New red kids on the block

The next batch of youngsters to come through the ranks hopefully
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/3474126/Manchester-Uniteds-future-is-bright-with-Sir-Alex-Fergusons-focus-on-youth-players-Football.html

Charlton backs Ronaldo
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article5179882.ece

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe is back
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fpwb4

Inflation to fall like a stone
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/biggest-fall-in-inflation-for-16-years-1023539.html

George Monibot on Keynes and Bretton woods
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/18/lord-keynes-international-monetary-fund

Ronan Bennett on the English civil war and a new series starting on channel4 by the writer who gave us the brilliant our friends inthe north
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/nov/14/monarchy-television

I saw John Martyn at the Lowry on sunday night and an excellent gig it was too. It veered more towards the jazz side of things than i'd expected but that didn't upset me. The saxophonist and bassist were allowed to strut their stuff as much as John Martyn on the guitar. In fact that would be my only gripe, as excellent as they both were i would have loved to have seen a bit more of his brilliant guitar work. He did one blues number solo as the rest of the band had a break and it was brilliant. After it he joked he used to do this for a living, it's a pity he doesn't do a bit more now. He was pretty funny between songs too, you weren't sure whether he wasn't a bit barking sometimes, but then he'd make a funny quip just to let you know he wasn't.

Music
Antibalas - Security: I absolutely love this fusion of Afrobeat, latin, funk and jazz. Superb rhythms and great brass creates a glorious groove.
I am kloot - I am kloot play moolah rouge: I thought i had listened to this before i saw them at the free spinningfields gig but i was wrong. Another cracker from one of Manchester's finest, the tracks i heard before the show are the stand outs such as one man brawl, hey little bird and someone like you.
Modest Mouse - We were dead before the ship even sank: Another cracker of an album for the US alternative outfit, though not as immmediate as it's predecessor. I think they are pretty big in the states if not they should be and they should definitely bigger over here, especially when you see some of the dross that passes for indie at the moment.
Seth Lakeman - Poor mans heaven: This has grown on me, i wasn't too keen on it at first. He has still to bring out an equal to Kitty jay for me though.
Tricky - Knowle west boy: Most of this as far away from his trip hop hey day as you can get, but he is still out there. It's an excellent album with an array of different styles but slightly veering towards the rock side of things. It gets off to a good start with Puppy toy other top tracks are C'mon baby, Baligaga and cross to bear.