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Growth of Immigration Detainee Deaths in UK Reveals Flaws of Broken System

Ed Targett, New America Media. October 8, 2011.

The United Kingdom’s immigration system is increasingly dysfunctional and the government dealing with it so moribund and riddled with low morale they are in near meltdown.

London Responds to Soar in Party Drugs With Special 'Drug Club Clinic'

Will Godfrey, The Fix. September 28, 2011.

London's Club Drug Clinic aims to treat Brits struggling with specific substances like mephedrone, ecstasy and ketamine.

British Audience Laughs At Tom DeLay's Bogus Health Care Claims

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. November 9, 2007.

Ali Frick: DeLay said he's afraid if a Democrat becomes president they will help install universal health care, which was met with thunderous applause.

Are Your Cell Phone and Laptop Bad for Your Health?

Stan Cox, AlterNet. July 31, 2007.

For years, opponents of cell towers and wireless technology have voiced concerns about potential health effects of electromagnetic fields. Once ridiculed as crackpots and Luddites, they're starting to get backup from the scientific community.

Rupert Murdoch Was a Secret Member of Tony Blair's Cabinet

Guest Blogger, July 19, 2007.

Amanda Terkel: The diaries of Blair's communications chief reveal that Blair was afraid the press would find out about Murdoch's influence on him.

Blackwater-backed Torture Flights Caught in the UK

Adam Howard, June 10, 2007.

The most secret and powerful mercenary firm in America has been bankrolling planes to fly terrorism suspects to secret prisons.

The London 2012 Olympic logo: Officially hideous

Philip Barron, June 4, 2007.

Philip Barron: The United Kingdom learns why you should never give a committee £400,000 to do anything.

Britain's Dirty Cities More Dangerous Than an A-bomb

Thair Shaikh, The Independent. April 7, 2007.

Air pollution in major cities is potentially more damaging to health than being exposed to the radioactive fallout of an atomic bomb, according to a new scientific report.

Tony Blair Finally Concedes Defeat in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. February 24, 2007.

The British Prime Minister's announced reduction in troops is an admission of what George Bush still desperately denies: defeat.

Bush Could Usher in a Very Dangerous New Year

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 26, 2006.

Intelligence sources say President Bush -- along with Israel's Ehud Olmert and the UK's Tony Blair -- are weighing the possibility of Israeli-led attacks on Syria and Iran in early 2007, with the United States providing logistical back-up.

Rich Republicans Don\'t Understand: If They Don\'t Wise Up Quick, Scenes from England Will Come to America

BooMan, December 31, 1969.


London Could Ban Student Marches After Protests Over Massive Tuition Hike

Lauren Kelley, December 31, 1969.


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