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MPs caught in expenses scandal pelted with custard pies in online video game

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:05:31 GMT

Hazel Blears about to be pied in the game START A NEW LIFE IN SPAIN Voters are not waiting until the general election to let politicians know what they think of them as thousands visit the The MPs’ Expenses Custard Pie Shoot-out site to vent their...
Source: The Telegraph

Chancellor and senior MPs face election challenge from Independents

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:18:02 GMT

Martin Bell is coaching a group of independent candidates Photo: ANDREW STUART The 24 men and women are raising money to challenge some of the biggest names caught up in the scandal who were accused of abuses of the Commons allowances.
Source: The Telegraph

Whitehall in turmoil over Muslim advisers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:53:44 GMT

An ideological battle has broken out in Whitehall over the advice given to ministers on Islamic radicalism.
Source: The Jewish Chronicle

An Annus Horribilis by any name - it's a pity Brown remains oblivious

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:42:12 GMT

It is always scary when you get a peek inside the Prime Minister’s brain. This happened to me towards the fag-end of the last political year when Gordon Brown gathered us together for his final press conference at Downing Street.
Source: Times Online

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Would Britain really be any worse off if the Commons was blown up tomorrow?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:21:08 GMT

Spool forward to Bonfire Night, 2019. Picture a typical, quiet English town where hundreds have gathered. Children's excited faces glow in the darkness.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

Reshaping Prevent

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:55:30 GMT

While the initial coverage of Arun Kundnani's report for the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), "Spooked", has focused on accusations of spying and large-scale targeted surveillance, the most insightful aspect of the report is its charting of the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Greedy MPs' mortgage claims will be banned

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:19:28 GMT

Plans being put forward by the Kelly Committee will also recommend that MPs can only rent their second homes.
Source: Daily Express

QUENTIN LETTS: Hazel Blears has acquired the fragility of an antique teacup

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:17:38 GMT

The political ghosts are gathering, their subtly altered visages testament to the passage of time and, perhaps, fate's creeping onset for Gordon Brown and his government. 'Remember me,' as the shade of Hamlet's father cries to the prince.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:10:24 GMT

Protestors from 'Vote for a Change' wear masks of British Finance Minister Alistair Darling, (2nd L) former Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, (L) Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd R) and Opposition Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) as they de...

Photo from AP Photo

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:59:15 GMT

Britain's Communities Secretary Hazel Blears arrives at Piccadilly Railway station in Manchester, Manchester, England, Wednesday June 3, 2009.

Hazel Blears: When will you pay us back?

Sat, 16 May 2009 18:00:28 GMT