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Thursday, December 7

Review: Conrad Black's cherished Telegraph reviews the new gossipy bio of him

by DavidAkin on Thu 07 Dec 2006 08:44 PM EST

Nicholas Shakespeare is assigned the task of reviewing Tom Bowers’ take on Lord and Lady Black and has this anecdote to start:

I never met this newspaper's previous proprietor, although I worked as his literary editor on the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs. He once tried to stop me employing a ... more »

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The Same Sex Vote

by DavidAkin on Thu 07 Dec 2006 04:55 PM EST

I was in the Press Gallery for today’s same-sex vote and was madly trying to keep score. I hope I have this right but, of course, the Hansard record out late tonight will be the official result.

The motion failed: There were was 123 Yeas; 175 Nays; and 8 MPs ... more »

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More clarity on dual citizenship

by DavidAkin on Thu 07 Dec 2006 01:25 PM EST

Since I put up that list of MPs who were born in other countries and made the assumption that most, ... more »

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Finance Committee's Pre-Budget report

by DavidAkin on Thu 07 Dec 2006 11:33 AM EST

After hearing hundreds of submissions during a series of hearings across the country, the House of Commons Standing Committee on ... more »

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