Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Super-Mega-Wow Post-Election Day (Qype does London)

Qype does London
November 5th 2008

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Okay, without delving too deeply into the political, let’s just say I’m in an especially fantastic mood (if a little groggy) this morning (erm, I mean afternoon).

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Post-Election Day post at Qype does London.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Super-Mega-What-the-Hell’s-Gonna-Happen?!?! Election Day (Qype does London)

Super-Mega-What-the-Hell’s-Gonna-Happen?!?! Election Day
Chris Osburn
Qype does London
November 4th 2008

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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in East Bumblefuck, Egypt with your head waaay up your ass for the past year, you must certainly be aware that today’s the day Americans go to the polls to elect their next president.

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Election Day post at Qype does London.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Boris Johnson is Mayor of London

Elections 2008
Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall.
BBC News
Page last updated at 08:27 GMT, Saturday, 3 May 2008 09:27 UK

The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr Livingstone's 1,028,966 on a record turnout of 45%.

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here for complete article.

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Boris Wins!
By
M@
Londonist
May 2, 2008

So, as a buoyant BJ sucks the
glass testicle from Ken's lap, will London find itself in a sticky mess, or stand proud for a new era?

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here for complete post.

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Johnson snatches Tories' biggest prize
guardian.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago
Boris Johnson last night notched up the Tories' greatest electoral success since John Major's surprise victory in the 1992 general election when he unseated ...
Johnson snatches Tories' biggest prize Guardian Unlimited
Johnson's speech in full guardian.co.uk
It's the Standard wot won it: newspaper backed Boris throughout ... guardian.co.uk
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Harman Compares South London to "Meat Factory"

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman seems to have taken a cue from Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on surviving in London's urban jungle.

Harman defends wearing stab vest
Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has defended her decision to wear a stab proof jacket during a police walkabout in her south London constituency.
BBC News
Page last updated at 13:59 GMT, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 14:59 UK
















She said it was like wearing a white hairnet when visiting a meat factory.

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Londonist post sums up "radioactive saga"

Wednesday Night at the London Polonium
Posted by
Mike
Londonist
December 20, 2006

The radioactive saga continues with news bouncing all over the Internet this evening, but none of it seeming to get us any closer to who done it.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Cool Britania: ice sculpture has eco-message for Blair

Ice sculpture of Blair unveiled
A 4ft ice sculpture of Prime Minister Tony Blair's head has been unveiled by environmental activists.
BBC NEWS
Last Updated: Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 12:44 GMT 13:44 UK

The bust, located in Trafalgar Square, contains a book by campaign group Stop Climate Chaos ...
[whose] director Ashok Sinha said: "The ice sculpture symbolises the fact that time is running out for Tony Blair to take action."

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