• Cameron waxwork to be unveiled at Madam Tussauds

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:53:40
    A waxwork of David Cameron is to be unveiled at Madam Tussauds in London.

  • Obama tells town hall questioner economic stimulus law worked, but results were hard to sell

    Updated: 2010-06-30 20:40:18
    more images more images Obama: Stimulus law worked; selling job didn’t RACINE, Wis. — President Barack Obama says his economic stimulus law did its job by staving off another Great Depression. But he acknowledged that it’s tough to make the argument that things could have been worse. Obama made his comments in response to a question at a town hall ... Read more : Obama tells town hall questioner economic stimulus law worked, but results were hard to sell.

  • Bank bill faces House passage; Senate votes still in flux despite removal of bank fee

    Updated: 2010-06-30 19:38:04
    more images more images more images more images Bank bill faces House passage, Senate delays vote WASHINGTON — A sweeping overhaul of financial regulations aimed at preventing another economic crisis headed Wednesday for a final House vote after Democrats backed down on a $19 billion tax they had added on big banks and hedge funds. The Senate, its votes still in .... Source article on Gaea Times at   Bank bill faces House passage; Senate votes still in flux despite removal of bank fee.

  • Obama attacks GOP over economic vision, accountability; seizes on lawmaker comments as gaffes

    Updated: 2010-06-30 19:32:17
    more images more images more images more images more images Obama attacks GOP over vision for the country RACINE, Wis. — Seizing on a political opportunity, President Barack Obama on Wednesday lashed out at Republicans as out of touch with the daily problems of Americans, hoping to sharpen the contrast with the opposition party as midterm elections loom and economic anxiety ... Read more .

  • After fix to bank bill, Massachusetts’s Brown says he still needs to review final legislation

    Updated: 2010-06-30 17:28:21
    more images more images Brown remains uncommitted after fix to bank bill WASHINGTON — Despite lawmakers’ last-minute change to win his vote, Republican Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday he needs more time to study a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations before committing his vote. His stance leaves Democrats short, for now, of the 60 votes they need to overcome .... Read the original article   After fix to bank bill, Massachusetts’s Brown says he still needs to review final legislation.

  • Theresa May Apologises After Policy Announcement to Media Before MP’s

    Updated: 2010-06-30 16:53:41
    Home Secretary Theresa May apologises after announcing non-EU Immigration Cap to the Media before telling MP’s. It comes after Speaker John Bercow looked into a complaint by a labour MP when the story was published in the newspapers on Monday. He said details given to journalists and were “similar” to a statement then made to MPs and [...]

  • Obama attacks GOP over Wall Street bill; Says in prepared comments the US must move forward

    Updated: 2010-06-30 16:04:02
    more images more images more images more images Obama attacks GOP over Wall Street bill RACINE, Wisc. — President Barack Obama says Republicans in Congress are using their power to help corporations and Wall Street and to prevent relief for recession-weary Americans. He talked during an appearance Wednesday here in Wisconsin, to include a town hall question-and-answer session with local residents. ... Read more .

  • EU puts forward tougher economic policy rules; seeks fines for persistent overspenders

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:54:07
    EU: those who flout economy rules must be fined BRUSSELS — The European Commission proposed new economic rules Wednesday that would include fines and loss of EU funding for countries that keep running up deficits and debts. Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, said the recession and the near-bankruptcy of Greece exposed the .... Original source   EU puts forward tougher economic policy rules; seeks fines for persistent overspenders.

  • Leaked Treasury Figures Predicts 1.3m Jobs Lost – Report Claims

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:21:43
    A report containing leaked treasury figures claims 1.3m jobs could be lost by 2015, the guardian newspaper has predicted that 120,000 public sector jobs and 140,000 private sector jobs could vanish annually for the next five years. Important Labour figures say the true cost of the budget was now clear. But the government says independent experts expect “unemployment to [...]

  • Serving on a select committee

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:21:35
    The role involves scrutinising laws & holding the Government to account.

  • Bank of England rate-setter fears UK could fall back into recession

    Updated: 2010-06-30 11:36:34
    more images more images more images more images Bank of England rate-setter fears new UK recession LONDON — Britain could be pushed back into recession by the government’s austerity moves and slow recovery in key export markets, a member of the Bank of England’s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee said Wednesday. Adam Posen said he finds the British economy poised between a ... Original article on : Bank of England rate-setter fears UK could fall back into recession.

  • Heather Rogers on fixing “Green Gone Wrong”

    Updated: 2010-06-30 08:46:12
    How can human production be transformed and harnessed to save the planet? Can a market economy really help solve the environmental crisis?

  • Democrats, making patches to secure Senate votes, move banking overhaul bill closer to passage

    Updated: 2010-06-30 08:12:11
    more images more images more images more images more images more images more images Bank bill gets patched up, moves closer to passage WASHINGTON — Despite a last-minute patch to secure his vote, Republican Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday he needs more time to study a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations before committing his vote. His stance could leave Democrats short, for now, of .... Read the original article   Democrats, making patches to secure Senate votes, move banking overhaul bill closer to passage.

  • Weblinks for Wednesday 30th June 2010

    Updated: 2010-06-30 08:00:25

  • NSW Labor Government Sets New Record for Unpopularity

    Updated: 2010-06-30 01:41:32
    This morning's Newspoll in the Australian, conducted through May and June, has seen the Keneally Labor government in NSW set a new benchmark for unpopularity. Its first preference vote has now hit just 25%, the worst result Newspoll has ever...

  • The Coalition Government’s First Major Outing Political Cartoon

    Updated: 2010-06-29 12:43:54
    Today the coalition cabinet went to their first major outing outside of London infact to Bradley, all of the coalition MP’s had to take the train (and not first class) all except the prime minister for “security reason’s” they probably all hate him now. This should have been their form of transport; Enjoy :D Artist/Author: Caleb Law age: [...]

  • Weblinks for Tuesday 29th June 2010

    Updated: 2010-06-29 07:57:00

  • Chancellor George Osborne’s Axe Dangles Over Incapacity Benefit – But will It Be Cut?

    Updated: 2010-06-28 19:10:14
    Nothing is Safe From the Chancellor Not Even Essential Services. George Osborne has indicated that Incapacity Benefit (a benefit for disabled people under the state pension age) may be cut. George Osborne said he wants to protect those in “genuine need” while encouraging those who could work to do so. Currently in the UK over 2.5m people are [...]

  • Freeing councils from Whitehall control

    Updated: 2010-06-28 17:15:19
    Our policies will free councils from 13 years of Labour diktats.

  • Weblinks for Monday 28th June 2010

    Updated: 2010-06-28 07:57:33

  • England defence crumble in German masterclass

    Updated: 2010-06-27 20:24:26
    England coach Fabio Capello would do well to take a transcript copy of Germany coach Joachim Loew’s post-match press conference – because in it he would find all the simple reasons why his side were trounced 4-1 and sent packing from the World Cup on Sunday.

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    Updated: 2010-06-27 07:53:18

  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Returns to Sheffield Hallam to Speak with Forgemasters

    Updated: 2010-06-26 16:50:57
    Wasn’t Young Clegg so Great Before the Election – But now he’s grown up he’s Public Enemy No.2 (second to David Cameron). Nick Clegg has had to ‘crawl’ back to his constituency to talk to business leaders about snatching the loan away from nuclear development company Forge masters. He spoke to Tony peddler chairman of the board, and at his constituency office he spoke [...]

  • My first month in Parliament

    Updated: 2010-06-24 19:31:28
    I will always focus on the issues that matter to my seat, Gloucester.

  • Australia’s First Woman Prime Minister

    Updated: 2010-06-24 12:50:58
    Australia’s first Prime Minister – We had ours in the 80’s I know this is a UK political website but I couldn’t resist commenting on their first female Prime Minister of Australia. Julia Gillard Replaces Kevin Rudd in the Australian General Election 2010 I’m glad for them (Even though I miss Kevin basically because his un-Prime [...]

  • Pension Age to Rise to 66 in 2016 – and 70 in the Future

    Updated: 2010-06-24 11:31:00
    Put Back on your Slippers Gran – Your Going Back to Work I seriously don’t know what to say about this new coalition government policy, it’s good but must be applied with caution. There’s retired pensioners that can work (and want to) but can’t  get employed because of their age, hopefully this could be put to an [...]

  • Changing First Term Heads of Government - The Challenge to Rudd

    Updated: 2010-06-23 12:52:15
    Amongst newly independent African nations in the 1960s, Commonwealth Heads of Government conferences were useful opportunities for military coups while the Prime Minister of the day was out of the country. In a long established democracy like Australia, such a...

  • Prime Minister David Cameron Vows to Tackle the Deficit Political Cartoon

    Updated: 2010-06-23 01:14:12
    Prime Minister David Cameron claims he will ‘tackle’ deficit, this led me to think well… that’s a little a little like American Football so ta-dah enjoy! Artist/Author: Caleb Law age: 13

  • The Budget 2010 – The Queen Fails to Get Pay Rise Political Cartoon

    Updated: 2010-06-23 01:09:42
    The Queen’s attempt to dip her paws in the taxpayers pocket, but is denied by Chancellor George Osborne. In Chancellor George Osborne’s Emergency Budget 2010 he refuses to give the queen a pay rise of £7.9 million, it is quite a no-brainer that if the country is in recession and money is tight you don’t ‘beg’ [...]

  • Chancellor George Osborne Bore’s Nick Clegg at Budget Speech 2010

    Updated: 2010-06-22 21:02:58
    Did anyone notice how Nick Clegg looked very bored at Chancellor George Osborne’s budget speech in the House of Commons. He was at the point of yawning and looked very exhausted so I made a political cartoon that addresses Nick Clegg’s boredom. Enjoy :D Artist/Author: Caleb Law age: 13

  • An Election in 2011?

    Updated: 2010-06-22 12:21:12
    I've received numerous comments arguing the case that Kevin Rudd will hold off calling an election until 2011. In my view this would be an act of desperation, mixing the election with the fixed date NSW election, and also going...

  • Confronting Labour’s poisonous legacy

    Updated: 2010-06-19 17:28:04
    The new government is committed to taking tough action on the deficit.

  • Penrith By-election Analysis

    Updated: 2010-06-17 11:29:17
    On Saturday night I will be providing full analysis of the Penrith by-election results. Tune in after 6pm on Saturday night at http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2010/penrith/ for analysis of the results, including detailed booth by booth analysis. I will also be twittering results...

  • How well are the Greens Polling?

    Updated: 2010-06-09 06:16:32
    Recent opinion polls have reported an increase in support for the Greens. Does this indicate there will be a significant rise in Green support at the 2010 election? As a I noted in a post last September (click here to...

  • Penrith By-election Update

    Updated: 2010-06-04 03:21:14
    My background on the Penrith by-election has been updated with details of all the candidates and more information on the 2007 result. (http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2010/penrith/) If any candidate want's to provide more information, to provide a web address, or to contact me...

  • The first PMQs of the new Parliament

    Updated: 2010-06-03 16:13:34
    Question time gives backbenchers the chance to raise vital local issues.

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