Much to everyones amazement, including Labour themselves, they have won the Glenrothes by-election on Scotland. This is obviously a good result for Labour, even though they only held a seat, is this a...
Do you think it was a mistake for the Conservatives to align themselves closely to McCain? If the Conservatives get elected, will Obama want to work with Cameron, knowing he was closely allied to...
"Hedge Funds bet on VW shares falling because of the global economic downturn, regarded by some as "the safest play in town", Porsche had been secretly building up a 74.1 per cent stake in VW through...
William Hague appears to be the early favourite, but I can help but think that the Tory party need an heavy weight who knows his brief, Kenneth Clarke springs to mind. Who do you think should be the...
The New York Times proclaims... After devising a bank rescue plan that has now been endorsed by European and American officials ? and has sent global stocks soaring, Gordon Brown is being celebrated...
The UN Security Council mandate authorising the presence of British forces in the Iraq expires on Dec 31. Mr Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister warned that once the UN mandate expires, British forces...
I know the Menezes case has been done to death, so lets not go over the old stuff again, but concentrate on this new angle to the story. The notes made by a surveillance officer at the time of the...
The rest of the World thinks so... Gordon Does Good Has Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, saved the world financial system? New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/opinion/13kr...
More than 46 million airline seats will be cut over the next three months as the aviation industry is engulfed by the economic crisis. The latest figures compiled by OAG (Official Airline Guide) show...
It would appear many people access and post to AB from their Phones, iPhones and iPods. The viewing and usability of AB on small devices is patchy. Are you planning a mobile version of the site? A lot...
Beethoven's Ode to Joy, the final movement of his choral ninth symphony, will be used to open the parliament after each election and for formal sittings where heads of state are present. Timothy...
The Government has used the 2001 Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act to freeze the estimated ?4 billion worth of British financial assets in a failed Icelandic bank, it has been revealed....
The pupils have been eating the yeast based spread on toast at the village school's breakfast club since the start of term. But health conscious officials now claim Marmite is outside of guidelines...
Sir Ian Blair has furiously denied London mayor Boris Johnson's account of his departure as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, senior officers said last night, insisting he did not resign voluntarily...
Have the rich just staged the biggest smash and grab raid in history? They have been handed $700bn with no strings attached, of US taxpayer money. They have been operating a pyramid selling scheme,...