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Caroline Lucas wins the Brighton Pavilion constituency for the Greens, the first time the party has had a candidate elected to the House of Commons.

Speaking after the result was announced she said: “Today the people of Brighton Pavilion have made history by electing Britain‘s first Green MP to Westminster.

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I'm voting Liberal Democrat in the General Election

May 5

Posted by Kathryn Cann in Politics, UK Politics | 4 Comments

So the polls open in just a few hours now, and the British People will decide, but please once and for all this time let us change the unfair voting system. Vote Liberal Democrat.

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And They're Off – The Race To Downing Street Begins.

Apr 6

Posted by Kathryn Cann in Politics, UK Politics | Comments off

So Gordon Brown went to see the Queen today to ask to dissolve Parliament, and declared the date of the General Election to be exactly one month today, May 6th 2010.

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The return of sexism (though it never went away)

Jan 29

Posted by Kathryn Cann in Arts, Books, Feminism, Law, Media | 4 Comments

Thoughts on Natasha Walter – The Return Of Sexism. Sexism has re-advanced, and it is enabled through the pornification of just about everything and via the smoke and mirrrors charade that this porn culture is any way empowering for women.

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Politics 101 for the UK General Election 2010

Jan 23

Posted by Kathryn Cann in Law, Politics, UK Politics | 5 Comments

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a parliamentary democracy, which means that Government is voted into power by the people, to act in the interests of the people. The Westminster Parliament is in fact the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world.

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A Very British Christmas on Telly 2009 (First Look)

Dec 12

Posted by Kathryn Cann in Arts, Television | 9 Comments

It’s that time of year again, and in keeping with a great British
tradition here is my "Christmas TV is rubbish" rant… Once again there is nothing much worth watching, too many repeats, too much reality tv, blah blah blah, and so on.
Well not quite, now that’s out of the way, I can write about what actually is worth watching this yuletide

Tags: bbc, bbc 1, bbc one, bbc tv, beeb, blighty, brit tv, britain, british, channel four, christmas, christmas tv, christmas tv is rubbish, comedy, digital terrestrial, digital tv, doctor who, dtt, five, freeview, gavin and stacey, great britain, itv, outnumbered, radio times, reality tv, teevee, Television, the royle family, tv, tv listings, uk, victoria wood, winter, xmas, xmas on the beeb, yule, yuletide

Universal Health Care and Me

Oct 12

Posted by Kathryn Cann in Health, Politics, Sciences | 6 Comments

The most important and reassuring thing for me is that I am safe in the knowledge that no matter how ill I ever get my healthcare will continue to be free at the point of use.

Tags: england, france, great britain, Health, health care, healthcare, hillary clinton, Insurance, national health service, nhs, obama, Single-payer health care, Socialized medicine, uk, united states, universal health care, usa

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Noam Chomsky to become new X-Factor judge August 28, 2010
Professor of linguistics and political campaigner Noam Chomsky has been confirmed as the new judge on TV talent show The X Factor. ‘Cheryl Cole was still recovering from malaria and we needed someone who could fill the intellectual void,’ said programme creator Simon Cowell, ‘Professor Chomsky is perfect and the audience just loves him.’ In his first outing […]
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Pope and Blair to combine state visits August 26, 2010
Britain is preparing to host a joint state visit in September from two religious men convinced of their own infallibility and who refuse to make a public apology for their actions, his holiness Tony Blair and Pope Benedict XVI. ‘Look, it just makes sense to combine the two visits,’ said Mr Blair, ‘we are both Catholics, we both have books to promote and we b […]
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Nick Clegg to wet nurse Cameron baby August 24, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says that he is 'absolutely delighted' to be the wet nurse for David and Samantha Cameron’s new child. ‘I have spent the last few months undergoing hormone replacement therapy in preparation for this very moment,’ said Mr Clegg, who has already developed what he describes as ‘a fulsome pair of lactating man boobs.’ […]
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Return to 1950s style policing as international drug lord given ‘a good clip round the ear’ August 24, 2010
The Home Secretary has heralded the return to traditional 1950s-style policing methods as ‘a major success’ after a local bobby smashed an international drug ring and gave their leader a ‘jolly good talking to’ and a ‘clip round the ear’. ‘I know how to deal with these young scallywags,’ said PC George Dixon, who single-handedly disarmed a gun-toting militia […]
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Outrage as BBC shows repeats of last year’s A-level students jumping up and down August 19, 2010
A-level students have expressed shock and disappointment after being denied the chance to excitedly jump up and down live on TV as they receive their results, following a BBC decision to re-broadcast video of last year’s pupils instead. ‘We simply cannot afford to go out and film yet more students jumping up and down,’ said BBC Director of News Helen Boaden, […]
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