A catchup roundup...
As there is little which is really annoying me at the moment, I thought it would be a good opportunity to just look at some of the things which are going on in the news.
Teenagers are to be taken to Auschwitz as an attempt to encourage them to learn about the Holocaust. This is a good idea, and is just part of the wider picture of learning about such regimes as the Nazi party's extermination programme, and the Communists in Russia doing very similar things (albeit with less definite selection). More should be done to encourage young people to learn about these atrocities, as well as making them aware that such things still happen: Rwanda is one which springs instantly to my mind.
Labour blunder on through the latest in a long line of funding problems, and the Tories hardly look whiter than white with Derek Conway being suspended for overpaying his son with taxpayers money.
Remember Ama Sumani? The 39 year old Ghanaian who was deported when her visa expired, is now apparently "deteriorated rapidly" now she is back in Ghana. Meanwhile Al Bangura made a brief cameo in Watfords defeat of Wolves. I think I know who I would rather be right now.
Finally there looks like there has been a breakthrough. Writers and production companies are seemingly getting closer to reaching an agreement on pay. Which means all those hollywood people can go out and buy ridiculous, expensive dresses after all. Phew.
Oh, and congratulations of the week go to:- Wales Rugby team, the New York Giants, and Lembit Opik. Wales beat England at Twickenham, the Giants won the superbowl with a last minute score against the Patriots, and Lembit has come out in defence of Nicolas Sarkozy for having a celebrity wife (something Lembit apparently can relate to!). I'm sure Nicolas is thankful too for being able to count on such a powerful ally in Lembit.
Commiserations go to:- Ama Sumani, anyone who knows someone Welsh, and Neil May. Neil apparently is Lembit's professional lookalike, but he has been unable to find work for a year. Hmmm... the phrase "don't give up your day job" just doesn't quite cut it...
Luke
Teenagers are to be taken to Auschwitz as an attempt to encourage them to learn about the Holocaust. This is a good idea, and is just part of the wider picture of learning about such regimes as the Nazi party's extermination programme, and the Communists in Russia doing very similar things (albeit with less definite selection). More should be done to encourage young people to learn about these atrocities, as well as making them aware that such things still happen: Rwanda is one which springs instantly to my mind.
Labour blunder on through the latest in a long line of funding problems, and the Tories hardly look whiter than white with Derek Conway being suspended for overpaying his son with taxpayers money.
Remember Ama Sumani? The 39 year old Ghanaian who was deported when her visa expired, is now apparently "deteriorated rapidly" now she is back in Ghana. Meanwhile Al Bangura made a brief cameo in Watfords defeat of Wolves. I think I know who I would rather be right now.
Finally there looks like there has been a breakthrough. Writers and production companies are seemingly getting closer to reaching an agreement on pay. Which means all those hollywood people can go out and buy ridiculous, expensive dresses after all. Phew.
Oh, and congratulations of the week go to:- Wales Rugby team, the New York Giants, and Lembit Opik. Wales beat England at Twickenham, the Giants won the superbowl with a last minute score against the Patriots, and Lembit has come out in defence of Nicolas Sarkozy for having a celebrity wife (something Lembit apparently can relate to!). I'm sure Nicolas is thankful too for being able to count on such a powerful ally in Lembit.
Commiserations go to:- Ama Sumani, anyone who knows someone Welsh, and Neil May. Neil apparently is Lembit's professional lookalike, but he has been unable to find work for a year. Hmmm... the phrase "don't give up your day job" just doesn't quite cut it...
Luke
