Author Archives
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Andrew Wakefield: MMR, Autism and the failure of science and the media
The British Medical Journal publishes this week that the work of Andrew Wakefield is both misleading and fraudulent. Mr Wakefield has the somewhat dubious honour of being the medical professional who was the cause of the scare which suggested that… Read More ›
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One-Liner Week January 2 2011
14 yr old Serena Beakhurst, who went missing from her home in Tulse Hill, Lambeth, London still remains unaccounted for. In the absence of any media attention, family and friends ( aided by Stephen Fry and Sarah Brown on Twitter)… Read More ›
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Ed Miliband makes profound statement about VAT increase!
Fortunately, for us, we have Ed Miliband as the leader of the Opposition who has not let the Coalition Government ( or the Conservative-led government as he likes to call it) get away with the subtle publicity over the VAT… Read More ›
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Climate Change: When do we talk about the taboo of Population Control?
In the UK the cost of fuel is to increase, yet again, as more duty is imposed by the Government. This will be further increased in April by another 1p rise, and no doubt more to come in the future…. Read More ›
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Photo Story : Chernobyl – 22 years later
The ill-fated Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant in the north of Ukraine. On 26 April 1986, an unauthorised system test went horribly wrong and resulted in a “meltdown” and fire. A plume of radioactive material exploded into… Read More ›
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Annie Lennox : Exploiting the HIV Brand
Annie Lennox joins the increasing group of ageing pop stars to re-brand their legitimacy and navigate their path to canonisation through association with “celebrity diseases” – and being linked with HIV/AIDS is the most obvious choice for the artistic community…. Read More ›
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Joanna Yeates Murder – Landlord points finger at himself
After the voluminous twittering throughout the media about the apparent new evidence by the Landlord yesterday – we now have a step forwards. The “news” about the 3 people outside the flats that may, or may not have, included Joanna,… Read More ›
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Joanna Yeates Murder – How to make a story out of nothing.
So, Sky News and the rest of the media are telling the story that the landlord of the flats where Joanna Yeates lived, saw her leave with 2 other people on the night in question. This, as reported, then would… Read More ›
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Photo Story: Political intrigue in Tbilisi
Following the war with Russia in August 2008, there was political unrest in Tbilisi in May 2009. There were calls by the people for President Mikhail Saakashvili to be ousted. In the last week of May demonstrations were taking place… Read More ›
