Sick War on Terror boardgame launched in Cambridge

Posted by on Sep 18, 2006 in updates | 11 comments  Two Cambridge men have launched a War on Terror boardgame, no doubt hoping it will be a Christmas best seller. It is based on terrorist atrocities and the aim of the game is to “liberate the world, ridding it of fear and terrorism forever”. It even comes complete with an “evil balaclava” and a “Suicide Bomber Gift Certificate” thanking...
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Hospital consultant stands as parliamentary candidate to save NHS

Posted by on Sep 18, 2006 in Uncategorized | 7 comments A top hospital consultant Barry Monk is to stand as a parliamentary candidate in the next General Election to fight for a decent NHS in this country. His skills should be focused on caring for patients, not battling with an uncaring Government. Yet he feels he has no choice as his own hospital in Bedford could one of those axed in a regional shake-up and he doesn’t want to lose it. It is...
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Law-breaking parents on school run

Posted by on Sep 18, 2006 in Uncategorized | 3 comments I wonder if police will be monitoring schools today to boost their coffers by booking law-breaking parents. I wonder how many hours of paper work this will involve. I would far rather they spent their time nabbing motorists, particularly lorry drivers, who still drive with a mobile phone pressed between their ear and shoulder as they swing around a roundabout. I am appalled by the ignorance...
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