links for 2008-04-17
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I’m sure this is a metaphor for something
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Why in the name of God’s Holy Trousers would you want 500,000 songs on an iPod?
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The Euston Manifesto two years on
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And the director’s said “Look mate, just say ‘Then why not call Elephant.co. uk?’ and we can all go home.”
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Always a silver lining…
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A little justice in a cold, hard world:
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‘A tough American welfare programme, which links payments to performance by low paid workers, is to be introduced in Britain.’ I take it this is a pilot scheme that will eventually be rolled out to Britain’s boardrooms as well?
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No, really, Iraq *is* safe. Jacqui Smith said it is so it is.
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Whither now for Tim Ireland?
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Guido Fawkes - useful idiot?
Posted on April 17th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
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Re that new
welfaresorry, workfare ‘reform’: If this is Brown’s idea of how to regain the initiative, then he really is doomed. And to go all the way to the US to ‘launch’ it too - typical. New Labour - an incontinent who keeps pissing in the chips and insisting it’s vinegar.[...] A government source said: “The new system builds on tax credits. They will still be there for people who take part in this programme. But they are paid regardless of performance. Under Contracts out of Poverty, some payments will be linked to performance.” Alistair Darling, the chancellor, announced more than £100m in support for the programme in last month’s budget. But Brown’s decision to endorse it in such a high-profile manner in New York may add to unease among Labour backbenchers who are threatening to rebel against the abolition of the 10p rate. (ht2 Chicken Yoghurt) [...]
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