18th May 2011 Fleet Street hasn’t been out of stories this week – even with what seems like a record number of super-injunctions preventing the papers reporting sleaze and sex. First there was the Premier League footballer; then the famous actor; then on Thursday, Liberal Democrat peer, Lord Oakeshott, used parliamentary privilege to reveal that [...]
Young people taking part in the government’s National Citizenship Service are being asked to pay to take part.
As published on Brighton Lite Yesterday he was snapped frolicking around London on a bicycle with Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger. Today, London Mayor Boris Johnson has become the face of the ‘Big Bouncy Society’. As part of the ‘Green Travel’ drive [...]
Colonel Gaddafi’s people – those same people he told BBC News’ Jeremy Bowen still “love” him – are fleeing over the Libyan borders as the bloody violence continues. According to the UNHCR (the United Nations refugee agency), 172,000 people have crossed into neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia since 20 February. As western leaders condemn their former [...]
The fashion industry contributes £21bn to the economy each year. It deserves government support. Naomi Campbell wasn’t the only national treasure being celebrated at Tuesday’s British Fashion Awards. With the support of the London Development Agency, London Fashion Week contributes around £100 million to the economy, accordingto City Hall. But when asked last month whether the [...]
Jonathan Mills, Director of the Edinburgh International Festival has made this short film for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Festival is a wonderful example of the UK as one of the multicultural centres of the world. Fabulous. I will be back next year.
Tomorrow, a good friend of mine and I will be jet-setting to the (perhaps not so glamorous) city of Helsinki. From there, we will spend fifteen days exploring the havens of social democracy (Finland, Sweden and Norway, with a dabble of central Europe). Technology permitting, I will be using my website to log our journey. I can [...]
Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian from 1975 to 1995, received an honorary degree at my graduation yesterday. He was awarded by university chancellor, John Simpson. Peter Preston continues to write at the Guardian’s Comment is free. He is a political hero, and I am proud that my university chose to recognise his work.
Broke Daily Sport advertises for a Sports Editor
The closure of the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport came to an emotional end of last night’s BBC2 Newsnight (31:00). But if the newspaper really is to cease publication immediately, why is it recruiting a Sports Editor? (see below)