The Caucasian Chalk Circle (German: Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl (Grusha) who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its natural parents. The early parts of the play serve to introduce the main characters, but it is scene 5 (The Chalk Circle) that...
29th January 2012: Four out of five criminals caught with a knife escapes jail sentence! Category: Crime Link: The Mirror - Knife crime in UK The Tories' "zero tolerance" policy on knife crime is in tatters, with four out of five knife-wielding thugs escaping a jail term. New figures show that of the 5,466 caught carrying a knife between July and September last year, just 1,132 were jailed,...
22nd January 2012: David Cameron's finance chief to face business fine Link - Daily Mirror David Cameron's money man at Tory HQ will be forced to pay a fine after his firm broke business rules. Tory Party co-chairman Lord Feldman's family business will have to pay the penalty after failing to file accounts on time. The breach is revealed just days after PM David Cameron urged firms to clean...
Rome: Emperor Obamicus has ruled the empire for almost four years, carrying the scepter and the burden of empire on his shoulders. Senator Obamicus bested Senators Clintonia and McCainius, to replace the aging Emperor Bushitis. The new emperor promis...
Mick Jagger has pulled out of an event due to be hosted by David Cameron at the Davos summit, complaining of "the lack of chocolate biscuits". The Rolling Stones singer had been due to attend a tea party at the Swiss resort as part of a campaign t...
Athens -- Facing a debt burden that could enslave its citizens for decades to come, Greece has gone on the offensive, declaring it will halt the production of gyros worldwide if it's not given a larger line of credit. "Go ahead and laugh, but I ca...
WASHINGTON, DC - For many years, the throne of power in the US Capitol City has been chosen by "The Establishment." In 1910, this secret guild was nameless and met on Jekyll Island for a "duck hunt" which led to the creation of the Federal Reserve Ba...
16th January 2012: Minister urged to resign after selling home weeks before rail link go-ahead! The Daily Mail Another minister on the Fiddle! Cabinet Minister Cheryl Gillan faced calls to resign last night after it emerged she decided to sell her home 500 yards from the planned high-speed rail line 20 months ago. Her 17th century townhouse in picturesque Amersham, Buckinghamshire, would have...
Television viewers were overjoyed last night when a sex scene appeared in the background during a boring news debate. A naked blonde woman could be seen on a studio TV screen as Ed Milipede's leadership of the Labour Party was debated on McScottis...
Following the announcement that France's triple A rating has been downgraded to Double A plus status by rating agency Standard & Poors, which has had the effect of increasing French government borrowing costs by 0.25%, there has been much discuss...
We have granted a decrepit, impecunious, impetigo suffering Nottingham gentleman, 65, space to ask his questions of the Prime Minister, millionaire, Etonaian, nepotist, apanthropinisation sufferer, and Prime Minister of the UK David Cameron. Question One: Re: NHS Q: Are You bothered at all? a) That unqualified carers are doing nurse's job's including taking blood samples, reviving patients a...
The world of showbusiness was rocked to its very foundations today with the news that the Ed and Dave MiliBand have split up. Having sold millions of jobs down the road and been responsible for giant billion-selling hits such as "Wonder Edballs",...
Former famed footballer, poet, philosopher and general goal scorer Eric Cantona is likely to become the next President of France. He is likely to shoot France into the the World's Top League and his supporters in Marseille are preparing him for an...
LOS ANGELES - Russell Brand filed for divorce after being married to Katy Perry for only 14 months. He recently spoke with Pico de Gallo, a reporter with Tittle Tattle Tonight and stated that the main reason why he had decided to file for a divorc...
Commodore Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, supreme leader and overlord of the South Pacific island nation of Fiji, has indicated that he is unhappy with his hands-on role of governing the popular tourist destination. "When I took charge in glorious hon...
We, as an organ of the press, have always respected our great political philosophers in the time-honoured tradition. We were somewhat perturbed yesterday, to say the least, upon learning of the fateful events, which occurred in one of London's oldest...
WEST HOLLYWOOD - Popular songstress Kelly Clarkson has stated that she cannot believe the mean-spirited comments and remarks that she has been receiving on Twitter from individuals who lashed out at her for her remarks in support of GOP presidential...
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