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Not in our name: African human rights activists reject UK aid conditionality

Mark Canavera | Posted 01.29.2012

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An oft-told African proverb (whose precise culture of origin often changes with the teller) asserts that "When elephants fight, the grass suffers." Pu...

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Sympathizing With 'Occupy' Protests, UK Business Secretary Would Consider Limiting Executive Pay

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.14.2011

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In a sign that the Occupy London protests might be having some effect, a prominent member of the British government recently signaled that he would be...

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UK Tries To Overhaul Notorious Libel Laws

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — The British government on Tuesday proposed changes in the law of defamation in England and Wales to provide greater protection for spee...

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Book-Giving Charity Funding Cut Off By UK Government

guardian.co.uk | Benedicte Page | Posted 05.25.2011

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Booktrust, the independent charity set up to encourage reading, is to lose all government funding for its children's gifting programmes Bookstart, Boo...

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The Number of MPs Should Be Halved

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Britain has too many MPs. We have 650 MPs to represent 62 million people. By international standards, that's a lot of MPs to represent not many people.

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Queen Surrenders Control Of Royal Finances In Secret U.K. Deal

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Queen has been forced to give up the ultimate right to manage the Palace's financial affairs in a secret deal signed by Palace aides and the Gover...

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Key Players In Britain's Coalition Government

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Britain's new coalition government was still coming into focus Wednesday. Here are some of its key players: Prime Minister – Con...

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Is The Cameron-Clegg Political Honeymoon Over?

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Is the honeymoon over for Britain's unlikely political marriage? Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government, forged between h...

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David Cameron: Queen's Speech A 'Radical Program For A Radical Government'

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the Queen's Speech as a "radical programme for a radical government"....

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UK Government Rebuked For 'Bedtime Stories' Climate Change Ads (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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From The AP: LONDON -- Britain's independent advertising watchdog agency has criticized a government ad campaign that highlights the dangers of climat...

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UK Foreign Secretary: Britain Will Pursue 'Solid Not Slavish' Relationship With US

Guardian | Chris McGreal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Britain's new government will pursue a "solid not slavish" relationship with the US, the foreign secretary, William Hague, promised today after a meet...

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Tim Berners-Lee Government Data Project Unveiled

BBC News | BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has unveiled his latest venture for the UK government, which offers the public better access to official data....

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Dry Campus?

Alan Miller | Posted 11.17.2011

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While the crass stereotype of the frat party downing of gallons of beer may seem to epitomize the worst of overindulgence, the banging on about binge drinking may well be worse for our overall health as a society.

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Britain's Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

There are many unnerving similarities between the Bush administration's policies and those implemented in the U.K., which have caused barely a ripple of protest.

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Who Is Binyam Mohamed, The British Resident Released From Guantanamo?

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan, Morocco, Pakistan, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, CIA Torture, Binyam Mohamed, Col. Ralph Kohlmann, Military Commissions, UK Government, Politics, Clive Stafford Smith, Breaking Politics News, Dark Prison, Torture, Extraordinary Rendition, World News

I thought it appropriate to relate a few anecdotes that bring Binyam the human being, rather than Binyam the prisoner, to life.

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