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• Invigorate and Expand UK Trade by Focusing Not Only on the Single Market but on...

  

  A few quid. Photo credit: hitthatswitch Kamal Ahmed, the business editor of The Sunday Telegraph, had an informative article in the newspaper’s business... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Barclays Premier League: Five Things (not About Non-existent Pre-match...

  

  We all know that Luis Suarez didn't shake Patrice Evra's hand. But that's not all that happened in the latest round of Barclay's Premier League games. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• US President Abraham Lincoln Battles Vampires in New Film Based on Graphic Novel

  

  Abraham Lincoln: Preparing to stake some vampires Finally, a film that answers the age-old question: What if the sixteenth US President Abraham Lincoln had... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bideford Council Prayer Ruling Draws Backlash Amid Claims Christianity is...

  

  Christianity under threat? Photo credit: Friar's Balsam, http://flic.kr/p/6mSfbU According to conventional wisdom, politics and religion are the top topics to... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Chancellor George Osborne Faces Labour Attacks Over Debt Reduction Plan After...

  

  Chancellor George Osborne: Under pressure? Photo credit: Paul Toeman Britain risks losing its highly prized triple-A credit rating, warned US ratings agency... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Viral Video: Aston Villa Mascot Imitates Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, Blanks...

  

  Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra has not gone unnoticed in the playground. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Valentine’s Day: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

  

  Love: Disposable? Photo credit: Camdiluv, http://flic.kr/p/7EuVFT Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day filled with hearts, flowers and romance; a day on which Facebook... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 DATING, DIVORCE, FAMILY, LOVE & SEX, MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIPS

• Twitter is No Laughing Matter for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  

  The Department of Homeland Security needs to learn how to take a joke. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Arab League Toughens Stance Towards President Assad as Syria Teeters on the Brin...

  

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo credit: PanArmenian Photo Syria has “categorically rejected” an Arab League resolution calling for a joint Arab League-U... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Greece Agrees to New Bailout Terms, But, as Athens Burns, at What Cost?

  

  Protesting the austerity bill in Athens on February 12, 2012. Photo credit: Odysseas GP http://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseasgr/6868958183/ More than 45,000... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Grammy's 2012

  

  Adele: Star of the show? Photo credit: Karen Blue, http://flic.kr/p/558MKS The Grammy Awards 2012 took place under the shadow of Whitney Houston’s death; the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Operation Elveden Police Arrest Sun Journalists Over Allegations of Bribery,...

  

  Reports of discontent in Rupert Murdoch's empire as five senior Sun journalists are arrested Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• French Film The Artist Cleans up at the BAFTAs, Confirms Oscar Frontrunner Status

  

  The BAFTAs threw up very few surprises. In fact, some commentators found the results boringly predictable. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Remembering Damascus: Diaries of an Exile

  

  A tank in Homs, Syria, according to the caption. Photo credit: FreedomHouse, http://www.flickr.com/photos/syriafreedom/6731497685/ On Friday, I heard back from ... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Missing Handshake: Should Liverpool Jettison Luis Suárez Over His Refusal...

  

  Luis Suarez's refusal to shake Patrice Evra hand has worsened already poor relations between Liverpool and Manchester United, reignited the flammable racism in... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Sea Plays: Brawny, Briny Tales in the Old Vic Tunnels

  

  The Sea Plays at the Old Vic Tunnels. Sailing the stormy seas seems an archaic career path these days, one that doesn’t feature much in contemporary stories,... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CULTURE, CURRENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Want to Weather the Global Financial Crisis? Move to Australia

  

  It's summer in Australia: Bondi Beach. Photo credit: Jimmy Smith, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmysmith/58591095/ Sydney dreaming Forgive me, dear Periscopers... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Music Industry and Fans Mourn Whitney Houston as Coroner Says No Sign of Foul...

  

  Whitney Houston. Photo credit: asterix611, http://flic.kr/p/6UPq2t A galaxy of stars has paid tribute to the late pop icon Whitney Houston, who was found dead i... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Prisoner’s Dilemma: Between the Greeks and Their Creditors, Who is Doing Less...

  

  Angela Merkel (centre) and Nicolas Sarkozy (right), dealing with Greece's debt crisis. Photocredit: European Council http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Security for Whom? Time to Reassess the UN Security Council

  

  The al-Assad regime's actions are deplorable; but the US's hypocritical in its criticism of China and Russia for vetoing a UNSC resolution condemning it. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY