Weekending: first one of 2010

Due to life getting in the way combined with connection problems weekending has fallen by the wayside this month - until now that is! Please try to contain your excitement during the duratiion of this blog post.

Spotted;

• Cruise company uses tragedy to gain cheap publicity. Guardian.
• Whilst Mark Steel looks at the response of the right to Haiti.
  
• Letters from a Tory on assisted suicide.
• I thought this article on Buddhism was thoughtful, if critical.
• Green wins Liberal voice of the year award.
• Liz Stephens at the Third Estate on her attitude to the damage alcohol can do.
• It seems we *are* fighting a holy war in Afghanistan.
• Natalie gives some timely historical advice on child murderers.
  

Blogs;

• Promising new Scottish blog from hip, young things. Bright Green Scotland.
• Dark optimism is something I often feel. Now I can read it too.
• Derek Mellor of Halton Greens has been blogging on the sly.
  
• And Kate Sweeny asks how green is my valley?
• Greening Kirklees is just getting going but looks good. I mst find out where Kirklees is.
  

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