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CFI- Annual Business Lunch 2008 |
 •  Article Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 |
Conservative Friends of Israel Annual Business Lunch 2008
This year the Conservative Friends of Israel Annual Business Lunch took place at the Dorchester Hotel. The event was attended by over 400 Business people and over 100 Conservative MPs, Lords and Parliamentary Candidates.
Key note speakers at this year’s lunch were the Rt Hon William Hague MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary and George Osborne MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. The two MPs took part in a panel discussion with Times lead writer Danny Finklestein.
The Rt Hon William Hague MP
On Iran:
"The Ambassador was just talking about Iran. The Government say they're very worried about Iran but I think – and certainly Israeli Government Ministers have agreed with this assessment – the Conservative Party has been at the forefront in the whole of Europe in stating the case about the worries of Iran and about the need for Europe to carry a bigger stick in relation to Iran and follow the United States in financial sanctions before the Americans can offer some more carrots. And so we would have liked to have seen a more energetic approach by the current Government and we are critical of them. Gordon Brown announces sanctions on Iranian oil and gas last November, announces it again last week and nothing has taken place – absolutely nothing."
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Wed Sep 24, 2008
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The Ten Problems With Palin |
Since being chosen as Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain’s running mate last month, Sarah Palin, the current Alaskan Governor, has galvanized the race for the White House.
So here are ten reasons why you should be worried about Palin, who could be the most dangerous potential Vice-President in America’s history. The more you examine Palin’s policies, persona, political and economic record, the more reason we all have real to be deeply worried. Palin makes both President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney look moderate.
Reason number one. Her lack of domestic experience. Palin’s political rise has been nothing short of meteoric, but all her political experience is based in Alaska, hundreds of miles from Washington. Her political experience .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Rendition, disappearance and torture info sought |
Amnesty International today called on the government of the UK to give the lawyers for Binyam Mohamed, a former UK resident imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, information which it holds and which might help him to show that he has been a victim of torture and other ill-treatment in the US-led programme of renditions and secret detention.
"Providing this information would be a first step towards accountability for the UK's involvement in the US programme of rendition and secret detention, and in the torture and other ill-treatment of .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Campaign against the “Mosquito” |
At a special hearing on Tuesday 26 August, Liberty will urge Plymouth City Council to ban the “Mosquito device,” which forces young people out of public areas by emitting a high-pitched squeal audible to under 25 year olds.
Joined by the Children’s Commissioner for England, Liberty will argue that the mosquito is degrading and discriminatory because it affects all young people, n .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Georgia, hazardous substances, EU sanctions |
Wednesday MEPs strongly backed a resolution calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from Georgia. They also debated new labels and warnings for hazardous substances to bring them into line with UN norms and the EU's sanctions policy. MEPs also called for a ban on cloning animals for food. The day also saw Costa Rica's president Óscar Rafael Arias Sánchez address the plenary.
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Funding for mountain rescue teams |
Scotland's mountain rescue teams are to receive substantial funding from the Scottish Government.
Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing today announced that £300,000 for 2008-09 is to be provided to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland to support the dedicated teams of volunteers who participate in the various mountain rescue teams across Scotland.
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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NO to compulsory electronic tagging for sheep |
Baaaaaaaa! - Plaid MEP Jill Evans is joining forces with other MEPs in the European Parliament to amend European Commission plans for compulsory electronic tagging of sheep (EID). The MEPs launched a cross party campaign in Brussels yesterday in an attempt to force the European Commission to rethink its plans.
They have put forward a written declaration to the European Parliament (si .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Plaid MEP wants EU ban on food from cloned animals |
Plaid MEP Jill Evans is calling for a ban on food produced from cloned animals being sold to the public. The need for a ban is all the more urgent since some experts are predicting these kinds of products could reach European markets by 2010.
Now MEPs want the European Commission to ban the cloning of animals for food supply, as well the import of cloned animals or their offspring to th .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Local Income Tax on course |
Commenting on the Legislative Programme announced by the First Minister in the Scottish Parliament today (Wednesday) SNP MSP Joe FitzPatrick, a member of the Finance Committee, welcomed the introduction of a bill to abolish the unfair Council Tax.
Mr FitzPatrick said:
"This will be a very popular move by a Scottish Government which is reflecting the mood of the people of .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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New leader calls for New Deal |
New Green Party Leader, Caroline Lucas, took to the stage today for her first speech to the party's annual conference to call for a windfall tax on energy profits to kickstart a "Green New Deal" to help people deal with the credit crunch and rising fuel prices.
Dr Lucas, who became the Greens' first ever leader in a landslide result announced on the first day of the conference .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Caroline Lucas is first Green Party Leader |
Caroline Lucas has won the Green Party's first ever leadership election.
Lucas defeated her rival for the leadership, Ashley Gunstock, by a margin of 2559 votes to 210 - 90%.
Lucas, who is the party's candidate for the target constituency of Brighton Pavillion, said:
"I am deeply honoured to have been electedas the first leader of the Green Party.
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Hard hat protest over EU parliament |
UKIP MEPs wore hard hats at the European Parliament in Brussels to protest against the ridiculous and expensive monthly commute to the parliament's other building in Strasbourg.
The hard hats, also worn by other members of the parliament's Ind/Dem Group, were prompted by the collapse of the Hemicycle building in Strasbourg on 7 August. This made it impossible for MEPs to meet there for .... |
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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Farage raps EU trials in absentia |
UKIP leader Nigel Farage MEP has angrily attacked a government statement welcoming EU plans to allow British citizens to be tried in their absence or automatically extradited to other member states.
Mr Farage said the plan – approved by the European Parliament and now going to the Commission for approval – undermined one of the basic principles of British justice:
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Sun Sep 07, 2008
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A new low in Labour's donations history |
Greg Clark has condemned the Labour Party after it was forced to pay back a £15,000 donation from the children's charity Catz Club.
Charities are prohibited by law from giving money to political parties, and Labour were forced to repay the money after an investigation by the Charity Commission.
Catz Club runs after-school clubs that have received charitable funding from the .... |
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