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"Thou Shalt Steal"- Says Anglican Reverend Tim Jones

Incognito — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:55:38 +0000

The 8th commandment in the bible clearly states “Thou Shalt Not Steal”, and even those who aren’t necessarily ’spiritually’ inclined know that stealing is morally incorrect. You just don’t have the right to take...

2 U.K. Men Jailed For Urging Boy To Marry and Rape 12-year-old Cousin

Incognito — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:18:00 +0000

12-year-old girls are neither physically nor emotionally ready to engage in sexual activity. It’s just not something one thinks about at that age. Nor should it be. And it certainly shouldn’t be something any loving parent would want...

Copenhagen climate summit: Gordon Brown pledges £1.5bn to European fund

Dom — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:49:32 +0000

At an EU summit in Brussels, the Prime Minister offered to pay the money into an EU fund intended to help poorer countries to cut their carbon emissions. The offer will make Britain the largest contributor. France and Germany each promised...

iPhone being trialled in British classroom. Luddites rebel.

Andy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:07:55 +0000

iPhones have been used as a lure for students for several years now, but it’s the first time I’ve seen such an experiment happening in the UK. A West London school is trialling the use of iPhones to aid in teaching, and good luck to...

British Conservative Tories to ban Islamic extremist satellite preachers

Incognito — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:47 +0000

Looks like the Brits under the Tories would have a lot more balls when it comes to dealing with Islamic extremism in England, starting with the preachers who indoctrinate their followers through hate speech. Speaking in Washington D.C. at...

Britain - A return to Victorian levels of poverty

Kevin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:19:08 +0000

Labour’s strategy for tackling poverty has reached the end of the road and Britain risks a return to Victorian levels of inequality, according to a major two-year study seen by The Independent. With 20 per cent of the population still stuck...

Wealthy Muslim Brit Calls For Deportation Of All Extremists

Incognito — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:51:08 +0000

One wonders how soon 73-year-old wealthy British Muslim Sir Gulam Noon (aka the Curry King) will have a fatwa on his life. We all know how intolerant extremists and even not-so-extremists can be when they’re criticized. You see, Sir Noon...

Britain's war inquiry panel opens hearings on Iraq

Richard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:45:51 +0000

The British government was aware of “drumbeats in Washington” in early 2001 calling for the toppling of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein but steered clear of such an aggressive policy before the Sept. 11 attacks, officials said Tuesday as a...

Briton arrested in Rio who tried to smuggle 1,000 live spiders

Hector — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:52:52 +0000

The animals were packed into individual boxes and locked in two cases that had been checked as baggage, a police official said. The live cargo was discovered on Wednesday at Rio de Janeiro’s Tom Jobim International Airport as it was being...

Link Mania: When ASA wields its axe

Sijo Joseph — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:21:46 +0000

The watchdog is out there to bite those who cross the barrier. Advertising Standards Authority has always been an essential migraine for those who rubbish the basic ethics of advertising. Link mania analyses some instances in which ASA becomes...