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31 Jul 09

The new offenders of standup comedy | Brian Logan | Stage | The Guardian

Political correctness used to rule comedy, but now comics routinely offend their audiences. How did things get so nasty?

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Reporting on comedy's 'new offenders' wasn't meant to cause offence | Brian Logan | Stage | guardian.co.uk

Richard Herring and Brendon Burns credit their audiences with enough intelligence to understand that they're not racist. I assume my readers understand that too

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20 Jun 09

LITTLEJOHN: Fast-tracking the Tarmacing community on the NHS | Mail Online

One of the many emails I received yesterday was from a loyal Daily Mail reader incensed at the news that the NHS has decided to give priority to gipsies in hospitals and GP surgeries. He had tried to see his doctor in Wellingborough, Northants, only to be told that the first 'pre-bookable' appointment was in a month's time. His options were either to turn up on the dot of 8am, in which case he might be seen within three hours, or to sit pressing the redial button on his phone in the hope that someone would answer and offer him a slot some time between now and when he died of old age.

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17 Jun 09

The Press Association: Midwives reject 'immigration' claim

The Royal College of Midwives has hit out at the British National Party (BNP) over suggestions immigration is fuelling a crisis in NHS maternity care.

The RCM said it "rejects absolutely the BNP's assertion that immigration is a problem".

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31 May 09

The rise of British racism may be horribly close | The Spectator

As the June elections draw close, Fraser Nelson goes on the stump with the BNP and is struck by a troubling paradox: the less racist Britain is, the more popular this racist party becomes. As Westminster implodes, far Right politicians are posturing as the tribunes of working people

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