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Britain First: The UK’s Extreme Right Political Party
The United Kingdom’s far right political party, “Britain First,” and the rise in anti-Islamic movements in Britain Britain First: The “most dangerous far-right party”?
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News Headlines May 15, 2013
- May 15, 2013
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Smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Into Gaza Tibetan Monk in Possession of Tapes of the Dalai Lama Beaten to Death 11 Governments Meeting in Peru to Discuss Control Over the Internet Czech Pharmacies Dispensing Medical Marijuana OECD Claims Rich-Poor Divide Widening Brits Financially Lacking Compared to Neighbors Star Wars and Doctor Who Fans Battle at […]
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher Dies Aged 87
Former British Prime Minister, the Baroness Margaret Thatcher, has died at age 87. She reportedly passed peacefully after suffering a stroke at the Ritz in central London. Her passing was mourned by current Tory PM David Cameron as well as the Queen herself who said she was saddened to hear the news. Margaret Thatcher was […]
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Should Britain Continue Foreign Aid to India?
The United Kingdom gives India, a former colony, over £1.4 billion annually in development aid but many Britons are questioning this given that India is quite developed, even boasting its own space program. Economists estimate that India’s economy will overtake Britain’s by 2022 with 20% annual increases in the number of millionaires in India […]
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New Flag Proposed for Australia
The new flag would leave the nation’s British heritage and push forward with a fusion of Aboriginal elements in a reinterpretation of the current flag. Australian National University military historian Dr. John Blaxland designed the flag and worked to incorporate the nation’s past, its aboriginal heritage, and a multicultural future. The flag features […]
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53% of British Electorate would Vote to Leave the European Union According to a Times/Populus Poll
A recently released poll by Times/Populus revealed that 53% of eligible British voters would choose to leave the European Union (EU) if a referendum were held today. Current British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Tories came in at 57%, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats at 37% and 35% respectively, showing a waning of European sentiment […]
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Warns of Possible UK Exit from the European Union
A speech that was to be delivered by United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron but was canceled due to a hostage crisis in Algeria warns that Britain could leave the European Union if reforms to the EU’s present form of governance are not pursued according to excerpts released on Friday, January 18. His speech, which was to be […]
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Britain Plans to Shutter Older Prisons Possibly in Favor of 2,000-person ‘Super Prison’
Among those prisons scheduled to be closed is HMP Shepton Mallet in Somerset, the UK’s oldest operating prison. Also known as Cornhill, Shepton Mallet began operating in 1625 after an Act of King James I requiring every county to have a house to keep criminals. The prison was described as having extremely poor sanitation in […]
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Pushing Typhoon Fighter Jet to Middle Eastern Buyers
British Prime Minister David Cameron has embarked on a three-day tour in the Middle East to sell the British-made Eurofighter Typhoons to ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. The deals would be worth billions and the personal involvement of the British Prime Minister signals the importance of selling the fighters for […]
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007 Skyfall
The latest installment in the long-running James Bond series, Skyfall, will be hitting theaters in the United States on November 9. You can view the trailer for the film above, or sample its theme song, Skyfall, from the British artist Adele, in iTunes.
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