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Brown Involved in Political Spin Already, That didn't last long 2007-06-28 09:57:00 After claiming to no longer adhere to the Blair doctorate of Political Spin, Brown's Spin Doctors follow in Blair's footsteps as Ed Balls, a key aide to Gordon Brown boasted to a reception that Quentin Davies would not be the last to cross the floor of the House of Commons. Mr Balls, a Treasury minister, sought to panic the Tories into fearing more desertions but the Tories have seen it for what ...

On Blair's Last Day Met Police Fly Courtney Coventry to London to take Statement In Cash for Honours Scandal 2007-06-27 18:57:00 On Blair's last full day in office the Met Police attempted to secretly fly the Beautiful American girl Courtney Coventry into London to take her statement in the Cash for Honours Inquiry. From the Sun: "A STUNNING American was flown by cops to Britain yesterday to be quizzed in the cash for honours probe. Californian actress Courtney Coventry, 25, was grilled over her links to Labour’s chief ...

Blair Resigns From Politics - Champagne Anyone? 2007-06-27 16:57:00 Blair has not only stood down as Prime Minister he has also resigned as an MP today . Mr Blair went back Trimdon Labour Club for the first time as an ex-prime minister and announced he would also be resigning immediately as an MP. Some were more pleased then others to see Blair on his home ground again. One Trimdon woman made sure she left before he arrived. The mother of three said "He only ...

Brown is Prime Minister 2007-06-27 16:57:00 Gordon Brown has today become the UK's prime minister, succeeding Tony Blair. Before entering 10 Downing Street, Mr Brown said: "This will be a new government with new priorities. And I have been privileged to have been granted the great opportunity to serve my country. And at all times I will be strong in purpose, steadfast in will, resolute in action in the service of what matters to the ...

Britain's Regional Flood Defense Committee Told to Prepare For Further Cuts 2007-06-27 12:57:00 Tony Blair, in his last day as prime minister, expressed sympathy for the families of the dead and said more money would need to be spent on flood prevention. Interesting considering that last year the Government slashed £15million off spending - and yesterday it emerged Britain's Regional Flood Defence Committee had been told to prepare for further cuts. A document sent out by the Environment ...

NHS Failure with Tragic Results 2007-06-26 16:57:00 The NHS is failing and this tragic story in the mail exemplifies the situation. "A premature baby diagnosed with a collapsed lung died after doctors operated on the wrong side. " The wrong side? How could a mistake like that possibly be made? That is the question being asked however sadly mistakes like this one are not as uncommon as we would like to believe. The cost of this mistake to the ...

Why Can't Blair Just Go Quietly? 2007-06-23 15:07:00 Why can't Blair just leave quietly? Because he is consumed by creating his European Legacy and, as usual, it is at our expense. Blair surrenders Britain’s to veto EU decisions in 52 other policy areas, including tourism, transport and civil protection. The Conservatives have called for a referendum, with William Hague saying: “the Government have absolutely no democratic mandate to introduce ...

Back from Holiday 2007-06-16 18:57:00 Just returned from holiday (yes I realise I was meant to be back Wed but the beach held me hostage) Blogpower Awards: Thank you very much for all of your support and votes! Despite all of the whining and tantrums that appeared to go on in my abcense we did extremely well and even took first place in Best Unintentionally Humourous Category as well as 2nd Place in Best Ranter Category, 2nd Place ...

Absurd News of the Week 2007-06-16 15:57:00 US City Imposes New Dress Code From the Telegraph: A town council in Louisiana has made it a crime to wear baggy trousers that expose the underwear. Residents of Delcambre in the southern US state face six months in jail or a fine of $500 (£254) if they are caught wearing trousers which show their undergarments. How exactly are they going to impose this law. If one bends over and their knickers ...

Blogpower Awards- Vote Early and Often!! 2007-06-09 20:35:00 I will be out of town from Sat 9 June until Wed 12 June and will be writing posts if (hopefully when) I have any free time. We are still doing well in the Blogpower Awards but need your votes to pull ahead of the current leaders! Thanks for all your support and keep voting! You can vote once per day and the link to the polls can be found HERE ...

NHS has over £500m Surplus But At What Price? 2007-06-06 22:14:00 Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt had put her job on the line over getting the health service out of the red. Hewitt now claims success as on paper the NHS has a 510m surplus. The question is how is that possible when only a year ago they had a deficit in excess of 500m? Are you suspicious yet? Well you have every right to be. This "surplus" came at a heavy price. Over 17,000 jobs have been lost ...

Blogpower Awards- Vote Early and Often!! 2007-06-06 21:43:00 The voting has begun in the Blogpower Awards and UK News and Politics needs your votes!! Thanks to your support we have been nominated in several categories. Here is the list of categories. If you click on the category it links to each poll. Thank you again to each and every person that nominated UK News and Politics. Now comes the real challenge. Categories you can Vote for UK News and ...

Blair and Labour Party Waste Another £750,000 2007-06-06 02:39:00 If Blair's £1m farewell tour wasn't enough money wasted, according to Scotland Yard the police probe into the cash-for-honours affair has cost more than £750,000 so far it emerged today. And we wonder why there is a constant lack of funding for schools and health care. If Blair, Levy etc are found guilty they should be made to foot the bill for the investigation. I don't see why it should come ...

Last Day of Nominations!! 2007-06-05 08:01:00 Today is the last day of nominations for the blog awards so don't forget to stop by the Blogpower Awards and nominate UK News and Politics! Thank you for your support we can't do it without you. We are doing well in the nominations for best british blog , best political blog, best little blogger, most under rated and surprisingly we have been nominated for our absurd news of the week post as ...

"Further Inquiries" Demanded in Cash for Honours Scandal 2007-06-05 02:54:00 Despite receiving a 216 page file from Scotland Yard, the Crown Prosecution Service has demanded additional evidence from the police and that they "undertake further inquiries" before deciding whether there should be criminal charges in the cash for honours investigation. It appears Prime Minister Blair may be interviewed by the police for a third time. This time however, it is highly possible ...