- Scots' push for Britain breakup begins in earnest Andrew Osborn - Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Supporters of independence for Scotland will launch on Friday what they say is the biggest grassroots campaign in Scottish history, a move that could result in the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain. Seeking to tap into a cocktail of historical rivalry, opposing …
- UK appointed pro-Murdoch minister to News Corp bid Kate Holton and Michael Holden - Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron gave the job of ruling on a multi-billion dollar takeover by News Corp to a minister he knew supported the deal, an inquiry heard on Thursday, reigniting accusations he was in hock to Rupert Murdoch. Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary who was handed the task of deciding whether …
- UK police head for Libya to probe 1984 murder Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - A Scotland Yard team is to fly to Libya to investigate the murder of police officer Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday. Fletcher, 25, died after being hit by a shot fired from the embassy during a demonstration …
- The memo that brings Hunt scandal to Cameron's door Politics.co.uk - Thu, May 24, 2012
David Cameron was dragged further into the row engulfing Jeremy Hunt today after another explosive evidence session at the Leveson inquiry.
- No eurozone answers as crisis drifts on Politics.co.uk - Thu, May 24, 2012
David Cameron has called for "decisive action soon" to resolve the ongoing eurozone crisis.
- Iran face-off drives new naval small ship focus Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent - Reuters - Wed, May 23, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For decades, Western navies have built ever larger, more expensive warships. Those vessels now look increasingly vulnerable to thousands of small, fast Iranian attack boats that could dominate the Gulf in the event conflict there. In response, the U.S. ...
- Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot" Politics.co.uk - Wed, May 23, 2012
David Cameron branded Ed Balls a "muttering idiot" in an angry outburst during PMQs today.
- Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address UK parliament June 21 Reuters - Wed, May 23, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address both houses of Britain's parliament on June 21, the speaker of the lower House of Commons said on Wednesday. "At my request and that of the Lord Speaker she has kindly agreed to address members of both houses in Westminster Hall on Thursday 21 …
- Clegg sounds shift from austerity to growth - FT Reuters - Wed, May 23, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at shifting its austerity programme toward a fresh emphasis on growth through state-backed investment in housing and infrastructure, Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Wednesday. Clegg said it's the government's "absolute priority" to use its strong balance sheet to inject …
- MPs scared of News International - Watson Michael Holden - Reuters - Tue, May 22, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. Watson, a member of the opposition Labour Party, said ministers and …
- Britain says GM given no special deal over Astra Rhys Jones - Reuters - Tue, May 22, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it had not offered General Motors any special treatment to persuade it to build the next generation of its Astra compact in England rather than Germany. General Motors, which operates under the Vauxhall brand in Britain, said last week it would build the car in the UK after workers at its …
- Lord Clegg? Lib Dem leader won't rule out becoming a peer Politics.co.uk - Tue, May 22, 2012
Nick Clegg refused to rule out becoming a peer in an unreformed House of Lords today, during deputy prime minister's questions.
- Britain 'too snobby', Clegg warns Politics.co.uk - Tue, May 22, 2012
Snobbery is "hobbling our economy", Nick Clegg has claimed.
- Chillaxed Cameron broke off from Nato meeting to go sightseeing Politics.co.uk - Tue, May 22, 2012
David Cameron broke off at the end of the Nato summit in Chicago to go sightseeing, Barack Obama has joked.
- Cameron urges euro zone action Reuters - Mon, May 21, 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday not enough had been done to end the euro zone debt crisis but reassured savers worried by a downgrading of Spanish banks that British banks were well regulated and well capitalised. "While I would commend what has happened in the euro zone in terms of many …
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - With rousing speeches, patriotic music and support from actor Sean Connery, supporters of independence for Scotland launched a campaign on Friday which they hope will lead to the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain. … More »Scots begin push to be a nation once again
