10 reasons to despair...

Gordon Brown has insisted that he has much in common with Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. The Guardian.

Today apparently marks the 50th anniversary of the beloved parking meter. The Times.

Ministers are to bribe people out of their apathy when it comes to local elections by offering them the chance to win an iPod. The Times.

A Ministry of Defence survey has discovered that nearly half of all members of the UK armed forces are ready to quit. BBC. The Guardian.

The suits in Westminster have declared that nine million motorists are about to be hit by hefty tax reforms aimed at punishing 'gas-guzzlers'. BBC.

Home repossession rates are set to soar, with an estimated one hundred and twenty three every day by the end of the year. This is Money.

The number of NHS patients that die giving birth is inexcusable, according to the boffins. The Guardian.

A breakthrough is thought to be unlikely at the North Korea nuclear talks. LAT.

Barack Obama has been accused of 'talking down' to blacks. Reuters.

The £73 billion cost of decommissioning nuclear power plants looks like it could be about to rise. The Telegraph.

Written by Oli Anderson on 10 Jul 2008 6:47 AM. Permalink

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