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It would seem that NO media passes have been posted. An email from Fingerprint Events, the organisers, said:

There is no problem; your pass was printed on the 14th of September and will be ready for collection when you arrive at the conference. Please remind your colleagues that ALL media passes need to be collected in Blackpool; there is a separate pick up point in the late accreditation office

So, be prepared for queues if you're going to be there with a media pass. I don't know what the situation is for members, so if anybody could post an update please do. 

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The Madeleine McCann story just gets more and more complicated.  Most of us woke up this morning to the incredible headlines stating that the DNA extracted from the blood sample found in the car hired by Kate and Gerry McCann was a 100% match to Madeleine, and yet within a couple of hours some newspaper websites have begun changing their tone as it becomes apparent that such a claim might not have been made as the infighting between the scientists starts to emerge (which in itself is baffling).
 
How are the public supposed to follow a news story that lacks clarity and objectivity on the part of the media?  The need for a quick headline has got in the way of high quality journalism too many times in this saga.

Tom Richmond

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Gordon Brown's proposals for creating 500,000 jobs have been pushed off the front pages of most broadsheets by the threats made by the unions this morning, but the proposals themselves are not exactly brilliant.
 
Helping out the long-term unemployed is a good thing, but why should lone parents be given extra help and extra money relative to everyone else?  Why should they get guaranteed interview for any job they want?  Extending the number of days that lone parents get benefits from 15 to 42, even when they have a job, also sends out completely the wrong message.  Wouldn't it be nice if Gordon Brown tried to address the causes of poor skills and poor education rather than dealing with the symptoms!

Tom Richmond

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Gordon Brown had his second outing as PM at PMQs today. To listen to the half hour exhange click the link below. Was it a points win for Cameron - or did Brown use his clunking fist to delivery a knock our blow?

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If its the only thing you listen to today, listen to this. Some would say that those who live by the media die by the media.

Can the most media conscious Prime Minister we have ever had, the same Prime Minister who has spent more on special advisers to deal with his media operation than any of the previous holders of the office now complain about the media??

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Iain Dale has written on his blog about some comments ex Tory MP David Mellor made on the Worricker programme on Radio 5. To cut a long story short, Mr Mellor wasn't too complimentary about party leader David Cameron.

Let's just say both Iain and David Gold, our candidate in Eltham certainly didn't mince their words, and told Mellor what he could do with his opinions in no uncertain terms!

It's 15 minutes of radio that are well worth a listen, that's for sure!

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