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Brown's Britain

After a decade as PM-in-waiting, Gordon Brown finally ascends to Britain's top job

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August 2008
- Leaked Blair Memo Blasts Brown 'Vacuity'
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 4, 08 6:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown took further lashed from his own party over the weekend as allies of Tony Blair leaked an old memo from the former prime minister bashing Brown's tenure. In the memo, written last year after Brown called off a mooted snap election, Blair accuses his successor of "hubris and vacuity." Blairites are also preparing to launch a series of statements and policy proposals to force Brown out. More »
July 2008
- Facebook Pulls Stabbing App Amid UK Knife Deaths
  
  ABC News | Jul 30, 08 12:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A surge in knife crime has shaken Britain, ABC News reports. Twelve people—six of them teenagers—were stabbed to death in a single week this month. Public concern has caused Facebook to yank a third-party application where users could send each other "virtual stabs," and Nike has taken its Air Stab shoes off the market. More »
- Top Allies Look to Unseat Gordon Brown
  
  Times (UK) | Jul 29, 08 9:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Several of the leading members of Gordon Brown's government will try to oust him as prime minister, reports the Times of London. Two contenders have emerged in a possible leadership challenge: David Miliband, the youthful foreign secretary allied with Tony Blair; and Harriet Harman, the deputy leader of the Labour Party. The paper says that a cabinet revolt will probably take place in September, after the summer break. More »
- Catastrophic Loss for Brown in Scottish Vote
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 25, 08 6:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown suffered a potentially fatal blow to his leadership when Labour lost a once rock-solid seat to the Scottish National Party in a special election early this morning. In one of the most stunning upsets in years, the separatists seized the constituency of Glasgow East as more than 22% of voters who went Labour at the last election abandoned the party. "We are in trouble," one minister admitted to the Guardian . More »
- UK Protester Glues Self to Brown
  
  Times (UK) | Jul 23, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An environmentalist tried to superglue himself to Gordon Brown last night inside 10 Downing St. Dan Glass was receiving an award from the British PM when he put his adhesive-slathered hand on the prime minister's forearm. The demonstrator stayed stuck to the PM for less than a minute, writes the Times of London, and will not face charges. More »
- UK Immigration Rules Would Exclude This Man
  
  Bloomberg | Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with a bachelor's degree and you earn [$52,000] a year, you're a high-skilled migrant. You can come in, but Bill Gates can't.'' More »
June 2008
- Humiliating Defeat for UK Ruling Party
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 27, 08 6:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On the first anniversary of Gordon Brown's premiership, the Labour Party went down to a humiliating fifth-place finish in a special election near Oxford, reports the Times of London. Although the Tories had been expected to retain the seat vacated by new London mayor Boris Johnson, the ruling party came behind not only the third-party Liberal Democrats, but also the Greens and a whites-only extremist party. More »
- Britons: New Trash Laws Are Rubbish
  
  New York Times | Jun 27, 08 4:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the midst of a garbage overload, the UK is cracking down on trash with strict new rules, sparking a backlash among Britons, the New York Times reports. Many areas now pick up trash only biweekly, and accept only regulation amounts. Some reject recycling bins tainted with garbage. In response, some Britons are yelling at trash collectors, stealing neighbors’ bins—and burning their rubbish. More »
- One Year On, a Prime Minister Diminished
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 26, 08 10:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown has seen his reputation collapse in his year as UK prime minister: once the colossus of the Labour Party who enjoyed buoyant poll ratings, he is now so diminished that many in his own party want him to resign. To mark the first anniversary of his elevation to prime minister, the Guardian provides an in-depth look at the event that changed everything—Brown's decision to cancel a snap election he probably would have won. More »
- UK Lawmaker Resigns to Protest Civil Liberties
  
  Associated Press | Jun 18, 08 4:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A British lawmaker resigned from Parliament today to protest what he views as a government assault on civil liberties, especially a recent law that extends to 42 days the length of time that terror suspects can he detained. David Davis of the Conservative Party hoped to call attention to the issue by triggering a special election, but the ruling Labour Party sees his move as a "political stunt" and won't run a candidate against him, the AP reports. More »
- For Beleaguered W. and Gordo, a Merry Old Time
  
  New York Times | Jun 18, 08 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - George W. Bush was in "one of his oddly chipper moods" during his awkward final trip to London, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd observes—but why? Perhaps, she opines half facetiously, "W. simply feels more at home in a monarchy" after years spent confessing to "Torquemada Cheney." Or maybe it's that he got to hang out with Gordon Brown, one of few world leaders "more unpopular than he is." More »
- Bush, Brown Butcher 'Homie Handshake'
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Jun 17, 08 4:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown looked a little heavy handed when President Bush tried out a "homeboy handshake" on the British leader yesterday, the Daily Mail reports. Clearly caught by surprise by Bush's American-style "street" greeting, Brown fumbled, accidentally stuck a few fingers up the president's sleeve—and ended up clasping Bush's hand in a "wet fish" shake. Yo , Gordo. More »
- Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions
  
  Washington Post | Jun 16, 08 8:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain and the European Union will slap Iran with a new round of sanctions over its refusal to curtail its nuclear program, PM Gordon Brown announced today, handing President Bush an unexpected farewell gift on the last day of his weeklong European trip. Brown froze the assets of Iran's largest bank as of today, reports the Washington Post; he also pledged about 200 more troops to join the 7,800 British soldiers already in Afghanistan. More »
- Bush London Trip Sparks Clashes
  
  BBC | Jun 16, 08 3:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators clashed with London police as they protested President Bush's visit yesterday, reports the BBC. Protesters chanted "George Bush, terrorist!" but were kept out of the president's earshot as he arrived at 10 Downing Street. More »
- Bush Running Out of Time to Catch Bin Laden
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 15, 08 12:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush has renewed the hunt for Osama bin Laden, enlisting the aid of British special forces to make the capture before he leaves the White House next year, the Times of London reports. Bush's European farewell tour moved today to England, which has participated in renewed raids in northern Pakistan. “Bush is swinging for the fences in the hope of scoring a home run,” said an intelligence source. More »