Legislation was passed in Argentinian parliament to allow gay marriages in the country. This makes Argentina the first Latin American country to allow marriages of same-sex couples. The Law which also allows same-sex couples to adopt children met fierce opposition by the catholic church. I think this law is great, it is both improvement to […]
Argentina First Country in Latin America to Legalise Gay Marriage
Vince’s World: Business Secretary Vince Cable’s Launches Graduate Tax
Vince Cable has returned from his big TV disappearance – And the Elephant In the Room Has Got BIG News. Vince Is back and he’s got more attitude than ever slapping down policies left, right and centre he’s jumped from behind the parliamentary sofa and onto TV. Vince Cable has placed a graduate tax, this […]
Michael Gove’s Mistakes – The Aftermath Leaves Schools in ‘Limbo’
Well Just Ignore the Angry People Gove – Get on With Your Job and Act Like Nothing Happened. We all remember School Secretary Michael Gove and his 25 errors, and 4 lists chock-a-block with mistakes. Even though the truth that hasn’t clawed it’s way on the telly but it still is a truly sad truth. […]
UK General Election 2010 – UK Unemployment Fell to 2.47m In the Months Before
Official Figures show in the run up to May (General Election 2010) Unemployment fell 34,000 in the run up to the election. 3 months before the May 6th General Election 2010 the the amount of Unemployed in the UK fell by 34,000. What makes me laugh is a lot of the public played pin the […]
Parliament France – Should France Have Banned the Burqa?
A Bill has been passed making anyone with a face mask (any item of clothing that covers the face including the Muslim veil the Burqa and also the Balaclava) in a public place (street, shops etc…) can be arrested and given a €150 (euro) fine. This is utterly ridiculous, banning a face veil for no […]
Electoral Reform – Should We ‘Ditch’ the First Past the Post and Adopt the Alternative Vote?
First Past the Post (FPTP) has been our primary voting system, it’s simple and straight forward it does it’s job but for some not good enough. They want the new and Australian system called Alternative Vote (AV). But what is the Alternative Vote?; Well… currently we strike an “X” next to whoever we want to […]
Should the Liberal Democrats Stand Up For What they Believe In?
Since the Coalition the Liberal Democrats belief’s have slowly dissolved away, they seem to be acting as if they HAVE to appease the Conservatives (a bit like Neville Chamberlain but with the Nazi’s). But should the Liberal Democrats Stand up for what they believe in at the risk of looking like a unstable government and potentially […]
Should All UK Police Officers Carry Guns/Firearms?
Since the recent Cumbria shootings and the incidents with gunman Raoul Moat, some say that if police were allowed to carry guns then they would have been able to stop people like the Cumbrian gunman Derrick Bird from killing and injuring others. This is a subject of fierce debate, some believe that if police officers […]