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Military chiefs savage Brown over incorrect evidence Iraq enquiry- humiliation for Brown UK

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This is a serious blow for Brown and his discredited Labour Government. Even the very top brass of the British armed forces cannot stomach his outright dishonesty and disrespect for our armed forces.
The sooner our brave men and woman of [...]

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Catholic church wins against homosexuals adopting children UK

A Catholic adoption agency that refuses to place children with homosexual couples has won a key legal victory thanks to a loophole intended to protect gay charities.

By Matthew Moore
Published: 3:55PM GMT 17 Mar 2010

Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Catholic Care’s unexpected triumph paves the way for other groups [...]

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Fuel prices set to rocket – Highland business at serious risk Scotland UK

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Business and hard pressed people across the Highlands face even greater hardship due to fuel prices that are set to soar. Some estimates suggest that the more rural parts of scotland will face prices of around [...]

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For the sake of the British people we must get rid of this Labour Government UK

The biggest risk for Britain is five more years of Gordon Brown
Wednesday, March 10 2010

William Hague, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, has argued that the biggest risk for Britain is five more years of Gordon Brown.
Speaking to the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, he said that ”our ability to undertake economic modernisation will be critical [...]

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Brave British soldier saves lives of comrades

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Soldier Lobs Taliban Grenade Back At Enemy

9:00am UK, Tuesday March 09, 2010
Damien Pearse, Sky News Online
A British soldier has saved his comrades by scooping up a live Taliban grenade and throwing it straight back at the enemy moments before it exploded.

Rifleman James McKie [...]

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Labours tax bombshell for local pubs UK

Community pubs facing tax bombshell
Sunday, March 7 2010

Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps has warned of a ‘tax bombshell’ faced by community pubs this April.
New research by the Conservatives reveals that Gordon Brown’s tax inspectors are hiking up business rates for local pubs across country. Friendly community pubs with darts and pool tables face the biggest [...]

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Labours betrayal of our armed forces – Military chiefs accuse Brown

The truth of Brown’s attempt to cover up the amount of defence spending is starting to come out. The armed forces are now quite clear on the position that Brown’s Labour Government cannot be trusted. Despite huge professionalism and bravery on the part of our armed services the armed forces cannot depend on this Government. [...]

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British jobs for British workers – a joke under Labour

Labour have failed to get a grip on immigration
Thursday, February 25 2010

Damian Green has accused the Government of allowing immigration to run “out of control” following new evidence published by the Home Office.
The Shadow Immigration Minister was commenting on figures that lay bare the extent to which the Labour Government has failed to get a [...]

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Pope to unleash ” hell ” on Labour and the socialist liberals

Pope could give Labour Party ‘hell’
catholic leader responds to Jim Murphy’s speech appealing for religious voters’ support
By Katrine Bussey
The Pope could give Labour “hell” over its record on family matters, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland said yesterday.
Cardinal Keith O’Brien hit out in [...]

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Economic recovery details laid out by George Osborne-Mais lecture

George Osborne has laid out some good starting points for determining and kick starting the road to economic recovery. His full lecture can be read in full at the end of this article and shows how detailed the shadow chancellor and his vision of the future is. As well as being a Parliamentary Candidate I [...]

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