John Humphrys

Transcript from BPI call with journalists this morning

guardian.co.uk yesterday

If you want to see a (rough) transcript of what the BPI said, we've got it. No per-month "tax"; and both up- and downloaders will be targeted with "hundreds of thousands" of letters Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI,...

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Ding dong! It's Des's double glazing calling

guardian.co.uk Jul 21, 2008

I can barely leave the house these days without being approached by concerned TV viewers asking the question which has been perplexing the nation: "What's gone wrong with Desmond Lynam?" I should like to supply an answer but,...

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dailymail.co.uk

Gordon Brown makes surprise visit to Baghdad but refuses to say when British troops will pull out

dailymail.co.uk Jul 19, 2008 363 related

Prime Minister Gordon Brown today said it was his intention to reduce British troop numbers in Iraq, but he would not set an "artificial timetable" to bring forces home. Withdrawals will depend on the achievement of key...

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dailymail.co.uk

He's witnessed its horrors and its rebirth: John Humphrys on the hope and despair in Basra

dailymail.co.uk Jul 19, 2008 7 related

Travel a few hours south of Baghdad, Iraqis tell you, and according to local mythology you will come to the Garden of Eden. Despite all the promises of reconstruction made to the people of Basra that followed the swift...

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thisislondon.co.uk

He's witnessed its horrors and its rebirth: John Humphrys on the hope and despair in Basra

thisislondon.co.uk Jul 19, 2008 4 related

Travel a few hours south of Baghdad, Iraqis tell you, and according to local mythology you will come to the Garden of Eden. Despite all the promises of reconstruction made to the people of Basra that followed the swift...

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ETS, SATS and leaves

civitas.org.uk Jul 16, 2008 2 related

The past month has the seen the Government’s SATS exam system implode in the bureaucratic equivalent of an ageing star collapsing into a black hole. There were delays to the SATS results and claims that the delays were just to...

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bbc.co.uk

A long wait

bbc.co.uk Jul 12, 2008 1 related

We still have more than 4,000 British soldiers in Iraq but the Defence Secretary Des Browne claims that Basra is now a city transformed. We went to find out if that is true. It is a much safer place now that the militias have...

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How texting influences our language

technet.com Jul 10, 2008

A couple of days ago, I read an interesting article written by the linguist David Crystal in the Guardian, 2b or not 2b?. In the article, Crystal replies to an earlier article by John Humphrys, I h8 txt msgs: How texting is...

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West still isn't taking Iraqis into account

nwsource.com Jul 9, 2008 1 related

The Iraqis still don't matter. Having brought them total insecurity for five years, we now think reducing the level of that insecurity answers all their problems -- of unemployment, emigration, ethnic violence and internecine...

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2008 PLASA AGM attracts record turnout

lsionline.co.uk Jul 9, 2008 1 related

UK - Amid the continuing growth in membership and a broadening range of initiatives, this year's PLASA AGM and Lunch on 3 June saw a record turnout for the third year in succession, the Association reports. Over 170 members and...

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