News Headlines - 30 June 2011

▽Downing Street: public sector strike was a flop - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8609830/Downing-Street-public-sector-strike-was-a-flop.html
The strike by public sector workers was yesterday described as a “flop” by the Government after trade union threats proved hollow and the industrial action caused “minimal disruption”.

▽Poland’s solidarity message to Europe - Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4df07118-a362-11e0-8990-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QnuJHQnr
Poland joined the European Union in 2004 with a feeling of homecoming. For centuries, the nation had lived in a geopolitical wilderness, its independence repeatedly lost and only ephemerally regained. As Poland on Friday takes over the EU’s rotating presidency, the nation has finally come into its own.

▽China’s party verdict on 90th anniv: Mao did it all wrong - Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Chinas-party-verdict-on-90th-anniv-Mao-did-it-all-wrong/articleshow/9057620.cms
In fact, as it celebrates its 90th anniversary, the party says Mao's ways resulted in "chaos in entire society" and it was a policy crafted out of the lessons learnt from his failures that have put China on a path to economic glory.

▽Could Goodwood become the next British motor show? - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13961340
Unlike conventional motor shows, the one here at Goodwood gives visitors a chance to drive a wide range of cars up the Hill, giving ordinary people a chance to enjoy an experience many others can only dream of.

▽Google sees 'insane' demand for invites to its Google+ social network - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/8609503/Google-sees-insane-demand-for-invites-to-its-Google-social-network.html
Google has closed invitations to join its new Facebook-style social network just a day after it launched, after it received "insane" levels of demand for the service.