German Chancellor Angela Merkel told media outlets through a spokesman today that Germany will not cut taxes in order to boost the economy, a strategy that will likely be employed by the US and the UK. "The German...
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Today the UK government is set to deliver its pre-budget report, and the eyes of the world will be watching. It is thought that Gordon Brown's government will announce major changes to battle the economic crisis....
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Gordon Brown has shelved plans to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation in the UK despite announcing earlier that he was in favour of trying out the scheme. He has however kept the door open to revisit the...
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UK prime minister Gordon Brown is making the case that Britain will have to undertake a stimulus package similiar to that being proposed in other countries in order to revive the economy. But so far, the specifics of how this would be done haven't been desctribed. Brown could...
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White crosses bearing poppies and personal messages to the fallen fill the Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey, London, yesterday So, what are we fighting for today? By Cole Moreton November 9 2008 On...
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A recent ICM survey for the News Of The World shows that voters are in support of Prime Minister Gordon Browns handling of the global financial crisis caused by the worlds merchant bankers. 43 percent of those polled believe that the Labour government have ...
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Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, is today facing calls to drop his plans to detain suspected terrorists for up to six weeks as the Bill was thrown out by the peers of the Hosue of Lords by a resounding majoirty of...
Civil Liberty campaigners are celebrating at the news just through that the UK House of Lords has rejected the governments proposals to extend the time a terror suspect can be held without charge to 42 days. It's...
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It's unprecidented - the French press speaking highly of a British PM but Gordon Brown with his new 'financial plan' for Europe has won them over. The question is can he win over the British public? "They talked...
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The financial meltdown hits home hard on Ordinary Joe as unemployment rises with two million expected on the dole by Christmas.The first and hardest hit are the building industry, car manufacturing and transport...
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FURIOUS Icelandic ministers are today pointing the finger of blame for the collapse of their largest bank, the Kaupthing, at the British government. Legal moves are being taken after Gordon Brown PM used a...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to announce a £50billion bailout package US-style to help floundering British Banks as shares fell disastrously today. HBOS shares were down a whopping 42% after such a good...
PETER Mandelson returns to the Cabinet for the THIRD time - having twice resigned in disgrace - as Secretary of State for DTI and Business Minister. He replaces Peter Hutton, who as predicted, has...
THERE were fears for the solidity of the HBOS-Lloyds TSB Group merger package today as HBOS share slumped another 20% sparking off speculation that the banking group needs to be revalued. Gordon Brown...
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has today blasted Prime Minister Gordon Brown as "having left Britain bust". He was speaking at the Tory Conference in Birmingham. " BIRMINGHAM (AFP) — The...