Posts Tagged ‘ United Kingdom ’

European Union Bill Returns to the Commons

January 11, 2011
By Stephen
EUUK

Today the House of Commons will consider as a Committee of the whole house, the European Union Bill. This will mean that in future the United Kingdom will have to hold a referendum on future treaties which amend the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Function of the European Union Under the Bill the UK will have to hold a referendum if the treaty meets one of these conditions: (a) the extension of the objectives of...

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UK Election 2010

April 26, 2010
By Stephen
UK Election 2010

Image via Wikipedia I haven’t yet blogged about the general election in the UK. For me this has been one of the most interesting ones to watch. The rise of Liberal Democrats is amazing to see, and the polls are all over the place. The only thing for certain is that Labour will not win the popular vote. That is where watching UK elections get boring. No matter haw much you play with swing calculators and polls the Lib...

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[Eurovision 2010] Final Preview

April 14, 2010
By Stephen
[Eurovision 2010] Final Preview

Image via Wikipedia So it is time to have a look at the final five entries in this years Eurovision Song Contest. It is time to look at the big 4 and last years winner. I will be marking these out of ten, as there is no prediction to make! Spain – Daniel Diges “Algo pequeñito” (Something Tiny) This is less poppy than Spains normal offering and it is growing on me. I love the circus theme to the...

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5th Think Post – "What Women Want"

March 17, 2009
By Stephen
5th Think Post – "What Women Want"

Image by stephen.spillane via Flickr Well I seam to be getting used to blogging over on the thinkaboutit.eu blog becuase I just published my 5th post on it! Its on women and European politics. Eurobarometer recently did a Flash survey on Women and Politics in the EU. It found that 79% of Irish Women and 78% of women in the United Kingdom think that politics is male dominated. Read Full Post, dont forget to rate it!

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Conservative Ads

January 13, 2009
By Stephen
Conservative Ads

Image via WikipediaThe Conservative Party in the UK have launched a new Advertising campaign on “Labour’s Debt Crisis”. According to the Conservatives Shadow Chancellor each child born in Britain will owe £17,000. I must say it is a fantastic campaign. It really hits the point on UK Debt. I agree with John over on Semper-Idem that FG need to be developing campaigns like this. The Budget campaign that they did before Christmas is something that could easily be further...

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