http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/16/british-army-tells-lonely-hearts-he-may-have-told-you-he-was-a-soldier-and-run-off-with-your-money-but-hes-nothing-to-do-with-us/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/16/british-army-tells-lonely-hearts-he-may-have-told-you-he-was-a-soldier-and-run-off-with-your-money-but-hes-nothing-to-do-with-us/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:56:30 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29986 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/16/british-army-tells-lonely-hearts-he-may-have-told-you-he-was-a-soldier-and-run-off-with-your-money-but-hes-nothing-to-do-with-us/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/12/child-abuse-rochdale-mp-calls-for-the-truth-about-sir-cyril-smith/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/12/child-abuse-rochdale-mp-calls-for-the-truth-about-sir-cyril-smith/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:29:37 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29831 His name has been hanging around on the fringes of the child abuse row for several weeks, but Sir Cyril Smith has finally become the latest public figure to be hauled into the story, after police were urged to reveal details of investigations into allegations that the former Liberal MP mistreated boys at a hostel [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/12/child-abuse-rochdale-mp-calls-for-the-truth-about-sir-cyril-smith/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/10/get-eu-r-tanks-off-our-lawn-cameron-opens-up-new-front-against-eu-power-grabbing/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/10/get-eu-r-tanks-off-our-lawn-cameron-opens-up-new-front-against-eu-power-grabbing/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:04:34 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29825 Hard to believe for those emboldened Tory Eurosceptics calling for a more robust approach to the European Union, but David Cameron is standing up to the EU in some parts of the world. The Prime Minister is fighting a secret battle against EU attempts to take more of the UK’s national powers back to Brussels, internal [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/10/get-eu-r-tanks-off-our-lawn-cameron-opens-up-new-front-against-eu-power-grabbing/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/16/scottish-police-racist-ask-the-fing-english-bs-they-work-with/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/16/scottish-police-racist-ask-the-fing-english-bs-they-work-with/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:33:33 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25369 Claims of racism within UK police forces continue to provoke anxiety, 13 years since the Macpherson report, and with fresh allegations against Metropolitan Police officers in recent months. The Independent on Sunday last month produced a disturbing analysis showing that complaints of racism made against British police officers have more than doubled in the past [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/16/scottish-police-racist-ask-the-fing-english-bs-they-work-with/feed/ 12 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/coming-to-a-sports-centre-near-you-if-youre-lucky-a-tiny-piece-of-london-2012/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/coming-to-a-sports-centre-near-you-if-youre-lucky-a-tiny-piece-of-london-2012/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:09:42 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25238 The progress of the Olympic Torch™ around the UK continues to draw out an excitable few, eager to catch a glimpse of a minor celebrity – and maybe catch a free bottle of Coke™ at the same time.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/coming-to-a-sports-centre-near-you-if-youre-lucky-a-tiny-piece-of-london-2012/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/11/after-the-jubilee-parade-household-cavalry-saying-goodbye-to-hyde-park/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/11/after-the-jubilee-parade-household-cavalry-saying-goodbye-to-hyde-park/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:55:18 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25112 Even as millions watched the Household Cavalry escorting the Queen down the Mall during last week's Jubilee celebrations, officials at the Ministry of Defence were finalising controversial plans to banish the Royal regiment to the fringes of London in a break with hundreds of years of tradition.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/11/after-the-jubilee-parade-household-cavalry-saying-goodbye-to-hyde-park/feed/ 9 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/04/25/lifes-a-riot-wherever-you-are/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/04/25/lifes-a-riot-wherever-you-are/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:59:55 +0000 Brian Brady http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=23553 It was probably worth a try, but scores hopefuls who have claimed for “riot damage” even though they live miles from the scenes of last summer’s disturbances have failed to screw any money out of the public purse. Dozens of people who demanded compensation for damage suffered in the riots have had their claims knocked back, [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/04/25/lifes-a-riot-wherever-you-are/feed/ 1