Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Gurkhas win court victory

click here to go to the blogWith all the doom, gloom and misery that is getting people down at the moment we are in need of something to smile about. The news this afternoon that a group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain have won their immigration test case at the High Court has done the trick. Since the Gurkha Rifles left their main base in...

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Defence of the Realm?

click here to go to the blogDuring his recent Labour conference speech, Gordon Brown told the audience and the country: "Where there are new risks and new pressures our duty is and will be security for all." That sounds very statesmanlike. Heck, it even has a tinge of gravitas about it. Some people might think it made Brown appear to be the man for the moment...

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Blaming it all on Gordon

click here to go to the blogThe Lib Dem blogger I like most is Nich Starling, aka Norfolk Blogger. His blog often contains interesting comment on themes and stories that should have more prominence and his viewpoints are often thought provoking. Today Nich has a short posting titled: "Constantly blaming Gordon Brown in the face of what is happening in the world is...

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Doomed?

click here to go to the blogUS lawmakers have "taken leave of their senses" says EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson. He adds, "I hope that in Europe we will not see politicians and parliamentarians replicating the sort of irresponsibility and political partisanship that we have seen in Washington." The US stock market gave a more tangible response to the House rejection ...

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