"Belgian PM named as EU president". Ya Boo, Blair!
Mr Van Rompuy was widely tipped, but Baroness Ashton was not EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, to be the first permanent European Council President.The other top job created by the L

"Care for elderly a priority - PM". What's taken them so long? and again?
Improving the care available for the elderly will be Labour's domestic policy "priority" should it win the next election, Gordon Brown has said.As he prepares to unveil a series of care proposals in the Queen's Speech, he told the Daily Mail the current sys

'Reckless' bankers face bonus cut...?
Lord Myners: We need to take this action to make the banking system more stable Bankers who take "reckless" risks with investments could be stripped of future bonuses, the government has said.City minister Lord Myners said banks must be "more secure", with taxpayers "never again" bailing them out.-o-O-o-O-o-O-o-You will notice 'could be stripped' - not - will be stripped.Enough said, business as usual for the b[w]ankers, and as ever, the weak-kneed politicians doing their Corporate master's bidding...

"By-election win 'endorses Brown''. Aye OK?
Willie Bain won with a majority of 8,111 votes Labour have hailed their win in the Glasgow North East by-election as a dramatic victory and an endorsement of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's policies.-o-O-o-O-o-O-

" 'Big society' is the solution to poverty, declares Cameron." Big Society, whatever next?
The Conservatives will replace Labour's "big government" with a "big society" which would be more effective at tackling poverty, David Cameron pledged last night. In a keynote speech, the Tory leader rejected both a return to Thatcherism and New Labour's vision of a "smarter" state. He said voluntary groups and charities could take on a key role in helping people to escape poverty.-o-O-o-O-o-O-o-Cameron is short on memory, voluntary groups and charities taking over, was one of Thatcher's claims - was it not?