Infelicitous tidings interred
Lost amongst the sound of falling junior members of the Government, we have this…
Ruth Kelly has reneged on a promise of widespread consultation on the politically sensitive issue of how the government should spend billions of pounds on new social housing for the poorest people in the country.
…and this…
Britain is to reinforce its military presence in Iraq in a move that reflects increasing concern about the threat to its troops and the inability of local forces to take over responsibility for the country’s security.
One imagines there’ll be a lot more of this. Keep ‘em peeled.
Update: Another one:
An airline-style “stand-by” system was operated by the Home Office to ensure that a specially chartered deportation flight to Iraq was full when it left Britain yesterday.
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This time Mr Reid warned the high court judges that he would no longer defer a deportation if a last-minute legal challenge was launched unless a full injunction was granted.
Posted on September 6th, 2006 at 5:06 pm
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch……
Justin has two items that got lost in the wash today, and here’s a third… BBC – Bush admits to CIA secret prisons: President Bush has acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons and said 14 key terrorist suspects have……
I see. A clever trick! Well spotted. A bit of in-fighting, and voila, “a good day to bury bad news”
Shovels ahoy!
Bastards.
Everytime I feel dirty and ashamed for joining in the silly feeding frenzy I look at their behaviour and feel justified.
PS. Thank you for The Sharpener linky