ELECTIONS

It emerged today that Colin Firth, the lead actor in the new film "The King's Speech", in which he plays King George VI, may not be the biggest fan of the monarchy.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as concerns about the eurozone came back to the fore, as did worries about banking reform.

With 2011 well under way it might be worth reflecting on the fact that this year will mark the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 11 September and the beginning of the still raging war in Afghanistan.

The shade of Éamon de Valera must be having a wry smile. The party he founded in 1926, Fianna Fáil, was well and truly hammered in the Donegal South West by-election, losing to the candidate of Sinn Féin on 26 November 2010. As Fionnan Sheahan, Political Editor of the Irish Independent newspaper on Saturday, 27 November points out: "The party brand name hasn't won a by-election since 1925, when the post Civil-War version of the organisation was led by Éamon de Valera -- so the result wil...

It's been more than twenty years since Margaret Thatcher was evicted from Downing Street by her own party, yet despite this the memory of the "Iron Lady" is still present in both the Conservative and Labour parties.

The latest Wikileaks "revelations" have got the internet and the media all abuzz with excitement and yet they pale into insignificance when compared with the leaked emails by a group of scientists in what came to be known as "Climategate".

The European Union, a body of which I am no fan, has shown today that it is capable of being of some use to people and businesses in Europe.

After most of the results were declared for America's 2010 Midterm Election last week, the Democrats won consolations whilst the Republicans, at first glance, have most to celebrate. The Republicans won back the Lower House, narrowly lost the Upper House and have a large majority of the State Governors. The real loser was President Obama who was not finding office too easy with majorities in both Houses, a majority that until the loss to the Republicans of Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts se....

On 14 October 2010, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California and former "Terminator" actor, was photographed on the steps of No. 10 Downing Street meeting his friend and British Prime Minister, David Cameron. Mr Cameron joked with the gathered reporters that the Governor would help to "terminate the budget deficit", before the pair turned and walked back into No 10. There is little doubt that the deficits of both the UK and California would be amongst the topics the two po...

Within minutes of Ed Miliband being elected as Labour leader, commentators, notably those on the right, were quick to paint him as the candidate of the trade unions due to his clinching his victory with union votes, despite trailing his brother when it came to support from Labour MPs and members.

After Nick Clegg's speech last Tuesday to the party faithful, the TV cameras panned the audience rising to their feet to give their leader a standing ovation. There was no euphoria, no rapture. Instead, the standing was one of duty felt and many of the smiles were like a milk pudding hating child swallowing his custard before his mother.

As party conference season begins Britain's politicians will be seeking to create some stability following the general election in May, the election which led to Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War.

"After the Allied victory of 1918...the victors divided up the lands of their former enemies. In the space of just seventeen months, they created the borders of...and most of the Middle East. And I have spent my entire career...watching the people within those borders burn".

Following the announcement that Lord Pearson of Rannoch is to stand down as leader of UKIP, we take a look at the party leaders who announced their resignation following a disappointing election.

The new Coalition government of UK has set out its plans to cut the huge structural deficit that it faces since coming to power in the General Elections that took place earlier this year on 6th May.

The new Coalition government of UK has set out its plans to cut the huge structural deficit that it faces since coming to power in the General Elections that took place earlier this year on 6th May.

Macro-prudential regulation has returned to its maker, today after the Government announced it would be restoring the UK's Central Bank - the BoE as the chief regulator of the financial system.

Despite their protests to the contrary, it is well known that politicians spend a good deal of time looking at opinion polls before elections. For Nick Clegg though, leader of the Liberal Democrats and now Deputy Prime Minister, he would do well to look at the polls immediately after the election if he wants the best for his party.

The six contenders for the leadership of the Labour Party are all hoping they can be the one to gain the support of their party and ultimately of Britain, however an examination of the support they have received thus far shows some have a broader appeal than others.

The leader of the British National Party, Nick Griffin, is to step down as leader by 2013, following the party's poor performance at the recent Westminster and local elections.

One of the less talked about points about last Friday's election results is that the Conservative Party has been denied victory, or at least an outright victory due to a strong showing by Labour in Scotland.