The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper Annex A – Example Dispute Resolution Mechanisms A.1 Provision for the interpretation of, and resolution of disputes arising under international agreements is commonplace. These provisions vary in nature. This Annex provides a number of examples which illustrate how other international agreements […]
The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper Annex B – UK/Ireland Overview B.1 Ireland is our closest neighbour, and the only country with which the UK shares a land border. Our countries are intertwined through our shared history, culture and geography, and through our shared commitment to the […]
I started this General Election site June 2009 (in anticipation of the UK 2010 general election) since it takes sometime (usually 9+ months, like having a baby :)) for the major search engines to rank a new web site well (my business is getting sites ranked high in search engines like Google). The site did […]
The Government’s Negotiating Objectives for Exiting the EU – Prime Minister Theresa May Speech Plan For Britain: Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit negotiating objectives video Prime Minister Theresa May set out the Plan for Britain, including the 12 priorities that the UK government will use to negotiate Brexit. A little over 6 months ago, the […]
According to the British National Party website the British National Party will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the general election: Updated October 2016 Mass Immigration is the greatest threat to our precious and unique British identity. The pressure on housing and on public services such as schools, hospitals, transport networks, […]
Open Letter (also emailed) to my member of parliament (MP) Matt Warman for Boston and Skegness regarding the e-petition “Ban Driven Grouse Shooting” which should be debated in parliament in the near future since it passed the 100,000+ signatures threshold. I’ll post any response (if any) received below. My MPs details. https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/matt-warman/4361 Email: matt.warman.mp@parliament.uk Open […]
A stronger economy and a fairer society Enabling every person to get on in life Liberal Democrat Pre-Manifesto 2014 Policy Paper 121 Liberal Democrat Pre-Manifesto 2015 PDF Contents Introduction by Nick Clegg Record of Delivery – Promise of More Responsible Finances: balancing the budget Shared Prosperity: building a sustainable economy Family Finances: real help to […]
Austerity economics isn’t going to work, well it is LONG term but it’s damn painful to society, but that’s what we are getting from the Conservative government, but what’s the alternative to tough government cuts and austere times? Full employment economics in my option. Why Government Austerity Doesn’t Work Most economists agree economic growth is […]
I’m seeing quite a few comments on my politics site about Climate Change Conspiracy Theories etc… and having a scientific background thought I’d throw a challenge out to those who are climate change skeptics. Definition of Climate Change Climate change is defined by a statistically significant change in global weather patterns over time frames of […]
The UK Alternative Vote referendum on May 5th 2011 didn’t appear to catch the public’s attention. With a low 42% referendum turnout, few appeared to care! 67.9% of voters opposed changing the electoral system to the Alternative Vote, in a UK wide referendum on 5 May 2011. Turnout was 42.0%. The 2011 referendum coincided with […]
Al-Qaeda Leader and international terrorist Osama Bin Laden is dead. He was killed by American special forces on 1st May 2011 in a compound near Islamabad, Pakistan. “Justice has been done,” US President Barrack Obama The Pakistani Taliban are already threatening reprisal attacks against the US and Pakistani politicians.
As of 1st of May 2011 that Osama Bin Laden has been reported dead near a compound in Abbottabad north of Islamabad. Osama has been hiding in the compound that was close to a Pakistani military base, apparently unknown to the Pakistan government. Osama Bin Laden was killed during a ‘firefight’ by US ground troops […]
