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Shame on Moscow from hf148 895 days old

Just ten days after the International Day Against Homophobia, the shocking scenes in Russia yesterday serve to remind us that across the globe homophobia ...

For the missing from hf148 895 days old

[ ... ] in news terms. So to all those who have jumped on the Find Maddy bandwagon, I say don’t forget the other missing children. They deserve to ...

Images of death from hf148 895 days old

[ ... ] has her tears and horror shown on the teatime news. If people don’t want death on their screens, then that censorship should apply to all.

Olympic fears from hf148 910 days old

Today’s Observer has reported that the Olympics may not bring the benefits to London that they are widely expected to. A report commissioned by ...

Poor Lord Browne from hf148 918 days old

[ ... ] whole news saga smacks of pettiness. Yes, Lord Browne should not have lied, but even today public figures still run the risk of damning headlines ...

I can't save the world- my toilet roll is rubbish from hf148 924 days old

 Sheryl Crow urges us all to save the world by using one sheet of toilet paper per bathroom visit. Whilst I’m sure her heart is in the right place, ...

From one lost soul to another from hf148 933 days old

It was gut wrenching to read about Ben Vodden in the papers today. He hanged himself last year because of bullying. He was only 11 years old.  Children ...

Beloved Guardian, you have let me down from hf148 934 days old

Dear Guardian  Faithfully I pick you up every morning, and enjoy the time I spend in your company. I am happy to spend money on you, because I have ...

America mourns, but Iraq suffers still from hf148 936 days old

Front page news today was of course the campus shootings in America. This was indeed a terrible event- at least 30 people were killed- a death toll which ...

Questioning the monarchy, not the breakup from hf148 938 days old

The media scrum over Prince William and Kate Middleton’s break up is diverting the public from considering the really important questions about ...