One day Ferguson will get the credit he deserved

Excellent piece in the Independent, if Arsenal had won a game as gloriously as this, we we would be hearing how they have taken the beautiful game to heights the like of which only the Real Madrid 55-60 or 1970 Brazil teams got near. United were outstanding, and to produce a performance like that at this stage of the season was even more impressive.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-united-1-manchester-united-5-ferguson-basks-in-brilliant-light-of-shining-stars-786817.html

Carrick the only geordie to leave St James's park happy on Saturday evening
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/25/sfnman125.xml

Scoucers give Hicks Jr a traditional Anfield welcome
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/25/ufnliverpool125.xml
Seriously though, good on 'em, there a few more owners who need to know that they can't just try and steal our game from as easily as they seem to think they can.

Alan Hansen thinks Ramos is going to have Spurs challenging for a Champions league spot next season, after yesterday's welcome League cup victory over Chelski.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/25/sfnhan125.xml
I came to the same conclusion after our two recent encounters with them, it will be interesting to see what they do in the transfer market in the summer.

Barca have gone just 2 points behind arch rivals Real Madrid, what a come back that would turn out to be, if they manage to pip them for the table.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7334812,00.html
I saw the goal and it was hilarious

A site for the campaign for a fitting memorial to victims of the Peterloo massacre
http://peterloomassacre.org/index.html

Nader to run for president, worryingly for the democrats
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/25/uselections2008.usa
I think liberals are wrong to have a go at him, at least he gives people on the left the option of voting for someone who is actually a liberal, instead of just voting democrat to keep the republicans out and getting a moderate version of conservatism. And that is how the democrats usually end up governing when in office. And that is what democracy should be about

Cameron trying to keep the right wing of the party happy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/feb/25/health.health
Not surprising after his dismal showing on the northern rock affair.

Larry Elliot argues we have entered dangerous economic times
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/25/economics

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown believes that corruption is endemic in our political culture
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-corruption-is-now-endemic-in-our-political-culture-786865.html
I would say it is more about the intertwining of politics and big business, with no ideological safeguards against money always getting it's own way. Look at football now, it is now blindingly obvious, if it ever wasn't, that this new breed of owners care not one jot for the history and tradition of our national game. But they think they can see dollars to be made by doing everything in their power to take our national game off to Asia.
And who has tried to stop them, not our elected politicians who are supposed to represent us, they are either in bed with these owners, or scared stiff of them. They really are cowards, for one thing these owners are wrong, they will not make the money that they need to justify their acquisitions. And the financial climate is really going to put the final nail in their coffin. Let's just hope it doesn't take some of our football clubs with it.

Johann Hari on the trial of Charles Taylor at the Hague
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-the-diamond-heist-thats-mass-murder-786868.html
The Congo is still suffering for being home to numerous rich natural resources