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Yes, it’s Jeremy Clarkson expressing his solidarity with British strikers on “The One Show” this week.

At times like this, no-one puts it better than Stewart Lee.

Jeremy Clarkson’s anti-strike rant on The One Show prompts on-air apology

Permian Gate by Russian sculptor Nikolay Polissky was erected in Perm, Russia earlier this year. Constructed from hundreds of spruce logs, it’s about 12m square and shaped like the Russian letter for “P” (as in Perm) which is “П” (Пермь).

It’s nice, but it’s no Achill Henge.

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First Denis Naughten, then Willie Penrose, and now…

Backbench TD Tommy Broughan has lost the Labour Party whip after he voted against the Government on the Order of Business this morning.

Mr Broughan voted against the allocation of time for the debate on the extension of the bank guarantee scheme.

The Dublin North East TD also voted against the extension of the bank guarantee this afternoon.

The Government comfortably won the vote on the extension by 99 votes to 30.

Broughan loses Labour whip after Dáil vote (RTE News)

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