• Spain warns it will impose labor market reforms if unions, businesses fail to reach agreement

    Updated: 2010-05-31 14:34:09
    more images more images more images more images more images Spain presses for labor market reform deal MADRID — Spain’s Socialist government warned Monday it will impose labor market reforms if unions and management fail to agree on changes needed for Spain to resurrect its economy — and reassure markets worried about the country’s ability to show growth and pay off .... Original source   Spain warns it will impose labor market reforms if unions, businesses fail to reach agreement.

  • Monday 31st May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-31 07:58:00

  • Loss of Treasury minister ends short honeymoon for Britain’s coalition government

    Updated: 2010-05-30 18:00:23
    Expenses scandal troubles fledgling UK coalition LONDON — After only 18 days at the helm, Britain’s young coalition government has lost a top finance minister to an expenses scandal just as it struggles to slash a record budget deficit and restore public trust in politics. The abrupt resignation of David Laws, the deputy Treasury chief, reduced confidence ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Loss of Treasury minister ends short honeymoon for Britain’s coalition government.

  • Sunday 30th May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-30 07:08:10

  • Voters say they detest partisan feuds, so how come they their actions at the polls promote it?

    Updated: 2010-05-30 01:41:13
    more images more images more images more images more images Voters hate partisan sniping, but fuel its growth WASHINGTON — People say they don’t like partisan gridlock in Washington. But they’re voting in ways almost certain to increase it, by punishing politicians who cooperate with the opposing party and rewarding ideological purity that pushes both sides to the fringes. In the past .... Original source   Voters say they detest partisan feuds, so how come they their actions at the polls promote it?.

  • Supporters, opponents of Arizona’s illegal immigration law plan protests for thousands

    Updated: 2010-05-29 15:43:35
    more images more images more images Immigration rallies drawing crowds to Phoenix PHOENIX — Organizers of a boycott of Arizona over the state’s new immigration law are suspending the boycott Saturday to bus in people from across the country for a rally at the state Capitol. Supporters plan a rally of their own at a Tempe baseball stadium, encouraging like-minded ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Supporters, opponents of Arizona’s illegal immigration law plan protests for thousands.

  • Saturday 29th May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-29 07:50:35

  • House approves proposal to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell;’ Senate panel also votes for repeal

    Updated: 2010-05-29 07:43:34
    more images more images House votes to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ WASHINGTON — The House has voted to repeal the 1993 law known as “don’t ask, don’t tell” and allow gays to serve openly in the military. The House vote Thursday came several hours after the Senate Armed Services Committee took the same course and approved a measure ... Read more : House approves proposal to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell;’ Senate panel also votes for repeal.

  • Obama, Senate GOP talk border security budget durkng ‘frank’ private meeting

    Updated: 2010-05-29 07:40:38
    more images more images Obama, Senate GOP, talk border security, budget WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans called a high-noon cease-fire in their long-running political feud Tuesday, holding a rare, private meeting on Capitol Hill to discuss what legislation can be achieved during this volatile election year. “We want to see if we can get some more ... Read : Obama, Senate GOP talk border security budget durkng ‘frank’ private meeting.

  • Obama administration says federal immigration law trumps sanctions on state employers

    Updated: 2010-05-29 01:42:49
    more images more images Administration seeks employer sanctions review WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to prevent Arizona from enforcing a law that punishes businesses that employ illegal immigrants, arguing that federal immigration law trumps state efforts. The administration’s views, contained in a new filing at the high court, are similar to concerns President ... Original article on : Obama administration says federal immigration law trumps sanctions on state employers.

  • Friday 28th May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-28 07:44:33

  • Oona King to run as Labour candidate for mayoral election

    Updated: 2010-05-27 17:03:30
    Once one of "Blair's Babes", former Labour MP Oona King has thrown down the gauntlet to former Mayor Ken Livingstone with the announcement of her official bid to become Labour's candidate to run for London mayor in 2010.

  • The Queen’s Speech marks a new start

    Updated: 2010-05-26 03:22:24
    We have a programme of practical and achievable plans.

  • Reality intrudes on new British political order

    Updated: 2010-05-25 17:03:47
    Britain's new political order was on display in the House of Commons on Tuesday when Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg squeezed happily between Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague on the government front bench.

  • Getting down to business in Parliament

    Updated: 2010-05-17 18:34:43
    To be elected MP for Dover & Deal is the greatest of honours.

  • George Osborne takes risk with rhetoric

    Updated: 2010-05-17 16:43:43
    George Osborne once said he spends more time thinking about politics than he does about economics. Now that he's Chancellor of the Exchequer, he probably needs to think about the latter a bit more.

  • Pru looks to appease shareholders

    Updated: 2010-05-14 15:06:25
    Britain's Prudential's strategy to appease shareholders: It will spit out what it can't chew as it swallows a business bigger than itself.

  • New politics? Looks like more of the same to me

    Updated: 2010-05-13 11:10:14
    Tackling our debt mountain has got to be the new government's first and top priority, but unless something urgent is done to improve diversity in senior political jobs -- as is slowly being done in business -- then all the talk of new politics will end up being nothing but wrapping for old government.

  • Labour Party Leadership Election 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-13 03:59:12
    With the resignation of Gordon Brown as both Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader just days after the 2010 election we’ll be seeing the Labour Party Leadership election campaign over the coming months most likely ending during the Labour Party Conference in September 2010. If the Labour Party wanted a faster leadership contest it would apparently [...]

  • Election 2010 William Hague First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    Updated: 2010-05-12 22:56:31
    William Hague is the new First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in David Cameron’s Conservative and Liberal Democrats coalition government. William Hague has been the Member of Parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire since 1989 and replaces Lord Mandelson as First Secretary of State and David Miliband as Secretary of State [...]

  • Election 2010 Liam Fox Secretary of State for Defence

    Updated: 2010-05-12 22:45:16
    Liam Fox is the new Secretary of State for Defence in David Cameron’s Conservative and Liberal Democrats coalition government. Liam Fox has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Woodspring since 1992 and replaces Bob Ainsworth as Secretary of State for Defence. Liam Fox was a GP in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, Somerset before his election to parliament, I [...]

  • Election 2010 Chris Huhne Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

    Updated: 2010-05-12 22:35:36
    Chris Huhne is the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in David Cameron’s Conservative and Liberal Democrats coalition government. Chris Huhne has been the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh since 2005 and replaces Ed Miliband as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Chris Huhne has a first class degree in [...]

  • Election 2010 David Cameron and Nick Clegg Prime Ministers Press Conference

    Updated: 2010-05-12 18:20:38
    The sun was shining and the song birds where singing in the rose garden of number 10 Downing Street when the newly weds David Cameron and Nick Clegg made their first Prime Ministerial press conference. David Cameron took the lead on the majority of questions with both Nick Clegg and Cameron falling over themselves in [...]

  • Coalition Government Cancel London’s Heathrow Airport Third Runway

    Updated: 2010-05-12 18:20:38
    From the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government Agreement under the Environment Section: -The cancellation of the third runway at Heathrow. -The refusal of additional runways at Gatwick and Stansted. -The replacement of the Air Passenger Duty with a per flight duty. With the cancellation of the controversial third runway and London’s Heathrow airport and a declaration on no [...]

  • Election 2010 Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government Agreement

    Updated: 2010-05-12 18:20:37
    Also see the Full Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government Agreement published 20th May 2010. Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition negotiations Agreements reached 11 May 2010 This document sets out agreements reached between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats on a range of issues. These are the issues that needed to be resolved between us in order for us [...]

  • Election 2010 Michael Gove Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

    Updated: 2010-05-12 18:20:36
    Michael Gove is the new Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in the new Conservative and Liberal Democrats coalition government. Michael Gove has been the Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath since 2005 and replaces Ed Balls as Schools Secretary. Michael Gove reportedly claimed £7,000 for furnishing a London property before ‘flipping’ his designated second [...]

  • Election 2010 Theresa May Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality

    Updated: 2010-05-12 18:20:35
    Theresa May is the new Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality in David Cameron’s new Conservative and Liberal Democrats coalition government. Theresa May has been the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead since 1997 and replaces Labour’s Alan Johnson as Home Secretary. Theresa May studied at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, obtaining a BA in Geography in [...]

  • The Conservative Party is back in government

    Updated: 2010-05-12 18:20:02
    We can be immensely proud of how far we have come.

  • Cameron tasked with changing Brits’ expectations

    Updated: 2010-05-12 10:34:47
    David Cameron is faced with the unenviable task of changing the attitude of a generation that has only known affluence, constant growth, and easy borrowing.

  • Who Will You Vote For In The 2010 General Election Poll

    Updated: 2010-05-07 18:03:47
    The Labour Party won the 2005 UK general election with 35.3% of the popular British vote. The Conservative Party was just a few points behind with 32.3% of the votes, but because of the first past the post voting system, the Labour Party had a significant majority with 356 parliamentary seats (MPs) compared to 198 [...]

  • Give Labour the boot today

    Updated: 2010-05-06 14:26:21
    This is your chance to go out and vote for change.

  • The Big Society can become a reality

    Updated: 2010-05-06 04:37:49
    People do have the solutions and appetite to solve local issues.

  • One day to change our country

    Updated: 2010-05-05 20:33:56
    We have just 24 hours to choose a new government.

  • Getting out the vote

    Updated: 2010-05-05 20:33:55
    We must do all we can in the time left to deliver change.

  • A thriving example of the Big Society in action

    Updated: 2010-05-05 20:33:54
    The community garden in Blackpool is an inspiring project.

  • Working together to fix our broken society

    Updated: 2010-05-05 12:15:37
    Rules from Whitehall will never be the key to solving social problems.

  • Imagine 5 more years of Labour

    Updated: 2010-05-05 04:12:30
    With your support our country could have a fresh government by Friday.

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