Concern over Budget in UK papers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/6483147.stm Version 0 of 1. Britain's newspapers are continuing to pour over what was likely to have been Gordon Brown's last-ever Budget. The Daily Express believes that public anger is growing as the full extent of what it calls Mr Brown's great con trick becomes clear. A poll commissioned by the Daily Telegraph says that seven out of 10 people believe the budget has left them worse off or will make no difference. The Times says many Labour left-wingers are concerned about the tax changes. The Independent highlights the case of a supporter of the opposition in Zimbabwe who says he will be tortured if deported from the UK. Meanwhile, the Times offers a rare insight into Zimbabwean society. Flight dilemma For the past week, a reporter and a photographer travelled secretly around the country and found children dying of hunger and people living in fear. The Guardian believes Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe is now coming under pressure to leave his job. The agreement to relax restrictions on flights between Europe and the United States is discussed in the Independent. On one hand it supports the free market, but on the other it is concerned about the environment. The private life of Sir Paul McCartney is under the spotlight as the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail publish pictures of him with Sabrina Guinness. Coach mishap The Sun reminds its readers that she is a heiress to the Guinness drinks empire and she once dated Prince Charles. The Mail reports on the children from Orchard Lea Junior School in Fareham who had been hoping to go on an outing to Hampton Court Palace in Surrey. But, as the newspaper reports, they never got there because their coach driver relied on a satellite navigation system to get to the destination. Instead, they ended up in a narrow street in north London - called Hampton Court. The coach company has now banned its drivers from using satellite navigation and ordered them to rely on maps. |