Gordon Brown pledges new measures on knife crime after four die in 24 hours

Telegraph ^ | 11/07/2008

[george76]

Gordon Brown said the attacks were "shocking and tragic" as he also promised the first ever "cross-government youth crime plan" would be published later next week.

A teenager was among four victims of separate fatal stabbings which took place in London over the past day, as a fifth man fights for life.

[george76]

Boris Johnson: “If you see trouble walk away”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2040474/posts

[mountn man]

Ban all knives.

Don't forget axes and cleavers. Man killed neighbour with axe and cleaver

[American Quilter]

James Clavell never wrote a novel called Hong Kong. Perhaps you are thinking of Tai-Pan or Noble House.

That's what I get for posting too fast and when I'm really tired. I knew that title didn't look right. It was Noble House of which I was thinking. Thanks for thumping me gently on the head!

[NewJerseyJoe]

Noble House was made into a fairly decent TV miniseries, with Pierce Brosnan as Ian Dunross, back in the late 1980s. Particulars of the story, such as the time period, for example, were changed, but the bulk of the story was the same.

I had (still have) original VHS tapes of that, but they were finally wearing out. However, the miniseries was FINALLY released on DVD in the U.S. earlier this year. (It's been available on DVD overseas for years.) Good stuff.