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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?”
Kevin Bradford »
The right course of action
Posted on 9:10am Thursday 14th August 2008
Pub chat often involves mulling over hypothetical situations and how you would react if ever they were to arise in reality.
Tomasz Johnson »
Cats up trees stuff
Posted on 9:00am Friday 8th August 2008
"What do you do for a living?" "I'm a local reporter. You know, cats up trees stuff." I don't know why I say this, but I always do.
Kevin Bradford »
The subtle attack of the activists
Posted on 5:59pm Thursday 31st July 2008
Eggs, rotten vegetables and verbal abuse are often the staple weapons in an activist's armoury.
Rebecca Lowe »
Two wheels are better than four
Posted on 9:30am Thursday 31st July 2008
I generally hate self-righteous people. You know, the sort of people who say, "Oh, just the one", or "I used to be just like you", or "Think of the children", or "Heal the world, make it a better place".
Tomasz Johnson »
Happy birthday NHS
Posted on 9:10am Thursday 31st July 2008
What a shame that in the 60th year of the NHS it has all come to this.
Tomasz Johnson »
Democracy by any other name
Posted on 5:10pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
Barnet's full council meetings, the latest of which took place on Wednesday evening, are not exactly a shining beacon of democracy.
Tomasz Johnson »
Two-tier policing
Posted on 5:34pm Monday 14th July 2008
There was something that really bothered me about the private security companies patrolling some of the borough's streets and it can be summed up in comments by the managers of two of them.
Rebecca Lowe »
Love thy neighbour (or at least admire their risque decor)
Posted on 11:00am Thursday 10th July 2008
New Southgate resident Tracy Lloyd-Evans has some rather old-fashioned ideas about her neighbourhood.
Tomasz Johnson »
Your Health, Your Future?
Posted on 9:04am Friday 27th June 2008
They're a rum thing, these public consultations.
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