Tag Archives: United Kingdom

  1. View of the Houses of Parliament from Whitehall, London, England, March 31, 2004

    House of Lords Reform Threatens to Split Coalition

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    Liberal Democrats want a wholly elected second chamber while Conservative backbenchers are critical of reform.

  1. Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, participates in a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, December 13, 2011 (European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari)

    UK Independence Party Appeals to Right Wing Voters

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    Could UKIP soon break into national politics? Its uncompromising manifesto and growing support suggest its time has come.

  1. Labour's shadow chancellor of the exchequer Ed Balls appears on BBC's Sunday Politics, May 6, 2012

    Labour: America Shows Fiscal Stimulus Works

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    The British shadow chancellor urged more deficit spending because it’s supposedly been such a success in America.

  1. Prime Ministers Mark Rutte of the Netherlands and David Cameron of the United Kingdom attend a summit of European leaders in Brussels, October 26, 2011 (AFP/Eric Feferberg)

    Political Cowardice Wrecking Europe’s New Right

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    Europe’s conservatives and liberals haven’t dared make the philosophical argument for budget cuts and are losing because of it.

  1. British prime minister David Cameron arrives for a visit in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2012

    Britain, Japan Initiate Bilateral Defense Relations

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    After the United States, the United Kingdom becomes the first nation to maintain defense relations with Japan.