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Employee Rights

Posted by James O'Brien on May 21, 2012 at 14:26PM

It doesn't exactly tally with my political principles but I've always had some sympathy for bosses trying to get rid of rancid employees.

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'Arrogant Posh Boys'

Posted by James O'Brien on April 24, 2012 at 13:59PM

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day and it seems Nadine Dorries, ordinarily a highly reliable source of undiluted claptrap, may have erred unexpectedly and temporarily into accuracy.

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Thusha

Posted by James O'Brien on April 20, 2012 at 13:32PM

There is something unutterably horrible about the CCTV footage which showed 5-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran getting shot in her uncle's shop.

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Anders Breivik

Posted by James O'Brien on April 19, 2012 at 14:04PM

How should we describe him? If we confine ourselves to facts and actions then he is a mass murderer and little else.

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Olympics

Posted by James O'Brien on April 18, 2012 at 13:40PM

I would apologise for not blogging sooner but I don't think you notice when I do.

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Gangs

Posted by James O'Brien on March 27, 2012 at 13:43PM

I realise it can sound a little arrogant but if you listened to the show today I hope you understand why I avoid platitudes like 'bring back hanging' or 'put them on National Service' when discussing gang-related problems.

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Extra-Marital Affair Websites

Posted by James O'Brien on March 20, 2012 at 14:34PM

Who knew they were getting so popular? And who knows why?

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Gay Marriage - The Last Word

Posted by James O'Brien on March 16, 2012 at 13:52PM

Tempting though it may be to conclude that Ann Widdicombe won the whole debate when she revealed that gays don't want to get married because Christopher Biggins had told her so, the row rumbles on.

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Remploy

Posted by James O'Brien on March 08, 2012 at 13:51PM

We do not need to speculate. We can concentrate on what we know for sure.

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50% Tax Rate

Posted by James O'Brien on March 01, 2012 at 14:18PM

The difference between a 40 and 50% top tax rate is, simply put, £5,000 extra tax due on every £50,000 earned over £150,000.

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