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Shadow chancellor George Osborne has reacted to Alistair Darling's "remarkable" interview in the Guardian newspaper. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Tories react Darling interview Added: August 30, 2008

Author: Politico Added: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:55:13 -0800 Duration: 185Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Vanity Fair is offensive, some Tories prefer Barack Obama, and Koteckis existence is validated by a mainstream media attack.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Vanity Fair is offensive, some Tories prefer Barack Obama, and Kotecki s existence is validated by a mainstream media attack.

David Cameron has led Conservative celebrations after the party won Henley's by-election with Labour fifth. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Tories hail Henley poll win Added: June 27, 2008

The Conservatives have won the Henley by-election while Labour came fifth and lost its deposit. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Tories triumph in Henley poll Added: June 27, 2008

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour Thursday 12th June, 9pm, BBC Four. Part of the Thatcher Years season, this is a dramatisation of the young Margaret's ten-year struggle to be selected as a Conservative candidate during the 50s. Author: BBC Keywords: bbc Margaret Thatcher The Long Road to Finchley Andrea Riseborough conservative party elections uk politics tories drama Added: June 6, 2008

The Conservatives are set for a landmark election victory, as Boris Johnson is predicted to become London Mayor. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Tories set to win Mayor race Added: May 2, 2008

Ed Balls MP and Jim Knight MP visit a school in Dagenham to see new facilities at work. Author: theuklabourparty Keywords: Ed Balls Labour children youth schools exams London Ken Livingstone Tories Added: April 25, 2008

The Conservatives say they would increase tax on alcoholic drinks they believe fuel anti-social behaviour. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Tories plan cheap alcohol tax Added: March 6, 2008

The Conservatives have said they would like 5,000 extra prison places to tackle overcrowding. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Tories want extra prison places Added: March 2, 2008

Bring our kids home,send our politicians Instead! http://www.spp.gov/ http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/ A DECISION ABOUT THE RESTRUCTURING OF CANADA INTO AN INTEGRATED NORTH AMERICAN UNION WITH A COMMON CURRENCY IS A DECISION FOR THE CITIZENS OF CANADA. http://www.forthecause.us/000ftc-newstopic-nafta-corridor.shtml "Stephen Harper lives in a legal Disney World. In that Disney World, there's no constitution, no Charter of Rights. No rule of law." — Irwin Cotler, the Liberal justice minister, reacts to the Conservative leader's comments about some Canadian judges being "social activists." http://www.pacificfreepress.com/content/view/1965/1/ http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=414820f7-998a-496f-b41d-c033e5d6d168 OTTAWA -- The Canadian Forces are using a controversial private security firm to train some of its troops sent to Afghanistan. Select Canadian soldiers have been sent to Blackwater U.S.A. in North Carolina for specialized training in bodyguard and shooting skills. Other soldiers have taken counterterrorism evasive-driving courses with the private military company now at the centre of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians and mounting concerns about the aggressive tactics of its workers in the field. Critics of Blackwater label the firm as a mercenary organization and question why a professional military such as the Canadian Forces can't do its own training in specialized areas. But Blackwater has found itself under intense scrutiny since a Sept. 16 incident in Baghdad in which 11 people, including a couple and their infant, were killed during a firefight. Iraqi officials put the blame for the killings on the private soldiers, but the company has denied its men fired on innocent civilians, saying instead that its convoy had been attacked by insurgents. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he has sent a team to Iraq to investigate whether there is enough oversight of the private soldiers employed by firms such as Blackwater. On Thursday, a congressional report into the deaths of four Blackwater security contractors in Iraq in 2004 found that the company appeared more interested in cutting costs than in the safety of its personnel. Canadian military police trained by Blackwater operated in Kandahar last year in support of coalition special forces. Members of the Strategic Advisory Team, which operates in Kabul, also underwent counterterrorism driving training, according to a military official. The Ottawa-based counterterrorism unit, Joint Task Force 2, has also maintained ongoing training links to the company. Military officials did not have further details on why Blackwater would be hired, but promised to provide those. Later, however, they did not comment on the matter. Canadian Forces spokesman Lt.-Col. Jamie Robertson said the military does not discuss its special forces training. But he noted that Blackwater and other firms have been contracted to provide services for other units. "The Canadian Forces has occasionally contracted companies to provide specialized training to our personnel in those cases when specialized training is not available within the Canadian Forces due to a range of factors, including the unavailability of training resources, expertise or specialized facilities and equipment," said Robertson. He said the training is adapted to Canadian Forces requirements and procedures. Still, Dawn Black, the NDP's defence critic, questioned the need for Blackwater to be involved in training Canadian troops. "My understanding is we have some of the best-trained forces in the world, and great trainers, so why do we need our armed forces personnel to be trained by a mercenary organization?" A total dollar figure on what has been spent on Blackwater training was not available by press time, since training is contracted out individually on a unit-by-unit basis, said Robertson. But he provided an example of one such contract: 18 members of the Strategic Advisory Team sent to Kabul went to Blackwater in June for a two-day course called hostile-environment defensive driver training. The cost was $29,000 which included accommodation and meals, as well as extra course time for two of the team members. Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day, when asked whether the training in Blackwater is appropriate, defended the Forces. "Our forces are dedicated individuals. Their training covers a lot of different areas and the Minister of Defence certainly is advised and apprised of the situations that they have to deal with and the situations they face," said Day. BILL MOYERS: We turn now from the rhetoric of the race to the reality of governance. Congress has begun a new round of hearings to get answers to questions the Bush administration refused to answer last year — questions about accountability. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/watch2.html Author: CanadaPetitions Keywords: Alberta Ed stelmach ottawa grassroots political tories documentary spp nau canada harper federal government local publi Added: February 5, 2008

Bring our kids home,send our politicians Instead! http://www.spp.gov/ http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/ A DECISION ABOUT THE RESTRUCTURING OF CANADA INTO AN INTEGRATED NORTH AMERICAN UNION WITH A COMMON CURRENCY IS A DECISION FOR THE CITIZENS OF CANADA. http://www.forthecause.us/000ftc-newstopic-nafta-corridor.shtml "Stephen Harper lives in a legal Disney World. In that Disney World, there's no constitution, no Charter of Rights. No rule of law." — Irwin Cotler, the Liberal justice minister, reacts to the Conservative leader's comments about some Canadian judges being "social activists." http://www.pacificfreepress.com/content/view/1965/1/ http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=414820f7-998a-496f-b41d-c033e5d6d168 OTTAWA -- The Canadian Forces are using a controversial private security firm to train some of its troops sent to Afghanistan. Select Canadian soldiers have been sent to Blackwater U.S.A. in North Carolina for specialized training in bodyguard and shooting skills. Other soldiers have taken counterterrorism evasive-driving courses with the private military company now at the centre of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians and mounting concerns about the aggressive tactics of its workers in the field. Critics of Blackwater label the firm as a mercenary organization and question why a professional military such as the Canadian Forces can't do its own training in specialized areas. But Blackwater has found itself under intense scrutiny since a Sept. 16 incident in Baghdad in which 11 people, including a couple and their infant, were killed during a firefight. Iraqi officials put the blame for the killings on the private soldiers, but the company has denied its men fired on innocent civilians, saying instead that its convoy had been attacked by insurgents. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he has sent a team to Iraq to investigate whether there is enough oversight of the private soldiers employed by firms such as Blackwater. On Thursday, a congressional report into the deaths of four Blackwater security contractors in Iraq in 2004 found that the company appeared more interested in cutting costs than in the safety of its personnel. Canadian military police trained by Blackwater operated in Kandahar last year in support of coalition special forces. Members of the Strategic Advisory Team, which operates in Kabul, also underwent counterterrorism driving training, according to a military official. The Ottawa-based counterterrorism unit, Joint Task Force 2, has also maintained ongoing training links to the company. Military officials did not have further details on why Blackwater would be hired, but promised to provide those. Later, however, they did not comment on the matter. Canadian Forces spokesman Lt.-Col. Jamie Robertson said the military does not discuss its special forces training. But he noted that Blackwater and other firms have been contracted to provide services for other units. "The Canadian Forces has occasionally contracted companies to provide specialized training to our personnel in those cases when specialized training is not available within the Canadian Forces due to a range of factors, including the unavailability of training resources, expertise or specialized facilities and equipment," said Robertson. He said the training is adapted to Canadian Forces requirements and procedures. Still, Dawn Black, the NDP's defence critic, questioned the need for Blackwater to be involved in training Canadian troops. "My understanding is we have some of the best-trained forces in the world, and great trainers, so why do we need our armed forces personnel to be trained by a mercenary organization?" A total dollar figure on what has been spent on Blackwater training was not available by press time, since training is contracted out individually on a unit-by-unit basis, said Robertson. But he provided an example of one such contract: 18 members of the Strategic Advisory Team sent to Kabul went to Blackwater in June for a two-day course called hostile-environment defensive driver training. The cost was $29,000 which included accommodation and meals, as well as extra course time for two of the team members. Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day, when asked whether the training in Blackwater is appropriate, defended the Forces. "Our forces are dedicated individuals. Their training covers a lot of different areas and the Minister of Defence certainly is advised and apprised of the situations that they have to deal with and the situations they face," said Day. BILL MOYERS: We turn now from the rhetoric of the race to the reality of governance. Congress has begun a new round of hearings to get answers to questions the Bush administration refused to answer last year — questions about accountability. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/watch2.html Author: CanadaPetitions Keywords: manitoba Ed ottawa grassroots outreach political tories documentary spp nau canada harper federal government local publ Added: February 5, 2008

Bring our kids home,send our politicians Instead! http://www.spp.gov/ http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/ A DECISION ABOUT THE RESTRUCTURING OF CANADA INTO AN INTEGRATED NORTH AMERICAN UNION WITH A COMMON CURRENCY IS A DECISION FOR THE CITIZENS OF CANADA. http://www.forthecause.us/000ftc-newstopic-nafta-corridor.shtml "Stephen Harper lives in a legal Disney World. In that Disney World, there's no constitution, no Charter of Rights. No rule of law." — Irwin Cotler, the Liberal justice minister, reacts to the Conservative leader's comments about some Canadian judges being "social activists." http://www.pacificfreepress.com/content/view/1965/1/ http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=414820f7-998a-496f-b41d-c033e5d6d168 OTTAWA -- The Canadian Forces are using a controversial private security firm to train some of its troops sent to Afghanistan. Select Canadian soldiers have been sent to Blackwater U.S.A. in North Carolina for specialized training in bodyguard and shooting skills. Other soldiers have taken counterterrorism evasive-driving courses with the private military company now at the centre of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians and mounting concerns about the aggressive tactics of its workers in the field. Critics of Blackwater label the firm as a mercenary organization and question why a professional military such as the Canadian Forces can't do its own training in specialized areas. But Blackwater has found itself under intense scrutiny since a Sept. 16 incident in Baghdad in which 11 people, including a couple and their infant, were killed during a firefight. Iraqi officials put the blame for the killings on the private soldiers, but the company has denied its men fired on innocent civilians, saying instead that its convoy had been attacked by insurgents. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he has sent a team to Iraq to investigate whether there is enough oversight of the private soldiers employed by firms such as Blackwater. On Thursday, a congressional report into the deaths of four Blackwater security contractors in Iraq in 2004 found that the company appeared more interested in cutting costs than in the safety of its personnel. Canadian military police trained by Blackwater operated in Kandahar last year in support of coalition special forces. Members of the Strategic Advisory Team, which operates in Kabul, also underwent counterterrorism driving training, according to a military official. The Ottawa-based counterterrorism unit, Joint Task Force 2, has also maintained ongoing training links to the company. Military officials did not have further details on why Blackwater would be hired, but promised to provide those. Later, however, they did not comment on the matter. Canadian Forces spokesman Lt.-Col. Jamie Robertson said the military does not discuss its special forces training. But he noted that Blackwater and other firms have been contracted to provide services for other units. "The Canadian Forces has occasionally contracted companies to provide specialized training to our personnel in those cases when specialized training is not available within the Canadian Forces due to a range of factors, including the unavailability of training resources, expertise or specialized facilities and equipment," said Robertson. He said the training is adapted to Canadian Forces requirements and procedures. Still, Dawn Black, the NDP's defence critic, questioned the need for Blackwater to be involved in training Canadian troops. "My understanding is we have some of the best-trained forces in the world, and great trainers, so why do we need our armed forces personnel to be trained by a mercenary organization?" A total dollar figure on what has been spent on Blackwater training was not available by press time, since training is contracted out individually on a unit-by-unit basis, said Robertson. But he provided an example of one such contract: 18 members of the Strategic Advisory Team sent to Kabul went to Blackwater in June for a two-day course called hostile-environment defensive driver training. The cost was $29,000 which included accommodation and meals, as well as extra course time for two of the team members. Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day, when asked whether the training in Blackwater is appropriate, defended the Forces. "Our forces are dedicated individuals. Their training covers a lot of different areas and the Minister of Defence certainly is advised and apprised of the situations that they have to deal with and the situations they face," said Day. BILL MOYERS: We turn now from the rhetoric of the race to the reality of governance. Congress has begun a new round of hearings to get answers to questions the Bush administration refused to answer last year — questions about accountability. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/watch2.html Author: CanadaPetitions Keywords: Newfoundland and Labrador political tories documentary spp nau canada harper federal government local Added: February 5, 2008

"Stephen Harper lives in a legal Disney World. In that Disney World, there's no constitution, no Charter of Rights. No rule of law." — Irwin Cotler, the Liberal justice minister, reacts to the Conservative leader's comments about some Canadian judges being "social activists." http://www.pacificfreepress.com/content/view/1965/1/ http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=414820f7-998a-496f-b41d-c033e5d6d168 OTTAWA -- The Canadian Forces are using a controversial private security firm to train some of its troops sent to Afghanistan. Select Canadian soldiers have been sent to Blackwater U.S.A. in North Carolina for specialized training in bodyguard and shooting skills. Other soldiers have taken counterterrorism evasive-driving courses with the private military company now at the centre of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians and mounting concerns about the aggressive tactics of its workers in the field. Critics of Blackwater label the firm as a mercenary organization and question why a professional military such as the Canadian Forces can't do its own training in specialized areas. But Canadian military officials say the company was selected because it is a leader in its specialty areas, which range from weapons training to executive protection. The company boasts on its website that its instructors are "ranked the best in the world." But Blackwater has found itself under intense scrutiny since a Sept. 16 incident in Baghdad in which 11 people, including a couple and their infant, were killed during a firefight. Iraqi officials put the blame for the killings on the private soldiers, but the company has denied its men fired on innocent civilians, saying instead that its convoy had been attacked by insurgents. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he has sent a team to Iraq to investigate whether there is enough oversight of the private soldiers employed by firms such as Blackwater. On Thursday, a congressional report into the deaths of four Blackwater security contractors in Iraq in 2004 found that the company appeared more interested in cutting costs than in the safety of its personnel. Canadian military police trained by Blackwater operated in Kandahar last year in support of coalition special forces. Members of the Strategic Advisory Team, which operates in Kabul, also underwent counterterrorism driving training, according to a military official. The Ottawa-based counterterrorism unit, Joint Task Force 2, has also maintained ongoing training links to the company. Military officials did not have further details on why Blackwater would be hired, but promised to provide those. Later, however, they did not comment on the matter. Canadian Forces spokesman Lt.-Col. Jamie Robertson said the military does not discuss its special forces training. But he noted that Blackwater and other firms have been contracted to provide services for other units. "The Canadian Forces has occasionally contracted companies to provide specialized training to our personnel in those cases when specialized training is not available within the Canadian Forces due to a range of factors, including the unavailability of training resources, expertise or specialized facilities and equipment," said Robertson. He said the training is adapted to Canadian Forces requirements and procedures. Still, Dawn Black, the NDP's defence critic, questioned the need for Blackwater to be involved in training Canadian troops. "My understanding is we have some of the best-trained forces in the world, and great trainers, so why do we need our armed forces personnel to be trained by a mercenary organization?" A total dollar figure on what has been spent on Blackwater training was not available by press time, since training is contracted out individually on a unit-by-unit basis, said Robertson. But he provided an example of one such contract: 18 members of the Strategic Advisory Team sent to Kabul went to Blackwater in June for a two-day course called hostile-environment defensive driver training. The cost was $29,000 which included accommodation and meals, as well as extra course time for two of the team members. Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day, when asked whether the training in Blackwater is appropriate, defended the Forces. "Our forces are dedicated individuals. Their training covers a lot of different areas and the Minister of Defence certainly is advised and apprised of the situations that they have to deal with and the situations they face," said Day. "We're very proud of the work they do." BILL MOYERS: We turn now from the rhetoric of the race to the reality of governance. Congress has begun a new round of hearings to get answers to questions the Bush administration refused to answer last year — questions about accountability. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/watch2.html Author: CanadaPetitions Keywords: ottawa grassroots outreach political tories documentary spp nau canada harper federal government local public news Added: February 4, 2008

Justine Greening MP talks to young people at the Conservative conference in Blackpool on Tuesday the 2nd of October. Hosted by Catch21's Helen Le Caplain.

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