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"Tony Blair" lookalike

WAR - What is it good for?

A version of the classic anti-war song 'WAR - What is it good for?' is to be released by Tony Blair's "re-formed" university band Ugly Rumours. The producers of the record say: "We need your help to embarrass Tony Blair. If Blair is in the charts, the media will have to report the success of "his" anti-war hit. To have a top 20 hit in the UK you need only approximately 5000 sales. The track costs £1.50 and we will donate all profits to Stop the War Coalition."

19 Feb 2007
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Inflation Busting Council Tax Rises

Council Tax for the Borough Council has increased by three times the rate of inflation since Mayor Branston took office in 2002. Borough Council Tax over the 5 budgets overseen by Mayor Branston is up by 31%, whilst inflation for that time is just 10% .

18 Feb 2007
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Shepway Lib Dems Support New Local NO2ID Campaign Branch

There is a meeting of the newly formed Dover, Deal and Shepway NO2ID branch this Monday 19th February at 8:30pm at The Red Lion, Charlton Green, Dover. NO2ID is the UK-wide, non-partisan campaign opposing the government's planned ID card and National Identity Register. It campaigns for the abolition of the ID scheme and repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006.

18 Feb 2007
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Reform Street, Dundee

City Centre pellet-gun incident : Councillor speaks out

Following the incident in McDonald's restaurant in Dundee City Centre yesterday in which an 11 year old girl was shot with a pellet gun, City Councillor for the City Centre & West End, Cllr Fraser Macpherson, said, "I am very concerned to learn of this incident in the City Centre and clearly this raises the issue of the availability of these sort of pellet guns.

18 Feb 2007
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MP joins disabled badge campaign

Two mothers whose children have a rare hip disorder have lobbied MPs at Westminster in their battle to change the rules on disabled parking badges. Helen Grindrod and Kelli-Ann Rushton's daughters both suffer from congenital hip displacia leaving them immobile and requiring regular hospital treatment. But due to the girls' age and type of disability, their mothers are not entitled to blue badges.

18 Feb 2007
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