Oh my Darling your not a Rock

Chancellor Alistair Darling has defended the Government's decision to bail out the troubled bank Northern Rock.

Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have criticised the Bank of England for giving the company a £24bn pound loan.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7101583.stm

Ah Happy Days , Thanks Getty images , pa etc !!!

Printing Money , Why haven't I noticed ??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A12256490

God these schools are still failing !! Let's Nuke them

HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN IN POWER ??????????????????????

Gordon Brown has pledged to eradicate failure from England's schools, saying those which let children down will be taken over or closed.

He said local authorities would be encouraged to use new powers to intervene in failing schools.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7070190.stm

More jobs for the British is what I say

Gordon Brown has pledged more jobs for British workers as he seeks to draw a line under a row over the number of migrants employed in the UK.

The prime minister promised more help for the unemployed to fill the 600,000 vacancies he said were available.

It comes after the government admitted it had underestimated the number of migrant workers by as much as 700,000.

BBC link here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7070756.stm

Difficult to choose between the two they are clones, although one's a bit younger Heh heh

BBC link here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7071066.stm

I defend EU treaty position , indefensible I know but --------

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has defended his stance on the EU Reform Treaty, saying key opt-outs mean UK law will not be over-ruled by Europe.

Mr Brown told the Commons MPs would be given the chance next year to debate ratification of the treaty whose text was agreed in Portugal last week.

He also said the government would oppose further EU institutional change.

The Tories called for a referendum on the issue and accused ministers of breaking their manifesto commitment.

See BBC link for details

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7055764.stm

On no !! now someones blogging about me

http://www.gordonbrownblog.co.uk/

Cameron says 'look phoney' what a plonker !!

Conservative leader David Cameron has said Gordon Brown looks like "a phoney" as they went head-to-head in their first Commons battle since July.

The clash came with the PM facing claims he "bottled" a snap election and stole Tory policy ideas on tax.

Mr Cameron said the PM was treating people "like fools" by denying opinion polls led him to reject a snap poll.

But Mr Brown pointed to the Tory grammar school row and said he would take "no lectures" from Mr Cameron.

BBC here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7037045.stm

Inheritance taxes cut for couples - We were always going to do this anyway

Chancellor Alistair Darling has doubled the inheritance tax threshold for married couples to £600,000.

He also targeted private equity bosses and "non-domiciles" in his pre-Budget report - and pledged to switch green air taxes to flights, not passengers.

But he was accused by the Tories - who unveiled policies in all these areas last week - of being in a "panic" after their recent opinion poll surge.

see this link for more BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7034399.stm