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, &Quot;soliciting work more like whores than taxi drivers". Hats off to my former Channel 4 colleagues Dorothy Byrne and Kevin Sutcliffe for commissioning this excellent sting operation, and to my friend Antony Barnett for reporting it.5) Paedophiles and the Catholic Church: In the wake of revelations that the Church covered up decades of sexual abuse and beatings by priests and nuns, I find it difficult to disagree with the verdict of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, that the Catholic Church has "lost all credibility".Given the current Pope's alleged involvement, I also wonder whether it isn't time for Catholic cardinals and theologians to re-evaluate the 140-year-old doctrine of " papal infallibility ". Meanwhile, Geoffrey Robertson, QC is calling for the Pope to be tried at the International Criminal Court.
6) Tories, big business and National Insurance: Shock! Horror! Right-wing business leaders support Tory tax cut. Shock! Horror! The business leaders backing the Tory proposal to stop the rise in National Insurance include a number who've given close to half a million pounds in personal donations to the Tory party. Hold the press!
Telegraph.co.ukRoad safety investigationWith help and funding from the car insurance giant Direct Line, this facility is doing more than any other in Britain - and possibly the world - to ram home the message that driving and phone calls don't mix. My first solo run on the rolling road-based
News & StarCarlisle driver, 20, banned from road for ninth timePatrick Young appeared at Carlisle Crown Court on one charge of careless driving, two of driving while disqualified and two of having no insurance. He pleaded guilty to them all – the latest in a long line of driving offences dating back to when he was
