News Reports Archive August 2009
The Local Community School: a Paradise That Ends at Age 11
How Did We Get Into This Mess Over Fees?
The Bbc is Not the Problem - It's an Inability to Let Go of the Past
Mind Your Language
Dear Mr Orwell, We Regret to Say …
Upton Park, 25 August 2009
And Here Are a Few Other Ideas to Make the Bankers Splutter
Keynes Believed in Morality; Now the City Needs to Practise It
Big-spending Women Are Going to Make a World of Difference to the Economy
Sorry, But I Don't Think Happiness Comes in a Can
It's Still Not Too Late for You to Cut the City Down to Size, Mr Brown
At Long Last Scotland is Getting Her History Back
The Notting Hill Carnival is Still Ours
Why I Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Cameron?
The Climate Camp is Too Self-regarding to Be Effective
Health Warning: Exercise Makes You Fat?
Megrahi – a Test of National Character
James Murdoch: The Evolution of a Feud
Judging the Eddies: The Best Joke, Sketch and Venue on Edinburgh's Fringe
Stanley Tucci
Treasury Should Give Turner's Tax a Fair Hearing
Takeover Turnaround at National Express
Three Cheers for Turner and Tax on Easy Money
TV Matters: The Ashes
Berlusconi's Wife Shopped Him. The Kennedy Women Covered Up Their Husbands' Excesses
Donations Pour In, Despite Row Over Expenses
Sorrell's Found an L of a Metaphor for Slump
How Wii Fit and Ubisoft's Your Shape Bring Guilt Into Gaming
Result of a Bipolar Endgame Should Not Be a Lottery
Fixing 'broken Britain' Easier Said Than Done
We Must Guarantee a University Place for All Who Get the Grades
How to Means Test a Bus Pass – or Keeping the Middle Class Sweet
We Watch Them on the Bus. At Work. At Play. We Have Been Invaded By Screens
You May Think You Hate Musicals. But Are You Sure You're Not Just Being a Bit of a Snob?
Newcastle, 20 August 2009
RIP Thelondonpaper. So What's the Future Standard of Success?
High Stakes in the Shifting Sands of the Oil Sector Are Not Best Served By Low Tactics
Why Does Labour Bail Out Bankers, Yet Deny the Young?
I Scent an Almighty Stink About Nothing
Labour Should Make Gordon Brown Go on Holiday More Often
Stars in Their Eyes
Getting America Back on Track is No Easy Task
Hail, Hail, Rock'n'roll
Why Film is Fascinated With Car Crashes
Darling Deep in the Red
Tesco Plays Trump Card on Banks
The Scottish Cringe Factor
TV Matters: Morecambe
Freeing the Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset Al-megrahi on Health Grounds is a Tricky Call
Election Victors Will Have to Take the Offensive on Defence
There is a Harsh Reality Behind the Romance of Greyhound Bus Journeys
Quantitative Easing: £25bn Extra? A Mere Detail
Is Big Tobacco the Right Place to Turn Over a New Leaf?
Inflation: We Are Getting Lost in the Minutiae
Enough Scapegoating. We All Need to Be Better Parents
Abortion is the One Taboo Left in the World of Comedy
British Land Needs Firmer Foundations
Peter Mandelson Shrugs Off Claims Over His Social Networking on Corfu
Women Watch Men Strip for Fun. Men Watch Women for Darker Reasons
Revisionist Approach to Newspapers' Bulk Sales
Henry Blofeld: My Edinburgh
The Right Loves Rationing – But Only If You Can Pay
Lairg, 12 August 2009
Electronic Books: America's Giant Bookshops Put the 'e' in Reading
How I Got Caught Up in the Transatlatic Health Battle
Alain De Botton Wants to Handle Your Baggage
Gutter Snipes at the Ubiquitous Internet
Don't Waste Time. Be Creative While You Blub
Peter Knows We All Love a Pussy Cat
A Modest Proposal at Alton Towers
Out of a Job, But Won't Admit It? How Ridiculous
Kowtowing to Monsanto Still Leaves a Nasty Aftertaste
Drop Gcses. We Should Be Teaching Our Children to Think
Author, Author: Unfreezing Antique Feeling
This Column Helps You Lose Weight. Honestly
Judd Apatow
Cut-price Asda Slices Through the Recession
TV Matters: Historical Hindsight Doesn't Make Good Drama
NHS Computerisation: Lessons From What the Bosses Never Learned
Gamers Have Had It Good – Now It's Time for Us to Pay
Even When They Produce Their Own Hollywood Romcoms, Why Do Female Actors Still Allow Themselves to Be Humiliated?
We Still Need to Go Under the Bonnet at Rover
Premier League Preview No13: Manchester United
Friends Lacks Resolution to Remain Independent
Premier League Preview No12: Manchester City
ITV Should Stick With What It Knows and Does Well
You Know What'll Save Newspapers? Magic Coins. Yes, Magic Coins. And I've Just Invented Them
Rupert Murdoch: Protector of the Printed Word
Ordinarily, You Probably Wouldn't Want to Read About My Week
Swing the Axe? It's Just Not As Simple As That
Happily, King Knows That Salvation Won't Be Found in Japan
Don't Rush to Judgment on Performance of Women in Boardroom
The Patient May Be Off Life Support, But There's Still a Long Road to Full Recovery
Congratulations, You Flobby Slob, Now You're a Sex Symbol
The Tories Think the Internet Favours Them. They're Wrong
Women Weren't to Blame for George Sodini's Spree
Don't Be Fooled – the Recession is Far From Over
Are U2 the Last Great Rock'n'roll Idealists?
Bugger Broadstairs for Another Holiday
Beware a Parliament of the Bland
Author Author: Keeping Occupied
Hit and Myth: Curse of the Ghostwriters
Swoop, Apply Lipstick, Swoop Again
John Hughes - the True Teen Hero and Man of Letters
Duncan Jones's Moon Was Full of Surprises – Because I'd Avoided All the Spoilers
Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll
Premier League Preview No9: Fulham
The Art of the Episode Subtitle
British Values Seem to Revolve Around the Worship of Celebrities
The Yawning Void Within Ftse 100 Balance Sheets
Celebrity Scoops Are Not Always in the Public Interest
Another View on Jerusalem
Gladwell's Work Supports Milburn's Arguments About Aspiration
Women Over 50 – the Invisible Generation
Momentum for Reform Falters As Profits Grow
Yahoo and Microsoft Picked the Wrong Fight
This Bbc Spirit of 'partnership' is Not As Beneficial As It Seems
Why State Pension is Hard to Credit
Why Google Wishes Steve and Carol a Happy Marriage
John Kingman's Departure Raises More Questions
Cheerleaders for So-called Recovery Are Blind to Reality of Growing Dole Queues
Upfront: Bucking the Ivf Stats
Be a Good Citizen or Lose a Bit of Humanity
The Tories Will Win, So How Progressive Are They Really?
Anger Has Gone Out of the Arts, Which Suits the Tories
The British Summer Has Become the Perfect Oxymoron
Why Are We So Squeamish About Paying Egg Donors?
It's Wrong to Believe That Nature is Always Best
A Malign Show on a Bankrupt Tv Channel
Windows 7 Laptops: How to Choose
Obama's Healthcare Reforms Provide Fodder for His Enemies