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Gordon Brown issues posthumous apology to Bletchley Park codebreaker

Thanks to nalfeshnee for the link. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6170089/Gordon-Brown-issues-posthumous-apology-to-Bletchley-Park-codebreaker.html The Prime Minister said Alan Turing was treated âterribly". Mr Brown was responding to a ...

From ANDREW PORTER, RichardDawkins.net,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Alan Turing,  BBC,  Gordon Brown,  John Graham,  Ian McEwan

AIRPORT DECISION NOT COMING THIS YEAR

The town is looking into buying Robertson Airport, but a decision on the purchase will not be made until at least next year. Town Manager Robert Lee told the town council Monday that a referendum on the possible purchase would not be on the November ...

From ANDREW PORTER, AirportBusiness.com,  7 Aug 2008

British Premier's Party Could Force His Ouster

LONDON Dozens of senior Labor members of Parliament are poised to write to the Cabinet urging it to force a leadership contest that could topple Prime Minister Brown. The Daily Telegraph has learned that a group of moderate MPs, including several ...

From ANDREW PORTER AND ROBERT WINNETT, The New York Sun,  27 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  George Howarth,  Charles Clarke

Conservative Leader Attacks Culture of 'Moral Neutrality'

LONDON The conservative leader David Cameron attacked the culture of "moral neutrality" yesterday, calling on the obese, the idle, and even the poor to accept some responsibility for their plight. The Opposition leader said Britain risked creating a ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The New York Sun,  8 Jul 2008
Related Topics: David Cameron,  UK Conservative Party,  John Major,  Iain Duncan Smith

No farewell speech for David Davis

He will apply for the Chiltern Hundreds – the formal way that MPs resign – but he will not make another heartfelt speech about liberty or attack Gordon Brown for not fielding a candidate in Haltemprice and Howden before he departs.  The Speaker ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The Telegraph,  16 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Kelvin MacKenzie,  Neil Kinnock,  John Major

David Cameron's morning meetings

Full coverage of UK Politics After the Telegraph wrote about the morning meetings held by David Cameron some shadow cabinet ministers have been calling to put their hands up and say they go too. These meetings take place at 9.15, Monday to ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The Telegraph,  15 Jun 2008
Related Topics: David Cameron,  David Davis

Labour to allow David Davis a free run

What madman/madwoman would be tarnished with the mantle of being the antidemocracy and freedom candidate? The best New Labour can do is to let it go and hope it will all blow over. On the other hand it could end up that Conservatives gain a huge ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The Telegraph,  12 Jun 2008
Related Topics: UK Conservative Party

Gordon Brown and David Cameron impress over 42-day detention at PMQs

Full coverage of UK Politics It makes you realise the usual low standard of debate at Prime Minister’s Questions when you have a session like today’s. It was very good stuff. Gordon Brown, clearly well-practiced in the arguments around 42 days having ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The Telegraph,  11 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  David Cameron,  Margaret Thatcher,  U.S. Republican Party,  David Davis

No sick notes allowed for tonight's 42-day detention vote

Full coverage of UK Politics Tonight’s knife-edge vote will see MPs summoned from all over the place to be shoved through the aye lobbies to try and save Gordon Brown’s 42 days detention plan. John Prescott has returned from a conference in Greece and ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The Telegraph,  11 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  John Prescott,  David Miliband,  John MacDougall,  David Davis

Squeaky bum time for Labour

Full coverage of UK Politics Coining Labour supporting football manager Alex Ferguson’s famous phrase before an end of season finale, a Labour MP has just confided that: “It’s squeaky bum time. Official.” In fact, that is one of the more printable ...

From ANDREW PORTER, The Telegraph,  10 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Alex Ferguson,  Tony Blair,  David Cameron

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