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Geoff Clams is fixin’ to die

The weekly column from the world of Geoff Clams

Given the media tumult surrounding the Iranian presidential elections, accusations of stolen votes and an inflammatory cultural split, one might be tempted to say that, by comparison, political passions in Britain are either dying, dead or extinct.

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The People’s Republic of South Devon team provides a handy free newsletter that is delivered straight to your inbox. It covers what’s been going on along with a glimpse of what’s coming up, so subscribers can get the low-down before anyone else. It’s been going since the site started, but it’s recently had a face-lift.

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Images from the Gaza after the troops left by Jenny Linnell

These images were taken by Devon peace worker Jenny Linnell in the Gaza Strip town of Jabalia after the troops withdrew from the area.

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Can you answer these questions?

During the past week we’ve been peppering our posts with questions. Nothing unusual in that, and we reckon it’s part of our remit as a social enterprise to try to engage our readers in the debate around current affairs. So here’s a run down of some of the posers we’ve published. Can you answer these

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The Sounds of Young Plymouth annual concert at the Guildhall

posted by Cptn

The Sounds of Young Plymouth are expected to be especially dulcet – that’s sweet – at the Plymouth Youth Music service annual concert in the Guildhall, Plymouth, on Saturday (January 24), from 6.30pm to 9pm.

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Jenny Linnell in Rafah, Gaza from 14.01.09

“It was the hardest day of our lives.”
Wednesday 14th January, 2009.
The latest report of what’s happening in Gaza from 33-year-old Totnes resident Jenny Linnell.

In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis. They entered the

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News, reviews and interviews – the pick of stories from the South West on the PRSD in 2008

posted by Cptn

Enough news, reviews, interviews from throughout the South West to shake a stick at.

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Now that the dust has settled on 2009, we thought we’d remind you of some of the most popular news, interviews and reviews from the South West that peppered the People’s Republic of South Devon during 2008. As you would

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100 years of state pensions today

posted by Cptn

Today was pensions day – the 100th anniversary of the first state pension – and to celebrate the TUC has called the for the link between pensions and earnings to be restored.

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Airport sale funds nearly spent

posted by Cptn

Did you know that £48 million has been raised from the sale of Exeter Airport, and did you know that nearly all of it has been allocated already? Shucks.

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Student experiences European Parliament

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‘Who said that young people aren’t into politics?’ Posses the press release from Neil Parish MEP, which we will now rip off (you read it first here guys). ‘Well for one week, Jon Woodcraft, 17, an A-level student from Exmouth Community College, got the chance to see just how the European Union really

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Exeter is animated

posted by Cptn

Contrary to the report in the Express&Echo, it seems Animated Exeter isn’t under immediate threat. February’s event is due to take place, in… err… February, and you never know, it may even outlive Exeter City Council itself, unitary status nothwithstanding.

For the full story, and a heart-wrenching animation by Oscar winner Suzie Templeton, pop

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Bite size food production

posted by Cptn

Art-er, farm-er and South Devon blogg-er Mopsa, has been spitting cheese (bleurgh) at the attitude that big is always beautiful in terms of food production.