Monday, July 16, 2007

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MONDAY 16 JULY 22:30 BST - BBC TWO
FROM GAVIN ESLER

Hello,

Today's Quote for the Day:
"I constantly look like a miserable bitch" - Victoria Beckham.

Back to the Future?
Does this remind you of something? Of the period between 1945 and 1989 perhaps? The government is expelling four Russian diplomats in the continuing row over Russia's failure to extradite Andrei Lugovoi - the man British police want for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. Mr Litvinenko was poisoned with Polonium 210 in November.

We'll be assessing the implications for relations with Russia.

Mayor Boris?
No, it's not another Russian, just Boris Johnson who is hoping to become Conservative party candidate for the job of Mayor of London, saying (among other things) that he wants to put a smile on the face of the capital. Are we in for a new wave of personality politics? Perhaps Jade Goody should enter the fray? We'll discuss Boris's Bid - but I'd love to hear which Celebrities and which Political Job you think perfectly match up.

Join in the debate by clicking here.


Tenner
Rather like the Biblical parable of the talents, the idea of giving schoolchildren ten pounds and seeing what creative ideas they come up with to increase their money, sounds like a good story. We think so. Inventive lot, British children. Tune in to find out how they made money.

Why are we so rubbish about rubbish?
How much of your household rubbish do you recycle? Across Britain, it's a mere 20% - making us the second worst recyclers in Europe. A committee of MPs described the government's recycling policy as "too timid" today. We've been to Austria - where 68% of household waste is recycled, and there are bold plans virtually to eliminate landfill sites.

Today's Joke Fit For an Eleven Year Old comes from Newsnight viewer Martin:
A man walks into a fish and chip shop with a fish under his arm:
"Do you have any fishcakes?" he asks the woman frying fish.
"Yes, of course." the woman says.
"Great." says the man, nodding at the fish under his arm. "It's his birthday."

Newsnight is on BBC2 at 10.30pm tonight.

Gavin

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