http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-jailed-for-urging-blair-and-brown-assassinations-2009268.html
Summary
A man who was looking for help to plan a assassination on Tony Blair and Gordon Brown is jailed for five years. Ishaq Kanmi who is 24 years old wrote on a Jihad website that Blair and Brown where going to be assassinated if they did not listen to his demands. Kanmi said on the Jihad forum that he was the leader of al Qaida in Britain, after some investigation from the police they found out that he has no connection with al Qaida by any means. He pleaded guilty in an early state of the process.
My opinion
I think that the punishment he got was not the right one. I think if you threat to kill someone and also ask others to do this you should get a higher punishment. Besides only getting time in jail I also think he should get some mental help because he clearly is going to keep on going with these activities after he get out of jail.
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Thursday, 17 June 2010
MPs demand credit
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3017416/MPs-demand-credit-cards.html
Summary
MPs demanded yesterday that they be given a taxpayer-funded credit card. The mp moaned about the new expenses system that is being used these days. MPs used to get money directly from their commons bosses who paid their bills. Now they first have to pay everything themselves and they get a refund later. But the problem with this is that they say they have to wait for a very long time to get their money back. Lib Dem Bob Rusel said: "If we had a Commons credit card, the print-out would show what was spent. It would take the money out of the hands of MPs."
My opinion
I think this is just a very stupid problem that MPs should not worry about. The only problem they have now is that they have to wait for a while before they get their money back, I do not see the problem in this. There are a lot bigger problems in England where they should be talking about and trying to solve.
Summary
MPs demanded yesterday that they be given a taxpayer-funded credit card. The mp moaned about the new expenses system that is being used these days. MPs used to get money directly from their commons bosses who paid their bills. Now they first have to pay everything themselves and they get a refund later. But the problem with this is that they say they have to wait for a very long time to get their money back. Lib Dem Bob Rusel said: "If we had a Commons credit card, the print-out would show what was spent. It would take the money out of the hands of MPs."
My opinion
I think this is just a very stupid problem that MPs should not worry about. The only problem they have now is that they have to wait for a while before they get their money back, I do not see the problem in this. There are a lot bigger problems in England where they should be talking about and trying to solve.
One in four kids are crime
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3018082/One-in-four-kids-are-crime-victims.html
Summary
Around twenty-five percent of all children aged ten to fifteen has been a victim of crime in the past year. Over two million crimes were committed against children under the age of 16 years old. A lot of these crimes took place in or around school. Police Minister Nick Herbert said: "These new figures reinforce our longstanding belief that, to date, crime measures have offered either a partial or confused picture about the level of offending. However you look at these statistics, they reveal what people know only too well - that crime affecting young people is a serious problem which must be tackled” they say they are going to do something about this but it would be hard because children are easier a victim of low level crimes.
My opinion
I think this is something that is going to be really difficult to do something about. Children will always be children they are bound to get into small fights at school all the time. They do not say that the things that are happing around the school are very big crimes. I think the best way to lower these numbers is to have more prevention at school about violence and keep a closer look at playgrounds.
Summary
Around twenty-five percent of all children aged ten to fifteen has been a victim of crime in the past year. Over two million crimes were committed against children under the age of 16 years old. A lot of these crimes took place in or around school. Police Minister Nick Herbert said: "These new figures reinforce our longstanding belief that, to date, crime measures have offered either a partial or confused picture about the level of offending. However you look at these statistics, they reveal what people know only too well - that crime affecting young people is a serious problem which must be tackled” they say they are going to do something about this but it would be hard because children are easier a victim of low level crimes.
My opinion
I think this is something that is going to be really difficult to do something about. Children will always be children they are bound to get into small fights at school all the time. They do not say that the things that are happing around the school are very big crimes. I think the best way to lower these numbers is to have more prevention at school about violence and keep a closer look at playgrounds.
Monday, 7 June 2010
No one will escape the cuts, warns Cameron
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7145201.ece
summary:
David Cameron has announced one of the biggest cuts in government spending since world war II. He will take the whole country with him in a attempt to make up for the 156 billion deficit. While Cameron targeting welfare spending and the size of the State, Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has insisted that there would be no return to the “sink or swim” economics of the Thatcher era. From next April allot of people who make more than 150,000 pounds will have the tax relief on their pension contributions reduced significantly. Some people say this is a bad move because it will make it harder for the UK to attract "talent".
My opinion
I think that the changes that are being made in England are for the best, just as the rest of Europe England is in a financial crisis. Things are going to have to change to get England out of this very big dept that they have. David Cameron and Nick Clegg are making a big effort to get England out of the problems they have and they know they have to take a step back so they eventually can move forward.
summary:
David Cameron has announced one of the biggest cuts in government spending since world war II. He will take the whole country with him in a attempt to make up for the 156 billion deficit. While Cameron targeting welfare spending and the size of the State, Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has insisted that there would be no return to the “sink or swim” economics of the Thatcher era. From next April allot of people who make more than 150,000 pounds will have the tax relief on their pension contributions reduced significantly. Some people say this is a bad move because it will make it harder for the UK to attract "talent".
My opinion
I think that the changes that are being made in England are for the best, just as the rest of Europe England is in a financial crisis. Things are going to have to change to get England out of this very big dept that they have. David Cameron and Nick Clegg are making a big effort to get England out of the problems they have and they know they have to take a step back so they eventually can move forward.
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Smoking kills? Yaay, that’s so cool, say teens (speaker's corner)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article7119928.ece
Summary:
Lisa is a 14 year old girl that smokes around 6 cigarettes a day. She smokes at home but also with her friends at school during lunch break. The teachers really do not care about this and she says that if they want to they can easily catch her and her friends. The anti smoking crusade that is going on in Britain does not seem to work. People cannot smoke in public places and the age that a person can buy cigarettes went from 16 to 18. Yet despite these steps and the millions spent on awareness that smoking kills the number of young people smoking has at best flattened out and at worst, in some areas, actually worsened.
Debate statement: The new laws and millions spend on smoking are a big wasted of time.
My opinion:
I do not think that the laws and the money are a waste of time. Although in some places it did not work I do think that the government has a obligation to protect their youth. All the kids that smoke these days know that it is bad for them. After the information the children get about smoking they can make their own choice if they are going to smoke or not. This way at least they will be informed before they make this decision.
Summary:
Lisa is a 14 year old girl that smokes around 6 cigarettes a day. She smokes at home but also with her friends at school during lunch break. The teachers really do not care about this and she says that if they want to they can easily catch her and her friends. The anti smoking crusade that is going on in Britain does not seem to work. People cannot smoke in public places and the age that a person can buy cigarettes went from 16 to 18. Yet despite these steps and the millions spent on awareness that smoking kills the number of young people smoking has at best flattened out and at worst, in some areas, actually worsened.
Debate statement: The new laws and millions spend on smoking are a big wasted of time.
My opinion:
I do not think that the laws and the money are a waste of time. Although in some places it did not work I do think that the government has a obligation to protect their youth. All the kids that smoke these days know that it is bad for them. After the information the children get about smoking they can make their own choice if they are going to smoke or not. This way at least they will be informed before they make this decision.
Monday, 31 May 2010
Cameron and Clegg: who is more upper crust?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article7129129.ece
Summary:
What is the difference between Clegg and Cameron, who is more upper crust ? Clegg and Cameron are both very posh but in a different way. Cameron would seem posher by the first look of it. He is a relative of William IV so is distantly related to the Queen. Clegg on the other hand has some blue blood to, his grandmother was a White Russian baronessand and his aunt worked for MI6.Clegg’s relatives on the other side were Dutch colonial entrepreneurs. The conclusion is that both man are very posh but in very different ways.
My opinion:
I think this article really shows the way English people still think. In England it still is very important were you from and who you know. In Holland know body cares where the prime minister is from and what his parents did. I think this way of thinking makes it harder for “regular” people to enter politics and make a name for them self’s.
Summary:
What is the difference between Clegg and Cameron, who is more upper crust ? Clegg and Cameron are both very posh but in a different way. Cameron would seem posher by the first look of it. He is a relative of William IV so is distantly related to the Queen. Clegg on the other hand has some blue blood to, his grandmother was a White Russian baronessand and his aunt worked for MI6.Clegg’s relatives on the other side were Dutch colonial entrepreneurs. The conclusion is that both man are very posh but in very different ways.
My opinion:
I think this article really shows the way English people still think. In England it still is very important were you from and who you know. In Holland know body cares where the prime minister is from and what his parents did. I think this way of thinking makes it harder for “regular” people to enter politics and make a name for them self’s.
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Chained China tot at school
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2876280/Chained-China-tot-at-school.html
Summary
The little child that was chained to a lamp post had his first day of school. Lao Lu who became famous when his dad chained him to a lamp post so he would not get stolen went to school for the first time today. A generous local headmaster paid for his school after he saw a picture of the kid in the newspaper. He said the kid was fine he only needed a good scrub and some new clothes, the father of Lao Lu is so proud that his son can finally go to school.
Opinion
I think this is a beautiful story. It is good to see that there are still people in this world that care about less fortunate people. But I think it is really wrong that these kind of things are still happening in this world. This is probably not the only kid in China whose parents are too poor to pay for school. I think the government has to find a solution for this so these things do not happen any more.
Summary
The little child that was chained to a lamp post had his first day of school. Lao Lu who became famous when his dad chained him to a lamp post so he would not get stolen went to school for the first time today. A generous local headmaster paid for his school after he saw a picture of the kid in the newspaper. He said the kid was fine he only needed a good scrub and some new clothes, the father of Lao Lu is so proud that his son can finally go to school.
Opinion
I think this is a beautiful story. It is good to see that there are still people in this world that care about less fortunate people. But I think it is really wrong that these kind of things are still happening in this world. This is probably not the only kid in China whose parents are too poor to pay for school. I think the government has to find a solution for this so these things do not happen any more.
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Unemployment: what the experts say
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/may/12/unemployment-what-the-experts-say
Summary
The unemployment in Britain has never been this high. Over 2.5 million people do not have a job at this time. This rate is the highest in 15 years in England. The huge unemployment makes a lot of people claim their benefits this year. This rate is the highest in two years, with 27,100 only in the first three months of this year. The experts say that the numbers are very strange because there is a lot of different data. A lot of people are losing their jobs but the rate that people make is increased from 2.5 to 4%.
My opinion
I think it is really strange that a lot of people in England do not have jobs any more but the people that do have a job starting to make more money. This is going to cost the government a lot of money because now they have to pay benefits to the people that lost their jobs. What they should do is lower the rate of what people make and higher more people.
Summary
The unemployment in Britain has never been this high. Over 2.5 million people do not have a job at this time. This rate is the highest in 15 years in England. The huge unemployment makes a lot of people claim their benefits this year. This rate is the highest in two years, with 27,100 only in the first three months of this year. The experts say that the numbers are very strange because there is a lot of different data. A lot of people are losing their jobs but the rate that people make is increased from 2.5 to 4%.
My opinion
I think it is really strange that a lot of people in England do not have jobs any more but the people that do have a job starting to make more money. This is going to cost the government a lot of money because now they have to pay benefits to the people that lost their jobs. What they should do is lower the rate of what people make and higher more people.
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Osama bin Laden: is he alive and well in Washington DC?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/may/05/osama-bin-laden-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-washington
Summary
As everyone knows the USA has spend the last 7 years trying to find Osama bin Laden, so far without success. But the USA recently got new information about where Osama could be hiding. None other then Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran shared this information in an interview. He said this in a interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Ahmandinejad believes that Osama is hiding in Washington DC, he thinks this because Osama and Mr Bush were colleagues back in the old days. Stephanopulos think that this is nuts but on the other hand it would make for a good hideout.
My opinion
I think this article is really weird to be honest. I think it is ignorant to say that Osame is hiding out in the USA because he worked to gather with Bush. The president of Iran is just yelling some random stuff to get attention from people. If Osame was hiding out in the USA the government should know about this and stop spending all this money to find him in the middle east. I think it is unacceptable to say these kind of things without the prove or any evidence to back it up.
Summary
As everyone knows the USA has spend the last 7 years trying to find Osama bin Laden, so far without success. But the USA recently got new information about where Osama could be hiding. None other then Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran shared this information in an interview. He said this in a interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Ahmandinejad believes that Osama is hiding in Washington DC, he thinks this because Osama and Mr Bush were colleagues back in the old days. Stephanopulos think that this is nuts but on the other hand it would make for a good hideout.
My opinion
I think this article is really weird to be honest. I think it is ignorant to say that Osame is hiding out in the USA because he worked to gather with Bush. The president of Iran is just yelling some random stuff to get attention from people. If Osame was hiding out in the USA the government should know about this and stop spending all this money to find him in the middle east. I think it is unacceptable to say these kind of things without the prove or any evidence to back it up.
Steve McLaren: English coaches can find redemption abroad
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7674731/Steve-McLaren-struggling-English-coaches-can-find-redemption-abroad.html
summary
Steve Mc Laren’s party continued on Monday with the celebration of his 49th birthday. A day before he won the title with Twente where Steve is the coach for his second year. It is said that Steve will be the first English coach in the Bundesliga next year as both Wolfsburg and Hamburg are interested in signing the coach. Twente’s owner Joop Munsterman remains confident that Steve will stay because of the change of playing Champions League next year. Steve thinks that taking the change to work in the Netherlands is one best dissensions in his life. It gave him the change to clear his name and let him show what he can do.
My opinion
I think Steve Mc Laren is a very good trainer that did well at Twente. But on the other hand I do not like him because I am a fan of Ajax who came in second because of twente. I think Steve made a good choice coming to Holland because the Eredivisie is a good platform to prove our self as a coach.
summary
Steve Mc Laren’s party continued on Monday with the celebration of his 49th birthday. A day before he won the title with Twente where Steve is the coach for his second year. It is said that Steve will be the first English coach in the Bundesliga next year as both Wolfsburg and Hamburg are interested in signing the coach. Twente’s owner Joop Munsterman remains confident that Steve will stay because of the change of playing Champions League next year. Steve thinks that taking the change to work in the Netherlands is one best dissensions in his life. It gave him the change to clear his name and let him show what he can do.
My opinion
I think Steve Mc Laren is a very good trainer that did well at Twente. But on the other hand I do not like him because I am a fan of Ajax who came in second because of twente. I think Steve made a good choice coming to Holland because the Eredivisie is a good platform to prove our self as a coach.
Facebook security flaw
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7682571/Facebook-takes-down-chat-after-security-flaw-is-exposed.html.
Summary
A very big security flaw on Facebook has been discovered by TechCrunch. TechCrunch’s Steve O’Hear said about the problem on Facebook “There is a major security flaw in the social networking site that, with just a mouse click, enables any user to view the live chats of their friends”. TechCrunch has passed this information to Facebook who took immediate actions. Facebook has closed down their chat function until they fixed the problem. Regarding to this safety topic on Facebook the senator for Colorado Mark Begich wrote a letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
My opinion
I think it is a very good thing that TechCrunch reported the very big security flaw to Facebook. If this information would have leaked some people could have been taken advantages of. Facebook also responded in a very good way by immediately shutting down the chat function to fix this problem. Because of this I will keep on using Facebook because I know security is one of their main concerns.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Pope receives apology from UK Foreign Office for 'condom' memo
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/25/pope-apology-condom-memo
Summary
An internal foreign office memo about the pope’s visit has leaked. The document contained a brainstorm session about what the pope could do on his visit planed in September. The memo written by staff planning events suggested that the pope could open a abortion ward or launch his own brand of condoms. In a statement made by the Foreign office was said “This is clearly a foolish document that does not in any way reflect UK government or Foreign Office policy or views” . In Italia the news of the leaked memo was not taken lightly. La Stampa said that this incident does not help to improve the anti-papal feeling that certain sectors are trying to feed in the UK.
I think a lot of people are over reacting to this leaked memo. It is clearly something that was written as a joke in a brainstorm session. I think it is really weird that the government is trying to make excuses why the memo was written. Excuses such as, it was written to look at the most extreme ends of what the pope could do in the UK. I feel the person who wrote this memo should not be punished for it because it is very clear to me that it was just a joke.
Summary
An internal foreign office memo about the pope’s visit has leaked. The document contained a brainstorm session about what the pope could do on his visit planed in September. The memo written by staff planning events suggested that the pope could open a abortion ward or launch his own brand of condoms. In a statement made by the Foreign office was said “This is clearly a foolish document that does not in any way reflect UK government or Foreign Office policy or views” . In Italia the news of the leaked memo was not taken lightly. La Stampa said that this incident does not help to improve the anti-papal feeling that certain sectors are trying to feed in the UK.
I think a lot of people are over reacting to this leaked memo. It is clearly something that was written as a joke in a brainstorm session. I think it is really weird that the government is trying to make excuses why the memo was written. Excuses such as, it was written to look at the most extreme ends of what the pope could do in the UK. I feel the person who wrote this memo should not be punished for it because it is very clear to me that it was just a joke.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Ash landing
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2942884/UK-flight-is-aborted-after-pilot-smells-volcanic-ash.html
Summary
A flight from Manchester Airport had to make quick abort after flying into a ask cloud from the volcano in Island. The captain of the air plane was the first one to noticed something was wrong. When the plane was around 16,000 feet he could smell volcanic ash. Moments after he smelled the ash the plane lost one of her engines. The pilot abandoned the Thomas cook flight making a detour out over the North Sea before returning to Manchester Airport. Experts think the ash may have clogged the engine bleed valve. This flight was among the first to leave after the UK ban on air traffic.
My opinion
I think this pilot mate the right decision of returning back to England. I think it is ridicules that they take the risk of lathing air planes fly when they are not 100 per cent sure that it is safe. I think they should do more research about how the ask can infect the planes and how long it will take before it is safe to fly again.
Monday, 19 April 2010
Nick Clegg seizes his moment in historic TV debate
Summary
The first debate between Britain's party leaders transformed the election. In a poll by The Times there was only one clear winner. Sixty-one per cent of the voters said that Nick Clegg was the winner of the debate. Mr. Brown and Mr. Cameron both could not deliver in the debate they had trouble delivering killer blows. Mr. Clegg was the first to conquer his nerves and get his points across. Mr. Brown stroked common cause with Mr. Clegg in a try to isolate Mr. Cameron but Mr. Clegg was anxious to avoid this. Mr. Cameron tried to make a strong end by saying people should not be put off by a Conservative government.
My opinion
My opinion about this debate is that it is really hard to follow in the video. The video only shows a few quotes but not even the questions or the subject they talk about. I think it is a really good development in English politics that a third is getting bigger because the two other parties are sitting in their place to long. Nick Clegg really shakes things up. The article is pretty clear I think. They give a good time line about what happened and how every party leader did in the debate.
The first debate between Britain's party leaders transformed the election. In a poll by The Times there was only one clear winner. Sixty-one per cent of the voters said that Nick Clegg was the winner of the debate. Mr. Brown and Mr. Cameron both could not deliver in the debate they had trouble delivering killer blows. Mr. Clegg was the first to conquer his nerves and get his points across. Mr. Brown stroked common cause with Mr. Clegg in a try to isolate Mr. Cameron but Mr. Clegg was anxious to avoid this. Mr. Cameron tried to make a strong end by saying people should not be put off by a Conservative government.
My opinion
My opinion about this debate is that it is really hard to follow in the video. The video only shows a few quotes but not even the questions or the subject they talk about. I think it is a really good development in English politics that a third is getting bigger because the two other parties are sitting in their place to long. Nick Clegg really shakes things up. The article is pretty clear I think. They give a good time line about what happened and how every party leader did in the debate.
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