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MPs' expenses scandal: a timeline. MPs' expenses scandal: what happened next? Lord Hanningfield talks about prison with a warmth verging on the nostalgic.

MPs' expenses scandal: what happened next?

There was a comforting familiarity to Standford Hill prison on the Isle of Sheppey. Two cells away was former Labour MP Jim Devine (jailed for claiming £8,385 worth of false invoices), while on the upper floor was fellow Tory Lord Taylor of Warwick (jailed for false accounting to the tune of £11,277). Hanningfield, born Paul White, says he learned a lot in prison – about drugs and illiteracy, recidivism and mental health problems. He can tell any number of funny stories about his experience; when he was sacked from his prison job at the health centre for "queue pushing", for example, Devine offered to set up an employment tribunal and fight a case of wrongful dismissal.

He says he's come out stronger, determined to pull his life together, rebuild his reputation and do good. So what did he do? We meet in February 2012, five months after his release. Cameron's 'moral capitalism' speech in full. Read David Cameron's speech on 'moral capitalism' in full on politics.co.uk.

Cameron's 'moral capitalism' speech in full

"These are difficult times. We have to deal with the legacy of the deficit and debt. Queen's Speech 2012 at-a-glance: Bill-by-bill. Queen's Speech: David Cameron says plans will rebuild Britain. 9 May 2012Last updated at 15:14 ET The Queen sets out the government's plans for the year ahead David Cameron has hailed the coalition's plans for the year ahead as a "Queen's Speech to rebuild Britain".

Queen's Speech: David Cameron says plans will rebuild Britain

They include flexible parental leave, breaking up the banks and exempting the UK from euro bailouts. House of Lords should be 80% elected - MPs and peers' report. 23 April 2012Last updated at 10:01 ET The House of Lords is the upper chamber of the UK Parliament.

House of Lords should be 80% elected - MPs and peers' report

Queen's Speech: Battle begins over House of Lords reform. 9 May 2012Last updated at 12:33 ET There are currently more than 800 members of the House of Lords Supporters and critics of House of Lords reform have been putting their cases after the government committed itself to action in the Queen's Speech.

Queen's Speech: Battle begins over House of Lords reform

The coalition have pledged to "reform the composition" of the Lords so that "most members" are elected in future. The Lib Dems said they were delighted the measure was included as changes to the appointed body were long overdue. Elisabeth II annonce la réforme de la Chambre des Lords et des mesures censées atténuer l'austérité - ROYAUME-UNI. Elisabeth II a prononcé son traditionnel discours ce mercredi 9 mai 2012 au Parlement, à Londres.

Elisabeth II annonce la réforme de la Chambre des Lords et des mesures censées atténuer l'austérité - ROYAUME-UNI

La reine d'Angleterre, qui lisait en fait le programme législatif du Premier ministre conservateur David Cameron, a annoncé une vingtaine de projets de loi dont une réforme controversée de la Chambre des Lords et quelques mesures économiques, sociales ou favorables à la famille, censées atténuer l'austérité. Avec notre correspondante à Londres, Muriel Delcroix Comme à chaque nouvelle législature, Elisabeth II a parcouru en carrosse la courte distance qui sépare le palais de Buckingham du Parlement de Westminster, ce mercredi 9 mai 2012.

Puis dans la très luxueuse Chambre des Lords, la souveraine en habit d’apparat a lu fidèlement le discours rédigé par son Premier ministre : « Le programme législatif de mon gouvernement sera centré sur la croissance économique, la justice et les réformes constitutionnelles. » La reine a donc évoqué la croissance avant même la réduction du déficit. Www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/IMG/pdf/93Pouvoirs_p39-52_reforme_chambre_lords.pdf?PHPSESSID=f9fcec8f1d2315753bfe8b258a1ad08a. Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell) This series has been the cornerstone of retrospective art exhibits presenting the career of Rockwell,[8][9] who was the most widely known and popular commercial artist of the mid-20th century, but did not achieve critical acclaim.[2][10] These are his best-known works,[3] and by some accounts became the most widely distributed paintings.[11] At one time they were commonly displayed in post offices, schools, clubs, railroad stations, and a variety of public and semi-public buildings.[11] "In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.

Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell)

Why does the UK love the monarchy? I have recently been accused on Twitter of being both a royalist "uber-Toady" and the author of "the most anti-monarchist report you could want to view".

Why does the UK love the monarchy?

Both tweets related to the same item, a report for the BBC News at Ten that tried to answer a straightforward question: why does a country that has become so cynical about other institutions (Parliament, the City, the press, the police) remain so loyal to the monarchy? Whatever republicans might wish, less than a fifth of the Queen's subjects in the UK say they want to get rid of the Royal Family - a proportion that has barely changed across decades. According to polling data from Ipsos Mori, support for a republic was 18% in 1969, 18% in 1993, 19% in 2002 and 18% last year. Three-quarters of the population want Britain to remain a monarchy - a finding that has been described by pollsters as "probably the most stable trend we have ever measured".

Libéralisme contemporain aux États-Unis. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.

Libéralisme contemporain aux États-Unis

Le libéralisme américain moderne, ou simplement le libéralisme américain, est une philosophie politique qui vise à obtenir la plus grande liberté individuelle possible. Elle s’appuie sur la conviction que les individus cherchent le bonheur de multiples façons et qu’ils ont le droit de rechercher ce bonheur[note 1] du moment qu’ils n’empiètent pas sur la liberté des autres. Les tenants de cette philosophie souhaitent que le gouvernement garantisse à tous la possibilité de choisir leur mode de vie en assurant l’existence de droits positifs (systèmes de santé et d’éducation publics) et de droits passifs (liberté d’expression)[1],[2]. Paul Starr, sociologue à l'université de Princeton, décrit cette doctrine en ces termes : « Le libéralisme fait le pari qu’un état peut être fort tout en ayant des limites, fort à cause de ces limites.[..]

Presidency of Barack Obama. The Presidency of Barack Obama began at noon EST on January 20, 2009, when he became the 44th President of the United States.

Presidency of Barack Obama

Obama was a United States Senator from Illinois at the time of his victory over Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Barack Obama is the first African-American president of the United States, as well as the first born in Hawaii. His policy decisions have addressed a global financial crisis and have included changes in tax policies, legislation to reform the United States health care industry, foreign policy initiatives and the phasing out of detention of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.

He attended the G-20 London summit and later visited U.S. troops in Iraq. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Could Possible Misunderstanding On ObamaCare Cloud Supreme Court Deliberations? Jan. 24, 2012: President Obama greets Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, prior to his State of the Union address in Washington.AP WASHINGTON – A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could cloud Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the law's insurance requirement is more onerous than it actually is. During the recent oral arguments some of the justices and the lawyers appearing before them seemed to be under the impression that the law does not allow most consumers to buy low-cost, stripped-down insurance to satisfy its controversial coverage requirement.

In fact, the law provides for a cheaper "bronze" plan that is broadly similar to today's so-called catastrophic coverage policies for individuals, several insurance experts said. Reforme-de-l-assurance-sante-bataille-historique-a-la-cour-supreme-americaine_1674874_3222. Lobbying legal definition of Lobbying. Lobbying synonyms by the Free Online Law Dictionary. Lobbying The process of influencing public and government policy at all levels: federal, state, and local. Lobbying involves the advocacy of an interest that is affected, actually or potentially, by the decisions of government leaders. Individuals and interest groups alike can lobby governments, and governments can even lobby each other.

The practice of lobbying is considered so essential to the proper functioning of the U.S. government that it is specifically protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. News-corporation-esprit-de-famille_1691917_3236. Serco – The most dangerous corporation you’ve never heard of. Actualité US UK. CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV. NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts. Actualité US UK. Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian. England celebrates World Cup victory. Radio 4 - Home - Find and listen to Radio 4 programmes. BBC - Homepage. David Cameron endosse les fautes du Bloody Sunday.

Ulster Les tensions ne sont jamais loin Il aura fallu trente-huit ans pour que toute la lumière soit faite sur le « Bloody Sunday ». Mardi, le nouveau Premier ministre britannique David Cameron a présenté des « excuses au nom du gouvernement et de la Grande-Bretagne », reconnaissant que des soldats britanniques avaient « perdu le contrôle d’eux-mêmes » lors d’une manifestation organisée par des catholiques à Londonderry, la seconde ville d’Irlande du Nord. C’était en janvier 1972. Les parachutistes avaient fait feu. Treize personnes avaient été tuées. Depuis, des questions restaient en suspens : les manifestants étaient-ils menaçants, en possession d’armes et d’explosifs, comme l’affirmaient les parachutistes ? Restoring devolution under Blair. Every British prime minister of modern times has ended up dealing to some extent with "the Irish question", usually because political violence has forced it on to their agenda. The tone of their engagement has usually been reluctant, if not downright resentful.

Politicians are bound to be suspicious of the demands of an issue where there are few, if any, British votes to be had, and whose roots stretch back to the reign of Henry II, who died in 1184. From his earliest days in office, though, Tony Blair was different. Les rapports politiques entre les institutions britanniques (dissert.) - La Grande-Bretagne - Droit constitutionnel comparé - Droit constitutionnel - Fallait pas faire du droit : cours de droit public. Falklands anniversary: Cameron repeats self-determination pledge.

The British navy frigate HMS Antelope explodes in the bay of San Carlos off East Falkland during the Falklands war. Photograph: Getty Images David Cameron is to mark the 30th anniversary of the invasion of the Falklands with a reaffirmation of Britain's determination to uphold the islanders' right to determine their own future. Three decades after Argentinian troops seized the islands' capital, Port Stanley, Cameron paid tribute to the task force sent by Margaret Thatcher to take them back. However, in a gesture of reconciliation, the prime minister said it should be a day to remember both sides' losses: the 649 Argentinians who died in the conflict as well as the 255 British armed forces personnel. David Cameron. Actualité US UK. The Rise of Corporations.

Author and Page information by Anup ShahThis Page Last Updated Thursday, December 05, 2002 Today we know that corporations, for good or bad, are major influences on our lives. For example, of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are corporations while only 49 are countries, based on a comparison of corporate sales and country GDPs (See the facts page for more examples). U.S. Judging The Health Care Law. CNN.com International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News. Interest Groups in American Politics. Lobbying.