Conflicting signals coming out of London, as an announcement from the capital seemingly flies in the face of today's G8 announcement on Carbon emissions:"Pledging to “move toward a low-carbon society,” leaders of...
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The so-called "foreign embassies" that London Mayor Ken Livingstone set up during his time in offer are likely to end up on teh chopping block after a review launched by new mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson is today in Turkey taking a look at one of those embassies, which...
Recently ousted London mayor Ken Livingstone won't be sitting on his laurels for long. The eight-year mayor, the first London had after the position was created in 2000, will be hosting a radio call-in show on...
Eccentric Boris Johnson will be the next mayor of London, ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year term in City Hall."The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr...
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" Britain's ruling Labor Party takes a drubbing in Friday's local election""Boris Johnson last night notched up the Tories' greatest electoral success since John Major's surprise victory in the 1992 general election...
Is it hardly a surprise? The question now for Brown is how long he will hang on to the farce he calls his leadership. Time for change. MJAE"Election Nightmare For Gordon Brown By Sky News SkyNews - 55 minutes agoGordon Brown has led the Labour Party to its worst election...
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Gordon Brown has completely underestimated the publics feelings on the 10p tax rate. There comes a time when taxing becomes prohibitively high and the consequences are that your out of a job..."THE 10p tax row is...
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has admitted he 'ensnared' the Government into bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games."Last night in London, he told a mayoral hustings that the event was just a way of extracting funding...
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As London's mayoral race officially starts today, Conservative candidate Boris Johnson is surging in the polls. It is the first sign that Ken Livingstone, London's first mayor, may have trouble holding on to the post...
Sounds like a good idea in theory, but is it enforceable? Or is it just an election ploy?"The London mayor Ken Livingstone said today he hoped to approve plans for a £25-a-day congestion charge on the...
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"China's free pass
Posted by Damian Lanigan on 31 Jan 2008 at 00:09
Tags: China, Hu Jintao, Gordon Brown, Beijing Olympics, Hu Jia
China's government is rounding up human rights activists in preparation for the Olympics. Hu Jia is under house arrest for the crime of airing...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/29/2149351.htmProblem gambling a 'root cause of homelessness'
By Daniel HoareResearch has pointed to a link between problem gambling and homelessness.
While the Australian Federal Government has been quick to act on its election...
"Boris Johnson was today chosen as the Tory candidate to take on Ken Livingstone for the post of London mayor.
The gaffe-prone Henley MP garnered three-quarters of the votes cast as he saw off the challenge of less well-known contenders Victoria Borwick, Andrew Boff and...
I have been in Venezuela a couple of months ago, I can assure you, most of the people does not watch this show, to me was very anoing have Chavez speaking non stop on the TV. "Going to see the president...
"Mayor Ken Livingstone has pledged 50,000 more affordable homes in London over the next three years.
The figure represents a 50% increase in the delivery of homes for low income households in London since 2000.
Mr Livingstone's targets are set out in his draft housing...