Blow for Labour as poll gives SNP four-point lead in Glasgow East byelection

These are scary times indeed for the Labour Party in the UK. The Scottish National Party is now polling four points ahead of Labour for the upcoming by-election in Glasgow East. If Labour loses this election, Gordon...

Dion's carbon plan will "screw everybody"; and more

Canada's Conservative party is mobilizing an array of swear-wordish phrases to scorn Stephane Dion's new carbon tax plan. The Liberal Leader played right into enemy hands by labeling his plan the "green-shift."" The...

Youth anti-drink plans criticised

Another addition to the topic we tackled yesterday, Charities and opposition MPs have criticised ministers' proposals to tackle underage drinking in England."Parents who allow children to drink in public could be...

Poll blow to PM

With rising fuel and food cost, falling house values, lack of affordable mortgages and not fully compensating all of the low paid work force, the British public has good reason to be angry with the Government........

Tories kill access to information database

this is one of the most ironic/hilarious[?] comment i find in the cbc news report on the decision behind closing down atip:  "extensive consultations showed it [ATIP] wasn't valued by government departments."  welloff course it wouldn't be valued by govt....

London-England Ken Livingstone Unseated as Mayor

" 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...

Election Nightmare For Gordon Brown

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...

British Government Faces Revolt Over Terror Laws

The British government plans to extend anti-terror laws but is facing an intense backlash from those who believe the extension is entirely unnecessary."The Government is facing a ferocious battle over plans to...

Alco-Popped: Tax Hike Suggested for Fizzy Booze

I'm not sure how the plan below would curb drinking, though it would make the low-strength-cider constituency really happy (how big is the low-strength cider constituency,exactly?). As a guy who faced his teen years...

Tories "NIX" 2010 Olympics Sex Trade Co-op

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can only imagine the scenario " Transgendered Tiffany, 2010 Olympic Sponsor to the Stars" or perhaps The Olympic rings emblazoned on videos " 2010 Olympic Hookers Gone...

Canadians love minority governments: poll

Perhaps we're too polite to say outright that we don't like one party over another."Canadian voters seem comfortable with the idea of a minority federal government and reluctant to give any party a commanding...

Canada losing title as global human-rights champion?

Blame the Conservatives, says Amnesty International."OTTAWA - Conservative wavering on the world stage has risked Canada's reputation as a human-rights champion, Amnesty International says in a report released...

Canada: Let killer face music in U.S.

One Canadian sitting in a Montana jail shocked by Canada's decision not to interfere with Montana's desire to put out his lights.  "Permanently"!  "What on Earth is all the fuss about? Here we have one...

Canadian Conservative Government Seeks to Ban Veiled Voting

The elections commissioner warned them it would happen, and now it has. After the uproar that came after elections Canada said there was nothing in the law forcing veiled women to show their faces when voting, the conservatives have drafted a bill that will force the...

Harper's authority challenge by Nova Scotians over Bill Casey

"N.S. riding association defies PM, supports Casey Updated Sun. Oct. 14 2007 7:23 PM ET The Canadian Press HALIFAX -- A Conservative riding association in northern Nova Scotia is defying Stephen Harper and standing...

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