Search results for ‘alternative vote’
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Unions call for civil disobedience
Channel 4 News learns union bosses are calling for a campaign of civil disobedience and sit-ins as well as strikes over the spending cuts, with one leader saying he is “prepared to go to jail”.
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Stopping a Greek drama from becoming an economic tragedy
What happens if Europe’s politicians fail to resolve Greece’s debt problems? Channel 4 News looks at the repercussions.
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FactCheck: Ed Balls won’t give the Tories a free kick on the economy
Ed Balls doesn’t really do contrition. He flirted with the idea on the Today programme this morning when he said sorry for the failure of banking regulations, and admitted that not every pound had been well spent by Labour.
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Boundary report – unsettling reading for MPs
Few English MPs will escape changes to their constituency borders in today’s Boundary Commission’s recommendations, writes political consultant Lewis Baston.
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Murdoch BSkyB bid referred to Competition Commission
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt refers the takeover bid for BSkyB to the Competition Commission after News Corp withdraws plans to hive off Sky News.
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Cameron to urge workers to call off strike
The Prime Minister David Cameron is set to add his voice to calls for public sector workers to cancel this week’s mass strike over pensions.
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Greek default is ‘almost inevitable’
Ahead of a confidence vote in Greece’s government, which is battling to save the country’s economy, a leading economist tells Channel 4 News a Greek debt default is “almost inevitable”.
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Plot to remove Blair revealed in ‘Project Volvo’ documents
A cache of documents showing Gordon Brown and Tony Blair bitterly haggling over control of No 10 have been leaked. In one letter, Mr Brown labels Mr Blair as “shallow”.
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FactCheck: Is NHS spending still in the black?
The Government has promised to increase real-terms spending on the NHS. But experts say spending is already falling, and only a tinker with the figures can save the Coalition’s blushes.
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Fifa: sponsors, the FA and media put pressure on Blatter
As big-name sponsors express “distress” at corruption allegations in football, former candidate for FIFA’s presidency Mohammed bin Hammam tells Channel 4 News “nobody can claim anything” against him.
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Who is Ratko Mladic?
The arrest of Ratko Mladic – indicted for his role in the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre – is a significant moment in Balkan history. Channel 4 News looks at why.
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Miliband: Labour must create sense of ‘national mission’
Ed Miliband sets out a vision that he believes will win Labour the next election, saying the party had “failed to understand” that life was becoming “more and more difficult” for middle earners.
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FactCheck: Would AV have curbed Margaret Thatcher’s power?
The claim “This (Margaret Thatcher’s Government) was organised wickedness given the veneer of legitimacy by an electoral system that gave 100 per cent of Government power despite being opposed by 60 per cent of the population.” Tim Farron, President, Liberal Democrats, at AV cross-party event, 27 April 2011
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Iraq and Bosnia haunt west’s Libyan intervention
Libya would have seen mass slaughter if the west had not gone in, writes Col Richard Kemp. But holding back from full-scale action means the allies are fighting with one hand tied behind their back.
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FactCheck: AV round-up – the truth behind the claims
FactCheck’s Twitter followers asked us for a round-up of the biggest claims made by the Yes to AV and No to AV camps. With the referendum on May 5th, many said there are still too many smoke and mirror tactics to make an informed decision.