Britblog Roundup 265 - Easter Edition

Still a bit light with my blogging. However as it's my turn to host the BBRU roundup don't want to let the team down. Not many nominations this week but it is supposed to be Easter weekend after all.

Thought we might at least see some nominations about Easter or trips out but the general buzz on the blogs is - The general election nearly here at last!

Politics mixed with a slight Easter slant - from Instapunk

The United States is a Christian nation. Western civilization is a by-product of Christian consciousness. The real difference between conservatives and liberals has to do not with morality, per se, but the loss of faith in Christ himself.

Theo Sparks is Thinking of young men

For those following the polls Analysing a survey of policies

How it feels to live in a marginal seat one vote could effect a change. The feelings of many people when asked who they would vote for

"I don't really want to vote for Labour, but I don't really want to vote for the Tories, but then again the Lib Dems have no chance so that'd be pointless. So I don't really know."

The election war on YouTube, the videos are worth a play. I think everybody can relate to the annoyance of rushing to catch a train and finding the ticket machines out of order with the ticket office shut. What does one do but jump on a train and hope for the best.

Defending an important job Baroness Kinnock talks shop

Neil Craig continues his investigation of whether low level nuclear radiation is beneficial rather than dangerous by pointing to the execution in 1964 of a herd of cows irradiated 18 years previously who were due to enter the Guiness book of records for the world's oldest cattle.

Scotland's Chief Science Advisor says global warming will cause an increase in day length in Scotland

From Natalie Bennett: The problem with innovation - what happens if the new version is worse than the old one?

Stroppy Blog is defending the RMT's proposed strike action - Court Bans RMT Strike - It's Nothing To Do With Justice

The court ruling injuncting RMT's strike of Network Rail signallers lays bare Britain's trade union legislation for what it is: a set of laws designed not to ensure justice but to stop workers fighting back against the employers' offensive.

Different schools of thought - Sergeant Smellie has been acquitted of assaulting a protester at the G20 after the key witness failed to show up at the trial. Jim Jay's post was nominated as 'An unsweet acquittal' but he writes The sweet aroma of justice

Ambulance reality Patients' groups expressed horror at the "sick experiment" in which NHS managers have agreed to pay £38 for every casualty that ambulance staff "keep out of Accident and Emergency" (A&E) departments after a 999 call has been made. The tactic is part of an attempt to manage increasing demand for emergency care amid failings in the GP out-of-hours system.

From Charles Crawford as usual, his diplomatic approach to all issues - World's Most Pathetic Islamist Forgery - Ever!

That is all for now. Hope you all enjoy the rest of the Easter break! May the fluffy bunnies deliver basketfuls of chocolate! Just had a call from my grandchildren telling me the have been on an Easter egg hunt - Now that brings back memories. Tuesday it's supposed to be back to normal.

Send your nominations, as ever, to britblog [at] gmail [dot] com.