Local elections were held in 181 local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland. The results for the Conservative government of PM David Cameron, and his coalition partners, the Lib-Dems, were severe: Britain’s governing conservatives took an electoral bruising Friday in local elections as voters punished them for biting austerity measures
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Drive-by Planet: George Galloway: stunning landslide victory in Bradford West
George Galloway, the British MP banned in 2009 from entry into Canada has achieved a stunning electoral victory in the UK. Standing for the Respect Party, Galloway pulled off an historic victory in Bradford West. Not too shabby for a guy humiliated by Canada – dubbed “an infandous street corner
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: UK bans Israeli tourism ad for fudging borders
Maps that suggest the occupied territories are part of Israel appeared on ads put out by the Israeli Tourism Ministry. The fondest dream of Zionists everywhere no doubt, but not welcomed by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority who say the ads are “misleading.” The Israelification effort also included replacing the
Continue readingStimulative austerity bearing fruit in Britain? Not. Nor globally
George Osborne was quick out of the gates with the austerity as stimulus gambit. Which as everybody from myself to Paul Krugman predicted was going to be a flop. Osborne has been trying to save face by arguing that his … Continue reading →
Continue readingCuriosityCat: NDP supporters want a Quebec leader and electoral cooperation with Liberals
A surprising finding from the latest Ipsos Reid poll, and a very disconcerting one for Brian Topp.A large majority (58%) of NDP supporters believe that the next leader should hail from Quebec:Fifty-eight per cent of NDP backers surveyed nationally stro…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: UK Labour leader argues for new values for Britain
Ed Miliband’s at the Labour Party conference has taken the bit between his teeth with his declaration that he is his own man, and not a copy of either Blair or Brown. He went further with a statement of values (Liberals, looking for some ideas for our …
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Ontario NDP’s Andrea Horwath can remedy the democratic deficit, massive poll says
We are close to the wire in the race for a new provincial government in our most populated province, says a massive new poll. The chances right now are high that neither the Liberals nor the Tories will win a majority.And the NDP will emerge as the one…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Nixon, the Rose Mary Stretch, and the James Murdoch 15 minute conversation
One day, when the history of the phone hacking done by News of the World reporters is finally written, will historians record that the 15 minutes of the disputed conversation during which James Murdoch may (according to some attendees) or may not (acco…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: CNN’s Piers Morgan and Hacking
As the News of the World coverup starts to crumble, with fresh revelations of old letters (including two versions of one letter, with NOW issuing one letter with references to senior managers redacted), a well-known face on CNN seems to have his own ex…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The Murdochs: It’s often the cover up that gets you – just ask Tricky Dick
Murdoch Senior and Junior (and PM David Cameron) are in for a few sleepless nights now that this has happened:
Cameron and Coulson
Phone hacking was widely discussed at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, according to a reporter who was blamed as th…
Accidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jeffrey Simpson laments the Cons’ evidence-averse crime policies. But it’s worth noting that Simpson is off base on one point: much as he assumes that years of spin from the Cons and the media alike have pus…
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