The World Is A Business Gordon Brown Adviser Says 'City' All-important - and 'Rest of the Country Can be Turned Over to Tourism' 'A report on defence spending quotes the "influential" official as telling union officials that manufacturing had "no value" but the financial sector had to be "supported at all costs". "Only high-quality professional services, financial services and the City of London have any real value and they should be supported at all costs. The rest of the country can be turned over to tourism".' MPs Vote for Expenses Cover Up 'The move came after a court ordered Parliament to disclose details of properties on which MPs claim expenses. The House of Commons on Monday backed an amendment to the Political Parties and Elections Bill, which effectively excludes MPs' addresses from the Freedom of Information Act. Some MPs have claimed that disclosure of the information would threaten their security. However, freedom of information campaigners believe the information is important to ascertain the validity of expense claims. Some fear that the ban will make it harder to establish whether MPs are complying with the rules on housing expenses, making it easier for them to abuse their allowances.' How Hard is it For the Truth to be Heard by Craig Murray 'Yesterday Harriet Harman was lying through her teeth on the Andrew Marr show, claiming that the Government had never had any idea any of its intelligence was coming through torture. Meanwhile, the Government has refused to testify on this subject before the Parliamentary Joint Commission on Human Rights, where such lies may have consequences. If Harman is telling the truth, what do Ministers have to hide from the Parliamentary Commission? Of course, she is not telling the truth. I today sent this memorandum to the Joint Commission on Human Rights, offering to give evidence before them - if Ministers won't tell them what is happening, perhaps I can.' Dow ends below 7,000 for first time since '97 'A relentless sell-off in the stock market Monday blew through barriers that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago, and investors warned there was no reason to believe buyers will return anytime soon.' It's tragic, even the blackjack tables in Wall Street are struggling.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
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