Lenny Brecher was in a foul mood yesterday as he wheeled his bicycle out of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg. Germany, the powerhouse of Europe, is in recession and the bad news had just caught up with the 24-year-old welder.“Recession, what does that mean?” he asked, trying to push his way through a knot of colleagues leaving the early shift. “It's just another excuse to get rid of us.
Is the situation worse for Gordon Brown than it was for John Major in the dying days of the last Tory administration? It's all looking rather bleak for Gordon Brown. In fact, if you agree with veteran Conservative politician John Gummer, the situation's actually worse for the prime minister than it was for John Major as his government faltered to extinction.
Writing this week on newstatesman.com,
Is the situation worse for Gordon Brown than it was for John Major in the dying days of the last Tory administration? It's all looking rather bleak for Gordon Brown. In fact, if you agree with veteran Conservative politician John Gummer, the situation's actually worse for the prime minister than it was for John Major as his government faltered to extinction.
Writing this week on newstatesman.com,
Freddy McGuire is a collaboration between musician Wobbly and singer/filmmaker Anne McGuire. Recently, Sonic Arts Network released a compilation featuring the Freddy McGuire track, “Dark Days Bright Nights.” The Sonic Arts network describes their latest cd publication “Smiling Through My Teeth”, as a “compilation exploring the use of humour in music and sound a
Washington (ANI): Actress Penelope Cruz is still haunted by the dark days of her initial Hollywood career. The 34-year-old actress revealed that she hates to revisit Los Angeles hangout the Sunset Marquis, where she stayed with two stray cat pets while shooting for her first English-language film The Hi-Lo Country.
The Volver star said [...]
This film follows a group of people living in an abandoned section of the New York City underground railway system, more precisely the area of the so called Freedom Tunnel. After living with them for a number of months, he decided to create a documentary.Marc Singer just started hanging out and making friends in his neighbourhood. He met one guy who mentioned the tunnels. He heard that you could build a house down there and live somewhat normally but still be homeless. And that just fascinated him so Singer went exploring.There is some crime, but it’s not total anarchy. Boundaries are almost always respected, and there is a sense of uneasy camaraderie among these people.Dark Days is an eye-opening experience that shatters the myths of homelessness by revealing a thriving community living
After the scandals of recent weeks, it would be suprising if the latest YouGov poll in The Daily Telegraph did not put the Conservatives ahead of Labour. However, the results indicate that dissatisfaction runs deeper than might be assumed:The lead - the Tories biggest since Baroness Thatcher's heyday in 1988 - demonstrates the extent of the crisis now gripping Gordon Brown's government in the wake of the run on the Northern Rock bank, the loss of 25 million child benefit records and the party funding scandal...The poll also reveals growing unease among the electorate over the prospects of an economic downturn - and a distinct lack of confidence in Mr Brown's ability to deal with the consequences.The results indicate the depth of this dissatisfaction. The Conservatives lead on both voting intentions and the forced choice question, by 11 and 7 percentage points respectively. The majority of voters are dissatisfied with Gordon Brown and disapprove of the Government's record. Labour ha
Days like these just make you realise how tits up the season really went in recent weeks with a clear week before the next game; no Champions League to report on and looking at the ease with which PSV were despatched last night, you are left to rue the matches in Eindhoven and at The Emirates. But hey, what the hell, its over, its done and that is life.
Matthieu Flamini has been told by his brief that he can walk away from Arsenal by paying them a years salary at the end of the season and by all accounts that is what he seems intent on doing. And in all honesty, he has to look after himself. Forget all this crap about how he is being disloyal. Players are not slaves or beholden to any one club in the same way that you or I are not beholden to the same employer in our working lives. When picked, he has come in and done a job for the team. His best performances came last year at Left Back - on a consistent basis, anyway - and in fairness to him, he sees himself as a central midfielder. U
This is not an Olsen. This is a Simpson. In fact, it's Ashlee "Punk Rock" Simpson getting back to her counter culture (chuckle) roots with the all black ensemble and skull and crossbones purse. She is soooo edgy. I kid because I love Ash, even though that dress brings to mind the Pilgrims more than anything else.
