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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 21, 2006 - 22:01 by Gerbil 001
Don’t feel ashamed if you’ve never heard of the ‘Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill’ currently traversing the Commons. A newspaper database search reveals only 46 mentions of the Bill’s title for the past twelve months – several of which were in such popular journals as Cabinet Maker and Building Design. None of these 46 mentions, incidentally, is earlier than January of this year. The Bill was formerly known as the ‘Bill for Better Regulation’, the title under which it was announced in the Queen’s Speech of May 2005 (there are four additional mentions under this title). It is only in the last few weeks that the bill has had even scant attention in the press. This is something of a shame since, arguably, the Bill is the first step to abolishing the last remnants of parliamentary democracy in Great Britain. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Tuesday February 21, 2006 - 17:49 by J
Being a resident of the Liberties, getting accepted into the National College of Art and Design was a wonderful thing. Not only is it one of the top colleges of Ireland but it is a ten minute journey from my house each morning. NCAD has been one of the main landmarks of the Liberties since it moved there in 1980. However, if the plans of the college director go ahead it will be moving to the cultural wasteland of UCD's Belfield campus. The move to UCD is opposed by staff and students alike in both of the colleges. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday February 21, 2006 - 16:32 by michael
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"Commentators might quite correctly point to the hypocrisy of a state proclaiming neutrality, and yet engaging in activities which do not appear to be on all fours with such proclamation." -- Ms. Justice Macken ('Dubsky v. Ireland' Conclusions) ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 21, 2006 - 16:29 by Tom Jones
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Get the heat like they do in Nigeria. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 21, 2006 - 13:33 by Brendan Kelly
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 21, 2006 - 10:13 by M.M. Mc Carron
Nigeria and the Niger Delta- the Oil Delta. ... read full story / add a comment |
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