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To: BubbaFred who wrote (27725)	4/18/2005 6:55:42 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 116555

"A Jewish immigrant confronted Michael Howard on a radio phone-in show and warned the Tory leader that his incendiary remarks on asylum and immigration would cause more racially motivated attacks." I don't know why you are posting this to me, to show there is racism in england? Ok - there is racism all over the world, to justify chinese racism/nationalism/fascism by saying "well they are racist in england too" makes no sense to me. You want a good resource for more racial identity - www.nationalvangaurd.org - read to your hearts content - how does this alter the fact that there are little girls in china getting acid poured on them and instead of people rioting in the streets about that - they are rioting in the streets about a textbook in another country - I don't understand the priorities - one involves a child being murdered - what are your priorities? Why is a textbook in another country enough to get people to burn building and flip cars and beat up on innocent citizens but a little child dying is not - it just makes no sense to me.

To: BubbaFred who wrote (27725)	4/18/2005 10:03:10 AM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

Blair says UK will hold EU constitution poll even if France votes ´no´ Monday, April 18, 2005 10:57:44 AM afxpress.com Blair says UK will hold EU constitution poll even if France votes 'no' LONDON (AFX) - Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted he would still hold a referendum on the proposed EU constitution even if the French people rejected it in their May 29 poll Speculation that Britain would shelve its poll yesterday increased when Foreign Secretary Jack Straw admitted he did not know if a referendum would go ahead here if there was a 'no' vote in France Speaking on ITV, Straw said a rejection by France would have to be put to a meeting of EU heads of state Asked if the UK referendum would go ahead, Straw said: "It all depends... I've no idea what is going to happen." However, Blair said votes in other states would not influence events in the UK "I have always said we will have a vote on the constitution. It doesn't matter what other countries do. We'll have a vote on the constitution." The Guardian reported that 15 polls in France have shown a majority likely to reject the constitution, partly in protest at the leadership of the president, Jacques Chirac, and partly in opposition to the pro-market sentiments supposedly enshrined in the constitution

To: BubbaFred who wrote (27725)	4/18/2005 10:07:13 AM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

London retail sales hold up in March - BRC Monday, April 18, 2005 10:53:29 AM afxpress.com LONDON (AFX) - High street spending in London held up during March as retailers enjoyed the usual Easter boost, the British Retail Consortium said The BRC said like-for-like retail sales, which exclude the impact of new stores or additional retail space, during the month climbed 0.01 pct from the same month the previous year Though London underperformed the rest of the UK for the fourth consecutive month, the BRC said March's figure compared well with February's equivalent 0.4 pct decline. The three-month trend rate of growth in March stood at a 0.1 pct decline from a 0.9 pct decrease in February In addition, the BRC noted that the sharp gain in March 2004 distorted the year-on-year comparison. Sales in March 2003 had been badly hit by the SARS crisis as well as the closure of the Central Line, one of the capital's most important metro lines "Many retailers did enjoy the usual Easter week boost, which lifted the figure out of February's negative territory and this was helped by good weather, some discounting and the increase in visitor numbers and tourist spending," said Kevin Hawkins, the BRC's director-general However, Hawkins noted that big-ticket items, especially furniture and electrical goods, continued to suffer in March as consumers remain cautious about over spending and anxious about the threat of further interest rate increases "There are some challenging times ahead for retailers all over the UK, and London is no exception," he added In its monthly retail sales monitor earlier this month, the BRC found that like-for-like sales increased 1.8 pct in March from the previous year, way ahead expectations of a 0.1 pct increase. In February, sales were down 0.3 pct