Summary: With their newly declared independent state secure for now, the kids start pillaging the local stores for food and for fun while simultaneously organizing themselves to clean up the damage to the school from the battle. With no one to watch over them, the power consumption of the colony rises to dangerous levels as [...]
The United Kingdom Independence
Party (UKIP)
has won almost a quarter of the vote in the council elections held
in England and Wales. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the
wo governing parties, both lost councilors while Labour...Show More Summary
From the GWPF and Dr. Benny Peiser Green Lobby Concerned The UK Independence Party has overtaken the Liberal Democrats as the third party of British politics, Nigel Farage declared today as he made major gains in local elections. As senior … Continue reading ?
When they hear the screams of rage of the United Kingdom Independence party, leftwingers and liberals are tempted to label them as cries from a “far right”. It is not a hysterical charge, at first glance. Ukip is to the right of the Tory party. Among its members are people who you wouldn’t want exercising [...]
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, one of Congress’s most liberal members, is warning President Barack Obama not to “go back on his word” by offering to cut Social Security spending to reduce the deficit. “Millions of working people, seniors, disabled veterans, those who have lost a loved one in combat, and women will be [...]
Written by Tommy Darker.
Credit: Flickr ‘Zilladon’
Yeah, I know, there is a lot of debate and it is already an old hat for most musicians, who read constantly about the liberation of the independent music from the gatekeepers (‘FuckShow More Summary
A YouGov opinion poll of people's voting intentions published at the weekend - shared the following dramatic 'news' with the great British public: Labour - 41% Conservatives - 31% Liberal Democrats - 12% UK Independence Party (UKIP)Show More Summary
Liberalism is for people who prioritize security over prosperity, dependence over independence and collectivism over individualism. #tcot — John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) February 13, 2013 You don’t win battles in politics by default or by defense alone. Show More Summary
St. Mary's University College, which is an independent Catholic liberal arts university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is launching a Certificate in Sacred Arts. This is open to anyone. there are practical classes and lectures, but the emphasis appears to be learning through doing. Show More Summary
With liberals hell-bent on stopping America from energy independence, Fort Collins, Colorado is the latest city to ban the groundbreaking energy development technology known as fracking. On Tuesday, the city council banned oil and gas...Show More Summary
Between President Obama and Congressional Republicans, it not a question of who is liberal, conservative, progressive or independent. The only issue is who lives in a fact-based world of existential evidence or only an opinion based world, totally devoid of reality.
So the Eastleigh by-election resulted in a win for the Liberal Democrats - which is a potential game-changer in more ways than one. The widely predicted political demise of the Lib Dems did not materialise - even against the background...Show More Summary
The Liberal leadership candidate wins the support of an independent MP
The fault line visible in yesterday’s 5-4 decision was not between a conservative majority and a liberal minority, but rather between a deferentialist insurgent majority and an independent moderate minority. Put another way, the majority’s...Show More Summary
On Tuesday Common Cause, the usually liberal public interest group, called for the shutdown of Organizing for Action. In its statement, the group called on President Obama to "direct his associates to shut down the “independent” organization...Show More Summary
Commenting on the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) reforms announced today by the Home Secretary, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Home Affairs, Justice and Equality, Julian Huppert said: “In order to build a stronger economy and a fairer society we have to make sure everyone obeys the rules, especially those who [...]
Liberal Democrats have secured improvements to the way disabled people will be assessed for the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) announced today by the Coalition Government. The move follows concerns that some people, who can only walk short distances, would have failed to qualify for the higher rate PIP which is due to be introduced [...]
Climate change is a political winner, recent polls make clear (see links below). It is a wedge issue that divides Tea Party extremists from Democrats, independents, and even moderate/liberal Rebuplicans. As one of the leading experts on public opinion analysis in this area, Stanford’s Jon Krosnick, explained in October, candidates “may actually enhance turnout as well [...]
So much for Heidi Heitkamp’s self-described “independence.” The candidate campaigned on being anything but a loyal liberal partisan, but in her first big test Heitkamp did exactly what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told her to. The Grand Forks Herald is full of praise for Heitkamp today for not voting to gut the filibuster, and [...]Show More Summary
Harry Hayfield prevews the contests Highbridge and Burnham Marine (Sedgemoor) Last Local Election (2011): Conservatives 31, Labour 13, Liberal Democrats 2, Independents 2 (Conservative overall majority of 14) Result at last election (2011): Lib Dem 782 Ind 705 Ind 543 Lib Dem 528 Con 516 Lib Dem 511 Con 473 Con 471 Lab 451 Lab [...]