The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Many blame 'weapon dogs' solely on bad owners, but is it not disingenuous to deny that animals are bred for particular traits? In a recent article Kit Malthouse, Boris Johnson's deputy for policing in London, called for all "weapon dogs" of the "bull-type" to be not only registered and muzzled but also neutered and so humanely yet effectively phased out of existence. He was writing...
Tory Troll (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Boris Johnson squashed his Deputy's proposals to wipe out bull dog breeds today, saying that the last thing he wanted was to see "harmless pooches being slaughtered." The comments came after his Deputy Mayor for Policing Kit Malthouse called for all bull dog breeds to be "phased out" in the UK. Under the proposals, modeled on a scheme in Ontario, owners who refused to have their...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The cat-loving Adam Bienkov has joined The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and K9 magazine in questioning Kit Malthouse's recent proposal that we follow legislators in Ontario and "find a way gently to phase out the canine weapons that terrorise the streets of Peckham, Toxteth and Moss Side." Given the range and rage of the opposition he's provoked...
Tory Troll (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Dog owners have reacted angrily to proposals by Boris Johnson's Deputy Mayor or Policing Kit Malthouse to wipe entire breeds of dog off the map. Under the plans, all bull dogs including the Staffordshire Bull Terrier would need to be registered, muzzled and neutered, effectively killing off those breeds within the UK. Labeling them as "weapon dogs" Malthouse writes that : "As well as...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
From @LabourList Catch up with some of the highlights on LabourList over the last week with the ShortList... Check out the LabourList Full BlogList - the 101 best progressive forums on the web. Just a few days to go for Willie Bain before the by-election in Glasgow. Here's his campaign diary . This week's PPC Profile is of Brighton Pavillion's Nancy Platts . And, on Remembrance Sunday, why wearing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Why can't we have a day on which we feel mildly proud of our national tradition of liberty? Over the last decade, astute commentators and politicians have pointed out that it might be a good idea to have some sort of Britishness day, on which to celebrate common values, to display modest pride in what unites us. Such a festival seems to foster patriotism in America, France and elsewhere. It also fosters...
Liberty Scott (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Boris Johnson writes in the Daily Telegraph how we should all remember the 9th of November - the day the Berlin Wall was breached for good. He says: It is precisely now, when the public mood is so bitter towards bankers, so hostile to profit, so seemingly brassed off with the very idea of wealth creation that we should remember how ghastly, grim and unworkable was the alternative – state-controlled...
Time (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
When London Mayor Boris Johnson saw a woman being threatened by a gang of girls, he leapt to her rescue. This off-the-cuff nature has won him admirers, but there are some who are growing weary of his charms
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
London Mayor Boris Johnson rescued a woman attacked by a group of girls wielding a metal bar after answering her plea for help during an evening bicycle ride, a spokeswoman for his office said today.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
London Mayor Boris Johnson rescued a woman attacked by a group of girls wielding a metal bar after answering her plea for help during a bicycle ride, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Oxford Circus, the heart of London's West End shopping and entertainment district, got a Tokyo-style makeover Monday with a new "scramble crossing" layout. London Mayor Boris Johnson launched the new scheme, aimed at cutting crowd congestion and the lengthy traipse round the interchange. People are now able to walk diagonally across to their destination in a pedestrian free-for-all. The...
Cactus Kate (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In the spirit of fairness to all who come in front of the judiciary of one on Asian Invasion, I say to Rodney Hide this was a bad call - no biscuit. The Act leader and Minister for Local Government sidestepped Mr Key's directive by keeping Ms Crome's business-class flights off his ministerial tab, instead claiming them as part of his MP's perk of 90 per cent subsidised international travel for partners....
Petaarr's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Just watched the latest episode of Question Time, featuring Nick Griffin, Bonnie Greers, Chris Huhne, Sayeeda Warsi, and Jack Straw. It was rather interesting, and featured heavily on the BNP (British National Party) which is pretty much an British equivalent of the Nazi Party. The leader of their party, Nick Griffin, or as someone "mistakenly" called Dick Griffin, was on the show trying...
Gareth Wyn (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
I might not like him or his party but believe that the BBC is right to have Nick Griffin ( who I admit to mixing up with chubby carton character Peter Griffin) on this evenings Question Time. Back in the 80's and 90'S Sinn Fein were banned from appearing on the news as Mrs Thatcher believed that to allow it would provide them with the oxygen of publicity. I remember the words of people like Gerry Adams...
workinproperty (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
More than 1,000 jobs will be created as part of a £100m green funding boost to regenerate some of the poorest parts of London, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Paweł Samecki announced today. The joint funding will finance decentralised energy, recycling and waste energy creation projects. The initial investment in the Joint European Support...
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trymi | 02/23/2009
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Transport for London (TfL) chose two new designs late last year for a current-day Routemaster double-decker bus for the transport service of London. There were in excess of 700 designs submitted for evaluation and two were chosen, one is by Aston Martin and Foster and Partners , and the other is by Capoco Design.
soulfullvibes | 06/09/2008
British rapper/singer Estelle has blasted London mayor Boris Johnson - labeling the newly elected politician a racist.
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