The march went off smoothly and without any trouble as far I could see, despite scaremongering in the media in recent days. The rain periodically tried to dampen spirits, but unsuccessfully. We made the effort, so let’s hope Gordon and his chums do at the G20. I went along as part of the ActionAid contingent, [...]

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Next Saturday what looks to be one of the biggest marches through London in many a year is taking place. The march ends up with a rally at Hyde Park, where quite a few influential speakers, as well as comedians and musicians are lined up to take part. I’m not a avid marcher, [...]

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So Michael Jackson is to make a comeback, it’s all over the media that he’ll being doing a residency period at the O2 in London, presumably to mop up as much cash as possible to prop up his failing empire. This is a minor story not worthy of all this coverage. Why has [...]

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