It's that time again. London is in-stored for a race amongst Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson for mayor. Both Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell have become advisors to Livingstone during his campaign for a re-election as mayor. New Labour's pollster and focus group adviser, Philip Gould also gives advice to Livingstone. Blair described Livingstone as a man who can transcend traditional politics. Tess Jowell, Olympic minister says that with the advice from Gould and Campbell, Livingstone has a good chance of winning the election.
Proximity and human interest are some keys element in this article. Becoming a city's mayor takes on a lot of responisbility, so London must be aware of who is running and who supports them. With this, London can make a critical decision that would affect them as a whole. Regardless if there is an election for United States president or mayor, it is something that should not be taken lightly. (The Guardian, 4/24/08, p. 01)
There are about a million children at 8,000 schools who will not have the pleasure of going to school because of a teachers strike. Since labour came to power, many have had complaints of pay rates for the teachers. Many headteachers and teaching assistants were forced to take the place of the striking teachers, causing one in six schools to close. Over 100,000 civil servants- from driving test supervisors to coastguards- and 300,000 college lectures are taking part of the strike. The National Union of Teachers are being accused of jopardising children's education and teachers' reputations. The economy will suffer greatly as millions of pounds will be lost due to the lost working days, especially for parents who are forced to take off. Proximity and prominence are elements in this article as it shows are serious of an issue this is for children, parents, and the economy. (The Guardian, 4/24/08, p.01 )
There are big plans for many universities, there will be furnished to become more business-friendly and targeting most future new course places at adults in work (The Guardian, 4/14/08, p.2)... A male and female moose who are part of proposals by a millionaire landowner to recreate an ancient mountain habitat, have returned after being seen several thousand years ago (The Guardian, 4/15/08, p.07)... Children television presenter Mark Speight, was found hanging from a roof of a building next to Paddington station for six days. There will be a post modern examination to discover the cause of his death (The Guardian, 4/15/08, p.08)... About 9,000 were at the White House lawn to hear the Pope. 4,000 without tickets, lined the streets outside the lawn to sing, pray and catch a glimpse of him (The Guardian, 4/17/07, p.07)... 24-year-old Amy Whinehouse received nominations at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards, becoming the first artist to ever be nominated for the best song twice, musically and lyrically (The Guardian, 4/22/08, p.04)
