Archive for October, 2011
This fear of ‘foreigners’ is behind modern-day slavery | David Blunkett
October 31, 2011
An immigration officer checks a passport at at Heathrow. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA For avid Guardian readers it must seem strange for me to be...
Global recovery pact is vital to avoid a disastrous 2012
October 31, 2011
Unless the G20 in Cannes, unites behind clear and coherent policies, 2012 is set to be a real stinker. Photograph Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters Economic policy...
Away from the glamour of Formula One, poverty stalks India’s villages
October 30, 2011
Indian folk dancers gather at the pit lane before the Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP...
Narain Karthikeyan: So proud to be taking part in Indian Grand Prix
October 30, 2011
India's Narain Karthikeyan says taking part in his home Grand Prix is one of the proudest days of his life. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images...
Wenger: Van Persie is on fire
October 30, 2011
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger praised Robin Van Persie after the Dutchman scored a hat-trick against Chelsea. Photograph: Jed Leicester/Action Images Two months ago Arsenal...
Ferguson: It’s about time we won 1-0
October 30, 2011
Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson changed the shape of his team to face Everton at Goodison Park. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images There had to...
Players’ actions speak louder than words
October 30, 2011
The referee Phil Dowd and the Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton stand over the West Bromwich Albion striker Shane Long after he was hurt...
Southampton 3-0 Middlesbrough
October 30, 2011
Southampton's two-goal hero Guly Do Prado, top, tussles with Middlesbrough's Nicky Bailey at St Mary's. Photograph: David Field/Action Images Southampton will take some shifting...
Whelan: race complaints ‘out of order’
October 30, 2011
Wigan's chairman Dave Whelan has joined the debate over racism in football. Photograph: Paul Thomas/Action Images The Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has said players...
The economy: we need Plan B and we need it now | Observer editorial
October 30, 2011
For several months, George Osborne has vigorously defended Plan A that includes £130m in cuts to public expenditure over five years, a scale unprecedented...