The summer is most certainly over. It is sometimes hard to tell in the UK but I’ve cunningly learned over time that you know for sure when the rain keeps falling but your feet start freezing. Experience is everything! The silly season of journalism was late this summer. The queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics …
Monthly Archive: September 2012
Sep 20 2012
An interview with Chris Walker
Christopher Walker had a busy summer reporting for GRNlive. What with the Queen’s Jubilee, the Olympics, and Julian Assange taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy, we had our veteran correspondent zigzagging across London relentlessly in our schizophrenic weather, be it torrential rain pouring on the Queen’s flotilla, and stifling sun beating over the heads of …
Sep 12 2012
Missing the Spirit of the Moment
The British exhilaration over the Olympic and Para-Olympics games must have puzzled some spectators. In July they unanimously converted overnight from a grumpy and grunting “this is going to be dreadful, I’m getting out of London until it is over” kind of mood, to a state of national exhilaration which threw them back – as …
Sep 03 2012
Mind the Gaff
Politicians, especially US republican ones, are known to put their foot in it when it comes to world facts. George W Bush has broken some world records when it comes to factual gaffs and us, journalists, were the first to get on his case for it. Mitt Romney is constantly challenging Bush Junior’s title, with …
World News
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- Against all odds, Lionel Messi has one last shot at World Cup glory with Argentina | Jonathan Wilson - The Guardian September 24, 2022Against all odds, Lionel Messi has one last shot at World Cup glory with Argentina | Jonathan Wilson The GuardianWatch Lionel Messi score sublime chip in stunning performance for Argentina as he looks to end World Cup... The SunDangerous shoulder charge on Lionel Messi sparks brawl in Argentina's friendly against Honduras SPORTbibleBrutal challenge to Lionel Messi's face sparks […]
- Liz Truss ‘plans to loosen immigration rules to boost UK economy’ - The Guardian September 24, 2022Liz Truss ‘plans to loosen immigration rules to boost UK economy’ The GuardianLiz Truss's plan for more migrants to boost growth The TimesLiz Truss to relax immigration rules to ease Brexit workforce shortage The IndependentLiz Truss plans to loosen immigration rules in bid for growth The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
- Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo suffers HORROR injury in Portugal's thrashing of Czech Republic - Daily Mail September 24, 2022Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo suffers HORROR injury in Portugal's thrashing of Czech Republic Daily MailCzech Republic 0-4 Portugal: Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes score in win BBCPortugal beat Czechs, Spain lose to Swiss in Nations League Arab NewsCristiano Ronaldo's face left a bloodied mess after nasty collision on Portugal duty The MirrorRonaldo bloodied in Portugal match after brutal […]
- Joe Joyce fells Joseph Parker to move towards world heavyweight title shot - The Guardian September 24, 2022Joe Joyce fells Joseph Parker to move towards world heavyweight title shot The GuardianJoe Joyce KNOCKS OUT Joseph Parker in 11th round to earn a shot at Oleksandr Usyk's WBO belt Daily MailJoe Joyce vs Joseph Parker LIVE RESULTS: Joyce WINS by HUGE knockout in thriller – latest reaction... The SunJoe Joyce crushes Joseph Parker in 11 rounds […]
- Armed Forces to grow thanks to £52bn spending boost - The Telegraph September 24, 2022Armed Forces to grow thanks to £52bn spending boost The TelegraphFallout and reaction to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget The IndependentTeachers and nurses face tax increase after mini-budget hands cut to bankers The GuardianKwasi Kwarteng could borrow for the right reasons. These are the wrong ones The GuardianEditorial: Kwarteng's mini-Budget is unfair, unsustainable – and cannot succeed The IndependentView Full coverage […]
- Keir Starmer unveils green growth plan to counter Liz Truss’s tax cuts - The Guardian September 24, 2022Keir Starmer unveils green growth plan to counter Liz Truss’s tax cuts The GuardianStarmer's task is to soothe nerves and grow the economy BBCKeir Starmer defies call for changes to first past the post voting system The GuardianKeir Starmer must seize this chance of a lifetime The TimesNow is the time for Starmer to be bold, says union leader BBCView […]
- Iran protests: Raisi to 'deal decisively' with widespread unrest - BBC September 24, 2022Iran protests: Raisi to 'deal decisively' with widespread unrest BBCHuge protests continue in Iran following death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini Evening StandardProtests spread in Iran as President Raisi vows to crack down The GuardianOpinion | What the West should learn from the protests in Iran The Washington PostCrowds gather in Glasgow over death of Mahsa Amini who died in […]
- Laver Cup: Novak Djokovic hails 'beautiful' farewell for Roger Federer as he retires from tennis - Sky Sports September 24, 2022Laver Cup: Novak Djokovic hails 'beautiful' farewell for Roger Federer as he retires from tennis Sky SportsFederer/Nadal v Sock/Tiafoe Highlights | Laver Cup 2022 Match 4 Laver Cup'Rafael Nadal was able to practice so much more than me', says ATP ace Tennis World USARoger Federer bids tearful farewell to tennis Sky NewsPart of me leaves with Federer, says emotional […]
- Hilaria Baldwin welcomes SEVENTH child, daughter Ilaria Catalina Irena, with husband Alec Baldwin - Daily Mail September 24, 2022Hilaria Baldwin welcomes SEVENTH child, daughter Ilaria Catalina Irena, with husband Alec Baldwin Daily MailAlec Baldwin & Hilaria Baldwin Welcome Baby No. 7 AccessAlec Baldwin, Hilaria Baldwin welcome eighth child together Geo NewsHilaria Baldwin Gives Birth to Seventh Child with Alec Baldwin – See Video! Just JaredAlec and Hilaria Baldwin welcome their seventh baby StuffView Full coverage on Google News