Mock Election 2008

Figures show Britain’s inflation rate has stabilised

The UK CPI (Consumer Price Index) for August remained unchanged, at 3.1 percent, figures released by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) show. The rate is above the 2 percent target issued by the Bank of England and contrasts greatly with the last 3 months when the inflation rate had been steadily falling. It is also above the government’s current inflation target of 3 percent, issued by the Chancellor George Osbourne.

Significant rises in air fares, food and clothing were More

Islam not welcome in the Big Apple?

America may be famous for Freedom, fast food and cheap car rental, but since September 11th all that has changed. The plan of building a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City has sparked nationwide debate. According to the plan, Corbdoba House Mosque is to be built just two blocks away from the place where the twin towers were demolished on the fateful 9/11 attacks. Though the local community has approved the plan and has found somewhat of More

Unethical Dawn Raids on Families Facing Deportation

Dawn raids are becoming a habit among immigration officers who come to families faced with deportation during the wee hours of the morning. They usual arrest families at anytime between For immigrant families, More

Brown failed to renew Labour, says Milliband

David Milliband, leadership candidate for the Labour Party accused former Prime Minister Gordon Brown of failing in his promise to restore public confidence in Labour through his public relations. He claimed Mr Brown lacked the ’moral crusade'to win public support during his quest to solve the banks crisis and urged Labour to renew its political morality and to promote a more open, honest conduct in the future.

Speaking at the Keir Hardie lecture in Mountain Ash in the valleys More

Paternity Testing: Some Legal Issues

A recent new story where the body of Bobby Fischer was to be exhumed in order to determine whether a nine year old girl is his daughter had me thinking about paternity testing in this country and the legal issues associated with it.

When it comes to paternity testing here in the UK, there are some legal issues involved, and they should never be overlooked. Given the circumstance of the paternity testing, you may have a different situation versus the More

Will The New UK Coalition Government Hold Together?

The new UK coalition government is only a few days old and on its honeymoon so to speak. But once this ‘getting to know you’ period is over, it’s down to the seriousness of the situation the UK is in. With both sides of the coalition having different views on certain things how will they resolve them for the good of the country? To that end will the new government hold together?

If you listen to what the leaders of More

Immigration is a hot topic for a good reason.

With the way that the American economy is it is hard to decided to support the new Arizona immigration law or not. In some ways it could be good and in some ways bad. There are some people who are suggesting that illegal immigrants who are already here and living a law abiding life should be allowed to stay in the United State and become legal Americans. Other people are saying that these people should be sent back to their More