http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 16 May 2012 19:18:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/via-the-world-from-the-kuroshiocurrent-to-capsizing/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/via-the-world-from-the-kuroshiocurrent-to-capsizing/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:59 +0000 Sarah Outen http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24284 Following a couple of weeks of horrendous weather in Japan, British adventurer, Sarah Outen set off at 7.06am (Japanese time) on Sunday, May 13, on what is expected to be one of the most grueling parts of her London2London: Via the World expedition – her solo row across the North Pacific Ocean.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/via-the-world-from-the-kuroshiocurrent-to-capsizing/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ufc-dan-the-outlaw-hardy-to-make-last-stand/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ufc-dan-the-outlaw-hardy-to-make-last-stand/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:21:03 +0000 Brian Mallon http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24282 As the curtain falls on an eventful Virginia card we begin our preview of this month’s monstrous Las Vegas bill which features a back to the wall bout for our own Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ufc-dan-the-outlaw-hardy-to-make-last-stand/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/our-eurosceptic-turn/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/our-eurosceptic-turn/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:09 +0000 John Rentoul http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24247 This graph from the British Election Study at Essex University shows a sharp increase in hostility to the UK's membership of the EU in late 2010, which has been sustained since. That was when the crisis of the euro really started to come through in the British media.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/our-eurosceptic-turn/feed/ 8 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/everyone-will-be-crossing-their-fingers-for-bayern-munich-and-so-they-should/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/everyone-will-be-crossing-their-fingers-for-bayern-munich-and-so-they-should/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:01:30 +0000 Kit Holden http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24260 The Bayern philosophy, according to Hoeneß is “sporting success and financial prosperity”. It is an admirable mantra. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/everyone-will-be-crossing-their-fingers-for-bayern-munich-and-so-they-should/feed/ 3 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/india%e2%80%99s-parliament-loses-its-sense-of-humour/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/india%e2%80%99s-parliament-loses-its-sense-of-humour/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:24 +0000 John Elliott from Riding the Elephant blog http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24257 India’s government and the presiding Nehru-Gandhi dynasty have a problem – not the policy vacuum, sliding economy, weak leadership and bullying by coalition partners that are only too well known, but a new one that has been entirely of its own making in the past week.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/india%e2%80%99s-parliament-loses-its-sense-of-humour/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/the-debate-should-amazon-be-selling-nazi-flags/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/the-debate-should-amazon-be-selling-nazi-flags/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:23:55 +0000 Independent Voices http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24200 If it isn't already top of your search engine, we've noticed that Amazon are selling Nazi flags on the site. At the bargain price of £6.44, comments mocking the items have appeared in reviews on the site. But should flags that represent a racist and offensive ideology be up for sale? John Rentoul and Matthew Bell open the debate.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/the-debate-should-amazon-be-selling-nazi-flags/feed/ 84 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ched-evans-conviction-the-internet-is-not-the-place-to-dispute-rape/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ched-evans-conviction-the-internet-is-not-the-place-to-dispute-rape/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:48 +0000 Rima Amin http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24245 Thousands of supporters for imprisoned footballer Ched Evans are calling for an immediate retrial on social media. But the crime for which he was convicted - rape - is a serious one. Users mus learn that social media is not a platform where posters can blur the boundaries between criminal activity and celebrity culture.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ched-evans-conviction-the-internet-is-not-the-place-to-dispute-rape/feed/ 34 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/scotlands-50p-alcohol-tax-battling-health-with-money/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/scotlands-50p-alcohol-tax-battling-health-with-money/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:29:25 +0000 Josh Barrie http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24238 Scotland has elevated far beyond Theresa May’s 40p proclamation then, with an impetus to enforce a minimum 50p per unit levy on alcohol prices. Nicola Sturgeon's arguments are less annoying than Theresa's at least; if we were to hear yet another tirade of ‘pre-loading’ nonsense I fear for my health for entirely different reasons.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/scotlands-50p-alcohol-tax-battling-health-with-money/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/are-new-homes-too-small/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/are-new-homes-too-small/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:26:22 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24236 Desperation to get on the housing ladder can overrule practical considerations such as ‘Where can I store the vacuum cleaner?']]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/are-new-homes-too-small/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/soul-clap-in-our-culture-theres-so-much-pressure-to-crack-on/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/soul-clap-in-our-culture-theres-so-much-pressure-to-crack-on/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:00:07 +0000 Marcus Barnes http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24012 Soul Clap are one of my favourite DJ duos on the circuit, and it's not just me who loves them – they have a huge following around the world and their parties are always an essential destination for anyone in search of a good time. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/soul-clap-in-our-culture-theres-so-much-pressure-to-crack-on/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/videocracy-and-videology-argentinas-latest-falkland-islands-malvinas-stunt/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/videocracy-and-videology-argentinas-latest-falkland-islands-malvinas-stunt/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:57:08 +0000 Mariana Marcaletti http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24220 An Argentine government video that shows an Argentine athlete training on the Falklands Islands / Malvinas and claims them for that country has created furore. But Mariana Marcaletti says that this isn't the usual sabre rattling: it's the start of a different kind of politics for the Argentinian government.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/videocracy-and-videology-argentinas-latest-falkland-islands-malvinas-stunt/feed/ 16 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ibet-the-next-aston-villa-manager/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ibet-the-next-aston-villa-manager/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:01:04 +0000 Gareth Purnell http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24224 Aston Villa have been reliably terrible this season, producing their worst every Premier League points tally, and we have laid them time and time again.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/16/ibet-the-next-aston-villa-manager/feed/ 0