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The Independent (London, England)
The Independent is a Monday to Sunday newspaper, owned and published by Independent Print Ltd and headquartered in London, England. It was first published in 1986 in reaction to the conservative views held by the London Times and the London Telegraph. It has a liberal slant. The Independent's audience is London based, with 54 percent of its readership living in London and its surroundings. Other notable qualities of its readership are: the average reader is 43 years old; 59 percent are employed; 62 percent are married; 48 percent have a college degree or higher; and 73 percent own their own homes. Regions covered include: London and South East, South West, Midlands, North and North East, North West, Scotland, and Wales. The Independent is the youngest of Britain's daily newspapers and is notable for challenging London's more established and conservative daily newspapers. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. In 2010, Simon Kelner, Editor-in-Chief of The Independent, and Johann Hari, a regular columnist in the paper, each received a Comment Award, similar to the U.S. Pultizer Prize. Oliver Wright is Whitehall editor; Oly Duff is home news editor, and Katherine Butler is comment editor.
Articles from July 6, 2012
100mph and Rising
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England bowling coach tells Stephen Brenkley how he will soon produce a legion of lethal quicks In the place where the elite performers of cricket are created, a vastly ambitious plan was revealed yesterday. It is to produce a legion of 100mph fast bowlers....
150,000 Will Lose Right to an Adult Education
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Civil servants and unions warn the move will affect many futures and there will be college job losses More than 150,000 adults could be robbed of a "second chance" in education because of plans to make them pay the full cost of their courses, civil...
Airlines to Scrap Penalty Fees for Consumers Who Pay by Debit Card
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Twelve no-frills airlines avoid court action by agreeing deal with Office of Fair Trading Headline air fares are set to rise after 12 mostly "no frills" airlines - including Ryanair and easyJet - headed off possible court action by scrapping penalty...
A 'Life-Changing Book' Costs Me Pounds 13, but I Don't Think I'll Be Back
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Lisa greets me with a warm, bright smile and a firm handshake. She looks me straight in the eye and asks me what I know about Scientology. The answer is frankly, very little apart from all the bad stuff, I tell her. She smiles sympathetically and we...
Andy Griffith
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Actor whose folksy appeal captured American hearts The gentle, small-town sheriff in The Andy Griffith Show and the homespun lawyer in Matlock made Andy Griffith one of American television's most enduring stars - and both found their roots in the actor's...
A Racy Revival That Doesn't Quite Go the Distance
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Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's 1887 comedy has been given a wide berth by directors - it was last staged in the West End in 1973 - and its author largely forgotten. Pinero was celebrated at his peak for his rehabilitation of the farce, and for a while outshone...
Better Late Than Never: Goal-Line Technology Gets International Clearance
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New systems to be used at Club World Cup, with Premier League eager for early introduction Almost half a century after Geoff Hurst's controversial goal helped England win the 1966 World Cup, the use of goal-line technology was finally approved yesterday.Although...
Big Pharma Is Cut out by India's Plan to Bring Medicine to Masses Cuts out Drugs Giants
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Ambitious $5bn push deals blow to global firms with focus on generic alternatives above branded drugs India is planning a multibillion-dollar push to bring free medicines to the hundreds of millions of its citizens who, despite the country's economic...
Bloody Sunday Murder Probe to Open - 40 Years On
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Police in Northern Ireland announced yesterday they are to open a murder inquiry into the deaths of 13 people killed by paratroopers on Bloody Sunday in 1972. The investigation may take up to four years.The news caused dismay in many quarters, since...
Bolt Forced out of London Warm-Up by Mystery Injury
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ATHLETICS Usain Bolt's troubled preparation for the defence of his Olympic sprint crowns continued yesterday when the Jamaican was forced to pull out of the Diamond League meeting in Monaco on 20 July.Bolt, who was beaten into second place in the 100...
Calado Has the Formula for Success
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Briton is modest but Silverstone will prove his worth, writes David Tremayne The cut and thrust was almost too excruciatingly close to watch, yet the lead driver, while always scrupulous in his tactics and choice of racing line, was hard enough to resist...
Can Underdog Federer Upset the Iron Man?
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In-form Swiss must defeat world No 1 to reach final as pair meet for first time on surface Roger Federer has won a record 16 Grand Slam singles titles, including six at the All England Club, but when he faces Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals this afternoon...
Cavendish Falls to Sprint Attack by 'The Gorilla'
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CYCLING No doubt about it, this is a strange Tour for Mark Cavendish. On Monday, the Briton won riding without any of the support he was used to when he rode for the HTC team. On Wednesday, despite having two Sky riders shadowing him, he had a bad crash....
CBI Attacks Government Green Business 'Mistakes'
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The CBI launched a forceful attack on the Government's green business record yesterday, accusing it of driving desperately needed investors away and urging it to underwrite costly but essential low- carbon developments.In his most strongly critical comments...
Chess
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Since the turn of the century, the world's greatest chess superpower, Russia, has played a series of matches against neighbour China. At the beginning of the sequence in 2001, China still wasn't quite the powerhouse that it is today (fourth in the world,...
Could Murray's Moment Have Arrived at Last?
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He's played, and lost, three Wimbledon semis, but it may be different for Andy today. Chris McGrath finds 10 good omens (however spurious) 1 The last British singles winner at Wimbledon was Virginia Wade in 1977. Silver Jubilee, Diamond Jubilee... Murray...
Delay Awarding Olympic Medals for Eight Years, Says Biochemist
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Cheating athletes 'could exploit medical advances by using drugs not yet detectable' Medals won at the London Olympics should not be handed out until 2020 because it will be years before testers can be sure that the athletes did not take drugs, a leading...
Denials All Round in Rouen as Armstrong Doping Case Engulfs Garmin Team
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A "no comment" or simply no words at all from a handful of grim- faced riders and team management, with quote-hungry reporters and TV cameras massing round team buses and cars, and team staff staring blankly across a flimsily fenced-off area at the press...
Di Resta Prepared for a Wet and Edgy Weekend at Silverstone
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British Grand Prix organisers yesterday unveiled their emergency plan for the weather they expect to disrupt Sunday's race, as an amber warning was issued for the Northamptonshire region. But rain or shine, Paul di Resta believes he will be comfortable...
Ex-Police Employee among Six Held over Terror Plot
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London arrests include three a mile from Olympic site - but authorities insist no threat to Games Six people including a former police community support officer and a white Muslim convert were arrested in a series of raids yesterday in connection with...
Final Ad Break for Soho's Mad Men
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Bartle Bogle Hegarty has sold out in a seismic moment for the advertising industry. Gideon Spanier looks at the memorable creativity that made it a British great If one London agency embodies the independent spirit and creative magic of British advertising...
Final Verdict on Air France 447: Sensors Left Pilots Helpless
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Official report paints picture of panic in the cockpit as computer errors sparked crisis The Rio-to-Paris Air France flight that disappeared over the Atlantic in 2009 with the loss of all 228 people on board was brought down not solely by pilot error,...
Fishy Fishy Seafood Salad
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What's for supper? INGREDIENTS TO SERVE 4For the red pepper dressing2 red peppers250ml mayonnaise100ml white wine vinegar60g caster sugar1 garlic clove, finely choppedFor the parsnip chipsVegetable oil, to deep-fry1 parsnipFor the salad50ml rapeseed...
Fred, Bunny and the Golden Age of the British Game
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At lunchtime yesterday, a steady succession of people paused to have their photo taken next to the statue of Fred Perry. It stands in the shadow of Centre Court, its plinth rising from a small flower bed. "Please do not sit on the plants," says a sign....
Fukushima Disaster Was 'Profoundly Man-Made'
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Official report says Japan's culture of obedience created nuclear crisis The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant last year was a "profoundly man-made disaster" that "could and should have been foreseen and prevented", an independent parliamentary...
Get Back on Air, New BBC Chief Tells the Woman Sacked for Being Too Old
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Director-general has written to Miriam O'Reilly asking her to return to presenting The new BBC director-general, George Entwistle, has told Miriam O'Reilly, the presenter who won a landmark age discrimination case against the Corporation, that he wants...
Gloves Come off in Bloody Battle for the Rights to Film Raging Bull II
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MGM studio files lawsuit asking courts to halt production of sequel to classic boxing film Legal punches have been flying this week between the makers of a low-budget sequel to the classic 1980 biopic Raging Bull, made by Martin Scorsese and starring...
How '50 Shades' Is Reshaping the World. Sort Of
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Freakonomics Another day, another 50 Shades of Grey story. So what is the latest development being attributed to the popularity of E L James' sadomasochistic tale, now the fastest-selling paperback of all time?Well, a baby boom allegedly. That's right,...
How a Smoking Fake Cigarette Brought the M6 to a Grinding Halt
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Passengers forced off coach at gunpoint after report of suspicious behaviour An electronic cigarette was to blame for a terror alert that closed the M6 toll road for more than four hours yesterday.Bomb disposal experts and counter-terrorism officers...
How to Be a Wok Star
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There's more to wok cookery than standard stir-fries. Lisa Markwell gets a masterclass from the Chinese experts dishing up delicious tips Anyone can cook with a wok. But cooking properly with a wok? Well, I've long suspected that there's more to it...
If McFarlane Wants to Keep It Simple at Aviva He Should Look to Recruit Internally
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OUTLOOK A rare goal for the bullshit police, scorer John McFarlane. The new Aviva chairman cut a swath through the nonsense that generally surrounds big insurance companies yesterday, not least by being willing to admit that he finds some of what they...
I'm a Europhile - but I'm Not Afraid of an EU Referendum
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Eurozone As an incorrigible pro-European, I am contemplating for the first time in my life the real possibility that Britain might up and leave the European Union. Until now, that definitive parting of the ways had seemed a prospect this country would...
Italian Art Historians Claim They Have Found 100 Early Caravaggios
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Art historians say they have discovered a cache of over 100 early works by Caravaggio in a castle in Milan.The remarkable discovery, details of which will be published online today, was last night valued at more than 500m.Researchers who had been hunting...
It Goes for the Kill but Misses the Mark
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There are two haunting landscapes on view in The Hunter, an odd, intermittently compelling drama from Down Under about a killer and his elusive prey. The first of them is the rocky highlands of Tasmania, an austere, prehistoric-seeming place of misty...
It's a Privilege to Pay Tax in Britain
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Just because you are a journalist, it doesn't mean you like seeing your name in the newspapers. Especially not if the implication in the article about you is that you are a tax dodger. Several newspapers carried similar stories on Tuesday, based on the...
It's Clear I'll Need to Visit the Dentist If I'm Serious about Converting
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The 23m UK headquarters of Scientology is nothing short of palatial. Marble floors, white pillars and gold insignia are the order of the day, and it all looks clean, hygienic and impressive. To the left of the reception desk is an obsessively ordered...
John Burton-Race
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My life in food... After a childhood spent in Singapore, Burton-Race worked in various kitchens in Britain, eventually rising to the rank of sous chef at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. In 1986 he opened his own restaurant, L'Ortolan in Berkshire...
Last Night's Viewing
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I hadn't heard of Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder before I watched Michael Johnson: Survival of the Fittest, but then, since 1988, he hasn't had much of a public profile. He lost his job that year after saying that black athletes were better because they'd...
Lendl Making Major Impact
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Champion turned rookie coach has calmness, nous and work ethic that could just unlock Murray's Grand Slam potential at last, writes Paul Newman Andy Murray's biggest critics used to worry that the Scot surrounded himself with yes-men. Whether or not...
Lifeguard Who Saved 'Wrong Kind of Drowning Man' Is Sacked
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Question: When is a lifeguard not supposed to guard life? Answer: when he's an "aquatic risk management consultant" working for a private contractor hired to oversee public beaches in the world's most litigious country.Tomas Lopez, a 21-year-old member...
Mancini Confident of Beating United to RVP
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City still to table a bid for the Arsenal striker but do not expect a repeat of battle for Nasri Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, is privately confident that Manchester United do not pose a threat to him buying Robin van Persie, despite...
Misrata Speaks: No More Gaddafis
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Kim Sengupta returns to the city he saw endure a brutal siege in Libya's fight for freedom to hear what its people want one year on The two chairs were placed side by side. One was fitted with straps and manacles, the other a seat of long nails. They...
MPs Demand Tighter Controls to Deter Rogue Investigators
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MPs have called for tighter regulation of private investigators to stop them obtaining sensitive information through corrupt deals with police officers.A report released today calls for a one-year cooling off period for former police officers seeking...
Murdoch's New Manor
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News International's 'Fortress Wapping' will be the first of east London's old printworks to be turned into smart riverside homes. David Spittles reports Thousands more homes are coming to Docklands in east London as newspaper printworks move out of...
Murray Homes in on a Final Britain Has Longed For
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'Selfish' Scot stays focused on Tsonga threat but can end country's 74-year wait TENNIS It has been 74 years since a British man reached the Wimbledon final and 76 years since a British man lifted the ultimate prize, but Andy Murray will not let such...
M Ward Koko, London ****
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The gravelly Americana singer is best known for his she-and-him collaboration with kooky girl du jour, Zooey Deschanel (star of New Girl), and assisting the likes of Neko Case, Norah Jones and Cat Power. However, M Ward's delightful solo work has been,...
New Films
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The Players (18)Various directors, 109minsStarring: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Lionel Abelanski*Mon Dieu, what a fall from grace is here. Jean Dujardin, the adored and prize-laden star of The Artist, has followed up his spectacular moment with...
Oh No, It's Groundhog Day at the Emirates
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COMMENT This was not meant to happen again. One year on from the most traumatic summer of Arsne Wenger's tenure, there are signs of a repeat. A departing captain, no longer confident that the Emirates is the best stage for him, is the main story.But...
On the Menu
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Food news & reviews THIS WEEK IVE BEEN EATING...SHORTRIBSI'm a huge fan of Hawksmoor, the steakhouse that now boasts three outlets in London (there's soon to be a fourth). Earlier this year its Spitalfields branch introduced a snazzy bar in the cellar,...
Osborne and Balls Trade Blows as MPs Vote on Bank Inquiry
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Probe will not be led by judge - but Labour win concession that legal guidance will be provided The interest rate-fixing scandal provoked bitter personal exchanges in the Commons yesterday between George Osborne, the Chancellor, and his opposite number,...
Parting Shots from Clegg's Right-Hand Man
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After two bruising years of battles with the Tories, Richard Reeves tells Andrew Grice his one big regret about the Coalition For Richard Reeves, the worst moment of two years at the heart of the Coalition came when he saw two teenage girls in the street...
Poker
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If the ability to beat the planet's best players at a wide range of poker disciplines is the true measure of who is the real World Champion, then Michael Mizrachi has the most justifiable claim to the title.Up to 2006, the winner of the main event at...
Polish Woes Sees Aurelian Drop Again
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MARKET REPORT Back in February, bosses at Aurelian Oil & Gas complained the explorer's value was "not fully reflected" in its share price. The market clearly agrees with the statement if not the sentiment - the stock has dropped another 30 per cent then.Yesterday,...
Private Viewing
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1 TOWERING ABOVEInverquharity Castle, Kirriemuir, Angus, ScotlandPrice: 550,000Agent: Knight FrankTel: 0131 222 9600They say: Historic 15th-century tower house occupying a commanding position at the entrance to the Glens some 20 miles from Dundee.We...
Putting Money in Airlines Is Just a Flight of Fancy
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INVESTMENT VIEW Let's face it: the airline business hasn't been a terribly happy home for investors' money down the years. All that romance of flight malarky has tempted a fair number of people who really ought to have known better to part with their...
QE and Rate Cut as Central Banks Play Stimulus Card
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Bank of England to print Pounds 50bn as ECB interest rates hit historic low Central banks responded to intensifying economic storms yesterday as the Bank of England announced it will recommence its money- printing programme and the European Central Bank...
QE Is Welcome, but Not Enough
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LEADING ARTICLE "Pushing on a string" was John Maynard Keynes's dismissal of aggressive monetary policy in a recession. Ultra-cheap money is of little force when a business person cannot see a way to make money from an investment no matter how cheap...
Rating Agencies Issue Downgrade Threats on Crisis-Riven Barclays
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Moody's and Standard & Poor's lowered their rating of Barclays' outlook yesterday due to the Libor-rigging scandal.The ratings agencies cited "the current management flux and near- term strategic uncertainty" at the company for dropping their view on...
Reform Lords - or It Will Cost You 20 MPs, PM Told
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Coalition tensions rise as Lib Dems threaten to derail boundary changes EXCLUSIVE Lib Dems to sabotage Tory election plans if rebels kill Lords reform The Liberal Democrats will block boundary changes that would help the Conservatives' election prospects...
Revealed: Extent of Homophobic School Bullying
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Two out of every five victims of homophobic bullying at school either try to commit or contemplate suicide, a report has revealed.A survey of 1,600 gay, lesbian and bisexual people aged between 11 and 19 revealed more than half had suffered from homophobic...
River Cafe
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Paul Foster's award-winning menu is inspired by plants gathered in the waterways around his Norfolk restaurant. He shows Jamie Merrill the riches of the riverbank If you walk along one of the small tributaries of the river Lark in west Suffolk on a sunny...
Rodgers: Sigurdsson's Wage Demands Killed Deal
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Brendan Rodgers admitted that he offered Gylfi Sigurdsson no more money at Liverpool than he had at Swansea, as he reflected on losing the Iceland midfielder to Tottenham Hotspur.When Rodgers was Swansea manager he agreed a deal to buy Sigurdsson, 22,...
Serena's Hunger Puts Her in the Mood to Serve Up Fifth Title
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Williams and Radwanska line up in final after straight-sets semi- final victories The serve has it; Serena Williams still has it. The combination of the two factors will make tomorrow's women's singles final a formidable task for Agnieszka Radwanska...
Shake-Up at Aviva as New Chairman Attacks Old Guard
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Aviva's new chairman, John McFarlane, unveiled a radical overhaul of the troubled insurer yesterday, criticising the previous management along the way.The executive chairman took day-to-day control in May after the chief executive, Andrew Moss, bowed...
Sir Thomas Risk
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Governor of the Bank of Scotland hailed for his integrity and rectitude At a time when the reputation of bankers is even lower than that of politicians, it is appropriate to remember Sir Thomas Risk, Governor of the Bank of Scotland from 1981 to 1991,...
So You Think Limps out of Farewell Eclipse to Leave Farhh as Favourite
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RACING Typical. Having finally started to win over those who were treating his career in the northern hemisphere as an anti-climax, So You Think yesterday let them down once and for all. As ever, it was through no fault of his own.Hot favourite to win...
Stay Aggressive with That Lethal Backhand, Advises Henman
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Tim Henman, the only British man since the Second World War other than Andy Murray to reach four Wimbledon singles semi-finals, believes that his fellow countryman will have little trouble coping with the pressure against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga here this...
Steep Rise in Plastic Bag Use by Shoppers
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Up to 400 million more plastic bags were handed out by supermarkets last year as the campaign to reduce their use went backwards, official figures from the waste reduction body Wrap showed yesterday.Shoppers in the UK used 7.96 billion single-use bags...
Territorials to Fill in Gaps as Army Numbers Cut to Lowest Level since the 19th Century
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Forces morale 'fragile' as Government reveals whole Infantry battalions will be scrapped Morale among troops is "fragile", the Defence Secretary admitted yesterday as he set out plans to cut the Army to its smallest size since the 19th century.Philip...
The Interns Generation Must Stop Feeling Sorry for Itself
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Notebook Oh, graduates. At first, we all felt bad. The statistics came out and they weren't pretty. You've come out of university with 2:1s that you paid for and you can't get jobs. The industries you were preparing for are in flux. The economy is all...
The People's Game Exhibits Its Heart
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Maradona, Cantona and Rivelino feature in new National Football Museum but the real stars are the fans. Ian Herbert pays a visit Perhaps you will stand for a while and gaze at the framed image which Eric Cantona hung at his Marseilles home, because it...
The Recipe for Success in School Kitchens - by the Kings of Leon
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The restaurateurs chosen by Michael Gove to improve pupils' diets talk to Richard Garner "We're looking for the English Martha," said John Vincent, one of the duo from the restaurant chain, Leon, who have just been put in charge of a review of England's...
The Ten Best Ice-Cream Machines
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{1} Cuisinart Deluxe69.99, lakeland.co.ukThis machine is small in stature, but big on features and can produce two litres of ice cream, sorbet or frozen yoghurt in less than half an hour.{2} DeLonghi Gelataio269, marksandspencer.comThe Gelataio makes...
Thriller in VANILLA
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The world's second most expensive spice is not just for ice creams and puddings. Chefs are using it to give an exotic twist to meat and seafood, too. David Gerrie reports As a confirmed vanilla addict, the offer was irresistible. In a Mexican village,...
To Their Huge Relief, Balls and Miliband Lost This Argument
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SIMON CARR'S SKETCH It was like medieval football. Whole villages turning out to fight over a ball, losing the ball and just fighting.Ed Balls bellowed about the need to be humble - he roared at us how humble he was, how honourable, how apologetic. He...
We Had the Odd Bust-Up but Playing with Ramps Was a Joy
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COMMENT In 50 years' time it is hard to believe that cricket's bible, Wisden, will be recording a batsman with more international hundreds than Sachin Tendulkar or a bowler with more Test wickets than Muttiah Muralitharan. The considerable achievements...
We Want to Become Scientologists
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Katie Holmes has rejected it, but what happened when Independent writers tried to embrace the controversial church? With its sandstone columns and Union Jack flag fluttering in the wind, Saint Hill Manor looks like a quintessential English country house....
When 'Coming Out' Ends, Equality Will Be Total
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Homophobia Stick two gay strangers in a room for a few hours, and the conversation will inevitably drift to how they came out. "Coming out", however lacking in trauma, is a seismic, "before" and "after" turning point in the lives of all gay and bisexual...
Where Are All Our Athletes? the Tories Got Rid of Them
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The DIARY "Why is it that, in so many schools, sport has been squeezed out and facilities run down?" David Cameron asked yesterday, in a speech which lamented the low promotion of Britain's top athletes who have been through state schools.It is hard...
Why Didn't We Ask Diamond the Right Questions?
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No one seriously believes that the parliamentary inquiry voted for by the Commons yesterday is adequate to the task of investigating the scandals in the City. You need only have listened to the questioning by the Commons Treasury Committee of the hounded...
Why Has the Officer Class Been Spared in the Cuts?
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LEADING ARTICLE Yesterday was a grim day for service families. Although army life is dangerous in other ways, it is normally a secure source of employment, protected from the vicissitudes of the market economy. But now thousands of service families are...
WikiLeaks Is Back - without Assange, but with a Cache of Syrian Emails
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Release of 2.4m messages begins with news that Italian firm sold radios to regime even as crisis raged WikiLeaks yesterday signalled that it can still publish embarrassing data with or without its controversial founder, as the whistle-blowing platform...
Will Your Man Do It? If He Makes Tsonga Do All the Running
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THE WIMBLEDON FILES Oh boy, oh boy, Andy Murray is in some position now. Of course when you get to this stage, last four of a Slam, there will be a tough guy across the net from you but if Murray could have picked one opponent from the three remaining...
You Bunch of Bankers!
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Protest People are finding fun ways to give Barclays a bashing. But a campaign to make people transfer their cash is getting serious results, says Tim Walker Barclays bashing is the internet mme de jour. Yesterday Michael Spicer, an enterprising YouTube...
