Back in 2006 a new political party was launched in the United Kingdom, called ‘animals count’ which seeks to campaign for animal rights. There political message was clear ‘”The time is right for a party dedicated to animals. Animals count - they count on you.”

In the pre-election campaign of the New Labour party in 1997 the members pledged to make changes to better the situation around many animal welfare issues, this included a ban on Vivisection (experiments on live animals). However there is light for the animals in the political spectrum, which shines in the form of the ‘Green Party’. In an analysis conducted by an organisation called ‘Protecting Animals in Democracy’ the Green Party polled joint first. Not surprisingly the hunting friendly bunch Conservative party polled worst with the UKIP coming up behind them.

Unfortunately the Conservative government now runs the United Kingdom and fighting for the rights of animals in terms of getting legislation overturned and rewritten is more difficult than ever. During the conservatives pre-election campaign, when questioned on their views and policies concerning animal welfare they responded to issues such as animal experimentation with statements suggesting they are committed to reducing it at the very most. No sign of abolishment or legislative change. Furthermore it was well documented by the party that they wanted to repeal the fox hunting ban as soon as they came to power, something they are currently seeking to do.

So in the face of adversity those who wish to fight for the rights of animals are faced with a bigger task than ever before in the UK something a pop up stand and leaflets isn’t going to tackle. So if you believe in these issues and want a change, get involved actively, it’s the only way to make a change.

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As someone who stands in the lefty corner I can fully support the call for gay marriage and for those couples who wish to marry to be allowed to do it where they want to. Those that oppose gay marriage are discriminating against the LGBT community and in doing so are denying them their human rights. LGBT rights are protected under the humans rights act, although many that oppose the LGBT community do not respect or recognise their human rights.

What is more worrying is that there are still over 70 countries around the world where homosexuality remains a criminal offence. Some say that it is a life choice, like choosing to have short hair or getting tattoo, but this is not the case. People can no more control which sex they are attracted to than they can control the colour of their eyes or how tall they grow. It is something that is pre-determined prior to birth and therefore not a life choice, but a life fact. And it can happen to anyone, from gardeners to family solicitors.

Thankfully the government is looking to tackle this with the proposed changes to the law, hopefully to be in force by 2015. However, there is still major opposition in House of Lords and other official entities. It seems that it does not matter how hard we strive for equality for all that there will always be someone standing there saying it is wrong, evil or against nature.

But for those of you who can see that preventing same-sex marriage is unethical, I urge you to support the cause and help the LGBT community achieve something it should have had from the start, not something it has had to and still is working fiercely to secure. Being allowed to marry the one you love should be considered a human right, not one exclusive to opposite sex couples.

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Recently a group of welsh politicians are raging up again out outlawing smacking. Previous attempts as this law have proved futile but they are not stopping! They say that we need to bring ourselves up to date like other countries, we are living in the past! Smacking children is so outdated and I couldn’t agree more. Surely smacking children is not a solution to anything and let’s face it what good come from it? What we need to ask ourselves is DOES IT REALLY WORK? I would say no it definitely does not but there are some that even now will beg to differ.

A study found that youngsters smacked up to the age of six did better at school and were more optimistic about their lives than those never hit by their parents.

This article published by the Times has sparked outrage amongst children’s rights campaigners who aren’t having any of it. I can’t blame them these sort of articles are full of advice from family solicitors without a clue and nonsense that only serves to encourage parents to continue to smack their children in some sort of desperate hope that they will be more positive about life and do better at school.

They were also more likely to undertake voluntary work and keener to attend university, experts discovered.

What message are we sending our children when we smack them? That physical violence is the only way to stop people doing things we don’t want them to? We need to take a modernized view on our society and start to think about how we can use other forms of punishment or reprimanding to achieve the same outcome without using violence!

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RMN jobs, nurses’ jobs, doctors’ jobs…all are being advertised on a regular basis across the UK. Following the coalition’s reception to the proposed changes in public healthcare it is perhaps not very surprising that so many positions are available to fill throughout the NHS. For a party that swore it would not touch the NHS if it were to win the election, the Conservatives have shown themselves to the be the two faced liars they really are by introducing legislation that could signal the beginning of the end for one of the UK’s most loved and revered services.

As a nation the UK is envied and admired by many other countries for the things we have achieved and advanced. Healthcare is something that for all our blustering, we have largely managed to get right. As a UK citizen I have always been extremely proud of the NHS. It may not be perfect, but it is ten times better then many other country’s health care systems. All you need do is take a look at the US health care system to see the yawning chasm that exists between the NHS and other comparable organisations. Barack Obama knows this which is why he has been pushing for increased public access to basic health care in the states. We seem to be going in the opposite direction.

Following the new health care bill private companies are now being invited to tender for services that are traditionally provided by the NHS. Whilst in fiscal terms this makes sense – competition can increase quality when handled correctly – the social repercussions could be tragic and incurable. Were we to have a number of private companies competing in a bidding war to provide health care for the public, eventually one company would obtain a monopoly and corner the market. It is what happens in every commercial sector so why would the NHS be any different?

Cameron and his cronies would have us all believe that there will be hundreds of jobs available in the future for frontline services in the NHS following the reduction of administrative staff deemed to be unnecessary. If that is the case then why are so many GPs and surgeons worried? The reason is that they know that once you allow a private company to set just one toe into the NHS then it no longer is a public service. The NHS has a duty of care to its patients – the public. Private companies have a duty of care to their shareholders and then the patients. They will think first and foremost on providing dividends to the controlling interests before worrying about patient care.

What is happening to the NHS, signals a disturbing direction toward the future of the organisation. Whilst I accept that the previous Labour government must bear a lot of responsibility for allowing us to get into the current financial situation we are in, the current government must understand that cutting the NHS is not a solution. If we dismantle the very service that shows everyone just how health care should be, then we will be reverting to the dark ages.

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The UK is definitely a strong market - from the Red Diesel Middlesbrough market to the financial giants based in London, the British economy is one of the three European economic giants. However, the EU is now undergoing a major reform and the reason for its stability has one name - Germany. The Germans have been supporting the EU for two years now, doing almost everything by themselves in order to both gain more international financial power and go ahead of the UK and at the same time to boost the stability in the Union and save Europe from a financial crisis.

But is the German financial market already stronger than the UK? The answer of this question is hidden in the poor politics of the UK after the reign of the Tories began. Labours were slight in their social reforms but strong in their financial stability packages. No matter what the Tories are claiming about their previous seat holders, the Labours managed to keep up with the economic crisis, avoid financial disturbances and provide some sort of progress to the UK financial services. Now that they are gone and the Tories seem unable to cope with difficulties, the sleeping financial machine is awake and more powerful than ever. The political reforms in Germany in terms of governance allowed the country to progress so quickly in the world economy and it is nearing a crucial point of becoming the third most advanced economy in the world - and this would definitely happen after the recession in china is over. So it would be fair to state - Germans are now ahead in the financial markets and beat the UK with stronger political awareness.

And this is how the Germans rule in the EU now - their word is a law for the governors of the institutions, their bank is almost all that remains from the powerful Union and their Euros is what keeps Europe economically alive. So we saw the beginning of a new era in the European economic world - UK has now been replaced by a more politically responsible and financially active financial monster.

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In America President Obama and the Republican Party are planning on slashing social programs (even though they disagree on the amount) despite the fact that the American people are facing a job crisis that shows no sign of stopping. Then what good will a HR software be to anyone if no one is going to hire.

There are over 14 million people in the US who are unemployed. The official unemployment rate at 9.2% doesn’t even fully show the real effects of the crisis. Of those unemployed only 7.5 million will receive some unemployment insurance that leaves almost 7 million more people without any assistance.

Both political parties are showing indifference when it comes to the job numbers. Instead of taking measures to relieve this massive unemployment Obama is planning to have massive cuts and handouts to big business. Obama has been just as much as a puppet for corporations and banks as his predecessor was.

So the political establishment is deciding to slash social programs, eliminate business regulations and continue huge tax cuts for the wealthy. Obama has even threatened to stop sending out Social Security checks if a budget deal is not reached. About 20% of people in the United States depend on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for their income.

The idea that there will be mass unemployment in the great capitalist bastion of the US is an indictment on the capitalist system itself. Governments all over the world, as the puppets of the banks are slashing wages, cutting jobs and eliminating social programs.

Capitalism is incapable of meeting the needs of the population and therefore should go the way of the horse and buggy. Socialism is the only viable alternative in which production is controlled democratically and serves the interests of the social need not private profit.

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Many school management jobs were lost by people holding public offices, many public sector administration clerks were freed of duty and many people remained unemployed because of the cuts undertaken by the UK government. Furthermore, the government supports the extension of the cuts scheme in order to save money and thus protect the UK from further financial disturbances. But new info reveals some controversial information - what about the expenses of the country that have nothing to do with the choice of the people? The operation supported by the UK in Libya has reached 250 million pounds of expenses for the UK - what a good way to save money from public cuts and spend them… in a war.

So this is what our favorite David Cameron put so much effort into - he explained smoothly and with measured voice how troubled the Libyan society is, how important is for the UK to act and so on and so on. He also explained how necessary a public cuts scheme is for the UK and how the money saved would be used to back up the economy and contribute to the reduce of deficit. However, this has not happened quite similarly to the plans. For example, Manchester Council saved up to 50 million pounds at the expense of 3000 employees - well, this whole amount of money plus 4 times the same sum was used to fuel military operations. So if 50 million pounds equals to 3000 employees being cut, this means that 15 000 people are now jobless for the greater good, as first announced, but the money saved from their disposal were actually used in the hunting of an Arab despot.

How convenient - the stories from the Tories continue to amaze as. Now we all know that the best way to help your nation cope with financial difficulties is to deprive 15 000 people from jobs and to put their money into a no-return investment - a nice, tiny war in the Arab world.

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Despite its quite friendly relationship with the US, Israel is facing American criticism when the president Barrack Obama announced that the borders between the two countries as established in 1969 should be restored. This generated the view that the two countries should face some serious peace talks and should reconsider their positions on the current point and what should be done for the establishment of a peaceful region.

The president’s speech comes as if from nowhere. Never have been such words spoken that would undermine the authority of Israel in the Middle East. However, the recent political moves in the area forced several leaders from both Europe and America to carefully estimate the impact on their relationships with countries from the area. Probably the same intention has been present when Barrack Obama made the statement. He needed no roller banners in order to promote his message as the world media went crazy in seconds. The proposed border restoration by Obama means strong and continuous political debate on the issue.

The problems that the Middle East is facing are the most likely reasons to force the US president to make such a point. In order to strengthen his positions and relationships with the newly formed political regimes in the region, the US needs to consider how to attract the attention of those concerned. It is no surprise that the newly formed institutions in the countries that went trough the process of revolution would aim to influence the Arab world. Thus the US needs to either support or completely ignore one of the most neglected territories in the area - Palestine.

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Ed Miliband is getting it right. He is saying what needs to be said, in that the Liberal Democrat voters via Nick Clegg, are propping up a torie government that is making ideological policy decisions that were not voted in on a popular mandate. I obviously hate Margaret Thatcher, but the only thing that can be said for her is that she was ACTUALLY elected, and not put into power by back room deals and lies like the current administration. I don’t know how I feel about paternity tests, but there is interesting documentation on the internet that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Nick Clegg was a member of the Cambridge University Conservative Association. This is a fact that he denies, which positions him really as the liar that he has proved to be. The only dignified exit for him at the moment is to resign as the head of the Liberal Democrats. His leadership that brought him into coalition with the tories has resulted in the full scale demolition of his party which may never recover in our life time. Many people who have supported the Liberal Democrats in the past are Labour disaffected labour supporters. They could be considered middle class liberals who are not necessarily socialists, but who do not believe in the Conservative Party project of the small state. The only hope for the future of the Liberal Democrats is for Clegg to resign, giving them some hope of once again being some sort of force in local governments.

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It’s been a long time since I watched the “mainstream” news or read a newspaper that I didn’t buy off a shifty-looking guy standing on a street corner under a ’Socialist Worker'banner. I get most of my news from the internet; in fact, I get a lot of my news from satirical sites like The Onion and the British version, The Daily Mash. The real story may have been distorted almost beyond recognition by the time they’re finished with it, but you can usually between the lines and figure out what the original news item was – at the same time as having a good laugh!
I’ve always been a big fan of The Daily Show, too, even if some of the news was a bit too US-based for my liking. I’m not being xenophobic; just disappointed that a lot of the jokes went over my head! And now we have our own UK alternative news programme, The 10 O'clock Show.
I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I first read about the show. Most importantly, I wasn’t really sure what to make of the presenters. I think David Mitchell is hilarious (if a little middle class) especially when he goes off on rants, and I have loved Charlie Brooker with a passion hat can be imagined since the days of his fantastic website “TV Go Home – but Lauren Laverne? Jimmy Carr???
Actually, the lovely Lauren (as my flatmate insists on calling her) has shaped up quite nicely. I thought she might have been out there to provide eye candy, but actually her role is more that of babysitter, making sure the boys don’t get too rowdy and out of control. Even Jimmy Carr isn’t awful. I usually feel the man has all the charm of a man trying to sell used cars in Lebanon, but the producers have wisely restricted his role to delivering witty one liners from an autocue. Smart move!

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