The Daily Bite - Sian Claire Owen

The Daily Bite

Our straight talking Lancashire lass takes a sideways look at the daily news.

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The great gaffes of Prince Philip

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May 16

Do we really need a 'Fat Tax'?

Don’t you feel sometimes that we’re living in a post-modern adaptation of Robin of Sherwood? That the big bad Sherriff of Nottingham (AKA the Coalition government) is finding new and exciting ways to squeeze the population dry? I do. Because of two small words that strike fear into my...

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May 15

X-Factor scoops Britney as future judge

Hold yer horses folks… Britney Spears is confirmed as one of the new judges on X-Factor USA. This is almost guaranteed to send X-Factor shaped glittery ratings shooting through the roof – even I would tune in to see this. How will fragile Britney cope with the judges’ bickerings...

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May 14

A week of firsts and the birthday of the sandwich

Today’s papers seem to have a lot of ‘firsts’ in the news – the first time a dog won Britain’s Got Talent, the first time Man City won the Premier League trophy (since the 1960s) and the first time the threat of the E-Bomb hits the UK. It’s also the 250th...

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May 10

Got the blues about the news?

I’m finding that analysing the news every day is giving me the blues. Recession, unemployment, David Cameron’s face… it’s enough to drive a girl to drink. Today’s news is dominated by huge public sector strikes over pensions, civil war in Syria and rain, rain, rain...

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May 09

Sex gangs exploit vulnerability, not race

Yesterday, nine men were convicted of systematically abusing up to 47 vulnerable young girls – some as young as 13 years. All but one of the men in this paedophile ring were Asian Pakistani, one was from Afghanistan. All the victims were white. It doesn’t take a genius to figure where...

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May 08

What’s going on in Europe?

Big things are happening on the continent – events that can turn the tides of history and shape our future, probably in ways that we won’t expect. France elected its first socialist government since the 1980s – booting out Nicolas Sarkozy and his trophy wife Carla Bruni. Likewise...

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May 02

The old 'Too ugly for TV' argument raises its ugly head…

…Courtesy of the beautiful, radiant Samantha Brick. Don’t look directly at her lovely face, her lovely looks might turn you into a bunch of lovely daffodils. A couple of weeks ago, TV executive and deluded soul Samantha Brick wrote in the Daily Mail about how breathtaking her beauty is...

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Apr 30

Love and marriage (and divorce)

The current state of marriage in the UK is rocky. Fewer people are tying the knot, and more people are opting for divorce. Obviously this flies in the face of Cameron’s Big Society – the Tories are rooted in their belief in the traditional family set-up. We are conditioned, practically...

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Apr 27

The recession grinds on as our children go hungry

This week we learned that the UK had entered into the much-feared ‘double-dip’ recession for the first time since the 1970s. Many people are left wondering just how effective the coalition government’s austerity plans are. Sure, they may be reducing national debt, but at what cost...

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Apr 27

Should pornography be banned?

When smoking was banned in public places, there were national grumbles, but eventually we got over it and found that smoke-free restaurants were actually quite pleasant. There were very good reasons for the smoking ban. Smoking causes a plethora of diseases, it was a public health issue and the...

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