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Six billion savings… and more to come
The new Chancellor George Osborne this week announced immediate savings of £6billion. The figure may seem large, but when a country has a massive budget deficit it isn’t that much. Except that once again, it will be the ‘ordinary people’ in the street who will suffer. Some of the savings include: The abolition of the [...]
Miliband versus Miliband: Is THIS the best that Labour can do?
The Labour party, now licking their collective wounds in opposition, is on the hunt to elect its first leader in sixteen years. However, the omens are not good for them when the likes of Jack Straw, Alan Johnson, Jon Cruddas, and even caretaker leader Harriet Harman, have all decided not to bid for the job. [...]
Tory-Lib Dem new government heralds a new era
Now that the discredited Labour party are finally removed from power, we look forward to seeing what the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government can do to reverse some the deep-rooted problems facing the UK that they have inherited. Of course, there will be some pressures within the coalition, but the Tory leader David Cameron, and [...]
Gordon Brown resigns!
He’s going…. but not yet. Far too late in the day, but welcome. Still no news on the talks between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems.
Election 2010: the aftermath
The result of the UK general election is… a hung parliament. It was a disastrous night for the Labour party, but the Conservatives failed to get an overall majority of seats in Parliament despite making over ninety gains. The Lib Dems, despite the positive performance of leader Nick Clegg, were understandably disappointed at their poor [...]
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