May 12, 2010
Well it all kicked off last night! Gordon Brown has now officially resigned and is no longer Labour Party leader/Prime Minister. Conservative leader David Cameron is now our new Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has been appointed deputy prime minister. Oh happy days! Via BBC News The new UK Prime Minister David Cameron is shaping his government, after his Conservative Party formed an historic coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is to be the new deputy prime minister, with four colleagues […]
May 10, 2010
Well we all saw this coming. Click HERE to read more.
May 7, 2010
Via BBC News No party has been able to secure an outright majority in the House of Commons and there will now be a frantic period of negotiation to decide the shape of the next government. The situation is described as a hung parliament, with no single party having enough MPs – 326 – to win parliamentary votes without the support of members of other parties. Which party is in a position to form the next government will become clear in the […]
May 6, 2010
This is today’s front cover of that tabloid rag The Sun. Misguided editorial team members seem to think that Conservative leader David Cameron is just like President Obama. Ha ha ha ha! *shaking my head* They CANNOT be serious! Anyway today is Election day in Britain where we the people have our say on who runs the country tomorrow. So get out there and VOTE ! Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Labour), David Cameron (Conservative), Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) I wonder if there […]
March 19, 2010
With just two months to go before the General Election, photographer Alison Jackson hits the road in a desperate bid to find a stable of political lookalikes. As the clock ticks towards May 6th she hunts for a Gordon Brown, a Peter Mandelson, an Alistair Darling. Her whistle-stop tour of the country takes her to locations significant in each politician’s political journey. For example: the industrial Scottish town of Kircaldy for Brown; the fishing port of Hartlepool and the night-clubs of Manchester for […]
January 3, 2010
Via BBC News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given the go-ahead for full body scanners to be introduced at Britain’s airports. BAA, which runs six UK airports, said it would now install the machines “as soon as is practical” at Heathrow. Continue Reading….. Your thoughts please…..