Archive of articles from 2009

The end of class?

Legislation which would force public bodies to prevent class discrimination has been published for the first time in British history.

Pakistani president snubs Brown

New direction: Brown unveils new plan for Afghanistan

Pakistani president snubs Brown

PM in retreat over MP expenses

Gordon Brown announcing his proposals last week

Gordon Brown has dumped his idea of a daily 'clocking-in' payment for MPs.

Swine flu: Brits urged to avoid the US

Swine flu prevention in Mexico: this file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License

Britons are being urged to postpone non-essential travel to the United States or Mexico by the European Union's health commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou.

Home Office rules out telephone surveillance database

The plans would see phone calls and internet visits stored

Home Office plans to keep records of all telephone calls and internet site visits in the UK will not involve a centralised database, the home secretary has confirmed.

Straw dumps titan prisons

Jack Straw has confirmed plans to dump the titan prison scheme.

Climate change protestors disrupt parliament

Four climate change protestors have glued themselves to a statue in the Palace of Westminster.

MPs brave bronco for a good cause

MPs brave bronco for a good cause

UK regularly leaks radioactive material

British nuclear submarines leaking radioactive material has become "a recurring theme" according to a confidential report.

The ad to make Brits vote in the EU

A new advertising campaign urging voters to register for the 4th June election has been launched today to avoid another low turnout.

Taxpayers 'fund the death of rainforest'

New research shows that £700 million is paid each year to fund the UK's failing farming system, which continuously strains the environment, a leading environmental group has claimed.