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Save BBC 6 Music, John Peel Radio in all but name
3 March 2010The BBC has published its ’strategy review’, “to decide what the future direction of the corporation ought to be”. The review has recommended that, amongst other offerings, BBC 6 Music be closed.
You can have your say on the proposals online, and it’s important that if you have come to rely on 6 Music as I [...]
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Save BBC 6 Music
2 March 2010The BBC has published its ’strategy review’, “to decide what the future direction of the corporation ought to be”. The review has recommended that, amongst other offerings, BBC 6 Music be closed.
You can have your say on the proposals online. Here’s what I said about the only music radio station I can listen to.
I do [...]
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BRIT Awards… what?
19 February 2010Do I need to say more about the BRIT Awards 2010 other than to remind you that Robbie “I’m rich beyond my wildest dreams” Williams received the ‘Outstanding contribution to music’ award? I don’t deny that he’s been very successful, or that many people have enjoyed what he’s created, but does he really deserve to [...]
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The Conservative Party should reveal the tax status of Lord Ashcroft
9 February 2010The Conservative Party – including David Cameron – has repeatedly refused to reveal the tax status of its deputy chairman, Lord Ashrcoft, who has funded the party for almost three decades.
This has continued even after Lord Ashcroft promised to return to the UK from his home in Belize and pay UK income tax by the [...]
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Screwed up stuff in the news today
29 January 2010Dr Andrew Wakefield, who suggested the MMR vaccine was causing autism, was found to have acted unethically today. Supporters outside the General Medical Council’s headquarters in London, where the hearings took place, chanted, “Wakefield’s right!”. The supporters were apparently mainly parents of the allegedly affected children.
The thing is, his research and conclusions have already been [...]
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