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  • June 2008

    • Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 13, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election

      (Newser) - With the personal backing of Rupert Murdoch, the former editor of Britain's biggest-selling tabloid is set to run in a special election triggered by yesterday's surprise resignation of a top Tory. Kelvin MacKenzie, who edited Murdoch's Sun for more than a decade, is preparing to contest the seat vacated by David Davis. Davis quit Parliament in protest after it narrowly passed a law authorizing pretrial detention of 42 days for terrorist suspects. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Rupert Murdoch  • British Parliament  • detention without trial  • David Davis

  • April 2008

    • Brits 'Duped' Over Olympic Pricetag

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 22, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      Brits 'Duped' Over Olympic Pricetag

      (Newser) - The projected pricetag of the 2012 Olympic games in London has more than doubled to $18 billion since the city was picked as host three years ago—and the British  government is being accused of deliberately low-balling estimates to sell the event to the public, the Guardian reports. A public spending watchdog says the original figure was completely unrealistic. More »

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      United Kingdom  • London  • 2012 London Olympics  • Ken Livingstone  • British Parliament

  • February 2008

    • Protest on Roof of Parliament

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 27, 08 6:53 AM CST

      Protest on Roof of Parliament

      (Newser) - Environmental protesters broke onto the roof of London's Houses of Parliament this morning and unfurled giant banners decrying the government's plans to build a new runway at Heathrow airport.  Five activists, representing a group called Plane Stupid, eluded security to hang banners reading "No third runway" and "BAA headquarters," a reference to the company that runs Heathrow. More »

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      London  • environmentalism  • Heathrow Airport  • British Parliament

  • January 2008

    • Brits Debate Eco-Wisdom of Biofuels

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 20, 08 11:03 AM CST

      Brits Debate Eco-Wisdom of Biofuels

      (Newser) - Biofuels may actually exacerbate the environmental problems they were meant to allay, reports the Observer, and a UK Parliamentary committee has released a report examining the possible effects. Using fuel made from crops like tallow and rapeseed may actually worsen greenhouse gas emissions, kill rainforests, and drive up food prices due to land competition. More »

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      environment  • United Kingdom  • oil  • greenhouse gases  • gas  • biofuel  • alternative fuels  • British Parliament

  • November 2007

    • Donations Scandal Fresh Blow to Brown

      Independent (UK)  |  Nov 27, 07 9:18 AM CST

      Donations Scandal Fresh Blow to Brown

      (Newser) - The general secretary of Britain's ruling Labour Party has quit over secret donations made to the party, reports The Independent . The news is a fresh blow to party leader Gordon Brown, who had been hoping to launch a counter-offensive after a disastrous week that saw the rival Tory party open up its biggest poll lead in 19 years. The embattled PM said today he knew nothing about the "unacceptable" donations until Saturday, and they will be returned. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • British Parliament

  • September 2007

    • UK Chatters About Elections as Polls Narrow

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 4, 07 11:48 AM CDT

      UK Chatters About Elections as Polls Narrow

      (Newser) - As London returns from holiday, the press and the parliament are still whispering about when Gordon Brown will call a general election. Although he can delay until as late as 2010, the Prime Minister can hold a vote any time, and British papers are debating whether he may rush it in time for autumn, while his Labour party still enjoys a thinning popularity. More »

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      Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • British Parliament  • British elections

  • July 2007

    • Brown Proposes Significant Power Shift

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 4, 07 11:00 AM CDT

      Brown Proposes Significant Power Shift

      (Newser) - Gordon Brown used his first appearance before the House of Commons as PM yesterday to unveil a surprising slate of power-shifting reforms, including limiting his right to declare war and lowering the voting age to 16. The initiatives, which also include development of a bill of rights, could radically alter the UK's political balance, the Guardian reports. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • voting  • British Parliament  • Tory Party  • House of Commons

  • May 2007
  • March 2007

    • British Peers Could Lose Their Perch

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 8, 07 11:26 AM CST

      British Peers Could Lose Their Perch

      (Newser) - British peers took it on the chin last night as their confrères in the House of Commons voted to make the House of Lords 100 percent elected, ending the rights of title-holders to inherit their seats. If a larger reform plan passes, the Lords could find elected members in their midst for the first time in history. More »

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      Great Britain  • reform  • British Parliament  • House of Lords  • House of Commons

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