'Ark of the Covenant' about to be Unveiled? 'The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia says he will announce to the world Friday the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, perhaps the world's most prized archaeological and spiritual artifact, which he says has been hidden away in a church in his country for millennia, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.' Mandelson 'Did Deal With Brown to Neuter Iraq Inquiry in Bid to Protect Blair's Name' 'Lord Mandelson stitched up a deal with Gordon Brown for a tame Iraq inquiry to protect Tony Blair, it is claimed today. The Business Secretary persuaded the Premier to pick a panel of establishment figures who would probe the conflict in secret – in exchange for his support heading off a Cabinet coup against Mr Brown. But with the original plans blown out of the water following a public outcry, the Government yesterday engineered yet another U-turn.' Labour to Junk Tony Blair's Flagship School Reform 'The government is to abandon the most significant education reform of the New Labour era in order to end the centralised control of schools and grant headteachers more powers, the Guardian has learned. In a totemic break from the Blair years, next week's education white paper will signal the end of Labour's national strategies for schools, which includes oversight of the literacy and numeracy hours in primaries. The changes will strip away centralised prescription of teaching methods and dramatically cut the use of private consultants currently employed to improve schools.' Penalty Charge Notice Climb Down by a Company Called South Gloucestershire Council 'After Chris was given a Penalty Charge Notice by SGC he sent them this letter below. Below that you will see the letter sent to Chris by SGC sayinging the matter is now concluded with nothing to pay!'
Friday, 26 June 2009
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