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Four of the UK’s biggest airlines have put their feuds on hold to appeal to the government to scrap the tax which all passengers are forced to pay on flights departing the country. The chief executives of Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have described air passenger duty (APD) as “incredibly damaging” to the [...]
(Read More)22nd Feb 11
Jacqui Smith speaks up on porn scandal
by Harry Oldfield
Suggesting her expenses were more scrutinised because of her gender, former home secretary Jacqui Smith is speaking about the porn scandal that ended her career. The former MP claims there was a view that as a woman she should have spent more time looking after her husband and children. In a new interview with Radio [...]
(Read More)5th Feb 11
Cameron says taxes cannot be cut yet
by Paul Russell
Prime Minister David Cameron maintains that he wants to eventually lower taxes, but says that with the country’s current financial situation it is impossible to do it now. Tories have been raising demands that Cameron decrease taxes. Cameron said that the UK will have to go down a long and difficult path before it is [...]
(Read More)24th Jan 11
Balls criticized for his handling of UK banks
by Sally Davies
Ed Balls fought off criticism of his previous decisions from Labour colleagues and Liberal Democrat and Conservative opponents yesterday. This came as he attempted to launch an attack on the Coalition Government. The newly-appointed shadow Chancellor was questioned over his decision not to strongly regulate banks. He was also asked if he fully supported Labour’s [...]
(Read More)4th Jan 11
Celebrity Tweets aim to find missing teen
by Adam Richards
Celebrities took to Twitter to join the hunt for a missing 14-year old as her friends use social networking sites to raise awareness about the girl’s disappearance. Sarah Brown, Stephen Fry and Rio Ferdinand were among the UK celebrities that used their Twitter accounts to urge those with information surrounding the disappearance of Serena Beakhurst [...]
(Read More)3rd Dec 10
Cables reveal scathing assessment of Brown
by Paul Russell
A scornful assessment of Gordon Brown’s track record by American officials in London has been exposed in the latest US diplomatic cable leaks. The US embassy described Mr Brown as reeling from political disaster to disaster and heading a rudderless party just a year after he took over from Tony Blair as Prime Minister in [...]
(Read More)3rd Dec 10
Gordon Brown criticized by US embassy
by Katie Naylor
Wikileaks’ latest cable release revealed that after a year in office Gordon Brown was described as an awful prime minister by the US embassy in London. George Bush’s ambassador, Robert Tuttle, described how Brown moved from political failure to failure. Tuttle said that a clear tipping point could not be seen for Brown. However, it [...]
(Read More)1st Dec 10
Labour looks to keep US happy by limiting Iraq inquiry
by Harry Oldfield
Gordon Brown’s Government had secretly made a promise to the United States that it would limit its inquiry into the Iraq War in order to prevent any damage being inflicted on the United States’ reputation. This new information was disclosed as a result of some leaked cables. The promise that was given by Britain last [...]
(Read More)17th Nov 10
Labour and Lib Dem look to cooperate
by Katie Naylor
Labour and Liberal Democrats back-benchers are looking to rebuild the relationship between their parties that could see the start of co-operation between the two parties in the lead-up to the next election. Despite the souring of relations between the leaders of the Liberal Democrats and certain Labour sections over tuition fees and spending cuts, local [...]
(Read More)4th Nov 10
Wayne Rooney to go up in smoke
by Sally Davies
The Edenbridge Bonfire Society unveiled its 49 foot effigy of Wayne Rooney, which will soon go up in smoke as part of their annual bonfire. The steel-framed structure has an uncanny likeness to the football star, with the footballer dressed in his official uniform and carrying his recently signed contract with Manchester United. Creators did [...]
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