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Apocalypse Never

  • 06 December 1999

A meteor defence system is to be located in Belfast. Ian Paisley described David Trimble as trampling and dancing on graves

Toytown: A Statement

  • 29 November 1999

Noddy is 50. Jeffrey Archer withdrew from the race to be London's mayor

Fourteen

  • 22 November 1999

Of the girl in the Gary Glitter case, Mr Justice Butterfield remarked, "There is 14 and there is 14. Some look like sophisticated ladies . . . and some still look like little girls. You may wish to consider which category the girl was in"

High Society

  • 15 November 1999

Microsoft was adjudged to be running a monopoly. A Broadway musical fan, Bill Gates is lyrically word-perfect in many shows. (With apologies to Cole Porter)

Ramsay Mac Street

  • 08 November 1999

A committee is looking for a song to replace "Things Can Only Get Better" as Labour's new anthem (with apologies to Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent)

Bed, by Tony Blair

  • 01 November 1999

(with apologies to Tracey Emin)

HM Government Health Warning

  • 25 October 1999

The tobacco firm Philip Morris has agreed to help fund a campaign against smoking

A Victory For . . .

  • 18 October 1999

(John Lennon's "Imagine" was voted the lyric of the century in a poll)

Investors In People

  • 11 October 1999

Under "Early Learning Goals", three year olds will be tested on their skills, and nurseries judged by Ofsted. The education minister Margaret Hodge said she was "fed up of hearing how unstructured activity [is] all that a young child needs".

Spies R Us

  • 27 September 1999

More and more spies were discovered. A partly decomposed Huntley and Palmer's biscuit from Capt Scott's final meal was bought for £4,000

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

Film review

A Serious Man

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