Friday 8 May 2009

Questions, questions ...

From today's Metro:
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"The shadow chancellor said the Tories owed it to the public to offer a strong opposition. "I think we do that now and could have offered a stronger opposition in the past," he added. Asked if this was an apology, the shadow chancellor said: "No. I share the blame..."

Q: Would it really have hurt him to say : "Yes. I share the blame..."?
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"More than three-quarters [of Muslims] say that they identify with Britain ... British Muslims are less likely to say they have a job (38 per cent) ... This is significantly less than the British general public at 62 per cent, according to the research by Gallup and the Coexist Foundation. Dalia Mogahed, of Gallup, said:"British Muslims want to be part of the community and contribute to society. However it is a harsh economic reality that stops them from realising their full potential."

Q: Sure, UK employers may be racially prejudiced, but how does she explain away the fact that "Hindu men have, on the other hand, employment rates similar to Christian males" per this government survey?

Q: Is The Coexist Foundation a fakecharity? Surprisingly no, it is in fact a front for the Gallup Organisation, i.e. it spends most of its income on commissioning polls by the Gallup Organisation (see note 12, final page of the 2007 accounts).
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On page 47 of the print edition (not online), an article on EMI's financial results is accompanied by this picture of Kate Perry:
Q - Is that a funny camera angle; a funny posture; or does she have an delightfully large bum?

1 comments:

neil craig said...

Think its the pose. She looks really quite acceptable here http://static.onesourcetalent.com/blog/images/katy-perry-one-source-talent.jpg