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| | Pensioners' Party (Italy) - encyclopedia article about Pensioners' Party (Italy). |
 | | The party had its first successes in the late eighties, when Umberto Bossi, elected at the Italian Senate, got his title of Senatür, or senator in northern Italian dialect, a nickname he kept also when he no longer was a senator. | | | It is a personality-driven party led by Umberto Bossi. | | | The new party is led by Marco Follini. |
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| | The Scotsman - Politics - Minority parties give the majors something to think about |
| | The party wants to use the presence of anti-abortion MSPs to press ministers to challenge the UK’s abortion laws, even though decisions on abortion law are reserved to Westminster. | | | The party is likely to press Roman Catholic MPs of all parties to clarify their position on abortion. | | | The setting up of the new party will inevitably lose the SNP votes in its north-east heartland. |
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| | Scottish Pensioners Party 1: The '''Pensioners Party''' are a minor political party operatin 3: d with the intention of getting a better deal for pensioners in Scotland. | | | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia 1: '''Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia''' (Slovene languageSlovenian : ' | | | Politics of the Republic of Macedonia 92: *Party of Pensioners of Macedonia [leader NA]; |
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| | Pensioners' party aims for Asian MSP - [Sunday Herald] |
| | The election of the Scottish parliament's first black MSP moved a step closer yesterday as a political party representing pensioners announced it was close to a deal aimed at securing supportÊamongÊtheÊMuslim community in Glasgow. | | | Speaking at his party's inaugural AGM at Motherwell Football Club, Swinburne said after only five months in existence the party was already intending to fight every seat and region in Scotland at the next elections and was aiming for between 12 and 20 MSPs. | | | JohnÊSwinburne,Êfounder and sole MSP of the Scottish Senior Citizens' Unity Party, said he was in the middle of Òextremely promisingÓ discussions with a senior member of the Central Mosque in Glasgow under which a Muslim would be placed top of the SSCUP Glasgow list at the next Holyrood elections. |
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| | He opposed the formation of the British Communist Party, went on to build the Scottish Workers Republican Party, and never entered the British CP before his early death in 1923, partly brought on by ill health caused by his prison sentences. | | | In Britain in the local council elections (first past the post system) the Labour Party was hammered and lost 833 council seats and the share of its vote declined by 30 per cent. | | | Even at the highest point of Thatcher, in 1983, the Labour party won a majority of seats in Scotland. |
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| | Political Articles (Scottish) by Joe Middleton & Others |
| | SCOTTISH Nationalists are set to reopen old divisions by expelling left-wing republicans from the party. | | | Jim Sillars the party's former deputy leader is a politician of enormous charisma and extraordinary public speaking skills. | | | This is Scotland, and Scottish republicanism merits a voice of its own. |
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| | BBC NEWS UK Blair: Labour 'to decide my future' |
| | Tony Blair has said it is up to the Labour Party to decide whether he should resign as leader. | | | The prime minister had previously pledged to quit if his leadership became an electoral liability to his party. | | | His words came against the backdrop of a final frantic campaign push by the main political parties ahead of Thursday's European elections. |
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| | Scotsman.com News - The Scottish Parliament - Pensioners' party up for election |
| | SCOTLAND’S pensioners’ party has confirmed that it will be standing in the looming General Election. | | | Swinburne told Scotland on Sunday that the party had not decided how many seats to contest, but that he will be standing for a seat in Central Scotland, where the party received the bulk of its votes. | | | John Swinburne, the leader of the Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party (SSCUP), will stand for Westminster in an effort to raise the profile of elderly people’s issues. |
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| | Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Politics: Parties |
| | English Democratic Party · Has contested two general elections and one European election campaigning for an English parliament, the preservation of an ancient English constitution, and independence from Europe. | | | Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 · cached · Full text of the Act that set up the register. | | | Mec Vannin - The Manx Nationalist Party · A political party advocating the full republican independence of Mannin (the Isle of Man) from Britain. |
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| | Edinburgh Evening News - Politics - Pensioners to fight for Holyrood seats |
| | And it says pensioners should have the right to die with dignity and to "choose, within the law, when and where death should take place". | | | Retired joiner David Motherwell, who serves on Haddington community council, will be the Pensioners Party candidate in the Lothians. | | | It states: "Here in Scotland, at the beginning of the 21st century, the needs of the elderly are often forgotten, avoided, even ignored altogether. |
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| | Parti Républicain des Comores (PRC) [Republican Party of the Comoros] | | | Parti du Renouveau Démocratique (PRD) [Party of Democratic Renewal] | | | Partido Republicano de Angola (P.RE.A.) [Republican Party of Angola] |
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| | In the Scottish Parliamentary election he further increased the SNP vote by 2.6 % to 37.1 %, leaving Margaret Jamieson with a majority of 2,760. | | | Indeed, Tony Blair soon realised that a talented Minister like Dr Reid was wasted in semi-retirement at the Scotland Office and upon Peter Mandelson's second resignation from the cabinet in disgrace, Dr Reid was moved to Northern Ireland. | | | After the 2001 general election, Dr Reid was undoubtedly displeased when Henry McLeish, then First Minister of Scotland, was recorded while confiding to Helen Liddell, Secretary of State for Scotland that Reid was 'a patronising bastard'. |
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| | Keith Brown became the leader of Clackmannan council in May 1999 when the SNP replaced Labour as the major party, obtaining an overall majority in April 2000 when they won Delph & Cambus from labour in a by-election. | | | In 1995, Labour had 23 seats on the council and a ten seat majority over the other parties. | | | In 1999, they were reduced to 15 seats, and became a minority administration. |
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| | Speaking in the Scottish Parliament on the plight of Scottish pensioners the SNP's Social Security shadow minister, Alex Neil MSP, said that the Parliament must take an independent stance to demand justice for our pensioners. | | | The reputation of Labour First Minister, Donald Dewar, was in tatters last month after he had to sack his Chief of Staff, John Rafferty, after allegations that he had lied to the press over death threats being made to another Executive Minister. | | | "The London-based parties all hold to the UK looking after vital matters concerning Scotland, depriving Scots of the dignity of normal international participation. |
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| | The Scots Independent Newspaper Online - The Flag in the Wind |
| | Mr Swinney was in an aggressive mood at the post-election media briefing, warning his party that it "must change" before the next election in 2007. | | | There is no point in dissembling; the SNP went into this election with 35 seats, albeit 2 of them still held by those who had resigned from the Party, and we came out with 27, a drop of 8. | | | The Scottish Pensioners’ Party also had a list seat, as had Mrs Sillars. |
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| | Scotland on Sunday - Week in Review - Comment - The political minnows in profile |
| | STANDING on a platform of raising the state pension and combating violence against the elderly, the Scottish Pensioners’ Party (SPP), and its sister party the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (SSCUP) are angling for the grey second vote. | | | The Greens’ message is that voters can use their second ballot to pressure ministers to act on environmental issues by ensuring a strong Green vote. | | | but outside Glasgow, his party polled very few votes in the 1999 Holyrood elections. |
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http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/comment.cfm?id=480212003
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| | House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Jun 2000 (pt 3) |
| | The Prime Minister wrote yesterday that he thought that the euro was a great success. | | | The Prime Minister has had the proposals from Lord Wakeham's commission on the House of Lords before him for some | | | Can the Prime Minister confirm that 2,700 convicted drug dealers, 2,500 violent criminals and 1,800 convicted burglars have been given early special release from prison by his Government? |
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| | Scottish Lib Dems: Home |
| | The party is led by Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen MSP and is a state party within the Liberal Democrats led by Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP. | | | HOME • NEWS • THE PARTY • CONFERENCE | | | The Scottish Liberal Democrats govern Scotland in partnership with Scottish Labour and have five ministers within the government at Holyrood. |
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| | UK Pension Fund, Pension Fund Investment, Retirement Planning, Pension Fund Directory |
| | British Pensions has assisted in the transfer of over 30,000,000 pounds of British pension plans since the introduction of the British Pensions act in 1995, and is here to advise and service you. | | | UK Pension Fund, Pension Fund Investment, Retirement Planning, Pension Fund Directory | | | Send mail to webmaster@britishpension.com with questions or comments about this web site. |
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| | Our policies for Scotland's pensioners — SNP - Scottish National Party |
| | The SNP will ensure that every pensioner in Scotland has a decent income in retirement, without the indignity of means-testing, by introducing a Citizen's Pension. | | | We will also relieve pensioners from the unfair council tax, by replacing it with a local income tax based on ability to pay. | | | Find out about the SNP Campaign for Pensioners |
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| | Terry Moran, head of the Disability and Carers Service, said an investigation has uncovered about 200 people receiving improper payments. | | | The British government is trying to collect hundreds or thousands of pounds from elderly Scottish residents who wrongly received disability payments. | | | The pensioners were paid either 45.55 pounds or 60.60 pounds a week ($85 or $112) for home care while eligible for free care under a Scottish program, The Scotsman reported. |
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| | Pensioner is 18th E coli victim |
| | Mr Barr appeared on petition at Hamilton sheriff court on Jan 10 charged with culpable and reckless conduct relating to the supply of meat from his shop for an 18th birthday party. | | | In 1985, 19 pensioners died during an epidemic at an old people's home in Canada. | | | Several of those who died attended a church lunch at which meat was supplied by John Barr, a butcher in Wishaw. |
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| | Scottish Pensioners Forum Newsletters |
| | The State Pensions crisis - Causes and solutions | | | What do you do as Secretary of State? | | | Claim your rights — or lose out Too long for a placard?! |
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| | Search for List of political parties in the United... | | | Look for List of political parties in the United... | | | Start the List of political parties in the United... |
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| | Free Scotland Party -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | This project evolved from the Scottish Party to the Free Scotland Party. | | | [Categories: Secessionist organizations, Scottish politics, Political parties in the United Kingdom] | | | This name change was precipitated by the fact that the UK Electoral Commission refused to allow them to register the name Scottish Party, resulting in a new name becoming necessary. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/F/Fr/Free_Scotland_Party.htm
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| | The UK Politics Forum :: View Forum - Scottish Parliament |
| | This Week in the Scottish Parliament (17-21 May 2004) | | | This Week in the Scottish Parliament (10-14 May 2004) | | | This Week in the Scottish Parliament (21-25 June 2004) |
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| | Scottish Fishing Party -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | However the Fishing Party polled poorly and did not win many votes at the 2003 election. | | | The Fishing Party were formed to contest the (Click link for more info and facts about Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003) Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003. | | | The (Click link for more info and facts about Scottish National Party) Scottish National Party were fearful that this may result in the loss of vital votes for them as traditionally they have won the majority of the votes of those involved in the Scottish fishing industry. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/S/Sc/Scottish_Fishing_Party.htm
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| | The citizen’s pension would be funded by reforming the system of tax relief for private pensions. | | | Salmond believes pensions policy will be one of the defining issues at the next general election. | | | The SNP is the first party to promise generous increases for every pensioner in Scotland. |
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| | BUBL UK: Political parties |
| | Political parties in the UK British National Party | | | BUBL Information Service, Centre for Digital Library Research, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, |
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| | SSV homepage |
| | The weekly paper of the Scottish Socialist Party | | | Kerr's health plan means more privatisation in NHS | | | The Scottish Socialist Voice is available in newsagents, price £1 |
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| | BBC NEWS In Depth Vote 2004 Scotland European Election Result |
| | Turnout is often low for the European Parliament vote, with only one in four Scots turning out in 1999, although the reduced number of seats is likely to see fierce competition between the parties. | | | For the purposes of the European Parliament Scotland is seen as one big constituency, but EU enlargement means Scotland's number of MEPs will shrink from eight to seven in 2004. |
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| | SSA - Scottish Socialist Alliance - forerunner to the Scottish Socialist Party |
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