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Lindy McDowell
Why new tests are just not the right answer to transfer puzzle
I remember the day I sat the first part of my 11-plus. I was thinking about it
at the weekend watching TV footage of the class of 2009 exit their exam
halls.
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Inside Lindy McDowell
Are police equal to task of tackling thugs?
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Actor Edward Woodward who died this week is fondly remembered for his role as
The Equalizer — a fictional character whose quest to take on the baddies
still resonates in our real world.
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Reality cheque: Jordan’s back in the Celebrity jungle
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
I sort of feel a bit sorry for the newly Botoxed Jordan who is entering the
Celebrity jungle because, she insists, she wants people to see the real her.
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Why Belfast’s black hole is worth looking into further
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The Large Hadron Collider has been shut down by yet another unexpected blip in
recent days.
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Gordon, do the write thing by Afghan troops
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
On Remembrance Day rarely has a Prime Minister seemed so out of step with the
families of the Fallen.
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In the money — Euromillions winners
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
If there’s only one thing worse than not scooping the Euro lottery it’s surely
being bombarded (as Maghera businessman Mickey Gormley was) with calls from
people who’ve heard you did.
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How the Chinese always make it a White Christmas
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
While the rest of us were going about our usual small scale climate change
recycling business this week — depositing a couple of pasta jars in the
bottle bank, knitting a jumper from plastic bags, watering the begonias with
used bathwater — China threw caution to the wind and struck a truly
thunderous blow against global warming
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Here’s another suggestion Caitriona, sort it out!
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
The latest twist in the academic selection debate seems to be a growing
consensus that while testing at 11 may be taboo, selection at 14 could be a
good thing.
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Is Lady Sylvia a stranger on the shore in party’s future vision?
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
It was the political equivalent of the Princess Diana-alone-at-the-Taj-Mahal
moment.
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How odious Griffin scored TV publicity coup
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
What next for Nick Griffin? A turn on Strictly Come Dancing?
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Beeb's silly ruling has no rhyme nor reason
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Maybe I was a particularly insensitive child. But I don't ever remember losing much sleep over the injuries sustained by one Mr H Dumpty following that infamous fall off the wall.
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Sammy should remember who pays expenses
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Sammy Wilson argues that it's only the media who are obsessed with MPs' expenses - and that we all need to move on.
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Gordon makes a boob over biscuit choice
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
It has been a week of mishaps.
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Is fame the real reason Barack won Nobel prize?
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
It's Bono I feel sorry for. The man must be gutted . . . For years now he's been selflessly circumnavigating the globe by private jet advising the rest of us how, by cutting back on our once-a-year no-frills, short-haul holiday flight, we might moderate our carbon footprint.
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Lap dancing girls get boys' vote - shock
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Has the voting public been unfairly prudish over Kandy Rain, the ex-lap dancers turned girl-band dismissed from the X Factor at the weekend?
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Why evil bomber still stalks Brighton
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Patrick Magee, the Brighton bomber, has been invited to Westminster to talk about forgiveness. Presumably, for his part, this will amount to him talking about his own struggle to forgive the victims of that outrage for occasionally invoking our sympathy.
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How young Tories make Gordon look old Labour
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
They say you know you're getting old when police officers start to look young. You know you're getting really old when Tory party conference delegates start to look young. Not necessarily younger than you.
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Taxi! This one's on the constabulary
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
I love the story about the police force in Norfolk that is planning to use taxpayers' money to fund late night taxis for drinkers in order to get them home with minimum hassle for the constabulary.
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Why Letterman was right to come clean over secrets of his dirty linen
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Startling showbiz revelation of the week - David Letterman (the married American chat show host who recently announced live on air that someone had been attempting to blackmail him over his affairs with employees) is said to have what's been described as a "secret bedroom" at his TV studio.
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Why it's a sticky time for parties at Stormont
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Have they had too many sweeties up at Stormont? According to the week's most bizarre research findings, children who guzzle on confectionery early in life are more likely to turn out argumentative, fractious adults.
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Will Chief Constable learn sad lesson?
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Chief Constable Matt Baggott takes up his new position in Northern Ireland with glowing praise for his promotion of "community policing."
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