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Coalition agrees AV reading with gritted teeth

September 7, 2010
By calhoun
Coalition agrees AV reading with gritted teeth

The first reading of the bill on a referendum over the Alternative Vote system has been successful with a majority of 59. There are a number of additional steps to take before it will have actually been past and the process of preparing for next years May 5 referendum can begin. However the reading...
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Gordon Brown to become a Saint

September 2, 2010
By calhoun
Gordon Brown to become a Saint

Gordon Brown freshly out of screwing up the economy and Labour party wants to become a Saint now. It is quite a promotion I’d say. Freshly criticized by Tony Blair in his memoirs, he is attempting to put away the image of being the evil man that no one wanted and no one could...
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Blair: It was Gordon Browns Fault

September 1, 2010
By calhoun
Blair: It was Gordon Browns Fault

With a slight hint of blame, former prime minister Tony Blair has pointed at Gordon Brown as the reason Labour was defeated in the General Election. I cant say i disagree however, Gordon Browns leadership was perhaps the worst time as prime minister in the history of UK politics. Particularly blaming Gordon Brown’s failure...
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Leadership with no followers?

August 30, 2010
By calhoun
Leadership with no followers?

It has been some time since the General Election and the subsequent resignation of former prime minister Gordon Brown. The labour party however is once again preparing a leadership campaign where the people have no input on whom should be the leader and a potential future prime minister. Lord Mandelson has critisized the young...
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Australian School of Terrorism Opens

August 26, 2010
By calhoun
Australian School of Terrorism Opens

Who would have thought it, terrorism planning comes to schools in Australia. In Western Australia a year 10 class was given an assignment to plan an Act of Terrorism. To no surprise, this has caused an outcry of rage towards the teacher whom assigned the class this project. The principal of the school withdrew...
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Abused by MPs

August 25, 2010
By calhoun

The government has been in parliament for less than a year, yet already abuse of the system has occurred. David Cameron already has been under fire for his huge mortgage payments under the expenses system. MPs have been intimidating staff at the Independant Parliamentary Standards Authority. The IPSA is responsible for investigation of the...
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UK Defense Secretary to ban medal of honour

August 24, 2010
By calhoun
UK Defense Secretary to ban medal of honour

For veterans of the wars that we have been in they would undoubtedly find it rather disturbing to hear that the UK Defense secretary has put out a call to ban Medal of Honour. Why then does Liam Fox wish to ban Medal of Honour? Well, its actually the Game by EA that he...
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Iran accepts Uranium delivery

August 22, 2010
By calhoun
Iran accepts Uranium delivery

The state that has United Nations Security sanctions against it, European Union Sanctions against it and the general distrust of the entire world against it has an agreement with the Russians. The Russians are giving Iran 162 Nuclear Rods for their nuclear reactor which should be completely setup in two weeks ready for service....
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Plans to blow up Torries announced

August 22, 2010
By calhoun
Plans to blow up Torries announced

In 1984 at a Conservative party conference in Brighton, 5 were killed as a result of an IRA attack which saw an explosive device detonated at the hotel where the party were staying. Now the conservatives are back in power and the explosions are set to return. Counter Terrorism and security expert Patrick Mercer...
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PM has nothing to do but move clocks

August 13, 2010
By calhoun

The United Kingdom is nearly a Trillion in debt, fighting wars with a military stretched to its limits on multiple fronts and facing loss of faith in the Government’s ability to govern the country. Meanwhile, the British Prime Minister is considering moving clocks forward 1 hour on a permanent basis no more British Summer...
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