Posts Tagged ‘coalition-government’

A day of protest over tuition fees

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

The coalition government has won a vote to raise tuition fees in England to £9,000 per year, amid scenes of violent protest on the streets of London.

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A day of protest over tuition fees

Kyrgyz agree coalition government

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Kyrgyzstan’s new parliament agrees on a three-party coalition government, creating the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia.

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Wales awaits spending cuts detail

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Billions of pounds in public spending could be cut in Wales when details of the UK coalition government’s Spending Review are announced later.

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Israels’s Governing Coalition at Risk

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Tension is rising inside Jerusalem’s corridors of power and some are anticipating the collapse of Israel’s coalition government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. The crises arises with the Palestinan peace talks with grinding to a halt and the…

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Call for many more privatisations

Friday, October 15th, 2010

The coalition government should undertake “a radical new programme of privatisation”, says the Adam Smith Institute.

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Call for many more privatisations

SNP launch attack on pace of cuts

Friday, October 15th, 2010

The UK coalition government’s approach to public spending will be be strongly criticised at the SNP conference.

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UK defence cut plans ‘worry US’

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admits Washington is “worried” over the scale of the UK coalition government’s planned spending cuts for defence.

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Legal challenges to schools axe

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Three councils launch legal action over the coalition government’s decision to axe the Building Schools for the Future initiative.

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Legal action over schools scheme

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Three councils launch legal action over the coalition government’s decision to axe the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative.

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Legal action over schools scheme

German meeting on nuclear power

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Leading members of Germany’s coalition government are meeting to solve a row over the future of nuclear power stations in the country.

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Netherlands coalition talks fail

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out.

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Government scrapping NHS Direct

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

The coalition government confirms plans to scrap the NHS Direct helpline in England and replace it with a cheaper option.

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Iraq coalition talks ‘suspended’

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Talks on forming a coalition government between Iraq’s two main political blocs are suspended, five months after an inconclusive election.

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