Gordon Brown

Inside Westminster: All to play for as party conference season kicks off again

scotsman.com     8 hrs ago          

Published Date: 05 September 2008 THIS week, the main question on the lips of political journalists has not been: "Will the Prime Minister survive?" We all know the answer to that. Rather, the major talking point has been...                    

Zoo's panda plan panned

scotsman.com     8 hrs ago          

ANIMAL welfare campaigners have voiced fresh opposition to plans to bring a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo. The Born Free Foundation has written to First Minister Alex Salmond and Prime Minister Gordon Brown urging...                    

Just like the devil on wheels

thesun.co.uk     6 hrs ago          

Smoking hot ... the Corvette ZR1 can hit 60mph in 3.4 seconds THINK of American cars and it’s a fair bet Corvette and Cadillac will figure high on any list. This week we’ve tested a very special Corvette supercar and,...                    

Cherie: Women put families before ambition

manchestereveningnews.co.uk     9 hrs ago          

THE difficulties of juggling work and family mean women are forced to lower their ambitions, said Cherie Blair. The former prime minister's wife was delivering the lecture `Why Women's Rights Matter - A Better World For...                    

Labour plan to outlaw sex for sale

mirror.co.uk     9 hrs ago          

By Jason Beattie 5/09/2008 CRACKDOWN Gordon Brown yesterday signalled new laws could be brought in to outlaw the "morally wrong" sex trade. He was backing women's minister Harriet Harman, who wants to make it illegal for...                    

Doomsday predicted for British entrepreneurs

indiaenews.com     10 hrs ago          

From correspondents in London, England, 03:31 AM IST The end of the era of entrepreneurs in England and Wales is near, a new business study by Barclays has warned. The stock of small businesses could drop by as much as...                    

Why doesn't the BBC's Jim Naughtie think Sarah Palin is a new political star?

dailymail.co.uk     7 hrs ago          

She was widely praised by the world's media for her barnstorming speech to accept the Republican Party's vice-presidential nomination. But despite plaudits from around the world, Sarah Palin's rousing convention address...                    

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Sept 5

finanznachrichten.de     3 hrs ago          

BROWN LOSES BATTLE OVER ENERGY REBATE The Prime Minister has admitted that his plans to force Britain's energy firms to fund a one billion pound cash rebate for poor families have failed. UNILEVER APPOINTS OUTSIDER AS...                    

UK footie squad wins "Biggest Waste of Space Ever" title

newstrackindia.com     1 hr ago          

London, Sept. 5 (ANI): The England football team has finally won something - the title of the "Biggest Waste of Space Ever". According to the Daily Star, their humiliating failure to qualify for Euro 2008 that won them...                    

Queen Creek not backing down on raised medians

eastvalleytribune.com     7 hrs ago          

"This is a founding neighborhood in Queen Creek," Charette said. Charette, who has lived in her downtown Queen Creek home for 15 years, said she was never told about the medians planned for Ocotillo Road. Charette joins a...