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    Stop grizzling Pat, and pay your fair share - by frog



    Lots of us work hard. But we pay our fair share of tax on what we earn. Why do property investors, whose income is derived from residential rents and capital gains, think they should get favours from the tax system that none of the rest of us get? read more
    March 7, 2010 5:51 pm - 49 Comments
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    It’s just a game - by frog



    I get the feeling most political journalists want to be reporting on issues rather than ‘the game’. And most politicians want to be talking about issues rather than the game. But somehow both sides are caught in a trap where they need to focus on the game stories. Case in point – a story that [...] read more
    September 23, 2008 10:09 am - 3 Comments
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    Can the media cover climate change? - by frog



    There is an interesting debate going about whether the media can and is reporting climate change effectively. The Committee for Sceptical Inquiry notes of news coverage in America: according to data tracked by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism, climate change failed to crack the top twenty most covered news stories of the year. [...] read more
    March 6, 2008 3:29 pm - 7 Comments