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A good day to bury bad news.

by ceebs
Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 07:31:33 AM EST

With the G20 conference happening today, no doubt the eyes of the worlds media will be focussed on conference statements and protests (Or as Matthew Parris insisted on referring to them on Sundays Politics program on the BBC, "Riots")

Today is no doubt as a labour party Spin engineer once famously said "A good day to bury bad news" especially as it's been in Diarys worldwide for several weeks if not months

So what has your government published today with a minimum of fanfare which otherwise would have been hitting the news bulletins? take a look round your government websites, tell us what you've found.

One that has made the news, but no doubt without the impact it would have had if it had been the main item on the news (And it would have been)

Petrol Prices Up 2.12p Per Litre As Fuel Duty Increase Takes Effect, Sky News

Drivers across the country will pay an extra 2.12p per litre from today.
The AA described the rise in petrol and diesel prices - introduced on April Fool's Day - as "certainly no joke".
It was one of a number of motoring organisations that tried unsuccessfully to get the rise deferred.
AA president Edmund King said: "These April fuel increases are no joke.

More to come throughout the day as I crawl through government press releases.

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A good day to bury bad news. | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: A good day to bury bad news. (4.00 / 3)

great idea, ceebs.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 08:58:22 AM EST

Re: A good day to bury bad news. (4.00 / 3)

The Congressional Republicans apparently thought so when they re-released their budget, of fudget, this time with numbers. Alan Goulsby pronounced it an April Fools Day joke. When the Republicans protested, he said HE had been joking!

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer at eurotrib.com) on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 08:49:29 PM EST

Re: A good day to bury bad news. (none / 1)

Additions to this have been delayed by Migraine. more reading to do later today.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 at 05:51:00 AM EST

Re: A good day to bury bad news. (4.00 / 3)

well just before the 1st this was released

National Statistics Online

Productivity across the whole economy, measured by output per worker, decreased by 1.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared with the same quarter a year ago. The fall is down from growth of 0.1 per cent in the previous quarter and was due to a decrease in output.

On a quarterly basis, productivity decreased by 1.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, down from a decrease of 0.4 per cent in the previous quarter.

anecdotal evidence from government weekly statistics are that the first quater of 2009 will be worse.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 at 06:05:42 AM EST

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