensive and from the start (despite what others thought) unwinnable – the delegation were flying home to...
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Andrius: A lesson in Eurovision progression
Many people assume that Eurovision artists just turn up on the Friday do a few spot checks and go home on the Saturday having won or lost. Nothing could be further from the truth especially if you’re...
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