The Blood is The Life 28-07-2012

• Self-help after Yorkshire's deluge | UK news | guardian.co.uk
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• How to survive the London Olympics as a tourist
  "Most Londoners view the Games in the same way they did World War II: they didn’t ask for it and it’ll make their lives hell for a while, but they’ll be excited when their side wins anything."
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• Academies to be allowed to employ teachers without formal training » Spectator Blogs
  This is disquieting. What's the bets that most of the people without QTS will be some sort of religious minister?
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• Twitter joke trial man Paul Chambers wins appeal victory - Crime - UK - The Independent
  Sense prevails! Hurrah!
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• BBC News - Could Big Ben lose out in Diamond Jubilee name change ?
  Surely if they rename St Stephen's Tower to Queen Elizabeth Tower that won't affect the name of the bell within it?
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• Oh, Mitt: those Romney gaffes in full
  Mitt Romney has softened up the hatred that most politically aware Brits have for him by being utterly clueless and therefore amusing.
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• Iron Maiden's Eddie as an Olympic Hero
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