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Having invoked the taxman, the axeman waits for Labour | Andrew Rawnslet

Having invoked the taxman, the axeman waits for Labour | Andrew Rawnslet
Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report has won the government no friends and quite a few new enemies, particularly in the media The silliest thing said about it was that it was political. Well, of course, the pre-budget report was really a pre-election report. This was Labour’s last serious opportunity …

After Tiger’s fall, what hope is there for post-racial America? | Patricia Williams
The golfer and the president both represented the promise of a fully integrated nation. But will the demise of one affect the other? As the great Tiger Woods steps down from the global stage, however temporarily, it is an interesting moment to consider the interplay of celebrity, sex, race and the corporatisation …

Williams eyes Kempton with Deep Purple
• Winner backed in to 14-1 for Boxing Day highlight at Kempton • Improved performer defies 10lb penalty to see off rivals Deep Purple could line up alongside Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day after his easy success under a 10lb penalty in the Peterborough …

Soulan Pownceby
Bayardo San Roman: Created wiki entry for controversial New Zealand boxer Soulan Pownceby Soulan James Pownceby (née Soulan James Rikihana, born May 4, 1975 in ((Christchurch))) is a New Zealand ((Boxer)) who has garnered considerable controversy during his boxing career. Despite an earlier …

Christmas presents for football fans
Never mind the hamsters, here are things they really will want By now Mr Squiggles the Go Go Hamster – this year’s must-have toy (a concept that barely existed a decade and a half ago – another victory for the Orwellian Newspeak of marketing) – is safely ensconced beneath the Christmas tree. Bung some …

Tell Massini given ungenerous odds for Cheltenham Festival option
• Tell Massini’s Festival price of 5-1 look too short • Tom George, his trainer, says the horse needs soft ground Tell Massini is a horse with Cheltenham Festival quotes worth ducking, particularly given that he is 5-1 favourite for the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle with William Hill. “He has to have …

Books for Christmas
A trio of novels heads the Christmas wish list this year: one for the head, one for the heart and one for the hairs on the back of the neck. Hilary Mantel’s brilliant Booker-winning reimagining of Tudor England, Wolf Hall (Fourth Estate, £18.99), Colm Tóibín’s tender study of emigration from smalltown …

Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title
• Ukrainian wins unanimous points decision • Kevin Johnson loses unbeaten record Vitali Klitschko easily retained his WBC world heavyweight title, winning a unanimous points decision against the American challenger Kevin Johnson in Berne. The 38-year-old Ukrainian spent the entire fight on the offensive …

Parkin’ Around The Christmas Tree
cancelled.jpg It’ll come as a surprise to precisely no-one that some London councils are planning on imposing parking fines on Boxing Day. The fact that it falls on a Saturday has sent local authorities into a tailspin of confusion, meaning that around half of them recognise it as a public …

Haye must overcome misconceptions
Interview: The heavyweight champion explains why he is an outsider for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award In the five weeks since David Haye beat the biggest world heavyweight champion in the history of his sport his schedule has been packed with more interviews and celebrity call-outs than …

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