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05-01-2006, 02:45
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The United Kingdom Looks Towards Another Year of Debate
An Editorial Montage, by Jonanthan Beburn
The Budget
Prime Minister Mark Hepburn succeeded in keeping the budget off the agenda at Hampton Court and it seemed that the oppostion leaders couldn't be bothered to argue over their real points of difference. The hard negotiations will start in earnest when the joint-session commences next meet. Britain has brightly circulated a paper outlining the need for "new priorities" and "a path to a modern budget". For which, read that Hepburn is pleading for a decent-sized fig leaf on agricultural reform before he talks about authorizing the newly proposed defence legistlation. But it's pretty clear he'll get nothing more than vague promises of future action.
Social Reform
In a not so suprising turn of events the parlimentarian coallition under the banner of Social-Democracy managed to defeat the proposed amendment favoring the reform of the welfare system. This is the second and most likley final attempt for quite some time on the part of the Right-Wing Factions to turn the United Kingdom back towards a more regressive state of affairs. On January 15th the newly elected Parliment will be seated, tipping the scale to an amazing 44 percent control in favor of the Social-Democrats. Meshed with their coallition parties their is little doubt that the next two years will be host to a wave of entitlement programs. Wether or not this is a good thing for the United Kingdom remains to be seen.
Northern Ireland; Bubbling Out of Control?
The conflict in Northern Ireland continues to esculate following the disaperance of two British Infantrymen of the 14th Division. Since the re-emergance of hostilities nearly four years ago the conflict has claimed the lives of four-hundred and seven servicemen and an unknown number of civilians. The Prime Minister will most likley seek additional support from the international community in the coming months in regards to the situation.
The United Kingdom Looks Towards Another Year of Debate
An Editorial Montage, by Jonanthan Beburn
The Budget
Prime Minister Mark Hepburn succeeded in keeping the budget off the agenda at Hampton Court and it seemed that the oppostion leaders couldn't be bothered to argue over their real points of difference. The hard negotiations will start in earnest when the joint-session commences next meet. Britain has brightly circulated a paper outlining the need for "new priorities" and "a path to a modern budget". For which, read that Hepburn is pleading for a decent-sized fig leaf on agricultural reform before he talks about authorizing the newly proposed defence legistlation. But it's pretty clear he'll get nothing more than vague promises of future action.
Social Reform
In a not so suprising turn of events the parlimentarian coallition under the banner of Social-Democracy managed to defeat the proposed amendment favoring the reform of the welfare system. This is the second and most likley final attempt for quite some time on the part of the Right-Wing Factions to turn the United Kingdom back towards a more regressive state of affairs. On January 15th the newly elected Parliment will be seated, tipping the scale to an amazing 44 percent control in favor of the Social-Democrats. Meshed with their coallition parties their is little doubt that the next two years will be host to a wave of entitlement programs. Wether or not this is a good thing for the United Kingdom remains to be seen.
Northern Ireland; Bubbling Out of Control?
The conflict in Northern Ireland continues to esculate following the disaperance of two British Infantrymen of the 14th Division. Since the re-emergance of hostilities nearly four years ago the conflict has claimed the lives of four-hundred and seven servicemen and an unknown number of civilians. The Prime Minister will most likley seek additional support from the international community in the coming months in regards to the situation.