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Loop Hole In Student Visa System May Facilitate Terrorism

It may be very harsh to call the student visa system for foreign students a major route for terrorist to further their terror plots. It is hilarious simply because they should have known this a long time ago, certainly from 9/11.

People in general are easily predisposed to manipulation; all they need is a sparkle in order to start a war. This is exactly what this tiny piece of article is doing, or better, preaching: that Pakistani nationals are a More

The British Empire and the ‘special relationship’

After David Cameron’s recent political gaffe, in which he referred to Britain as the ‘junior partner’ to the US, in regards to the transatlantic alliance, it raises the question of what the so-called ‘special relationship’ has truly represented in history.

The close alliance between Britain and the US was something of a ‘forced’ affair during the Second World War. It was essentially a marriage of convenience between two great world powers, who knew that they could not defeat Nazism unless More

Cameron launches Conservative Party’s ‘big society’ initiative

Prime Minister David Cameron has discussed new proposals which would help bring to fruition his plans to create a ’big society’ that would give more power to local communities.

At a speech in Liverpool on July 19^th, Cameron will announce his aims to put forth policies which would reduce the role of the government in public services and invest greater power to local groups and communities. Efforts would include promoting volunteers to run museums and allowing local residents More

Labour MPs urge Lord Mandelson to step down

Lord Mandelson has staunchly defended Labour’s record over its 13 years of government, stating that the party had achieved 80 percent of its targets, despite the opposition’s claims that Labour had failed in most of its promises and caused overriding debt problems in the country.

In his memoirs, entitled The Third Man, Lord Mandelson describes the tensions between the Labour MPs, particularly between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. He has blasted Labour leadership hopefuls who have criticised his memoirs, accusing More

British Petroleum: Are They Fixing the Problem?

The big news for the last month has been the oil spill in America. The oil rig explosion which killed eleven workers has sent a minimum of 12,000 barrels into the Gulf of Mexico every day. That is correct, every single day. The question that remains is how much longer is this going to happen and why can the oil suppliers British Petroleum officials simply not “plug the hole”? The answer to that is because the oil is flowing out More

The New British Prime Minister is…

After just under a week of talks between the three main parties, it has been decided that the new man in number 10 will be David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party. This hardly comes as a surprise considering the majority the Conservatives held after the May 6th elections. However, despite a Tory occupying the Prime Minister role, it won’t be an entirely Conservative government that leads Britain for the next five years.

Helping David Cameron secure the Prime Minister More

The Great and The Good

Ever since the Labour (or should I say “New Labour”yawn) government came to power in 1997 they have been banging on about “Lords reform”. To be fair it is one of the few manifesto promises that they have actually kept. So today we do not see the upper chamber packed to the rafters with the priviledged classes who have acheived nothing but instead inherited their position. I believe that only 97 “hereditaries”remain in the house. Instead we have a chamber More

Election Day May 6th

After all the speculation it has finally arrived. Gordon Brown, a man questioned about his leadership skills not only by the public and his adversaries, but also by his own party, has finally called for a general election. It will be truly interesting to see which way the public vote. The Conservatives are supposedly the favourites to overturn the Labour majority and take their place as the leading party for the first time in 13 years.

However, I am not More

Why Labour May Lose The Next British Elections

The British electorate is gearing up to vote in the upcoming elections and pundits believe that labour is likely to lose. The recent smear campaign against high-ranking party members has made it even more difficult for the labour party to strengthen their chances of winning the next election. Although it may sound a bit strange but the Labour party might actually be trying to lose the next British election deliberately.

The fact remains that whichever party wins the next British More

The Loss Of A Legend

British politics is in mourning today with the sad news of the passing of the legendary parliamentarian Michel Foot, aged 96.

The death of Mr Foot was announced to a hushed House of Commons by the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw MP. Mr Straw paid a full and effusive tribute to the man who had been his former party leader.

“He was held in very great affection in all sections of the house and the country”, he said, and also said More