2012 set to be a big year for the US and China
We are set for a year of political upheaval in 2012 as the US and China, not to mention a whole host of other countries, hold elections or change their leadership.
We are set for a year of political upheaval in 2012 as the US and China, not to mention a whole host of other countries, hold elections or change their leadership.
Last Saturday British TV presenter, newspaper columnist and "humourist" author, Jeremy Clarkson, made another of his now "infamous" comments in his Sun column. He has prided himself on being outspoken, politically incorrect and controversial. Previously he had said that 'public sector workers who went on strike in November should be "executed in front of their families"' on BBC's One Show. The latest 'joke' was regarding synchronised swimming and comparing the spectacle of the sport to Chinese Morecambe Bay cockle pickers (where at least 21 Chinese cockle pickers died in 2004 when they were caught in the rising tide at Bolton-le-Sands near Morecambe, Lancashire, when they were working illegally for a gangmaster.
Welcome back from your festive break and Happy New Year in 2012!
The Leadership Programme, run by the Liberal Democrats, provides training and mentoring to under-represented groups in a bid to give minorities a better chance of becoming an MP.
The programme, run by the Liberal Democrats, provides training and mentoring to under-represented groups in a bid to give minorities a better chance of becoming an MP.
Duncan Hames MP addressed the AGM of the Chinese Liberal Democrats (CLD) at Camden Town Hall on Monday night (28 Nov).