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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:01 PM

Liberal Democrats

Type: Organization

Name: Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats (United Kingdom))

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Liberal Democrats (United Kingdom)

First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 6 Documents (in Politics)

Gordon Brown

Brown seeks vote reform in 'new politics'

By Felicity Spector Prime Minister Gordon Brown battles Labour backbenchers and Conservative 'cynicism' in an attempt to replace the current first-past-the-post electoral voting system. Gordon Brown says it is part of a 'new politics' to help rebuild ... [Channel 4 News - 33 mins ago]

Entities: Gordon Brown, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Democrats

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Liberal Democrats

Lib Dems attack Â£63bn PFI bill

The NHS will pay a total of £63 billion for hospitals with an original capital value of just £11 billion, the Liberal Democrats have claimed. The party claims that the health service still owes £58 billion on 106 private finance initiative (PFI) contracts ... [HealthInvestor magazine - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, NHS, Norman Lamb

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

David Cameron

David Cameron accused of hypocrisy over opposition to electoral reform

Conservatives should support referendum to introduce the alternative vote method because that is the system they use for their own internal party elections, say Lib Dems David Cameron was accused of hypocrisy ahead of today's Commons vote on a referendum ... [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]

Entities: David Cameron, Liberal Democrats, Chris Huhne, Referendum, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 6 Documents (in Politics)

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

PM faces Labour revolt over vote reform

Gordon Brown's plans to scrap the first-past-the-post system is being contested by 40 Labour MPs. He will challenge the Tories to back the move Gordon Brown is braced for a Labour rebellion today against moves to scrap the first-past-the-post voting ... [The Independent - 13 hours ago]

Entities: The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Referendum, Gordon Brown, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Democrats

First Reported 02/07/2010 - Updated 02/08/2010 - 3 Documents

Jack Straw

Jack Straw at the Iraq war inquiry - live

1.33pm: Jack Straw, the justice secretary, has already given evidence to the Iraq inquiry about the foreign policy aspects of the decision to go to war. But, as foreign secretary in 2003, he also took a close interest in the legality of the conflict and ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/08/2010]

Entities: Jack Straw, Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Taking The Pulse: Cardiff

I've escaped. I've left the sound and fury of the Westminster village - though only for a week - to take the pulse of the electorate. First stop: Cardiff, home of one of five Welsh constituencies [ see note below ] which the Tories need to win from Labour ... [BBC - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Cardiff (United Kingdom), The Labour Party (United Kingdom), The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Democrats

First Reported 02/08/2010 - Updated 02/08/2010 - 4 Documents (in Politics)

Nick Clegg

Clegg: Don't be fooled by expenses manouvering

Clegg: Nobody should be fooled Reddit Stumble The Electoral Reform Society is a voluntary organisation that campaigns for a better democracy, particularly through changes to our electoral system. Find more Opinion Formers in this category: With just three ... [Politics.co.uk - 02/08/2010]

Entities: Nick Clegg, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported 02/08/2010 - Updated 02/08/2010 - 2 Documents

Brown will be in power for ever if Cleggie gets PR

It seems I just can't get away from him at the moment. They have the 24-hour news running in my outer office, and every time I come out for a breather there he is. He's churning the airwaves with his Polyfilla sound bites, all of them perfectly balanced, ... [Telegraph - 02/08/2010]

Entities: Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrats, Gordon Brown, College of Europe

First Reported 02/07/2010 - Updated 02/08/2010 - 3 Documents

Blowin' in the wind

Go to Mick Bates' website and you'll see a picture of the Montgomeryshire AM cradling a lamb, another of him out with his sheepdogs in the beautiful Powys countryside. There's a quotation from his hero, Bob Dylan: "...All I can do is be me. Whoever ... [BBC Blogs: Betsan's Blog - 02/08/2010]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, NHS, Kirsty Williams

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S.

TOKYO - They were Tokyo's worst-kept diplomatic secrets: clandestine cold war era agreements with Washington that obligated Japan to shoulder the costs of United States bases and allow nuclear-armed American ships to sail into Japanese ports. Bunroku ... [New York Times - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, United States, Katsuya OKADA

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents

Hiding out?

Just back from Charleston's steak-house - "Celebrities hide-out, best steaks in Cardiff probably, just ask Charlotte Church, Gavin Henson and Mike Phillips" says the banner outside. Mr Bates claims he remembers nothing at all about the food, or indeed ... [BBC - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Cardiff (United Kingdom), Charlotte Church, Jonathan Evans

First Reported 02/07/2010 - Updated 02/07/2010 - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Brown narrows election gap

LONDON - A BRITISH election expected in early May could leave no party in overall control of parliament after Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party cut the opposition Conservatives' lead to single figures, an opinion poll suggested on Sunday. The ... [Straits Times - 02/07/2010]

Entities: Gordon Brown, Liberal Democrats, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Budget Deficit

Quotes

...His stance has been strongly criticised by the Electoral Reform Society, which accused the Conservatives of clinging to "a defunct system which they hope will give them power" . Despite Tory opposition - and the Labour rebels - thanks to Lib Dem and some nationalist MPs support, the government is likely to get a healthy majority...

Brown seeks vote reform in 'new politics' [Channel 4 News - 33 mins ago]

As a result, several would-be Labour rebels told the BBC they would not vote against the government, one declaring: "It's dead before it's even started - so what's the point?"

Doubt over electoral change plan [BBC - 37 mins ago]

More Content

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Brown seeks vote reform in 'new politics' [Channel 4 News - 33 mins ago]
Doubt over electoral change plan [BBC - 37 mins ago]
The alternative vote is not the solution [Guardian.co.uk - 43 mins ago]
DWP errors led to £800m overpayment [Public Service - 49 mins ago]
Brown faces bumpy ride with vote reform plan [Reuters UK - 1 hour ago]
David Cameron must reject Thatcherite apologies... [Telegraph - 1 hour ago]
Cameron must reject Thatcherite apologies for i... [Telegraph - 2 hours ago]
Plan to change Britain’s voting system [Malaysian Insider - 3 hours ago]
Poll: voters are to make MPs pay dear [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Lib Dems attack Â£63bn PFI bill [HealthInvestor magazine - 3 hours ago]
Parties stuck playing short-term games [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Electoral reform plans considered [ePolitix.com - 3 hours ago]
A day to damage Brown? [Spectator - 4 hours ago]
David Cameron accused of hypocrisy over opposit... [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Brown faces vote reform rebellion [BBC - 5 hours ago]
UK election race tightens to hung parliament [IOL - 6 hours ago]
Scots university 'crisis' over 31 per cent appl... [Telegraph - 6 hours ago]
MPs Examine Voting Reform [Colorful - 6 hours ago]
MPs warn over car tax changes [ePolitix.com - 7 hours ago]
Northern Ireland: Policing and justice agreemen... [World Socialist Web Site - 8 hours ago]
Charter 08, the Troubled History and Future of ... [Japan Focus - 9 hours ago]
Lib Dems say NHS faces £63bn PFI bill [Healthcare Republic - 9 hours ago]
BAE settles with U.S. over bribes to Saudis [World Tribune - 10 hours ago]
CTO still fighting against APD [Barbados Advocate - 12 hours ago]
Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S. [New York Times - 12 hours ago]
Secret Military Pacts With U.S. Causing Politic... [New York Times - 12 hours ago]
PM faces Labour revolt over vote reform [The Independent - 13 hours ago]
Morning press briefing from 8 February 2010 [10 Downing Street - 13 hours ago]
MPs vote on electoral reform [Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 13 hours ago]
MPs to decide on vote referendum [BBC - 13 hours ago]

Blogs

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The alternative vote is not the solution \| Chri... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago] Labour has got it wrong. Only the single transferable vote will remedy the unfairness of the present systemGordon Brown is cutting it fine. The government's proposal ...
Why should Lib Dems vote twice? [John Redwood MP - 5 hours ago] As David Cameron said, after 13 years in government and just a couple of months before a General Election, the Prime Minister has been miraculously converted ...
@Kevin_Maguire gets his tweets read out in Parl... [Dizzy Thinks - 5 hours ago] Oh Lord, what has Twitter become! Whilst I don't agree with Maguire's politics, I did find this little retelling of his Twitter updates in Parliament rather amusing. ...
Hiding out? [BBC Blogs: Betsan's Blog - 21 hours ago] Just back from Charleston's steak-house - "Celebrities hide-out, best steaks in Cardiff probably, just ask Charlotte Church, Gavin Henson and Mike Phillips" says ...
Latest TNS Scottish figures [UK Polling Report - 21 hours ago] The Herald has new Scottish voting intention figures from TNS-BMRB (the pollster formerly known as System Three). The full Holyrood constituency figures aren’t in ...

Audio/Video

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Hospital drunks 'should face fines and bans' [ITN News - YouTube - 02/04/2010]
Nick Clegg Answers Questions from Reddit.com [Liberal Democrats (UK) - YouTube Channel - 02/03/2010]
Nick Clegg: A Fair Start for Children - Speech ... [Liberal Democrats (UK) - YouTube Channel - 02/01/2010]
Vince Cable at Demos: Pillars of the Liberal De... [Liberal Democrats (UK) - YouTube Channel - 01/25/2010]
Lib Dem Members' Website - Introduction [Liberal Democrats (UK) - YouTube Channel - 01/21/2010]