Health
Why Privatisation Is Killing the NHS
“I am sitting in my front garden at 5am feeling slightly shell-shocked, wondering what has just happened – and wondering if I am still a doctor. What a strange opening to a blog. To put […]
News
Bishop hits out at delay in abuse probe led by lawyer with Leon Brittan links
A senior Church of England bishop has criticised delays created by the controversial appointment of a high-profile lawyer to lead the Government’s historic child abuse inquiry. The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who is the […]
News
Conservatives plan to diminish European court’s authority
Move to prevent European court of human rights overruling UK legal decisions will be in Tory manifesto, says justice secretary. The European court of human rights will be prevented from overruling decisions made by British […]
News
Kate’s medical team to be led by Jill Dando’s fiancé and the obstetrician who helped deliver Prince George
From The Daily Mail (source link): The elite medical team that oversaw the Duchess of Cambridge’s first pregnancy will once again be by her side. The Queen’s current surgeon-gynaecologist Alan Farthing is expected to lead […]
News
Thousands of Pro-independence supporters gather outside the Scottish Parliament
Thousands of people have gathered outside the Scottish Parliament for a rally in support of independence. A sea of saltires waved as the crowds listened to musical performances and speeches from campaigners. The rally, organised […]
Conspiracies
VIDEO: ABC News – Boston Bombing a Conspiracy? George W. Bush Has A Slip-of-the-Tongue
George W. Bush has a slip-of-the-tongue and ALMOST says the Boston bombs was a CONSPIRACY. You almost can hear his mind thinking “don’t say conspiracy, don’t say conspiracy, don’t say conspiracy…” but then “…I don’t […]
Middle East
RAF Jets Went To Iraq But Couldn’t Find Anything To Bomb
RAF warplanes returned to base having found nothing suitable to bomb in their first sortie over Iraq since Parliament gave the green light for air strikes on Islamic State militants. Two RAF Tornado GR4 fighter […]
Sci/Environment
3D ‘invisibility cloak’ unveiled by NY scientists
Researchers at the University of Rochester Create a Three-dimensional,Transmitting, Continuously Multidirectional Cloaking Device. Inspired perhaps by Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak, scientists have recently developed several ways—some simple and some involving. A news ‘invisibility’ cloaking device […]
Sci/Environment
Tribe bans fracking
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has joined a growing number of local governments opposing the state legislature’s decision to allow hydraulic fracturing, called fracking, in North Carolina. Earlier this month, tribal council passed a […]
News
FBI director lashes out at Apple, Google for encrypting smartphones
The companies responsible for powering nearly 95 percent of the smart phones in the United States say they’re embracing encryption for the sake of their customers’ privacy, and that’s concerning to the head of the […]