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Forget Tea Parties: Irate Brits Talking 'Bout a Revolution

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:48:50 CDT

Britain’s embattled politicians may have another revolution on their hands, but this time one that’s brewing on their own soil. Citizens are fuming over outrageous personal expenditures—including a miniature “duck house” and the clearing of a moat—by members of Parliament, but tensions have been simmering for well over...

Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

Peter Fearon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:42:57 CDT

Canada formally apologized to its indigenous peoples yesterday for forcing children to attend government-run schools where they were often sexually and physically abused. Prime Minister Stephen Harper read the apology in Parliament, calling the forced assimilation a "sad chapter" in the nation's history that damaged several generations, the Globe and...

Brown Proposes Significant Power Shift

Jonas Oransky — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:00:21 CDT

Gordon Brown used his first appearance before the House of Commons as PM yesterday to unveil a surprising slate of power-shifting reforms, including limiting his right to declare war and lowering the voting age to 16. The initiatives, which also include development of a bill of rights, could radically alter...

British Peers Could Lose Their Perch

Sophie Goldstein — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:26:28 CST

British peers took it on the chin last night as their confrères in the House of Commons voted to make the House of Lords 100 percent elected, ending the rights of title-holders to inherit their seats. If a larger reform plan passes, the Lords could find elected members in their...