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When is a party dead? Paul Evans brings us the best of the politics blogs from domestic politics through to the outrage this week in Mumbai Nusferatu: A Party Undead This week Lord Mandelson declared Cameron’s claims of New Labour’s demise to be premature. Andy Newman on Socialist Unity considered what defined the New labour project, and concluded that it: “…was built on two foundations:

Alistair Darling's pre-budget report is notable for what happens in the future -- the big tax rises all occur in 2011. Labour has managed to shift the problem of the economy onto the next Conservative government.

By Dr. Abdul Ruff Recently, at a concert put on at London’s Royal Opera House as part of his ‘ 60th birthday celebrations, Prince Charles said he wanted more children introduced to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

News that Jacqui Smith - bless - has found a compromise and will outlaw hiring prossies who have pimps.This is a somewhat watered down version of what was being pushed by various Labour 'feminist' MPs - the so-called Swedish model of 'prostitution law reform', which completely outlaws paying for sex.I'm indebted to blogging colleague Cosmodaddy who has dug up research showing that this ain't worki

Vote Andrew Jones MP for Labour Manchester Central :) Over the past few days, we have discussed how the government fails to listen to whistleblowers. The posts are here and here. John Spencer is the Virgin whistleblower taking on Richard Branson. He has raised some important issues with his MP Tony Lloyd. You can read them here. John Spencer told me the following "BlankLast week, I phoned To

Labour Government MPs. Failing to Get Their Snout Out Of the Trough. A number of journalists were prowling around our blog plus websites yesterday including the BBC. We felt it important to jog their memories on the study that Ed Balls excluded from his speech to the United Kingdom this week.Following our feature yesterday, this morning a number of related and interesting articles were released by

It seems that common sense has prevailed in the Post Office Card Account fiasco, with the government Works & Pensions minister James Purnell seemingly bowing to pressure from all corners and confirming that the current contract with the Post Office will be renewed. The decision comes two weeks earlier than expected, following criticism that delays were [...]

My grandfather Wasyl was in Nurnberg during World War 2. Briefly, he was in Ruchsen for a few days working on a farm before moving to Nurnberg. Why he was only in Ruchsen for 10 days is unclear now, as there seems to be a working gap of nearly 1 month leading up to Nurnberg. Trying to find information about the businesses he worked for is difficult. Although i have some names, it seems they have c

Call for Papers - Digital Labour: Workers, Authors, Citizens A conference hosted by the Digital Labour Group (DLG), Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, October16-18, 2009, London, Ontario, Canada. 'Digital Labour: Workers, Authors, Citizens' addresses the implications of digital labour as they are emerging in practice, politics, policy, and theoretical enqui

You know me. I tend not to listen to rumour just as much as the next person. I tend to keep myself to myself, unless someone speaks so loudly that I can't help but hear.Rumour has it that heads have been turned in the Assembly, in disgust at the way Eluned Morgan MEP has treated the party with contempt by first seeking re-selection for next year's European Election, only to pull out* when the pros

Welsh Labour has recently confirmed that Derek Vaughan, the Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council will head the Labour list in Wales for the European Parliamentary Elections in June 2009.Derek, who was previously Labour’s second placed candidate on the list, replaces Eluned Morgan MEP - who announced yesterday (Tuesday 14 October) that she would not seek re-election to the European Parliament, aft

WELSH Labour Euro-MP Eluned Morgan last night tore into Business Secretary Lord Mandelson over his threat to withdraw proposals that would extend parents’ right to request flexible working hours.There's nothing like speculation, gossip and insider information to breathe new life into a departing Labour MEP. It seems that Eluned Morgan MEP is proving that she will fit nicely into a 'possible' new

IOM Jakarta is looking for a National Program Officer, LabourMigration according to the terms of reference below. Interestedcandidates are invited to submit their applications tohrjakarta@... not later than 02 November 2008 indicating thereference code below as subject. All candidates are requested tospecify their availability date in the application form. Please notethat only short-listed candida

The foolishness of the Labour Party never ends. (No offense to my British friends intended, as Obama will be just as bad.) The ruling Labour Party intends to talk Muslims out of what they call “radicalism”, which is really just Islam. They are even willing to discuss changing the UK’s foreign policy with the Muslims [...]

It’s just a week away, the first of the many stat holidays for the 2008 summer holiday season. Queen’s birthday at the beginning of June was the last long weekend New Zealand was privy to - so we’re all relieved to have Labour Day coming up next Monday after a four-month-drive of full working weeks. The [...]

on Sunday, 19 October 2008 ONLINE DRIVE: The labour ministry plans to have all its services available online by 2010. (Getty Images) The UAE Ministry of Labour expects to have 100 percent of its services available online by 2010, the ministry’s IT director said on Sunday. “IT departments have now become the backbones of any organisation and we [...]

Came across this fascinating series of photographs from Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, featured in the guardian, these showcase the life of construction labourers living in Dubai, a life of hardship and poverty is portrayed in this series, however I am not sure if this is the big picture… Related posts Vintage Inspiration by Alex Prager | 37 Pics This [...]

From the BBC: The Labour Party has moved to see off an attempt by 12 rebel MPs to force a challenge to Gordon Brown's leadership. Its ruling National Executive Committee has rejected calls to get nomination forms sent out to all Labour MPs before next week's party conference. Whoever is trying to prevent any prospect of a Labour Leadership Challenge has decided that they are not even willing to g

With the local Labour group currently working on a short list for their parliamentary candidate to take on Edward Timpson MP at the next general election we thought we'd throw on a few casual pics of some of the (known) candidates. Here's David Williams snapped during the May by-election chatting to the fella promoting the Common Good. Some of you might remember the gentleman cycling around town w

Migrants imprisoned at Campsfield House detention prison are being paid slave wages it has been discovered. GEO, the multinational corporation that runs Campsfield under contract from the Home Office, not content with making huge sums of taxpayers money to imprison people whose only crime is to have come to the UK in search of a better [...]

I hope everyone in US and canada is having a great fun. Yes! Long weekend is always fun! Be it Thanksgiving or Labour Day. Even if we have not planned for a trip, long weekends do have their own way of treating us like we are in Hawaii. You are right. Getting up late, no work, even taking bath is optional. In my home, every weekend is like I am in Hawaii. I get up late, mostly will take my bath in

Union workers at Kia Motors Corp. voted Friday to approve a new wage agreement, the carmaker said, putting an end to a series of strikes that took place amid negotiations. Workers approved a 5.2 per cent increase in basic pay for this year, a special bonus equivalent to two months' salary and a lump sum payment of one million won (US$1,052), said company spokesman Michael Choo. Fifty-eight per cen

Hyundai Motor Co. said Saturday its labour union has voted in favour of going on strike amid annual wage negotiations. According to an e-mail from the automaker, 28,243 union members voted in favour of the strike, while 12,544 opposed it. It was not immediately clear, however, when a walkout might begin. Strikes at Hyundai are common. Workers have already walked off the job twice this year. The un

Between 20th -25th September the Labour Party will be holding their annual national conference in Manchester. To coincide with this there will be a demo organised by Stop the War and a counter conference organised by The Convention of the Left. Due to the way in which the UK government has overseen an unprecedented increase in social control, No Borders Manchester will be hosting [...]

* * Warning! This post may offend * * I don't know about you but I am a sucker for a birth story. I especially love it if someone has had a harder time than me because, well it...

The Carpet baggers aiming to turn sporting success into party political advantage have started already, and the ex-Sports Minister Richard Caborn MP is first out of the blocks with an article over at Labour Home. This is annoying - a commenter on Political Betting had the right attitude with a comment that the best way for the Labour Government to benefit from the Olympic success is to keep quiet

I know, I know… I’m late with the Food Porn again. Before you throw the tomatoes that were part of last week’s Friday Food Porn though, let me explain. You see, the fraccy family is heading off for a bit of a vacation, taking Olga with us, and being the matriarch (that sounds a lot better [...]

OK, here's what we know. The local Labour group needs someone to contest the Crewe & Nantwich seat at the next general election, whenever wee Gordon Brown dares to call one some time over the next 18 months. Tamsin Dunwoody has ruled herself out, local Labour members have asked for the shortlist to be open to all (not women only, as is often the case after a woman has previously held a seat) a

Scottish Labour MP John MacDougall has died after a long illness. Thankfully this was kept quiet from the general public, because it would have led to all kinds of speculation. Nicholas Winterton, the ever-so traditional Conservative MP, thought that Geoff Hoon's quickfire approach to by-election date-setting after Gwyneth Dunwoody's death was unseemly. Hoon merely said it was all done with the fa

When the Kanto Earthquake hit central Japan in 1923 , 100,000 people lost their lives , another 100,000 were injured but more than 700,000 homes were destroyed. Kiyoshi Muto , then 21 decided to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

New leader means General Election I never subscribed to the idea that Gordon Brown had an obligation to call an election when he became PM in 2006. In this country we vote for an MP and their party’s manifesto – not a Prime Minister. But if Labour were to get rid of Gordon Brown before a [...]

My blog has been a little neglected lately as a lot of my time has been taken up with the needs of the kitchen garden.It's amazing how things have grown so quickly over the past few weeks. The tomatoes have come on in leaps and bounds, helped along by the long, warm sunny days. It doesn't seem that long ago that they were little plants full of potential. Their growth rate has been incredible

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, says a true thing. "You never know how quickly things will change. Gordon Brown may find the guts to call the general election we should have had last year." Things do change in politics. "Events, dear boy!" said Harold Macmillan. It's always been about events.If the LibDems target Labour seats they should do the ones the Tories don't want to do or agree a

Glasgow East, Tory cycling and Moses Obama on tourThe Nats are biting The Scottish Government faced the British Government and won - when the SNP candidate, John Mason, emerged victorious in the Glasgow East by-election, early in the hours of Friday morning. But while nationalists got some hard-earned sleep, Not a Sheep complained bitterly that the BBC’s coverage of the by-election was seen “

Glasgow East, Tory cycling and Moses Obama on tourThe Nats are biting The Scottish Government faced the British Government and won - when the SNP candidate, John Mason, emerged victorious in the Glasgow East by-election, early in the hours of Friday morning. But while nationalists got some hard-earned sleep, Not a Sheep complained bitterly that the BBC’s coverage of the by-election was seen “

Labour have lost Glasgow East. A seat where they had a huge 13,507 majority and gained more than 60% of the vote at the last election now lost to the SNP, with a swing of more than 22%. When Labour is losing a seat like Glasgow East, which they really should be able to hold easily, [...]

[I]n Glasgow East, [Labour] is presenting the former Conservative prime minister as a hate figure and accusing her government of “wrecking” the country. (The Telegraph) How times change:

Mike Leigh's rarely shown TV film Hard Labour, is on BBC4 tonight as part of the Liz Smith night. Hard Labour was first shown in 1973, and formed part of the ground breaking Play For Today series. Hard Labour is far from a cheerful watch, as it focuses is on the drudgery of life of Mrs Thornely, a housewife and cleaner, who has accepted her lot in life as servant and chief bottle washer both at

I was walking beside Tekka restaurant in Gamat El-Dol El-Arabia street at Mohendessin today’s afternoon when I saw a strange scene in the restaurant. I saw a child working there , his job was to open the door for the customers ,he was wearing a bow tie and looks nice. I am sure that he was a child. I do not go near Tekka too often , so please tell me that I was hallucinating because of the s

"Child labor" means the employment of children under an age determined by the law . Child labor is a major social problem especially in developing countries where the economically handicapped families are forced to send their children to work tediously .Well a child works in fact in almost every society and is also accepted but the term "child labor" is undesirable and harmful as child labor

I was right. Margaret Curran, who has been named as the Labour candidate in the Glasgow East Westminster by-election, will continue as an MSP and MP for the immediate future, if she gets elected. So no second by-election, then.Ms Curran should heed the biblical message of serving two masters. I fear she'll follow the rather corrupt notions that the current administration in Westminster have over d

Labour MSP Margaret Curran has announced she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner, George Ryan, dropped out. If she gets elected and doesn't stand down as an MSP she will give herself a full-time job! The decent thing then would be for yet another by-election - this time in Glasgow Baillieston!Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie is close to the

Conservative councils have been urged to block "politically correct vanity projects? imposed on them by Labour ministers.1 Voti

Lublin - The Old Airfield Camp (Alter Flugplatz)          The "Tregenza Map" of the Lublin Airfield Camp The SS Clothing Works (SS- Bekleidungswerke) was established in the summer of 1941, on the premises of the former Lublin Aircraft Factory, the so-called Plage and Laskiewicz Mechanical Plant located on Chelmska Street.   Initially women prisoners from the Lub

New Labour is falling apart. Not before time, I'd say. The Henley by-election has given the Labour Party a drubbing. Put their supporters in the same room as Bananaman's lot and the ORMLP could claim to have done reasonably well by comparison. Labour nearly came below the 1,000 vote barrier, a pyschological electric fence. As it was they lost their deposit, trailing behind the Green Party and the

Just over a month ago, I published a blogpost entitled “Data Privacy… Not Labour’s Strong Point” after two ministers had their Cabinet briefing notes photographed, blown up, and the contents published in the media. These revealed bad news over house prices and that Our Glorious Leader Gordon Brown had been asked to be a TV [...]

Finally is it possible to work out the real agenda of David Cameron's Conservatives?I commend to you the blog of Tory MP and friend of the Fundies (that's Christian Fundamentalists in case you didn't know) Nadine Dorries. Have a good read and then contrast and compare the way her party leader, Lexus Dave Cameron, tries to pass himself off. You now know the form: no more laughing at the poor. No mo

Finally is it possible to work out the real agenda of David Cameron's Conservatives?I commend to you the blog of Tory MP and friend of the Fundies (that's Christian Fundamentalists in case you didn't know) Nadine Dorries. Have a good read and then contrast and compare the way her party leader, Lexus Dave Cameron, tries to pass himself off. You now know the form: no more laughing at the poor. No mo

  a poster by graphic designer  Hemang Anglay Do I want to write big words about child labour like bonded labour, child trafficking, hazardous conditions and lost childhood in long hours! No. Do I want to give big statistics for child labour - like an estimation of 167 to 250 million child labour worldwide! No. Do I want to say that India [...]

There are over 200 million children between the age of five to 14 years employed across the world. In India, still child labour is a potential problem. Even though, there is a Anti-Child Labour law is effective, the rate of child labour has not been reduced much. Now, the Big brother has come up for help. The United States has invested 20 million dollars in India to eliminate child labour from

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The much awaited Chiranjeevi's political entry has been confirmed by his brother in law Allu Aravind.But the party will not be announced in June as expected before.It will be in August.According to some news Chiru may announce the party on his birthday i.e on 22 nd August.After that he has almost 7 months for elections.According to xx TV news ,Chiru party has started the training for it's members.

David Miliband could not hide his glee as an audience member on Question Time suggested that Labour may be rescued if he were to take over from Gordon Brown.why anyone would think that this pale,robotic product of the new labour machinecould benefit the Left or the Labour party is beyond me.the polls have consistently shown that it has been Brown's mismanagement as PM and not Tory strategy that ha

As opposed to previous rumors of Chiranjeevi’s political party being named as Mana Desam, the actor has finally decided on Labour Party as the name of his political entry. Putting the final confirmatory stamp on the megastar’s much awaited and publicized entry into politics, Allu Arvind announced on 31 May that Chiranjeevi will indeed be making his move in August this year “Launching a

It is often said that a company is nothing without its people. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the world of leaflet distribution, where ones staff are the absolute key to success, and can make or break a company. One of the reasons that so few leaflet distribution companies in today’s market place are [...]

It all feels like yonks ago and yet the by-election is back on the front page of today's Chron. I suppose that the beauty of t'web, it's instant and as up-to-date as you want it to be. Still, instead of reliving last week's celebration snaps of the Tory party taking Crewe and Nantwich I've noticed something while filing a few of the old photos. Remember the rent-a-hoodie mob that met David Cameron

The Crewe ad Nantwich result ahs just been announced: Tamsin Dunwoody, Labour 12679. Elisabeth Shenton, Liberal Democrat 6040. Edward Timpson, Conservative, 20539. Mike Nattress, UKIP 922. Greens, 359. Several smaller parties not included. Rejected Ballot Papers: 67.

We'd hoped to catch up with all of the major candidates today ahead of this evening's count. The Edward Timpson team were concentrating on telephone canvassing and Elizabeth Shenton's canvassers were over in Nantwich. So we headed down to Nantwich Road and grabbed a few minutes at Tamsin Dunwoody's HQ. They even had the classic campaign bus out! A great splash of colour ahead of their final push a

MOM launches new labour Singapore market information on website By Margaret Perry, SINGAPORE: Job seekers can now get more information about recruitment prospects and wages from the Labour Market Highlights on the Manpower Ministry’s (MOM) website. Jointly produced by MOM and the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), the labour market guide aims to give job seekers a better understanding [...]

After having done a U-turn on the 10p debacle it seems Gordon Brown may be moving into another storm of his own making.having watched the lengthy and informed debateon the human embryo and fertilisation bill in the house of commons two things becamevery apparent.firstly parliamentarians are at their best when they are not forced to slavishly tow the party line as is usually the case on matters of

Training more skilled labour is what Vietnam should focus on for its longer-term comparative edge as Winnie Lam, Director of HR Advisory Services of Navigos Group (NVG) discusses with Dau Tu. Viet Nam has been spotted as a cheap-labour destination on international investors’ radar for years. What is the situation now? Vietnam is still a destination of choice for cheaper labour despite recent

The beginning of labour feels different for every woman. You will know you are in labour when you feel frequent and regular contractions! [...]

Spitting Image had a sketch where then shadow cabinet members Michael Foot, Roy Hattersley, Neil Kinnock and Denis Healey sing about how "hopeless" and "p*sspoor" they are.I was reminded of this sketch when I read a post by Guido Fawkes about the Labour Party's Crewe by-election leaflet, which is also on the Crewe Labour candidate Tamisn Dunwoody's website.The website saysLocal residents are asking the question - who is Edward Timpson? Apparently he has been a candidate for 12 months, but no one in the town has heard much from him.All we know about his is he waffles lots, wants to cut the funding going to our schools, has no idea how to tackle crime and lives in a big mansion house on the other side of Tarporley. 1. Which local residents are asking this?2. What evidence to you have he waff

Trying to keep a political balance on the blog, here's a snap from the Labour campaign (thanks to Simon for the photo). Tamsin Dunwoody was joined by James Purnell (Work & Pensions minister) as they chatted to shoppers at the Crewe Tesco supermarket. Here's a snippet of what she had to say: “I’m a mum of five so the weekly shop has always been something of a marathon event in my household. The people I have spoken to today have been very supportive. They know that this is about what is best for the local area. It’s a campaign to choose a local MP to carry on the work of my Mum. I’m going to fight for people in Crewe and Nantwich – that’s the Dunwoody way after-all.”.So what do you make of Tamsin? If you voted Labour previously in Crewe and Nantwich will you be giving the

Gutted and it showed.A BNP councillor from Birstall lost his seat after a closely fought contest with Labour. David Exley – Kirklees's first BNP councillor – lost his Heckmondwike seat to Steve Hall, with a majority of 194 votes.Mr Exley, who had been a councillor for five years, said he was 'gutted' to be ousted.He said: "I honestly thought I would pip Steve Hall to the post. I always knew it was going to be close but I didn't think it would happen."It was a bizarre result in Heckmondwike because nationally the Labour vote has gone down, but unfortunately here it has gone up."We did a lot of work up to the elections, but so did Labour and all credit to them for that."Mr Exley said he would still like to carry

The Democratic nomination looks almost certain after the results in Indiana and North Carolina. Barack Obama won in North Carolina by a clear 14 points and though Hilary Clinton won Indiana her margin of victory was just 2 points. Mr Obama is in a commanding position, leading in the delegate count and edging closer towards the 2,025 needed.Pressure is beginning to form on Mrs Clinton to withdraw as the nomination looks like a distance memory. Unless she can convince the Democratic Party that Florida and Michigan should be allowed their delegates (they should not), her chances of defeating Mr Obama are slim. Without Florida and Michigan, she would require about 70 per cent of the remaining delegates.It increasingly looks like the Democrats' superdelegates will decide the nomination. Mr Obam

“Why is Labour going down? U.K. political experts are pointing to Labour’s high tax policies. These sky-high taxes have driven British corporations to business tax havens in nearby Ireland and Switzerland. Also, individual citizens who can afford it have picked up and moved their residence to Monaco or Andorra.” — Bob Bauman by Bob Bauman Baltimore [...]

In response to my post about future Labour strategy and this post about the need for New Labour, David Semple has taken up the red flag of Labour socialism and claimed that a socialist strategy can win elections. In exercising my right of response to his claims, I will address two misunderstandings about my original argument before discussing what Semple suggests as an alternative.Firstly, Semple conflates two different points I made about the Labour movement:“Don’t Trip Up” attacks a particular straw man of the left-wing view of the Labour Party and Labour history that I have dealt with elsewhere, at least partially. Contentions are evinced that Labour can’t be a working class based party since much of our proposed ‘core vote’ actually votes for the Conservatives. Certainly a

They’re back! It is official: It is ok to vote Tory once again. It has taken the best part of fifteen years, but no longer is it something people are embarrassed to do. Next stop: Government. Well, not quite. It could not have been worse for the government Let’s make no bones about it. Last week’s election results were [...]

"Labour sources in Crewe last night claimed voters were not raising the 10p issue with them."From the Daily Mail.

Just yesterday I bumped into Edward Timpson (Conservative candidate for Crewe and Nantwich) at the Alex. He's been a few times this season and it's obviously good profile for him. We agreed that we shouldn't really be covering the forthcoming by-election on the blog until after the funeral of Gwyneth Dunwoody (next Thursday, 8th May). However, the Labour party yesterday issued a new release detailing who their own candidate will be - none other than Tamsin Dunwoody! They have to prepare properly for the by-election so it's no surprise that the announcement has been made early. Still, with personal issues to attend to, it won't be an easy week for the Dunwoody family..Apparently, because of the national interest likely to be generated by the first by-election after recent local voting, Crew

Now with France and Italy electing more conservative, we have good news from Great Britain. The Conservatives won big in the elections, and even better Mayor "Red" Livingston was voted out as Mayor of the City of London. Boris Johnson...

Finalmente Gordon Brown ha avuto la riprova elettorale della sua condizione di inesistenza politica. Solo gli attentati estivi erano riusciti a scalfire l'aura dei Tory. Finita l'epoca d'oro "conservatrice" di Tony Blair, ora il labour ha dovuto fare i conti con la sua vera anima. Gli Inglesi ne sono consapevoli e non hanno cambiato idea, perchè da un premier che ha continuato le politiche della

Finalmente Gordon Brown ha avuto la riprova elettorale della sua condizione di inesistenza politica. Solo gli attentati estivi erano riusciti a scalfire l'aura dei Tory. Finita l'epoca d'oro "conservatrice" di Tony Blair, ora il labour ha dovuto... (continua su RDM20)

From a statement in a report on the BBC News about students being overcharged for student loans by Direct Debits continuing after the debt has been paid off: "The government denies the system is flawed, but will be introducing improvements from September".

DefeatedTHE British National Party’s top Kirklees councillor lost his seat to Labour in a closely fought contest. Heckmondwike councillor David Exley was beaten at the polls by local man Steve Hall. It leaves the BNP with two councillors in Kirklees. Clr Hall said he hoped the ghost of the BNP was in the past and he was looking forward to getting started. He added: “I knew it was going to be a close call between us and the BNP, but we worked hard for it and they didn’t. “The BNP haven’t achieved anything in Heckmondwike over the last few years. “The BNP have jumped on bandwagons for things other people have done and then claimed it for themselves. “They have lost a great deal of votes. They don’t seem to have the support they had.” Asked whether he thought the Lab

I've had this snap for over a week and wanted to post it because a) I like it; b) it shows the Muni; and c) I like having an artistic fiddle with photos. As it happens, the minimal splash of red is representative of Labour's current foothold in the town. Limited. A landmark day that, in a few weeks time, will see the area's residents asked to vote once again. What colour then?

In what the British press is calling a "bloodbath" for Gordon Brown's Labour Party, local election results are spelling out some bad news. Labour — with Brown leading them into elections for the first time since taking office last year — was set to finish third behind opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, according to near-complete results. The ruling party could face further humiliation in the closely-fought London mayoral race, which pitched the current mayor, Labour's Ken Livingstone, against the Conservatives' maverick Boris Johnson. "It's clear to me that this has been a disappointing night, indeed a bad night for Labour," Brown told reporters, linking Labour's performance to the effects of the global credit crunch. "We have lessons to learn from that and then we

So far, 104 of 159 councils have declared. It's a bad night for Labour, an okay night for the Lib Dems and a great night for the Tories.Labour have lost 177 councillors, while the Tories have gained 166.They are on 24% of the vote, as opposed to the Tories 44% and Lib Dems 25%.Unfortunately, the British National Party gained 8 councillors.I watched local election coverage on Sky News and BBC One until 1:30. Sky provided lots of interviews at polls around the country, while the BBC had the bloggers in.Labour have blamed the economy and 10p tax rate abolition as reasons why they did badly.It looks like Boris Johnson will become Mayor, and like some floppy-haired Godzlla, will destroy London.Some comfort for Gordon Brown- Nick Robinson doesn't think Labour MP's want a change of leader.There h

Walter Veltroni parlava di un vento nuovo. Forte. In tutto il mondo. Una rivoluzione. Lui doveva farne parte. Si ritrova all'opposizione, in crisi e la sinistra addirittura fuori dal Parlamento. Italia a "centro"destra. Nettamente. Conservatorismo e "estremismo" regional popolare. La Lega Nord. La stessa Italia dei Valori. In Gran Bretagna il partito laburista di Brown, il successore di Blair rischia di diventare il terzo partito inglese. Un crollo impressionante e con un solo precedente, negli anni sessanta. Esulta David Cameron che definisce il risultato elettorale come un voto contro Brown e il suo governo e soprattutto un positivo voto di fiducia nei confronti del Partito Conservatore.Ci sarà a questo punto un rimpasto di governo, una riflessione interna al partito ma che dire? La pri

 Of all the May Day rallies around the world, the one in Kolkata must have raised the most eye brows.  It was attended by thousands of prostitutes demanding labour law coverage.  They decry the government’s violation of human rights – I think they really mean their rights to trade.  Constant harassment by the police affects the clientele [...]

S’pore will not take “easy way out” to solve problems, says labour chief By Hoe Yeen Nie,    SINGAPORE : 2008 is set to be a challenging year for many workers, with the rising job insecurity and widening income gap in many parts of the world. While some countries have chosen to lay the blame on foreign workers, Singapore’s [...]

Post from: Keith's Affiliate Marketing Blog The Bond family quest for global internet domination moved up a notch last night when my daughter Natasha launched her first website, not technically child labour as every penny the site earns will be for her and HMR&C to divi up. Natasha’s site is Alternative Fashion, don’t be put off by [...]

Gemstone of the MonthEmeraldFlower of the Month: Lily of the ValleyUpcoming Special Days11 May 2008 - Mother's Day (US)17 May 2008 - Armed forces Day (US)26 May 2008 - Memorial Day (US)29 May 2008 - Oak Apple DayThe first day of May, A happy day throughout most of the world for workers as they get the day off! Frankly I think it’s a total misnomer calling the day Labour Day as of all the days the work forces skive instead of working they definitely don’t work on this one! The origins of the day come from our old colonial friends in Melbourne, Australia. As part of the “8 hour movement” they downed tools and marched to Parliament House on 21st April 1856 and demanded their 8 hour day (lazy sods!). Suffice it to say their protest was successful and inspired the celebration of Labour

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level–I mean the wages of decent living. - Franklin D. Roosevelt Oh and bringing Haifa Wahbi to celebrate the day is the biggest insult [...]

Sorry everybody, today is Labour Day - public holiday. No blog posting for today. So, don't disturb me. I want to sleep. Breakfast? Lazy to prepare breakfast. Lunch and dinner? Plan to take lunch and dinner outside. Bills, car insurance, rental.... Hey! today is public holiday, where got office hours. Please.... later.... all bill is on my table.... not and.... ZZZZZZZZ

Happy Labour Day to all. Have a nice holiday and enjoy. I still need to work... :(

Today is a holiday for me and many others. A day for me to relax and do some posting, surf paid-to-click sites and visit my favourite TS25 traffic exchange! I've reached the 3rd month of blogging. Looking back, though I did not manage to earn hundreds yet, not to mention thousands, but I am still enjoying this road of discovery of many things that is new to me. Till date, these are the sites I

Happy Neighbour Labour Day! (I thought labour is the giving birth thingie? push push! work harder!)

Firstly it's appropriate to introduce our main star of the day-Labour Day! As we all know, today is a public holiday. So basically today no one need to use their fake MC slip to "play truant". Well, the celebration was rooted from the 8-hour-day movement! Meaning 8 hours for labouring, 8 hours for recreation and another 8 hours for dozing off! Well today will surely be one hack of a day. I

.Oh hi, I tot saying 'Happy Labour Day' to everyone is justly normal, so it's titled 'lame'.With Nuffnangers: This portion is reserved for senior nuffnang members, cos today is the 7th day of my joining nuffnang. I'm new bird here & do not know many ppl, so, the catchy title is to getting know more Nuffnang members in the blogosphere, celebrating a meaningful May Day beginning.I heard there's abt 20,000 Nuffnangers. Knowing 10% of them would already be a joy, and ever there's a possibility of meeting 1% of them, tat would be joy over d' moon. On the news:Today is suppose to report on cheerful events & not solemn news yet it is reported that jobless rate is dipping in sg admist the gloomy hits on economy from the US & Europe.Hopefully sg's economy will grow stronger & not fa

Just after PMQs today the Government moved the writ for a by-election in Crewe and Nantwich. This election is caused by the death of Gwyneth Dunwoody, the fiesty Labour MP who was a long-serving proponent of traditional socialist values. Because of the undue haste in pushing this election through (the funeral hasn't yet been held) some members rightly felt this was unfortunate. Nicholas Winterton (Conservative MP for Macclesfield) and Simon Hughes, for the Liberal Democrats, both voiced sadness at this move. When Ann Winterton (Conservative MP for Congleton and wife of Nicholas) spoke, she was interrupted by John Spellar. When Spellar eventually rose, it was to speak in the typically vulgar tones associated with his side of the house.I noticed Geoff Hoon, the Chief Whip, looking decidedly

Like adults, kids do look forward to holidays. Somehow, they know that holidays mean an activity away from the norm - such as going to the mall, bookstore, their favourite places, playground..etc. I ought to visit the IT mall for a new mouse tomorrow and hubby would need new hdmi cables for the office. I know Clayton is hoping to go to the bookstore and that's a good sign for me :) He's also not one of those kids who want to buy everything they see in the store so I'm not that worried.Heard that google update is here again... and yes, this blog is still a zero... when is my PR coming back - boohoohoo!