The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper Annex B โ 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 […]
Annex B โ UK/Ireland – UK’s Exit from the EU White Paper
General Election 2017 Have Your Say!
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
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 […]
BNP Policies : BNP Immigration Policy
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, […]
Ban Driven Grouse Shooting Parliamentary Debate
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 […]
VAT locked, Jeremy Clarkson Dropped, Nigel Farage Shocked, Q&A Rocked
Nigel Farage is fired from the sky news debate for punching VAT into place, sparking protesters armed with jazz hands to storm a local pub. Or something like that. The date is the 28th of March, 2015, and this is This Weeks News
Liberal Democrat Pre-Manifesto 2015 General Election
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 โ Promise of More Responsible Finances: balancing the budget Shared Prosperity: building a sustainable economy Family Finances: real help to […]
Economic Austerity vs Full Employment?
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 […]
Climate Change Conspiracy Theories, Fact or Fiction?
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 […]
2011 AV Referendum Turnout and Results
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 […]
May 5th AV Referendum – Coalition Divide
May 3rd 2011… 2 days till the AV referendum. Yes it’s time for the polls to open once more and for you to turn off the TV and vote. No matter what your side on the AV debate it is still worth voting for or against. What is AV? AV or alternative vote is different […]
Osama Bin Laden is Dead
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.
Osama Bin Laden Dead – President Barack Obama Confirms
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 […]
UK Local Elections May 5th 2011
Local elections will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011 in 279 English local authorities. Elections will also be held on the same day to the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly. In Northern Ireland, elections to the existing 26 local councils are also due to be held on 5 May […]
Why EMA was Important to Children in Poverty
The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has been cancelled by the Tory led coalition government. Why The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Was Important to Poor Children I’m forty years old which means when I was 16 there was nothing like EMA (under a Tory government), the same is true for my wife (a few years younger). […]
US Politics : Democrats Hold The Senate, Republicans Win the House
I don’t understand US politics particularly well, though we do watch The Daily Show by Jon Stewart religiously (if that’s representative of US politics, Americans are nuts!). Watching BBC News and the Democrats have held the Senate and the Republicans have gained control of The House of Representatives. Guess that means President Obama will find […]