Robert Booth on controversial police bonuses
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Robert Booth on the controversial bonus scheme for police that rewards them for making 'good' arrests, among other things
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Robert Booth on Zaha Hadid's costly swimming centre for 2012 Olympics
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Robert Booth on the Guardian investigation that revealed how officials were aware of costly design problems in Zaha Hadid's plans for the London Olympics swimming centre
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Emaar to organise sale of Canadian development
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... is offering a special opportunity for residents in the emirate to own a home in Canada," said Robert Booth, managing director of Emaar Canada. "Canada is a preferred destination for UAE nationals and expatriates for vacations as well as for exploring career and educational prospects. The location of Wills Creek in South Surrey assures good returns, making the homes an ideal buy for...
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Samuel Israel: *Victim* Of Fraud
DealBreaker (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
This is fantastically rich(er than the now destitute Bayou Group investors Sam Israel screwed back in the day): in 2004, desperate to raise money to save his fund, the industry's biggest M*A*S*H fan turned to Robert Booth Nichols for help in the dollars and cents department, and was himself conned out of $10 million. According to Bloomberg, Nichols cheated Israel in a "prime bank" fraud,...
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So, just how green will the eco-towns be?
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Robert Booth examines Gordon Brown's utopian vision for housing in the 21st century
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How green will the eco-towns be?
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Environment, science & technology: Robert Booth examines Gordon Brown's utopian vision for housing in the 21st century
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SocietyGuardian.co.uk email briefing July 14 2008
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... boomers and Generation X, says Henry Porter Planning: So, just how green will the eco-towns be?Robert Booth examines Gordon Brown's utopian vision for housing in the 21st century Communities: Idealism that saved Clapham Park is deadLooking again at this south London estate, the power of a bold state is clear. But such courage is today a distant memory, writes Polly Toynbee Architecture:...
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Five small schools' fate decided
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Council spokesman Robert Booth said the future of Winsham Community Primary School, would be part of a larger review of schools in the Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster area, and would be "encouraged to pursue federation".
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Peter Greenaway on bringing Da Vinci's Last Supper to life
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Hear Robert Booth talk to Peter Greenaway and Jonathan Jones about Greenaway's multimedia interpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper
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Leonardo's Last Supper.
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
"With a glint of a dagger and a blaze of celestial light, Leonardo da Vinci 's The Last Supper burst into new life on Monday night after Peter Greenaway finally secured permission to reinvent the crumbling, 510-year-old masterpiece as a sound and light show," reports Robert Booth , who also talks with the filmmaker for the Guardian in a terrific audio supplement; also, a mini-gallery...
