In former PrimeMinister Gordon Brown’s official 2009 apology to Turing, long since deceased, Brown referred to the cultural icon as, “one of Britain's most famous victims of homophobia. As punishment, the British government sentenced one of the...
Symbolically at midnight August 31, 1957 in the newly constructed Stadium Merdeka (Independence Stadium), the British handed over the instrument of independence to the PrimeMinister-designate Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Upon departing Westminster Abbey, you'll pass the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the famous ministries on Whitehall and the PrimeMinister's residence at 10 Downing Street. You can view buildings such as the British Museum, a treasure trove of...
As a humorous editorial in The Boston Globe put it, "Thanks to practices borrowed from American presidential campaigns, a two-party race has become a three-party affair and instead of choosing a stodgy party, as they are accustomed to doing...
And the day that the YouTube Facebook Digital Debate results were uploaded, Wednesday, April 28, 2010, was the day that PrimeMinister Gordon Brown forgot that his microphone was still on as his motorcade sped away from a stop on the campaign trail.
The only other event that comes close is the gaffe made by PrimeMinister Gordon Brown -- unaware that his microphone was still on as his motorcade sped away from a stop on the campaign trail. So, is there are relationship between these two...
Thanks to practices borrowed from American presidential campaigns, a two-party race has become a three-party affair and instead of choosing a stodgy party, as they are accustomed to doing, British citizens are being asked to vote for a charismatic...
The phrase "I agree with Nick" was uttered several times by Labour PrimeMinister Gordon Brown during the debate, presumably in a pre-planned attempt to appeal to Lib Dems to switch to Labour. With two more TV debates to come, the result of the...
According to Julian Glover of Guardian.co.uk, "Nick Clegg has surged into contention as a potential primeminister, according to a Guardian/ICM poll carried out following last night's TV leaders' debate.
This just in, or as they say in the UK, Stop Press: Jack Marshall of ClickZ reports that former deputy PrimeMinister and member of the U.K. Now, click fraud has resurfaced in the British elections. Labour Party, John Prescott, is encouraging...
According to BBC News, PrimeMinister Gordon Brown has confirmed that UK Election 2010 will be held on May 6, 2010. Ironically, the YouTube video embedded on the homepage of Labour's website features Tony Blair, former PrimeMinister and former...
The "damned lies" quote comes from Twain's autobiography, but the words aren't his -- they're Twain quoting former BritishPrimeMinister Benjamin Disraeli. A new book offers an eye-opening expose of the varied types of chicanery, fraud and...