Brown faces fresh by-election as Labour MP John MacDougall dies

It's safe to say that the last thing UK prime minister Gordon Brown needs tight now is another by-election, but it looks like that's exactly what he's getting. Labour MP John MacDougall, who represented...

'Strong show' for Irish No vote

Irish Voters have supported for No Vote on the EU Lisbon treaty. Early indication suggests that No Vote is ahead but Yes side have also regained bounced as counting progresses. "Early unofficial vote tallies...

McCain reaches out to Latinos for votes

"John McCain is in a delicate political position.The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is hoping to appeal to increasingly influential Hispanic electorates in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and other Western states while reassuring law-and-order...

Ex-Tory MP Spink defects to UKIP

The UK parliament now has its first UK Independence Party member of parliament (MP). Up until now the UKIP has only had a presence on the European Parliament in Brussels, and the UK has several UKIP MEPs (members of the European parliament). The aprty is centred chiefly...

Maoists lag in early Nepal result

The results are in for the first constituency in Nepal and the Maoist party is currently in third place."In Kathmandu's constituency number one, the Maoist candidate polled under 4,000 votes. The Nepali Congress...

Govinda Missing

"Mumbai, January 17Actor turned Politician Govinda, Congress MP from the Mumbai North constituency, has become talk of his constituency voters.When they saw Wanted posters in Malad in western Mumbai."

Telling em what they wanna hear - The political Charm.

It’s like Al Gore going around espousing “go green” and being one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels. Or Hillary promoting raising taxes on the rich to give to the poor. How about Ron Paul or Huckabee wanting to abolish the IRS. Do you think there aren’t people...

Political Correctness Perceived as Democracy by BC. New Democratic Party (NDP)

Altered states of political correctness are now guiding the bastions of democracy in British Columbia. An affirmative-action policy is to  be introduced in five ridings at the next election according to the New Democratic Party's decision to...

The sheriff comes to call on a deputy in trouble

"IT IS standing room only at an election rally in Bennelong, the Sydney constituency held by John Howard, Australia's prime minister. The audience of about 500 mainly middle-aged, middle-class people in the city's...

Minister in flood cash aid pledge

"Local authorities will be given financial aid to assist with the damage caused by heavy flooding, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has said. She said people had gone through an "incredibly traumatic" experience. Alan Johnson, a Hull MP and the health secretary, is to visit...

Kenyan Diaspora Shouldering Foreign Investment & Poverty Reduction

"The agenda was an ambitious program covering a wide range of topics from defining and mapping the Kenyan Diaspora, Kenya government’s policies initiatives for facilitating Diasporas participation in national development, exploring the emerging investment climate and...

Vandalizing the VANOC clock?

Beyond Robson posted a link to this story today, which indicates that there is a definite notion of public distress/distaste/dissatisfaction with that damn countdown clock at the Art Gallery. We posted a few...

The Latest News From David Cameron

''The political parties are warming up for a summer election in the UK. What are the Conservatives offering the British public. Will we see more Business management under a Conservative led party or will it be the same lawyers ruling, with more and more new laws...

Greater Manchester CND What's On Guide. 1 Dec 2006

"Upcoming Events To find out about upcoming peace and anti-war events either phone or email the GMDCND office. If you would like to be added to an email mailing list to be notified of upcoming events please email us with "subscribe activist mailing list" in the subject...

Straw fans flames by insisting he wants women to stop wearing ... - Independent

" Straw fans flames by insisting he wants women to stop wearing veils altogether By Nigel Morris, Home Affairs Correspondent Jack Straw has inflamed the controversy over Muslim women wearing veils by saying that he would prefer them to stop wearing the garments altogether....

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