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50,000 prisoners freed early receive £4 m under scheme
Nearly 50.000 prisoners will have been released early by the 
beginning of next year to ease overcrowding.. . . . . also disclosed 
that one in ten of the 1,000 plus offenders who had been called back 
to jail for breaching the terms of their release was still at large.
    (Telegraph 18.9.08)
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“Gordon Brown was elected 15 months ago because of his record and his 
promise - his record is even now more appropriate, because of the 
economic situation, than it was then.”  [NOBODY elected him!  The 
public have not had the chance and the Labour Party chickened out -cs]
  (Jack Straw -Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 23/9/08)
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Brown slumps to 5.6%
Unfortunately I'm not reporting a new opinion poll but 5.6% refers to 
the occupancy rate of the Boeing airplane that is taking our Prime 
Minister across the Atlantic.  23 passengers are on board according 
to my exclusive source.  The B747-400's capacity is 409.   
(ConservativeHome 24.9.08)
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Bush invites Brown to White House
If Mohammed won't come to the mountain... Gordon Brown will go to the 
White House tomorrow to discuss the global financial crisis with 
George Bush. So he'll have something to show for this trip, which was 
hit by awkward claims that Hank Paulson had snubbed the PM by 
refusing to fly to NY to see him. He's also meeting Tom Geithner of 
the New York Fed this afternoon. There will relief in No10 that Mr 
Brown gets a chance to join the party in DC, even it's got that feel 
of a last minute invite for someone on a wedding B-list.   
(Mailonline 25/9.08)
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Cameron to use Barack Obama's campaign slogan   - David Cameron, the 
Conservative leader, will use the slogan “plan for change” as the 
theme for this year’s party conference.
(Telegraph   235.9.08)
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Ludicrous Economic Compound Terms: A guide
Inflation + stagnation = Stagflation
Stringency + Investment = Stringvestment
Growth + Hope+ Saving= Groping
Darling + Brown = Drowning        (Private Eye 1219)