Desmond Tutu: “Mr Mugabe, you are illegitimate” (VIDEO)
Tsvangirai calls for post elections negotiations; open to ruling Zimbabwe WITH Mugabe:Tsvangirai – “I don’t think it’s inconceivable for such an arrangement to include him”
UK politicians under pressure to reconsider their investments in companies operating in Zimbabwe:Cameron – “[politicians] must not make investments that prop up the regime”
UK cigarette megacompany found to be targeting kids in Africa:“[retailing] single cigarettes”;”providing sponsorship for a music event”…
Trade access to Gaza regulated to keep pressure on cease fire:“Israel says it will reopen at least one commercial crossing point to the Gaza Strip that it closed last week”
Labour using ‘global economic woes’ as a scapegoat for poor governance? (ECONOMIC DIGEST):“rising commodity prices have obscured poor corporate governance and disclosure standards – when these prices fall, so might the things hiding these shortcomings.”
Liberal/Conservative wings of the Anglican church start to decouple:“[Conservative wing] will operate independently of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but will stay inside the Anglican Communion”
British ethnic minorities being kept out of the upper echelons of the police force?:“[Investigation] found 95% of black, Asian and Muslim officers were in the most junior ranks and very few were in specialist postings”
Thrill seeking travelers left stranded abroad for injuries not covered by their travel insurance:“James’s father Chris had to pay £25,000 to transport his son from a remote village in Vietnam to London via Bangkok.”
Bird Flu still uncontainable in the Far East:“The systems in which poultry are kept in south-east Asia are completely unrecognisable compared to the UK”;”24 [deaths] so far this year”
And finally:
Swedish egalitarianism pervades the classroom – let them ALL eat cake.:“[8 year old school] boy handed out his birthday invitations during class-time and when the teacher spotted that two children had not received one the invitations were confiscated”
And…
Bikers protest against high fuel prices by mass buying it and consuming it?!:
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