Letters and columns
Labour Party firebrand required
Ed Miliband, David Miliband, Diane Abbott and...? It took me a while to remember who else is running in the Labour Party leadership contest.
Last updated 31 July 2010
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Need to support Crindledyke scheme
I wrote recently supporting the proposal for the construction of a large number of homes to be built by Fred Story at Crindledyke, Carlisle.
Last updated 31 July 2010
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Time to invest in culture
Well done Roger Lytollis (News & Star 29, July 29) for admitting that “it felt good to support an attempt to bring culture to Carlisle” (Theater Titanik at Carlisle Castle).
Last updated 31 July 2010
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Come back and ask again later
Five Days That Changed Britain (BBC2) was all a bit premature, if truth be known.
Last updated 31 July 2010
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There’s nothing wrong with a slice of nostalgia
Workmanlike and running like an old desk diary record of Beatlemania, The Beatles: From Liverpool to San Francisco (Yesterday) was remarkable for two notable absences.
Last updated 31 July 2010
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A noble entry, dear Watson
Pasty-faced and sickly looking, he’s other worldly enough to be more Dr Who than Sherlock Holmes.
Last updated 31 July 2010
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Easier said than done
Iain Duncan Smith’s promise of a benefits system overhaul, to ensure work will always pay more than welfare, is a massive undertaking.
Last updated 31 July 2010
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Meet the farmers, Rory
The newly elected MP for Penrith and the Border, Rory Stewart, has apologised for saying some of his constituents were “primitive people who held up their trousers with string.”
Last updated 30 July 2010
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The vinyl meltdown
The Conservatives have only been back in power for three months, but the sex scandals we remember from the John Major era have already begun.
Last updated 30 July 2010
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Can’t be policed by amateurs
There are disturbing problems with Government plans to place policing powers into the hands of willing volunteers. The first is the quality of the volunteers.
Last updated 30 July 2010
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Max’s focus leaves me feeling lost
There’s an ancient pear tree growing in the ruins of old Lanercost Priory. It still bears – oddly enough – ancient pears. I know. I’ve seen them.
Last updated 30 July 2010
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Exploding nuclear myths
Next week it will be 65 years since the first atomic bombs were dropped.
Last updated 29 July 2010
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Alex Higgins a flawed genius - like Gazza
It’s hard to imagine a version of Alex Higgins’ life in which the Irishman leaps on the wagon on his 30th birthday and spends the next half century living on strawberry smoothies and tofu.
Last updated 29 July 2010
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Parking spaces are vital in Castle Street
I would like to comment on Michael Somers article (News & Star, July 22 ) on disabled parking in Castle Street.
Last updated 29 July 2010
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Not a problem that Titanic didn’t float my boat
I had been expecting Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
Last updated 29 July 2010
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In a flap about seagulls
Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest are my favourite Alfred Hitchcock films.
Last updated 29 July 2010
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No better than the failed Asbo
Those who will miss Asbos most will be those who’ve made a hobby of collecting them. Without doubt, the soon to be scrapped antisocial behaviour order has grown into a trophy for a generation of determined louts – a badge of honour and a challenge for thousands of proudly miscreant youths.
Last updated 29 July 2010
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Chuckling Cheggers
Keith Chegwin, whose showbiz career has spanned the dizzy heights of Cheggers Plays Pop and the mortifying low of Naked Jungle, has made the news after getting into hot water for posting uncredited jokes on Twitter.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Lydia’s a shining example
Baby Lydia Sayle’s bright-eyed smile says all there is to say about the modern miracle of organ donation.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Where will two million new jobs come from?
We have been told by the Government that despite the cuts we can expect a recovery with two million new jobs created over the next five years.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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