Peter Hain

Less than a quarter of Britons believe ministers tell truth

mathaba.net
11-Nov-2008 4 related
        

The survey published Monday found that only 22 per cent of the British public believe that government ministers tell the truth, down from 27 per cent in 2006. Public trust in senior politicians has fallen in Britain in the last...

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Wreath laying war of words goes on

icnetwork.co.uk
11-Nov-2008 4 related
        

Nov 11 2008 by David James, South Wales Echo CARDIFF’S Independent group leader Jayne Cowan could have laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday under the original plans for the service, it has emerged. The Echo has...

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How the US played a vital role to assist powersharing

guardian.co.uk
09-Nov-2008 9 related
        

In an extract from his new book, Gunsmoke and Mirrors: How the IRA Dressed up Defeat as Victory, the Observer's Ireland Editor argues that the Bush administration's support for the DUP on policing as a pre-condition for...

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How the Us Played a Vital Role to Assist Powersharing

buzzle.com
08-Nov-2008
        

In this extract from his new book, Henry McDonald reveals the pressures that Bush's White House put on Sinn Fein In an extract from his new book, Gunsmoke and Mirrors: How the IRA Dressed up Defeat as Victory, the Observer's...

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Obama's win means future elections must be fought online

guardian.co.uk
07-Nov-2008 2 related
        

He may be older than most Facebook users, but Barack Obama understood the potential of social media to communicate and to raise funds - and left his 72-year-old opponent flounderingRelated StoriesMobile phones: new BlackBerry...

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LCOs ‘not a backdoor way to get law-making powers’ says Hain

icnetwork.co.uk
07-Nov-2008 9 related
        

Nov 7 2008 by Martin Shipton, Western Mail THE current devolution settlement was never meant to be a “backdoor method” of “smuggling in” primary law-making powers for the National Assembly, its architect declared last night....

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The Big Question: Is Hazel Blears right to accuse political bloggers of undermining democracy?

independent.co.uk
06-Nov-2008 48 related
        

Why are we asking this now? Communities Minister Hazel Blears made a speech to the Hansard Society yesterday in which she criticised political bloggers in the UK. However, Blears maintains that: "Until political blogging adds...

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Tories planning to delay law-making poll with another devolution inquiry

icnetwork.co.uk
06-Nov-2008 4 related
        

Nov 6 2008 by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail A TORY government would set up a new inquiry into Welsh devolution before it even considers holding a referendum on law-making powers, the party said yesterday. The recommendation...

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Coalition tensions emerge over poll on making Welsh law

icnetwork.co.uk
05-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Nov 5 2008 by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail NEW tensions have emerged between coalition partners Labour and Plaid Cymru over the timing of a referendum on lawmaking powers. Under the One Wales governing agreement between the...

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‘Labour must adapt to electorate’

icnetwork.co.uk
03-Nov-2008
        

Nov 3 2008 by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail Dr Hywel Francis MP argues that his party needs to recognise the changes in the voter landscape LABOUR needs to adapt to a world where its traditional working-class “core voter” may...

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