The Writing's On The Wall

Government Told Spying Laws Need Stricter Rules

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:11:00 +0000

Government told spying laws need stricter rules

The 2014 Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (Dripa) has been declared inconsistent with EU law by two judges sitting in London.

The act allows the interception and retention of information from phone and internet communications.

Security Minister John Hayes said: "We disagree absolutely with this judgement and will seek an appeal."

The judges granted Home Secretary Theresa May permission to appeal because of the public importance of their decision.

Conservative former shadow home secretary David Davis and Labour backbencher Tom Watson brought the legal challenge with campaigning members of the public Peter Brice and Geoffrey Lewis.

The MPs applied for a judicial review, saying they were concerned to protect the confidentiality of their contacts with constituents and other members of the public – including whistleblowers – who might approach them with sensitive information.

Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Collins declared that Section 1 of Dripa was flawed because it did not lay down clear and precise rules "strictly restricting" data retention to the purpose of preventing and detecting "precisely defined serious offences, or of conducting criminal prosecutions relating to such offences".

The judges also condemned data being retained without the safeguard of a prior review by a court or other independent administrative body.

They gave the Government and Parliament a deadline of March 2016 "to put matters right".

Read more: Bath Chronicle

9 Bankers Charged from Swiss Bank.

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:53:00 +0000

Is this the beginning of Banks Paying for their Crimes?

Here is the English translation.

NEWS

Nine Persons Charged in Iceland Kaupþing Bank Case | Iceland Review:

March 19, 2013 13:36 (Updated: January 30, 2014 20:24)
"Nine individuals, including former Kaupþing CEO Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson and chair Sigurður Einarsson, have been charged by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in Iceland for having been party to universal market abuse involving Kaupþing Bank buying shares in itself.

The headquarters of the now defunct Kaupþing bank.
Photo copyright Icelandic Photo Agency.

The charge was issued last week and presented to the accused yesterday. This is the most extensive case the Special Prosecutor has ever been involved in and the most extensive of its kind in the world, according to Fréttablaðið.

Former director of Kaupþing in Luxembourg Magnús Guðmundsson and former director of Kaupþing in Iceland Ingólfur Helgason are also facing charges. The other five persons are all former employees of Kaupþing.

The case concerns five matters of market abuse which have been under investigation for a long time and have now been combined in a single charge.

These include Kaupþing’s acquisition of 29 percent of all available shares in itself in 2005-2008. The Special Prosecutor has reasoned suspicion that the trade was carried out with the knowledge and intent of the bank’s key executives, in a systematic and organized manner to maintain the value of shares.

The shares were purchased, among other methods, through special customers who were granted loans from Kaupþing for the acquisition.

The day before Kaupþing collapsed in October 2008, 92 percent of the portfolio of assets of the bank’s proprietary trading was shares in the bank itself."

More Kaupþing Execs Jailed | Iceland Review:

BY ALËX ELLIOTT BUSINESS June 26, 2015 14:41 (Updated: June 30, 2015 09:43)

Sigurður Einarsson. Photo: Geir Ólafsson.

"Sigurður Einarsson, former chairman of Kaupþing Bank, has today been sentenced to one year in prison in the so-called 'big market manipulation case' at the Reykjavík district Court. Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson was also found guilty, but was not sentenced on top of the existing prison term he is already serving following the Al-Thani case.

According to RÚV, Sigurður’s sentence will be in addition to the four year sentence he is already serving following the Al-Thani case.

Ingólfur Helgason, former president of Kaupþing Iceland, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years’ prison time.

Magnús Guðmundsson, former manager of Kaupþing Luxembourg, was acquitted and two other charges against him were dropped.

Bjarki Diego, former manager of the Kaupþing corporate division, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail.

Björk Þórarinsdóttir, who sat on the Kaupþing loans committee, was acquitted.

Einar Pálmi Sigmundsson, former head of in-house trade at Kaupþing, was handed down a two-year suspended sentence.

Peter Christian Guðmarsson and Brown bears Snær Björnsson, former employees in Einar's department, were given Both an 18 month suspended sentence.

The court case began in late April and the hearings were the most wide-ranging and complex in Icelandic legal history. Over 50 witnesses were called, and testimony lasted for many weeks. They were quizzed on the nine defendants’ suspected illegal trade in their own bank’s shares in the lead up to its collapse. Charges laid by the Special Prosecutor claimed that the widespread illegal trade was carefully choreographed and highly deceptive.

The defendants’ lawyers cost over ISK 250 million (EUR 1.7 million/USD 1.9 million). The State must pay nearly ISK 100 million, with the defendants covering the rest of the bill."

On the Poverty line

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000

David Cameron's from 10 Downing Street website
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Half a million more children in 'absolute poverty' since David Cameron became Prime Minister

This is the claim of a Mirror article (25/06/15). But this is not the first headline under Cameron's premiership to voice what has been known since 2012 Olympic Games our kids are on the poverty line. In 2012 the PM pledged 120millon (for 2016) to the World Hunger Summit and money for 2016 Olympics so children in Britain could starve for the last three years.

While Cameron was lost in the Olympic headlights (of closing the Games), young children in Britain were having to bailout cash-strapped parents with their pocket money it would seem. The headline: “Children as young as 8 are lending money to their parents as they worry about family finances” (Mail Online) clearly pointed this out on 12th August 2012. (The piece went on to explain that 85% of eight to fifteen-year-olds claim to be worried about their family's finances. And that, “Almost a third (31 per cent) of the 1,132 children surveyed said they had lent their own money to someone else.” And “Of that group, 29 per cent had helped mum and dad with a handout and two-thirds had lent money to a friend” with “The older children … more likely … to say they were anxious about household finances.”)

In contrast, the SkyNews headline “PM Hosts World Hunger Summit” (which read, "Mr Cameron hoped to secure sufficient commitments from leaders and multinational firms to help prevent 25 million children under five suffering stunted growth by the time of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro."). Mr Cameron told the summit that Britain would pledge a £120m investment, and that, "While people around the planet have been enjoying and competing in these Games there's another world where children don't have enough to eat, and never get the start in life they deserve."

Mo Farah Makes Plea At PM's Hunger Summit Sky News

From the two headlines above, you can see that Britain had hit an all-time low! Homeland Britain was sufferings: We’d spent a wealth on the Games (so that we appear less like a Third World Country than we clearly are). Although the Games were more than impressive, as far as Start (opening ceremony), Games (massive Gold haul), and End (closing ceremony - that matched the opening extravaganza for wow-factor), we were and still are country on the edge of poverty. Even so, "PM pledges millions for Team GB at Rio" Reported an Independent article. (They went on to quote that he's pledging lottery money to Team GB – instead of targeting underprivileged children at home – he clearly sees the world poverty not one of charity staring at home.) We were all proud of our team; but when millions of British taxpayers are funding waste and avarice (Banking Crisis), there has to be a time to say whoa... And we had reached it.

To emphasise this point more; back in May of 2012 The Sun had a headlined which read, “Charity launched to help feed starving UK kids”. (Have all the starving children of Britain been fed in the few months to the end of Olympic gold? NO, of course.) The article explained that, "While hundreds of charities campaign for funds to feed Third World youngsters, new research from children’s charity Kids Company estimate a million children in Britain now suffer from ‘food insecurity’ – equivalent to two in every school class.” The charity, Kids Company, has launched the first-ever appeal to feed starving children – in the UK. So while Cameron was pledging millions for sports (in 2016) our children at home were clearly starving. Are the 2016 Olympic Games so important for Britain that children should suffer? (I declare! Please Mr Cameron, stop wasting funds on making the country look good! We’d look better if all our children were well fed. What is the point of a great shop window if the shelves are empty inside?) Sorry, David, I think not!

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics bid logo.
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Things, unfortunately, have changed little in the last few years: “More than four million youngsters now live below the breadline, the Department for Work and Pensions revealed,” via The Mirror on June 25 2015. With more families squeezed by a further £12billion Tory incursion on the welfare supply, with the new battering due to be divulged in less than 12 days.

This is democracy, and thy need to listen.

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:00:00 +0000

"EndAusterityNow"
has become a battle cry.

Time for a change - austerity is hidden taxation of the poor to help out banking fraternity.

The People’s Assembly Against Austerity organised a march, in London on 20 June 2015, of about 250,000 people, to protest austerity cuts.

Anti-Austerity Protesters in
(Photo credit: Nick Hooper)

Large protests also took place in other major cities: including Bristol, Liverpool and Glasgow.

A spokesman from the People’s Assembly... said: “Today is not the end of our campaign against austerity but the start of a mass movement prepared to take on this Government.”

~Independent.

London saw one of the biggest political events in recent years, they amassed outside the Bank of England and marching on Parliament Square. (Its he first ma DTCjor rally on austerity-cuts since the new Government was formed. But it doesn't look like it will be the last.)

"I think the future is going to get worst under austerity," one female protester voiced to Channel4 TV crews.

Crowds of Anti-Austerity Protesters
(Photo credit: Nick Hooper)

The atmosphere remained that of a party or carnival with the sound of drums playing and without a hint of trouble expected or undertaken by those attending.

"If they think they won the war of austerity on 7 May, they’d better think again,” Len McCluskey, of Unite, told the protesters.

Austerity is "the big lie".

The government lie that austerity measures are vital to cutting the deficit.

Even though 250,000 protested cuts, Chancellor George Osborne and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith will press ahead with welfare cuts totalling £12billion a year (which will be announced in next month’s Budget).

In a letter to the Sunday Times, Osborne and IDS claim: "This government was elected with a mandate to implement further savings from the £220bn welfare budget...we believe we need to make significant savings from other working-age benefits."

The reality is that the government don't have a mandate from the people, as they only scored 24% of votes in the election. As one banner clearly pointed out "76% didn't vote for this."

Banking District (Photo credit:bsterling)

Now here is the lie: back in 2010 governments were concerned they would suffer a 'Greek-style' economic crisis and, to compensate, decided cutting spending and raising taxes. This was to effect what have come to be known as “austerians”. (Or the poor to the rest of us.)

Since the global turn to austerity in 2010, every country that introduced significant austerity has seen its economy suffer... All of the economic research that allegedly supported the austerity push has been discredited.

~The Guardian

In Conclusion

Will this alter the government's thinking?

No. The conservatives are set on a path that will end in disaster. It has been mentioned that benefits (for the young) might become a lone repayable when 'pushed' into work. But that will surely increase debt and provide little to no incentive to find work.

As they say, the revolution starts here #EndAusterityNow.

Thank you for your time and your patience, here's hoping this article has had an impact on your thinking.

@CyberPunk65

What's World Government Anyway?

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:28:00 +0000

Reblogged from PA.G.O.N »

I intend to share what I've read about world/global government, what I've learn on the subject, and what I believe one should be.

I'll also show how having just one government would change everything for humanity.

Firstly, What Is A Global Government?

Currently, we don't have anything like a global or world government:

"'World government' refers to the idea of all humankind united under one common political authority."

- World Government @ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

To put it in a nutshell. Its the globalisation of politics — without borders ... Read More @ PAGON »

i-thorts' i-Politics: A welfare crisis engulfs the nation, and IDS claims he could survive on £53 a week

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:07:00 +0000

Caution has served Ed Miliband well so far, but the time has come for more than rhetoric [after] ... claims by Iain Duncan Smith that he could survive on £53 a week have provoked a dispute over whether the author of the IDS Book of Household Management could live up to his boast.

Read the Rest @ Telegraph »

I think let him! If he is so sure its easy to survive on survive on £53 a week see if he can go it alone on such a pittance for six months (while the rest of his massive salary is donated to charity). I'd be amazed if he lasted even one month!

It's this sort of nonsense that give British politicians a bad reputation.

i-thorts' i-Politics: NHS 'Rationing Care' To Meet Savings Targets

noreply@blogger.com (The VudooMan) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:18:00 +0000

MPs have raised concerns that the NHS is meeting its efficiency targets by rationing services to patients.

There are "widespread" fears that NHS organisations ... are achieving savings by limiting access to treatments ...

Read the Rest @ Sky News »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Boris Johnson 'would like to be PM'

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:59:00 +0000

Boris Johnson has admitted that he would like to be prime minister but insists "it's not going to happen".

In a forthcoming BBC Two documentary, the mayor of London says he thinks the job of PM is "very, very tough".

But he will say he would like to "have a crack" at it "if the ball came loose from the back of a scrum".

Read the Rest @ BBC News »

Also see: « Boris Johnson named most influential man in Britain... »

And see: « Tory MP quits to open door for return of Boris »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Energy bill rises push inflation to nine-month high

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:05:00 +0000

ANNUAL UK consumer prices index inflation rose to a nine-month high of 2.8% in February, from 2.7% in January, according to official figures that highlight the squeeze on real household incomes.

Rises in household gas and electricity bills last month, which contrasted with falls in February 2012, drove the increase in annual CPI inflation. Increases in prices of games, toys and hobbies, notably computer games and photographic equipment, also put upward pressure on annual inflation last month, as did jumps in air fares and petrol and diesel prices.

Read the Rest @ Herald Scotland »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Falkland Islands: respect 'yes' vote to staying British, Cameron tells Argentina

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:36:00 +0000

Only three vote against staying British in unsurprising landslide, which Argentina dismisses as irrelevant.

David Cameron has called on Argentina to respect the wishes of the people of the Falkland Islands after they voted overwhelmingly for the territory to stay British in an unsurprising but still historical referendum that aims to send a defiant message to Argentina and the outside world.

Read the Rest @ Guardian »

i-thorts' i-Politics: PM appears to falter on EU vote pledge

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:10:00 +0000

David Cameron has angered his own backbenchers by appearing to renege on a promise that he would hold a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU if he was prime minister after 2015.

Speaking at a campaign event in Eastleigh ahead of a by-election in the Hampshire constituency on February 28, the prime minister told voters: "To get an EU referendum you need to vote for a Tory-only government."

Read the Rest @ Financial Times »

Also see: Cameron hailed as ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’ »

i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron hailed as ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:45:00 +0000

DAVID CAMERON was hailed as the “heir to Thatcher” yesterday after MPs said his success in forcing the EU’s first budget cut will save every British household £150.

The Prime Minister was cheered by Tory backbenchers as he told the House of Commons Britain had finally put the brakes on the Brussels gravy train ... But warned that British MEPs ... must back [him ... so] it is agreed by the European Parliament.

Read the Rest @ Daily Express »

Also see: Has David Cameron's EU budget gamble paid off? »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Has David Cameron's EU budget gamble paid off?

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:15:00 +0000

With the prime minister expected to claim a historic victory, Tory backbenchers will give him a warm welcome back from Brussels

David Cameron will receive a warm, and possibly rapturous, reception from Conservative MPs on Monday ... the prime minister will say he played a leading role in drawing up the first cut ...

Cameron had always aimed to secure a real-terms freeze ...

« Read the Rest @ Guardian »

See also: « David Cameron to deliver Europe speech in London »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Truth is - Town Halls Are Fleecing You!!

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:41:00 +0000

They squeal about cuts but the truth is town halls are spending more than ever - by fleecing you!

The hue and cry over the town hall cuts demanded by the Coalition government might give the impression that councils across Britain are on their last legs.

Warnings of libraries closing, services being slashed to the bone and waves of redundancies come repeatedly from the mouths of Labour politicians and the unions, all of it reverentially reported by the BBC...

« Read the Rest @ The Daily Mail »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Michael Gove: Labour think poor children should stick to their station

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:13:00 +0000

Labour politicians believe children from disadvantaged backgrounds should "stick to the station in life they were born into", the education secretary, Michael Gove ... criticised the widespread opposition to the English Baccalaureate, the performance measure introduced in 2010 which gauges secondary schools by the proportion of pupils who get a C or above in six GCSEs ...

« Read the Rest @ Guardian »,,

Do Tories have the right to criticise Labour (concerning Education), when they, themselves, have limited povety-struck families from further education on an economic basis? See: « Welfare Cuts: Not in Our Back Yard »

i-thorts' i-Politics: MPs vote for gay marriage bill

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:42:00 +0000

Bill now faces bruising passage through the House of Lords before almost certainly becoming law this year.

Members of Parliament have overwhelming endorsed historic legislation that will give gay couples the equal right to marry.

Almost half a century after homosexuality was legalised in Britain the House of Commons voted by a majority of 400 to 175 to redefine marriage and make it available to all.

« Read the Rest @ Independent »

i-thorts' i-Politics: PM pledges in/out referendum on EU

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:18:00 +0000

David Cameron has said the British people must "have their say" on Europe as he pledged an in/out referendum if the Conservatives win the election.

The prime minister said he wanted to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU and then give people the "simple choice" between staying in under those new terms, or leaving the EU ... The news was welcomed by Eurosceptics who have long campaigned for a vote.

« Read the Rest @ BBC News »

About time.

I'd like to believe that the Tories would like to give the people of Britain a choice. But I do wonder, though, if this is just a cheek trick to get voters on side.

At the beginning of January, Clegg declared to return to Lib Dem roots... Now we have Cameron trying to woo votes via a referendum on Europe.Only time will tell just how commuted they are to this idea!!

See also: « David Cameron to deliver Europe speech in London »

i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron to deliver Europe speech in London

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:14:00 +0000

Prime minister reschedules long-awaited speech for Wednesday morning and abandons plan to deliver it on the continent.

David Cameron will deliver his long-awaited speech on the future of Britain in Europe in central London on Wednesday morning, Downing Street has announced.

The prime minister has abandoned plans to deliver the speech on the continent, which had been intended to show his commitment to Britain's membership of the EU. He was due to give the speech in Amsterdam last Friday but postponed it in light of the Algerian hostage crisis.

« Read the Rest @ Guardian »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Child benefit changes take effect

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:37:00 +0000

More than a million better-off families will lose some or all of their child benefit, under changes which came into force at midnight.

The government hopes to save £1.5bn a year to help reduce the deficit.

David Cameron described the move as "fundamentally fair" but Labour said it was a "huge assault" on families.

« Read the Rest @ BBC News »

also see: « Welfare Cuts? - Not In Our Back Yard! »

i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron: "I want another 7 years in Downing Street"

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:01:00 +0000

Prime minister says he won't turn back on same-sex marriage, child benefit cuts and overseas aid commitments.

David Cameron has indicated he wants to stay in No 10 until 2020 as he prepares to unveil a review of how the coalition has performed...

« Read the Rest @ Guardian »

Is he living in Britain ... or on fullers earth!

'Cus the rest of us are stuck with this lousy coalition. And we don't want more please!!

Enough gruel for one lifetime ... We need more nice and less nasty...

i -thorts' i-Politics: Lib Dems face toughest election in a generation, says party president

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:54:00 +0000

Tim Farron MP says Lib Dems will need to "fight tooth and nail" to defend party's 57 seats at next general election.

The Liberal Democrats face the fight of their lives in what will be the "toughest general election in a generation", the party's president has admitted.

« Read the Rest @ Guardian »

What do they expect? Maybe it's slipped their minds that they threw away their principals for a bit of power - of which they have little no influence in parliament. Could it have been a bigger waste of public votes ...

Those who voted Lib Dem did so in the faith they would have a say (a Lib Dem say not a Tory one).

But instead Cameron ran over Clegg's views like a limp doll!

A Tory-run coalition was a Tory-run government ...

Such is politics!

i-thorts' i-Politics: Boris Johnson named most influential man in Britain...

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:53:00 +0000

Boris Johnson has been named the most influential man in Britain, edging out George Osborne, Prince Charles and even Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Mayor of London, who won plaudits for his handling of the widely-praised Olympic Games, triumphed over luminaries in politics, showbusiness and top executives in a list published by GQ magazine...

« Read the Rest @ Mail Online »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Iain Duncan Smith condemns tax credits as 'not fit for purpose'

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 04:56:00 +0000

The work and pensions secretary has attacked the tax credit system put in place by Labour, saying it had resulted in "a sorry story of dependency, wasted taxpayers' money and fraud".

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Iain Duncan Smith said the credits - to top up the incomes of the lower-paid - were "haemorrhaging money" ... He said fraud and error in the system under Labour had cost £10bn.

"This Government is returning fairness to the welfare system," Mr Duncan Smith claims

« Read the Rest @ BBC News »

also see: « Benefits reform under threat after IT glitch »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Call for new drug policy research body

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:57:00 +0000

A new body is needed to assess existing and alternative drugs policies, and could be partly funded by assets seized from dealers, campaigners have said.

The UK Drug Policy Commission said billions of pounds a year were spent tackling drug problems, "without always knowing what difference it makes".

The commission argues that much of the £3bn spent each year on tackling illicit drugs is wasted...

Read the Rest @ BBC News »

also see: « Is it in society's interest to keep drugs and prostitution illegal? »

i-thorts' i-Politics: Memo urges Lib Dems to criticise Tories

noreply@blogger.com (Rae Burz) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Lib Dems have been encouraged to criticise their Tory coalition partners as well as the Labour opposition.

In a leaked internal memo, senior Lib Dems were urged to spread the message that the Conservatives cannot be trusted to help build a fairer society ... the memo suggests voters should be reminded that the Tories wanted to "look after the super rich".

Read the Rest @ BBC News »

The Writing's On The Wall

Government Told Spying Laws Need Stricter Rules

9 Bankers Charged from Swiss Bank.

Is this the beginning of Banks Paying for their Crimes?

Here is the English translation.

Nine Persons Charged in Iceland Kaupþing Bank Case | Iceland Review:

More Kaupþing Execs Jailed | Iceland Review:

On the Poverty line

This is democracy, and thy need to listen.

"EndAusterityNow"has become a battle cry.

What's World Government Anyway?

i-thorts' i-Politics: A welfare crisis engulfs the nation, and IDS claims he could survive on £53 a week

i-thorts' i-Politics: NHS 'Rationing Care' To Meet Savings Targets

i-thorts' i-Politics: Boris Johnson 'would like to be PM'

i-thorts' i-Politics: Energy bill rises push inflation to nine-month high

i-thorts' i-Politics: Falkland Islands: respect 'yes' vote to staying British, Cameron tells Argentina

i-thorts' i-Politics: PM appears to falter on EU vote pledge

i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron hailed as ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’

i-thorts' i-Politics: Has David Cameron's EU budget gamble paid off?

i-thorts' i-Politics: Truth is - Town Halls Are Fleecing You!!

i-thorts' i-Politics: Michael Gove: Labour think poor children should stick to their station

i-thorts' i-Politics: MPs vote for gay marriage bill

i-thorts' i-Politics: PM pledges in/out referendum on EU

i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron to deliver Europe speech in London

i-thorts' i-Politics: Child benefit changes take effect

i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron: "I want another 7 years in Downing Street"

i -thorts' i-Politics: Lib Dems face toughest election in a generation, says party president

i-thorts' i-Politics: Boris Johnson named most influential man in Britain...

i-thorts' i-Politics: Iain Duncan Smith condemns tax credits as 'not fit for purpose'

i-thorts' i-Politics: Call for new drug policy research body

i-thorts' i-Politics: Memo urges Lib Dems to criticise Tories

"EndAusterityNow"
has become a battle cry.