Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The government has revealed details of its Digital Economy Bill, trailed in the Queen's Speech. One proposal which has already attracted a great deal of attention is the introduction of new penalties for those suspected of internet piracy, from disconnection to hefty fines. Laws which allow the swift termination of pirates' internet connections (often on a 'three strikes and you're out' basis) have...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Gordon Brown Government has been accused of desperate electioneering after Queen Elizabeth delivered the briefest of speeches, lasting seven minutes on the achievements of Labour since it came
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
VISITING comedian Ben Elton has created an uproar in the UK by being rude about the royals.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The UK government defends its decision not to include legislation in the Queen's Speech on the reform of MPs' expenses.
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Royal pageantry met hard-nosed electioneering as Queen Elizabeth II donned the diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown to announce the plans for the next parliamentary session in Britain.
GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A few details regarding Britain’s Digital Economy Bill were touched on this morning as part of the Queen’s Speech to Parliament, in which the monarch outlines the coming legislative agenda. Among the forthcoming actions will be a mandatory age rating on all videogames aimed at children ages 12 and above, reports the Guardian . The Bill calls for the adoption of the Pan-European Game Information...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
London - In a ceremony marked by pomp and circumstance, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday set out the government's legislative programme for the remaining months before a general election to be held before June, 2010. The queen, 83, rode from Bu...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled a crackdown on the banking industry on Wednesday as part of a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost his party's chances at elections barely six months away. In a traditional Queen's Speech detailing its final legislative plans before ballots due by June, the government also put boosting growth and jobs as its top priority as Britain emerges from the global...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
London - In a ceremony marked by pomp and circumstance, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday set out the government's legislative programme for the remaining months before a general election to be held before June, 2010. The queen, 83, rode from Bu...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Pomp and ceremony: Queen Elizabeth II opens new session of Parliament. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom - Monarchy - Society and Culture - History - Queen Elizabeth
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Having decided a formal apology will be made by the prime minister to those who survived the appalling deprivations of forced child migration, according to Valerie Amos, the "next stage" is to decide its wording ( Brown plans apology to UK children in care transported to Australia and Canada , 16 November). That sums up the sorry process – words. When governments and agencies apologise...
Cerysmatic Factory (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Magnetic Fields have announced a string of US and Canadian dates in Feb/March 2010 in support of their forthcoming album, Realism which will be released via Nonesuch Records on 26 January 2010. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 20 November but a limited number are available via MusicToday from, erm, today. Check the official House of Tomorrow Calendar for full details of all dates, venues,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Past and present heads of the Secret Intelligence Service to be questioned by Sir John Chilcot's investigation into war Past and present chiefs of MI6 are to be among the first witnesses to give evidence to the official inquiry into the Iraq war, it was disclosed today. Sir John Scarlett, who retired as director general of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) last month, will be questioned about...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
THE real test awaits our beauty queen Vanessa Sibanda as she heads down south for the Miss World contest that takes place in Johannesburg on December 12.
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Barack Obama has got to go. When will our country wake up and remove him from office. From the LA Times (even they seem to get this one): Politics and commentary, coast to coast, from the Los Angeles Times How low will he go? Obama gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a wow bow November 14, 2009 | 3:38 am How low will the new American president go for the world's royalty? This photo will get Democrat President...
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