http://colin-ross.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Colin Ross en-GB Colin Ross http://colin-ross.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Colin Ross 2008-07-26T00:05+01:00 United Kingdom http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001896/barack_obamas_speech_in_berlin.html Barack Obama's made a speech in Berlin yesterday, the text is below. It is however better to watch/listen to it at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/berlinvideo/ 2008-07-25T13:20+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001895/barack_obamas_speech_in_berlin.html Barack Obama mad a speech in Berlin yesterday, below is the text - but it's better to watch/listen - you can at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/berlinvideo/ 2008-07-25T13:19+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001893/bye_bye_gordon.html So Labour have managed to lose their third safest seat last night in Glasgow East. The full result was: 2008-07-25T07:41+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001892/lonesome_george_may_not_be_so_lonesome_anymore.html I read with happiness yesterday that Lonesome George may have managed to become a father. 2008-07-24T13:42+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001891/what_is_the_benefit_of_benefits.html It looks as though the Government is planning to abolish Incapacity Benefit and Income Support in order to streamline the benefits system. I have long thought that the Benefits (and Tax) system was overly complicated and often penalised those it was designed to help at one end and gave disincentives to work at the other end. 2008-07-23T08:18+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001890/radovan_karadzic_arrested.html Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadzic has been arrested. He was arrested on Monday near Belgrade after more than a decade on the run. 2008-07-22T13:28+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001889/west_midland_mp_to_stand_down.html Cannock Chase MP Dr Tony Wright has announced he will be standing down at the next General Election. 2008-07-22T08:00+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001888/odd_goings_on_in_watford.html Ian Oakley, the Conservative Candidate for Watford in the General Election has resigned after he was arrested over claims of harassment. The harassment was aimed at local Liberal Democrats and in particular Sal Brinton our candidate for the General Election. 2008-07-21T12:25+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001887/thatchers_funeral.html This week, we have seen a very distasteful discussion over a State Funeral for Margaret Thatcher when she dies. 2008-07-20T19:21+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001886/stokeontrent_liberal_democrats_advertise_their_north_and_south_seats.html The Local Party Executive of Stoke-on-Trent Liberal Democrats invites applications for selection as Prospective Westminster Parliamentary Candidates for the two constituencies of Stoke-on-Trent North and Stoke-on-Trent South. 2008-07-20T10:11+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001885/tories_gain_on_redditch_borough_and_worcestershire_county.html Thursday saw two by-elections in the West Midlands on Redditch Borough Council and Worcestershire County Council.The Conservatives gained both from Labour. 2008-07-19T09:47+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001884/chambers_loses.html Dwain Chambers has lost his attempt to run in the Beijing Olympics. 2008-07-18T18:06+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001883/make_it_happen.html Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today launched the party's Make it Happen document, which is a statement of the party's vision and values. 2008-07-17T15:00+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001882/over_to_wales_with_the_canadians.html Its been a very busy day, I have a couple of friends over visiting from Canada. 2008-07-16T19:12+01:00 http://colin-ross.org.uk/news/001881/save_breewood_scout_hut.html It has been brought to my attention that Breewood Scout Hut in Staffordshire is under threat from the County Council. A website has been set up at http://www.savebrewoodscouts.org 2008-07-15T13:26+01:00