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The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom) - Click to view image in its original context
The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)
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Name: The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 8 Documents
Andrew Lansley - Click to view image in its original context
Andrew Lansley
Tories claim elderly could lose out under reforms plan
London : More than two million old people could lose out under the government's plans to offer free social care at home to needy pensioners, the Conservatives claimed yesterday.Andrew SparrowAndrew Lansley, the shadow health secretary, launched a strong ... [Gulf News - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 Documents
Police Slam Tory Commissioner Plans
One of the UK's top policemen has warned Tory plans to introduce locally elected commissioners could prompt mass resignations from constabulary chiefs nationwide.Association of Chief Police Officers President, Sir Hugh Orde said police independence was ... [Build.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents (in Politics)
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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown: The great calculating machine
THERE are times, perhaps once every 30 years, when there is a sea-change in politics, said the last Labour prime minister to lose a general election. It then does not matter what you say or what you do. Three decades and another sea-changein 1997, when ... [The Economist - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
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NATO
Tories say would pull troops out of Germany
LONDON (AFP) Opposition Conservatives, tipped to win power in an election next year, said Saturday they would pull the country's 25,000 troops out of Germany as part of a reorganisation of NATO forces.Defence spokesman Liam Fox told the Daily Telegraph ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 5 Documents
Peter MacKay - Click to view 360-page
Peter MacKay
Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony
Defence Minister Peter MacKay said the Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.MacKay, speaking at a news conference at the opening ... [CBC - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents
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Google Inc
New Digital Bill unlikely to become law before election, warn Tories
Sweeping reforms to combat internet piracy, secure the future of public service broadcasting and extend digital radio are unlikely to pass into law, the Conservatives have warned.Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said that the Government would ... [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 3 Documents
Ontario Tories booted for name-calling
They talked the talk that's not allowed, so three Progressive Conservative MPPs walked the walk -- right out of the chamber yesterday.One by one, Bob Bailey, Ted Chudleigh and Peter Shurman were led out of the legislature by the sergeant-at-arms after ... [CNEWS - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents
A belated attempt to force hand of Tory 'gamblers'
Brown raised the political stakes yesterday. The question is, how will he pay for his promises?CloseAFP/Gordon Brown and David Cameron in the Members' Lobby at the House of Commons yesterday before the Queen's SpeechThe early morning radio and television ... [The Independent - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents
Balls warning over creationism in schools
Conservative plans to grant schools freedom from central control risk bringing the creationist doctrines of a Religious Right into the classroom, the Government warned last night.Ed Balls, the Education Secretary, this week introduced new rules making ... [Times Online - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Tories propose more TV ads
LONDON - Ad breaks on prime-time television could increase under a Tory government as the party looks at ways to recoup the losses being suffered by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.According to the Daily Telegraph, shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, ... [Brand Republic - 14 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents (in Politics)
Tories shoot the messenger over torture claims
Don Martin, Canadian politics, afghanistanOTTAWA — In an organized smackdown rarely seen in Ottawa, the government turned inward on Thursday to attack a new enemy in its Afghanistan conflict — senior Washington embassy intelligence officer Richard Co ... [National Post - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Politics)
Cameron put on the spot over Europe – again | Toby Helm
All this muddled thinking will catch up with the Tories in timeDavid Cameron was rightly put on the spot by John Humphrys this morning over Europe. There is no subject on which the Conservative leader sounds less convincing, so it is worth listening carefully ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

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...He said: We dont teach creationism [but] students are made aware of others beliefs as they are about all sorts of things. "I believe that God created the Earth. How long it took, I dont know It could be 6,000 years or 6 million years. This is not something I lie awake at night worrying about. All I want to do is help children get a good start in life." Critics have highlighted comments by Stephen Layfield, head of science at Sir Peters flagship school of Emmanuel College in Gateshead, who advised teachers...
Balls warning over creationism in schools [Times Online - 2 hours ago]
Interesting to read London Met's response "The university adds that it wants to draw a line under the clawback issues to allow both Hefce and London Met to proceed with their much more important tasks. Which means 'noted and we have made a new VC appointment' and the new VC afraid of being sacked again will follow what the chair of governors and the governing body says. As for the senior managers, business as usual as the 'lessons were learnt and a lamb (Roper) was sacrificed'. No one is going to step down. Tories will take power next year and it will interesting then to see how many new universities in London will be nudged to merge."
Roper is to blame for fiasco, but London Met’s board bears responsibility [Times Higher Education Supplement - 6 hours ago]

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Tories say would pull troops out of Germany [AFP via Yahoo! - 1 hour ago]
A belated attempt to force hand of Tory 'gamblers' [The Independent - 1 hour ago]
Denis MacShane: At last Britain wins a Euro-title [The Independent - 1 hour ago]
'Carbon tax' is sensible, and perhaps inevitabl... [Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago]
Balls warning over creationism in schools [Times Online - 2 hours ago]
Are child trust funds worth saving from the chop? [Moneywise Magazine - 2 hours ago]
Brown 'went for second best to spite Tories' [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Olevels could be reintroduced in schools [Telegraph - 3 hours ago]
Tories to pull British forces out of Germany [Telegraph - 3 hours ago]
Religious right encroaches on Tory party despit... [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Creationism could be taught in schools under To... [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Tories propose pub right-to-buy [Morning Advertiser - 4 hours ago]
Cameron vows to promote 'good websites' [Gulf News - 4 hours ago]
No method in this Queens Speech madness [Times Online - 4 hours ago]
Politics is easy just ask Sir Stelios [Times Online - 4 hours ago]
Jonathon Narvey: Aiding and abetting the Taliban [National Post - 5 hours ago]
Analysis: Blair 'too big' for Europe job [CNN - 6 hours ago]
Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony [CBC - 6 hours ago]
Roper is to blame for fiasco, but London Met’s ... [Times Higher Education Supplement - 6 hours ago]
Colvin won't lose job over testimony: MacKay [CBC - 6 hours ago]
Commentary: Europe job too small for Tony Blair [CNN - 6 hours ago]
Colour coding [InsideHousing - 7 hours ago]
Tory's racist email rant about 'foreign' names [London Evening Standard - 7 hours ago]
Portillo: the Tories won't succeed in cutting p... [Spectator - 7 hours ago]
Tory donor probe 'could drag on' [BBC - 7 hours ago]
Europe job was too small for Tony Blair [CNN - 7 hours ago]
Lady Cathy Ashton appointment 'was result of da... [Guardian.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
Tories call for NHS pricing reform [Pharmacy Europe - 7 hours ago]
Police Slam Tory Commissioner Plans [Build.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
Tackling Scotland's drink problem demands effor... [Telegraph - 7 hours ago]
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Blogs

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Rubio Has No Plans To Meet With Palin Next Week... [TPM Election Central - 3 hours ago]
Though he had nothing but praise for Sarah Palin, a spokesperson for Marco Rubio told TPMDC this afternoon that Rubio has no plans to to meet up with Palin when ...
Hoffman decision on election challenge this wee... [Salon: War Room - 4 hours ago]
Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate who lost a close race in a special election for an upstate New York Congressional seat earlier this month, has already ...
Unintentional admission? (Rusty Idols) [Progressive Bloggers - 5 hours ago]
Defence Minister Peter MacKay said the Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, even though they question the credibility ...
Abhorent Consistency (All Politics Is Local) [Progressive Bloggers - 10 hours ago]
The Conservative Party of Canada is showing its true stripes this week. On two equally disgusting fronts. First, the Tories are defaming whistle blower Richard ...
Where are all the MPs? Watching parliament on TV [Politics: Politics blog | guardian.co.uk - 11 hours ago]
The televising of the Commons, begun 20 years ago, was inevitable – but it has diminished the chamberIs it really 20 years since they fitted new, brighter lights ...
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Audio/Video

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X Factor's Jedward hit Westminster [ITN News - YouTube - 11/13/2009]
David Cameron: A policy on Europe that people c... [The Conservative Party (UK) - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]
David Cameron visits Windsor Fire Station [The Conservative Party (UK) - YouTube Channel - 10/30/2009]
Ready for Change [The Conservative Party (UK) - YouTube Channel - 10/19/2009]
Sir James Dyson explains his bladeless fan [Telegraph TV - YouTube - 10/13/2009]
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