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I listened to the podcast of the Russell Brand radio programme last week and there was a thread running through the show that I really didn’t believe at the time.
Brand and his co-host, Jonathan Ross, phoned the voicemail of the actor Andrew Sachs. In a previous show, Brand had said that he had been in [...]

OPEC announced a cut in oil production by 1.5 million barrels per day in the hope that a reduced supply would offset the reduction in the price of oil and artificially inflate it again.
The reduction in demand for oil is a much needed reality check. Even SUV drivers in the USA have had to accept [...]

Iceland Stores is a company in the UK that sells frozen foods. For years they have paid drug taking boozer Kerry Katona to appear in their ads as a friendly mumsy type. In truth she is someone who smokes during her pregnancies and is sustained by magazines and TV series that follow her train wreck [...]

Fox News is reporting that an “Al Qaeda-Linked Website” is supporting John McCain for President.
It is ironic because in the past when Iran’s leader stated that he hoped Obama would win, it was used by Fox and others as a demonstration that Obama is the terrorist’s choice because he would be soft on security.
So what [...]

I just saw an interview on CNN with Roberto Saviano, author of a book called Gomorrah about the Naples Mafia.
The book has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has now been made into a film, just shown at Cannes.
Roberto himself is getting a lot of coverage including the Independent and Guardian in the UK [...]