Monday, July 09, 2012

Clive Stafford Smith: 'The jury system in this country is utter insanity' | Law | The Guardian

Clive Stafford Smith: 'The jury system in this country is utter insanity' | Law | The Guardian:

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NHS Chief Quits, Calls Austerity a Weapon to “Dismantle the State” | Andy Worthington

NHS Chief Quits, Calls Austerity a Weapon to “Dismantle the State” | Andy Worthington:


Dr. Gabriel Scally, who resigned in April, also talks of “a very deliberate policy across all of the public sector to roll back the achievements that have been made in this country since the second world war,” and “a systematic downgrading, if not destruction, of civil society in England” by the Tory-led coalition government, as well as speaking about “the circling birds of prey of the private sector seeking to make big profits out of healthcare.” 

Sunday, July 01, 2012

Lazy Sunbathers

I took a stroll today, along the canals of east London. I dragged along a friend, and we were determined to see some of the Olympic Park and surrounding area before it was mostly closed off to the public. We were just in time! We entered the canal tow path from Victoria Park. Almost immediately we came across these tiny sculptures: