A Lib Dem/Conservative coalition looking likely for Britain

Posted by Steven Allen on 10th May 10

The meeting between senior members of the Conservative Party and representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party is set to reconvene today. Representatives of both parties met over the weekend to discuss the possibility of forming a government together. Present at the meeting was shadow foreign secretary William Hague. Speaking after the discussions at the Cabinet Office, [...]

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Asda offers pre-election platform to party leaders

Posted by Lucy Walters on 8th Apr 10

Retail giant Asda has said that it will be giving the leaders of the UK’s main political parties the opportunity to speak to its customers on the stores website ahead of next month’s election. UK shoppers will get a chance to hear what each leader proposes to do for them before they cast their ballots [...]

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Kraft to close Cadbury factory

Posted by Michael Bond on 10th Feb 10

Kraft Foods has confirmed that the Cadbury plant the company had originally promised to keep open after its takeover of the chocolate giant will in fact be closed in 2011. The Cadbury Somerdale factory which is located near Bristol was originally going to be closed by Cadbury after they had moved most of their production [...]

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Full Body Scanners Going in Next Week

Posted by Rob Jones on 22nd Jan 10

Since the attempted Christmas Day bombing in which a man tried to blow up a flight headed to Detroit, airports around the world have been looking for ways to step up their security.  Authorities in both America and Britain were puzzled as to how a man who was on terrorist watch lists was able to [...]

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Brown Lays Out Counter Terror Measures

Posted by Kim Newbold on 22nd Jan 10

The recent attempted attack of a Trans-Atlantic flight headed to Detroit in which a young man from Nigeria tried to blow up a plane with an explosive device that he snuck aboard in his underwear has forced countries around the world to re-think their security methods.  This is not the first time that the hand [...]

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A Large Amount of Brits Still not Online

Posted by Lucy Walters on 19th Jan 10

The internet has become a part of most people’s daily lives and there are many out there who would tell you that they couldn’t live without it.  Everything from getting news, talking to friends, and even shopping for food can now be done with ease online and for many it is hard to imagine a [...]

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Muslim Group Cancels Anti War March

Posted by Lucy Walters on 12th Jan 10

It seems that the world is becoming increasingly more radicalized and angry over many of the actions of the west, specifically the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, which have went on for nearly a decade.  With no end in sight, these wars are angering people all over the world, especially Muslims, who feel they [...]

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Gordon Brown Wins Dubious Award

Posted by Michael Bond on 5th Jan 10

It seems that just about any information can help sway an election.  The general elections in the United Kingdom are rapidly approaching and both sides are doing whatever they can to make the other side look bad.  The Tories have torched Labour for its failure to turn the economy around and for failing to achieve [...]

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British and American Embassies Close in Yemen

Posted by Kim Newbold on 5th Jan 10

Terrorism has come in many forms and from many locations.  If there is one thing that the world has learned since the attacks of September 11, 2001 it is that the network of terrorists is widespread and touches nearly every corner of the globe.  The most recent attempt in which a young Nigerian man tried [...]

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Conservative Lead Holds in Recent Polls

Posted by Lucy Walters on 4th Jan 10

Since the general elections are less than a year away the polling has already begun to see who is the most popular party in the United Kingdom.  Both parties have been doing their part to drum up support for what will likely be the key issues of the election.  The Tories have been proposing all [...]

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