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- MP WELCOMES STOCKPORT UNEMPLOYMENT DROP
Andrew Stunell MP (Today) - Andrew Stunell MP has welcomed Stockport's unemployment drop announced yesterday by the Office of National Statistics.Official figures show that just 3.5% of the Stockport population is out of work, compared to a national rate of... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The George With A Point
Michael Greenwell (Today) - In yesterday’s podcast I mentioned something that a certain George Orwell once said and thought it was publishing here at greater (thought not great or full) length. It comes from an essay called Why... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Tory MP: Conservatives 'can't win' gay marriage debate
Daily Telegraph - UK Politics Video (Today) - Conservative MP Mike Freer has hit out over the debate on gay marriage, saying MPs are accused of being divisive when simply "getting arguments out into the open". ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Pickles urges Radstock to fly the flag
Conservative Home - Local Govt (Today) - There was an appalling decision recently by Labour councillors in Radstock not to fly the English flag on St George's Day on the grounds it was offensive to Muslims. The Communities and Local Government Secretary... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- At last - chance to be a social worker without a social work degree
- "Pensioner dragged off his scooter before being kicked and bitten to death… by DONKEYS"
Mark Wadsworth (Today) - It all sounds far too gruesome for words. Those cute little animals which carried Mary to Bethlehem and give kids rides on the beach etc. have started kicking and biting people to death?... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Carbon emissions hit 400ppm. So what?
The Commentator (Today) - “CO2 is primarily plant food while its other implications for Nature are negligible in comparison." Maybe we should learn to love our carbon emissions?... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Gay marriage: David Cameron takes on the 'wreckers' among Conservative MPs in key vote
Andrew Grice (Today) - David Cameron will tonight take on traditionalist Conservative MPs who are trying to sabotage his plans to legalise gay marriage in the latest trial of strength between the Prime Minister and his backbenchers. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- New Italians, Old Racists: the Current Italian Debate on Citizenship Laws
Libcom.org Blog (Today) - litalia-sono-anchio8_opt-300x199.jpg A country at the crossroads A country at the crossroads Racism, however, comes not only from well-known xenophobes, such as the Northern League, but also from unexpected places. read more... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Mark Garnier MP organises new Jobs Fair in Wyre Forest: 50 employers from a variety of sectors offering support
Mark Garnier MP (Today) - Mark Garnier MP today encouraged his constituents to attend the 3rd Wyre Forest Jobs Fair, which is scheduled to take place on the 7th of June. Wyre Forest Jobs Fair poster.jpg... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- That’s All Folk
Shooting Parrotts (Today) - I should say from the start that I’m no great fan of folk music and all the folky stuff that goes with it, but there is no doubt that folky folk know how to enjoy... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The BBC ignoring one source of opposition to gay marriage
Not a Sheep Maybe a Goat (Today) - The BBC report here that there is opposition to gay marriage from 'Several Cabinet ministers' & '34 current and former local (Conservative) party chairmen'. This report details the debate in the Church of Scotland and... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Gay marriage bill in danger of being hijacked, warns Nick Clegg
Nick Watt (Today) - Deputy PM ups stakes hours before MPs vote as Maria Miller warns Tories against 'wrecking' amendment on heterosexual civil partnershipsNick Clegg has upped the stakes hours before MPs vote on the gay marriage bill by... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Labour abandons support for gay marriage "wrecking" amendment
The Staggers (Today) - The party tables its own rival amendment to establish a consultation on introducing civil partnerships for heterosexual couples. After ministers warned that the amendment to the gay marriage bill establishing civil partnerships for heterosexual couples... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Labour tries to save gay marriage bill with new amendment
- Victory – albeit limited – at San Raffaele hospital
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- Mullan Expresses Sadness Following Death Of Man In Blaze
Social Democratic and Labour Party (Today) - SDLP Councillor Kate Mullan has said she is saddened to hear of the death of a 63- year-old man in a top floor flat at University Street.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Same-sex marriage: Labour backs coalition government
Channel 4 News - Politics (Today) - Labour says it will not support a Conservative amendment to the government's gay marriage plans that could have seen the legislation derailed.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Why we don’t believe Osborne’s latest excuse against the Robinhood Tax
Liberal Conspiracy (Today) - It's fair to say George Osborne has never been the Financial Transaction Tax's biggest fan.But, clearly feeling his priorities were still not perverse enough, the Chancellor then launched a legal challenge against the European's proposal,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Farage ad for Tories urging them to defect makes sense
- The Traitors – 2. Ken Livingstone
British National Party (Today) - By Man of Kent-In March 2012 Ken Livingstone, the Labour candidate for mayor of London, seeking to regain the post he once held, declared in a London mosque that if elected he would make London... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Gay Marriage: Labour Won't Back Amendment
Sky News Politics (Today) - Labour will not support an amendment to the gay marriage Bill which could have halted progress of the Government's legislation.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Maria Miller: Equal Marriage Will Preserve the Institution of Marriage
Huffington Post UK Politics Blog (Today) - There is no doubt about the fundamental value that we place upon marriage and its role at the heart of our society. Marriage embodies the principles of love, loyalty and commitment - all vital components... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›