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Death Row “Waiting” Advert Brings Life to UK Organ Donor Crisis

Healthcare /

Gwent Police made global headlines when their graphic, viral video showed the consequences of driving whilst texting. Donate Wales has released a similarly powerful advert called “Waiting” showing transplant patients, including 30-month-old baby boy Morgan, sitting in “Death Row” prison cells awaiting scarce donor organs. Filmed in Cardiff’s dungeon-like Clifton Street Police Station, familiar to […]

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UK Progressive Response to Cardiff Airport Managing Director’s E-mail

Technology /

Last week, The Times reported on the closure of the Bosch plant, which included a few lines about Cardiff Airport. This prompted a response from the airport’s Managing Director, Patrick Duffy. In response, this opinion journalist has crafted a reply with brutal honesty. The question posed by Mr. Duffy was, “what’s actually broken?” The answer

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Sex, Drugs and Oil; Sordid Tale of Bush Interior Department or SOP?

Politics /

One year ago, the US Department of the Interior’s Inspector General issued a damning report on government officials who had taken advantage of their positions to benefit from lucrative contracts with oil company affiliates. Secretary Ken Salazar, who replaced the now infamous Dirk Kempthorne, released the report to the public. However, it is unlikely that

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The Curious Incident of a US Extradition in the Night-Time (Reprise)

Politics /

Gary McKinnon of Crouch End, North London, was branded a ‘cyber-terrorist’ by the US government. In 2002 he was arrested for hacking into Pentagon and NASA computers. The US Department of Justice has been fighting a seven-year long extradition battle to the USA under the 2003 UK Extradition Act. They want him brought to the

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Paula is Home

Politics /

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead” Yesterday marked a momentous occasion for one 78-year-old man and his family, as their daughter, mother and friend, Paula Persichini-Petitti, arrived safely back home in Boston after a long and

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