Archive for the ‘politics’ Category
We elect our government differently here in the UK to USA
Posted by: stazjia on: November 4, 2008
We vote for our government quite differently here in the UK to the way it’s done in the USA.
For a start, we don’t vote for the Prime Minister. We vote for a member of Parliament (MP) from the people who are standing in the constituency where we live. We have a ‘first past the post’ [...]
Some Light Relief – Political Anecdotes
Posted by: stazjia on: October 25, 2008
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It’s all doom and gloom now. The latest UK figures show we are heading for a recession. Sterling has plummeted against other currencies – not all bad news for webmasters who get affiliate commission paid in US dollars or companies exporting – but not great generally.
I thought I’d lighten the mood with a few political [...]
Did Peter Mandelson get a great birthday gift?
Posted by: stazjia on: October 22, 2008
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It was Peter, now Lord, Mandelson’s birthday yesterday and it looks like either he personally got his revenge or somebody decided to give him a birthday present he’d really like – dropping George Osborne (see picture, standing) in deep trouble.
The story is this, for those who haven’t followed it: Conservative shadow Chancellor George Osborne, David [...]
