Bill Greenwell

Articles by Bill Greenwell

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Through a glass, Barclay

  • 17 April 2000

Barclays closed over 170 rural branches

The Right Stuff

  • 10 April 2000

Michael Ashcroft was awarded a life peerage. The Mail and Telegraph backed an inquiry into decriminalising cannabis.

The Trimble Bee

  • 03 April 2000

Some Salisbury bees are to be made less aggressive, thanks to a lottery grant, so as not to frighten beekeepers. David Trimble won only 57 per cent of the vote in the Unionist leadership contest

Sharks

  • 27 March 2000

Speedo has produced a go-faster swimsuit which imitates sharks. Its surface is covered with "dermal denticles". BMW sold Rover to Alchemy

Donkeyote

  • 20 March 2000

The oldest donkey in Britain has died, aged 59. Frank Dobson allegedly refused Millbank instructions to remove his beard

It Happens Every Day

  • 13 March 2000

Bankers aiming to levy cash-machine charges are "middle-aged men in suits", said Stephen Byers(!) Tom Jones won the Male Artist of the Year category at the Brit Awards (!!)

Gunreliable

  • 06 March 2000

300,000 SA80 rifles are to be recalled because they don't work in extreme weather conditions. "In most circumstances," said Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, "it is a highly effective weapon"

Old Labour Comforts

  • 28 February 2000

The Labour Party is 100 years' old

Bin Laden/Hi Jack

  • 21 February 2000

According to the "Sun", commenting on the Afghan asylum requests, Britain is now "the dustbin of the world"

Weeeeeed

  • 14 February 2000

"We have made her into a wise character who has quite a lot to say and is able to express herself clearly." - TV producer Frank Vose on Weed's status in the new "Bill and Ben". Weed will apparently solve all their problems

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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