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2005: The year oil peaked and the planet roared

Tonight's Newsnight on BBC 2 (2230 GMT) is devoted to the question - was 2005 a tipping point for both the oil supply and climate change. Watch it online live in broadband at www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight.

Blair and Bush: war criminals - or the FDR and Churchill of our age?

There'll be a mock trial of Bush and Blair this Wednesday night at 2230 GMT: the charge - that the Gulf War II allies have broken international law in their conduct during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Since this is not being hosted by an anarchist website but by the BBC's flagship nightly current affairs programme (I work for it) I imagine this will cause controversy.

End of the London Routemaster

The last ever Routemaster runs today on the London bus route that goes right past my house. The Routemaster is loved by us Londoners for two reasons: a) you can jump on and off between stops, defying the bureaucrats who forbid the drivers to open doors between stops, as there is no door; b) no matter how bad the driver is, he cannot throw you off your feet by braking as there are no brakes. We will never see the like of this vehicle on a truly human scale again. And yes Iknow they are not wheelchair friendly. Why did they not simply redesign them instead of scrapping them. Retro cars are in. Why not retro buses? I am too traumatised tk go on... >>Filed from my P910i