Democracy is a system of government by which political sovereignty is retained by the people and either exercised directly by citizens or through their elected representatives.
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Does that sound anything like our country under the current political climate?
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Well good for Mr Brown fighting for the power to make make our own laws in our own parliament! oddly I thought we gave them that power when we elected them, still if they do not want the power to make our laws one is entitled to ask what possible reason could [...]
Well good for Mr Brown fighting for the power to make make our own laws in our own parliament! oddly I thought we gave them that power when we elected them, still if they do not want the power to make our laws one is entitled to ask what possible reason could [...]
Well good for Mr Brown fighting for the power to make make our own laws in our own parliament! oddly I thought we gave them that power when we elected them, still if they do not want the power to make our laws one is entitled to ask what possible reason could [...]
- Scott Miller
With 2 of the 3 major candidates proposing socialized healthcare for America, we have been documenting the huge problems that many of the European socialist countries are having with their existing socialist systems. Here’s the latest threat that Brits face with their National Healthcare System (NHS). This from The Independent:
Junior doctors shortage hits NHS
Doctors’ leaders [...]
The Apple iPhone launched today in Germany and seems to be a hit! As in the U.S., Germans lined up and waited hours to be the first to buy the Apple iPhone. The iPhone went on sale at more that 700 T-Mobile stores across Germany. At one store in Cologne more than 350 people lined up to buy the iPhone after the store opened just after midnight. Some people waited up to 4 hours in line.The iPhone will also go on sale later today (6 P.M.) in Britain; sold by Carphone Warehouse and O2. France Telecom will sell the iPhone in France via Orange wireless, starting Nov. 29. Apple is hoping to duplicate the iPhones success in the U.S. The iPhone is a combination cell phone, music player and mobile web browser.Apple hopes to sell 10 million iPhones next year and has plans to launch the handset in Europe and Asia next year. Apple has sold more than 1.39 million iPhones since its debut in the U.S. on June 29 of this year.
From April 2008 Visit Britain will only promote attractions in England which sign up to its code of practice. The aim is to improve the quality of attractions. There is a £25 registration fee so with around 6000 attractions that will bring in around £150,000. Most of the stipulations are common sense such as information about opening hours, cost, accessibility, cleanliness etc. Some such as “having regard to managing the attraction in a sustainable way, considering public transport, locally sourcing food and other supplies” could be rather meaningless if for example an attraction considers it is not on a bus or train route and that buying local food costs more and then disregards the issues.
Bamburgh Castle, North Northumberland
I wonder how much inspection there will be to ensure that the standards are being met? Do you think this code is a good idea or just more bureaucracy?
From April 2008 Visit Britain will only promote attractions in England which sign up to its code of practice. The aim is to improve the quality of attractions. There is a £25 registration fee so with around 6000 attractions that will bring in around £150,000. Most of the stipulations are common sense such as information about opening hours, cost, accessibility, cleanliness etc. Some such as “having regard to managing the attraction in a sustainable way, considering public transport, locally sourcing food and other supplies” could be rather meaningless if for example an attraction considers it is not on a bus or train route and that buying local food costs more and then disregards the issues.
Bamburgh Castle, North Northumberland
I wonder how much inspection there will be to ensure that the standards are being met? Do you think this code is a good idea or just more bureaucracy?
When his reputation as the "Sun King" who could do no wrong was still intact, BP's chief executive, Lord Browne, signed a landmark deal to create TNK-BP, a joint venture with Russian businessmen to extract their country's oil and natural gas.Four years on, Lord Browne's reign at BP has come to a dramatic end - and one of the prize assets of TNK-BP is on the brink of being snatched away. The Russian roulette - and next stop, LibyaRussian authorities are expected to revoke TNK-BP's licence to operate the huge Kovykta field, with an estimated 2 trillion cubic metres of gas reserves, although a final decision was delayed on Friday for two weeks. A bigger headache still for Lord Browne's successor, Tony Hayward, is the impending sale by BP's Russian partners of their 50 per cent stake in the joint venture, which is responsible for about a quarter of the group's reserves and total production. Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled gas giant
When his reputation as the "Sun King" who could do no wrong was still intact, BP's chief executive, Lord Browne, signed a landmark deal to create TNK-BP, a joint venture with Russian businessmen to extract their country's oil and natural gas.Four years on, Lord Browne's reign at BP has come to a dramatic end - and one of the prize assets of TNK-BP is on the brink of being snatched away. The Russian roulette - and next stop, LibyaRussian authorities are expected to revoke TNK-BP's licence to operate the huge Kovykta field, with an estimated 2 trillion cubic metres of gas reserves, although a final decision was delayed on Friday for two weeks. A bigger headache still for Lord Browne's successor, Tony Hayward, is the impending sale by BP's Russian partners of their 50 per cent stake in the joint venture, which is responsible for about a quarter of the group's reserves and total production. Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled gas giant
The UK wants to become the Mecca for online gambling. Gordon Brown, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, wants to encourage online gambling companies to relocate to the UK, with full regulation and licensing. On the flip side, the US wants to rid itself of the evil online gambling industry through the introduction of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Britain is planning full regulation of the industry. The British government wants a piece of the pie generated through online gambling by companies such as PartyGaming (Party Casino and Party Poker) and 888 32 Vegas Casino-on-Net.
