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Public choose MPs’ ten commandments – politics.co.uk
Read more: Public choose MPs’ ten commandments – politics.co.ukThe top ten political commandments for an MP 1 – Thou shalt never forget that politics is about improving lives. Other people’s, not your own 2 – Be honest with the voters 3 – MPs shall treat constituents,…
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Four British soldiers die for sake of 150 votes – Times Online
Read more: Four British soldiers die for sake of 150 votes – Times OnlineJust 150 Afghan voters dared to go to the ballot box in the area of Helmand province where British soldiers sacrificed their lives to secure a safe election day, it was revealed yesterday. The figures were released as…
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Mohammed Jawad: ‘I was 12 when I was arrested and sent to Guantanamo’ – Times Online
Read more: Mohammed Jawad: ‘I was 12 when I was arrested and sent to Guantanamo’ – Times OnlineWhat a way to grow up: When Mr Jawad was arrested, he was living with his mother in Kabul — his father having been killed fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. “We searched for him for nine months,”…
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David Rowland’s £1 million donation boosts Tory election coffers – Telegraph
Read more: David Rowland’s £1 million donation boosts Tory election coffers – TelegraphGreat news, as much about the sentiment as the financial support: The Conservatives received the most funds, £6.4 million, and celebrated their wide donation base, with Mr Rowland’s the only six figure sum received by the party. He…
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Caroline Spelman MP: The Labour Government has shamefully neglected its duty to defend the realm by leaving the country dangerously exposed if firefighters go out on strike
Read more: Caroline Spelman MP: The Labour Government has shamefully neglected its duty to defend the realm by leaving the country dangerously exposed if firefighters go out on strikeFew could forget the images of the Green Goddesses rolling into service during the national fire strikes of 2002 and 2003, manned by the Armed Forces. This week the threat of fire strikes hang over us again as…
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Does the man have no shame!? – Jack Perschke
Read more: Does the man have no shame!? – Jack PerschkeJack Perschke, PPC for Derby South, attacks the preposterous rhetoric of the Leader of the Labour Group for Derby City Council: He talks about the triumph of Labour over unscrupulous employers – presumably he’s happy with the bank…
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Did You Hear the One About… by Floy Lilley
Read more: Did You Hear the One About… by Floy LilleyDid you hear the one about bobbing heads on Sunday agreeing that the cause of the Great Depression was the absence of government guidance? “The Great Depression would never have happened if there had been any economic regulations,”…
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Selling illegal DVDs not illegal because of blunder – Telegraph
Read more: Selling illegal DVDs not illegal because of blunder – TelegraphVia Selling illegal DVDs not illegal because of blunder – Telegraph: People who sell DVDs and videos illegally, including pornography to children, cannot be prosecuted because of a legislative blunder dating back 25 years, it has emerged. ……