The Telegraph leads with the Government’s announcement of a £1bn fund aimed at kickstarting the economy – very timely, given the latest rumours that growth this quarter might actually shrink. The Government believes the money, which will be spent on 100 projects and will hopefully create 35,000 jobs, will be matched by investment from the [...]
Tweeter of the Week
Special commendation this week goes to East Dunbartonshire MP, Jo Swinson. Jo, who is hotly tipped as one to watch on the Liberal Democrat benches, started trending on twitter following her successful appearance on Question Time on Thursday evening. However, by Friday tweeters were confused by the addition – asking if fellow twitterers had misspelled [...]
PMQs: 50th anniversary edition
Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions was the 50th anniversary of the session becoming a permanent fixture in the Commons calendar. To celebrate this, The Guardian has produced this excellent little quiz. However, there was no time for celebrations in the House as MPs tried to add to the pressure on the Prime Minister, following one of [...]
PR stunt of the week – personalised soup
Some of you may have already been aware of this, but Heinz have launched personalised ‘get well soon’ soup on their UK Facebook page. For £1.99, you can send a sick friend a can of soup with their name on it to make them feel better. This is a great gimmick, and a fantastic way [...]
Pictures we’d rather have seen on the front pages…
To counter the rather gratuitous photos that has been dominating all news sources, including our blog, here are a few photos that are a little easier on the eye…
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