Political centre

• Cardiff Is the Centre of Political Attention

CARDIFF will become the ground zero of UK politics this weekend when the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats hold conferences in the city and a major rally takes place to condemn public spending cuts. Both Prime Minister David Cameron and DeputyPMNick Clegg will visit the conferences to give keynote speeches as their Welsh parties prepare for the May elections.

• Western Mail
• March 04, 2011

• Plight of 100,000 Jobless Women Takes Political Centre Stage

A SUMMIT to tackle the chronic level of unemployment among women is to be staged in Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond has announced.But the initia...

• The Scotsman
• April 25, 2012

• Political Row Over Life Centre

LABOUR has attacked the Conservative Party in Plymouth for using images of the Life Centre to promote itself, writes Keith Rossiter. The Conservatives have hired a 40ft flatbed truck with apex hoarding with pictures of the Life Centre and Conservative Party logos," Labour city councillor Mark Lowry said.

• Plymouth Evening Herald, The
• March 21, 2012

• Peace Breaks Out in Newcastle-Official ; Probe Into Political Wrangling at the Civic Centre Is Out

CITY leaders have denied there is a "battle for the civic centre" as an internal report looks at how Newcastle is led. Newcastle Council boss Nick Forbes appears to have had his hand strengthened after independent experts said city officials need to do a better job of showing they are following their new orders.

• Evening Chronicle
• June 02, 2012

• Lithuania: New Centre-Left Minority Government Wins Conditional Support From Conservative Party, Prolonging Fragile Political Situation; Robust Economic Growth Sustained

After seven weeks of political manoeuvring, a new government was finally sworn in on 18 July. It is a centre-left minority government, once again led by the Social Democrats, with 55-year old former defence minister Gemdiminas Kirkilas as prime minister. But with only 53 out of 141 seats, the new government won parliamentary approval only thanks to the tacit, but grudging, support of the conservative Homeland Union. Having previously failed to agree on a government programme with the Social Democrats, it is unclear how far the support of the Homeland Union will go. The next general elections are due in October 2008 and given the fractious political backdrop it would be quite a feat for the new government to remain in power until then even though the populist Labour Party, the winner of ...

• Hilfe Daily Briefing
• October 19, 2009

• Is the Writing On the Wall for Political Mural? ; City Centre [Edition 2]

NEIGHBOURS overlooked by a mural with a strong political message hope it can be saved. Since scaffolding went up over the mural on the side of the former Gloucestershire Forum for Young Single Homelessness (GLOFYSH) building, speculation has grown that the artwork could be consigned to the history books. Rob Stephens feared the city centre landmark might be doomed.

• Gloucestershire Echo, The
• January 18, 2013

• A Rocket Launcher ; Nostalgiaforty-Five Years Ago Enoch Powell Was Sacked for His Controversial and Divisive Rivers of Blood Speech. Fellow Tory Margaret Thatcher, a Back Bench Mp, Made a Bid to Keep Him in Office Declaring His Words Were 'Strong Meat'. Andy Richards Looks Back at the Contentious Times.

IT IS the afternoon of April 20, 1968, and the old Midland Hotel, in Birmingham's New Street, is hosting a meeting of the Conservative Political Centre. Step forward Enoch Powell, a member of the Tory shadow cabinet and MP for Wolverhampton South West.

• Sunday Mercury
• April 14, 2013

• Qe3 Puts Fed in Centre of Political Row

IF ANYONE should have any doubts about the importance of the job of governor of the Bank of England that is advertised today, then they should take a glance across the Atlantic. Central banks are hugely important. Last night the chairman of the Federal Reserve spoke and the financial markets climbed in America to some of the best levels seen before the Great Panic of 2008.

• Daily Mail
• September 14, 2012

• Gps Worried Health Centre Will Be Pulled Due to Political Furore [Eire Region]

THE doctors behind the Balbriggan primary care centre are concerned the project will be pulled because of political controversy over its selection, they told the Irish Mail on Sunday. The two GPs said they picked the site in Balbriggan, North County Dublin because it was perfect for patients.

• Mail on Sunday
• October 07, 2012

• Public Purse [Eire Region]

AS POLITICAL dynasties go, it will never be recalled as glamorous. When it comes to the dark arts of politics however - claiming expenses, looking after home turf and taking care of family - the Healy-Rae clan will long be remembered. In the 14 years in which they have hovered on the political centre-stage, more than EUR 8m has been earned by the family in salaries, expenses and contracts from the public purse.

• Mail on Sunday
• July 03, 2011