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Op-Ed: Public to be Biggest Losers in a Political Game That Threatens Press Freedom and Democracy
March 19, 2013 7:58 pm-
The Monday Line: Westminster Tories and Welsh Labour Party Like It’s 1982UPDATED: Forget Meryl Streep, iron-coated PM David Cameron is now desperate to deflect any negative attention his...by Denis G Campbell on February 20, 2012 4:45 am -
UK Judges Panel Rules Impaired UK Man Can Be Extradited to the USGary McKinnon outside High Court in 2009 UK Progressive has covered four of the six years Gary McKinnon, and, most...by Denis G Campbell on October 18, 2011 1:12 pm -
Understanding ‘Debtageddon’ TuesdayIf you get your US news from FOX or SKY, you have a SPIN on the debt ceiling debate that strains reality to the...by Denis G Campbell on August 1, 2011 5:44 am
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Another UK Election Where Nobody Really Wins? Welsh Labour 30 Seats; Everybody Else 30 Seats
Let the bargaining begin. And blame the tiny constituency of Aberconwy for keeping Labour from a 31-seat majority. On 30 seats, one short, the question now is how will this play itself out next week? Despite a low turnout, just as in the general election a year ago, no one won. With Labour and Plaid [...]
David Cameron, You’ve Just Become Britain’s PM, What Are You Going to do Now?
By Denis Campbell “I’m going to Disneyland,” the traditional said-to-camera line for the next morning’s telly advert after a star US athlete wins the football Super Bowl is not an option, the Treasury’s broke. In a second evening of post tea-time events that would make retired US television game-show host Monty Hall of “Let’s Make [...]
Gordo Brilliantly, Audaciously Screws “Bad Luck” David
By Denis Campbell It was pundit heaven! Its audacious timing sent global media outlets into a state of LIVE apoplexy. Looking statesman-like, Gordon Brown stood before his rolling music stand outside Number 10 Downing Street and continued the Conservatives post-election nightmare. By announcing he would step down in September, he gave the LiDem leader Nick [...]
Britain’s Got Talent Election “Hung” by Preposterous Procedure
By Denis Campbell Now what? The only thing missing was Simon Cowell sneering and sighing last night. Welcome to déjà vu all over again. The UK seeks to one-up Florida’s 2000 election with the spectre of a hung Parliament, charges of polling site malfeasance and strict, almost slavish adherence to procedure over common sense. Big [...]
Mr. Cairns Goes to Westminster? UK Election Writ Small, Retail & Local
(UPDATED) By Denis Campbell General Election “speed-dating” best characterises the 31-day sprint to the UK’s 06 May finish line. Forget the hoopla surrounding 1st ever televised leadership debates, SPIN rooms, 3D graphic holograms and breathless pundits. All 650 UK House of Commons seats serving 60 million people (a 92,000:1 ratio) are up for grabs (compared [...]
Mr. Cairns Goes to Westminster? UK Election Writ Small, Retail & Local
(UPDATED) By Denis Campbell General Election “speed-dating” best characterises the 31-day sprint to the UK’s 06 May finish line. Forget the hoopla surrounding 1st ever televised leadership debates, SPIN rooms, 3D graphic holograms and breathless pundits. All 650 UK House of Commons seats serving 60 million people (a 92,000:1 ratio) are up for grabs (compared [...]
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