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Tomasz Johnson »
Follow the money
Posted on 1:55pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
In 2004 the then Prime Minister Tony Blair - remember him? - had this to say on the definition of national security: “There is no statutory definition of national security. The courts accept that the interpretation of what is national security is, within a wide margin of appreciation, a matter for the Secretary of State to determine on a case-by case basis.”
Rebecca Lowe »
Prose and principles
Posted on 4:20pm Friday 26th September 2008
There was much excitement in the newsroom this morning when the Guardian fell on our doorstep. Emblazoned across the front page, beside a rather smug-looking Simon Jenkins, was the auspicious headline: How to write journalism.
Kevin Bradford »
The loss of Oriental diversity
Posted on 11:20am Friday 26th September 2008
Cultural diversity is an aspect very much at the core of the borough’s makeup.
Tomasz Johnson »
Are newspapers history?
Posted on 11:30am Tuesday 23rd September 2008
One of the finest characters I’ve come across in my travels around the borough is an elderly fellow by the name of John Frost.
Rebecca Lowe »
Belittling litterers who rubbish our streets
Posted on 11:20am Friday 12th September 2008
The directions to my house are easy, I tell people. Turn left at the traffic lights, veer right around the heap of overflowing bin bags, left again at the Babylonian tower of teetering marrow cartons, burrow through the Turner prize of disembowelled furniture, scale the Everest of discarded burger cartons, longjump the Pollack painting of regurgitated falafel - and hey presto, there you are. Can't miss it.
Tomasz Johnson »
Nudging to the right
Posted on 4:00pm Thursday 11th September 2008
As Barnet Council gears up to 'nudge' us into being better citizens, the theory is holding sway with policy makers at Conservative HQ.
Kevin Bradford »
We all have a job to do
Posted on 2:30pm Thursday 11th September 2008
Responding to the screech of sirens, the thuds from a patrolling police helicopter and the erupting phone calls from eye witnesses brings a buzz to a newsroom.
Kevin Bradford »
Furry good news
Posted on 8:30am Thursday 28th August 2008
In a newsroom, the old adage that “bad news is good news” often rings too true when it comes to filling the paper.
Tomasz Johnson »
The buses are back
Posted on 7:40am Wednesday 27th August 2008
Regular readers of this blog will recall how buses became the ideological battleground for Brave New Barnet during the election campaign for the Mayor of London and London Assembly. Proponents of routmasters did battle with those of bendy buses - or pragmatism, as would say - as the fight for City Hall reached fever pitch. It was a striking example of the blandness of the political landscape.
Rebecca Lowe »
Clampers: just say no
Posted on 10:15am Saturday 23rd August 2008
I think I'm quite a tolerant person generally. Excitable outbursts of rage, indignation and unmitigated hysteria aren't really my thing.
Kevin Bradford »
Pessimistic about the exam pessimists
Posted on 12:30pm Friday 22nd August 2008
It is built up to be one of the most influential days of school life.
Tomasz Johnson »
How old are you?
Posted on 5:57pm Monday 18th August 2008
Most people who have been interviewed by a journalist at a local newspaper will be familiar with one particular question and, often, a similar ensuing debate. “How old are you?”
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