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A Stoke-on-Trent head teacher will be flying the flag for the city next week when she attends a reception at 10 Downing Street. Pauline Bloor, head at St John’s CE (A) Primary School in Trent Vale will be joining head teachers from primary and secondary schools throughout the country who have been invited to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a reception to honour some of the “most improved” schools in the country. The reception will be held next Monday, January 11th.

By Tony Walley. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has entered the on-going row between the Home Secretary Allan Johnson and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [ACMD] by backing the sacking of its Chairman, Professor David Nutt. An official Downing Street spokesman insisted that Johnson's decision was based on an "important principle" that advisers should present advice to ministers but should not campaign against their policy decisions. Johnsons decision to sack Professor Nutt has sp

Source: Politics.co.uk Gordon Brown tried to turn the Conservative agenda of 'Broken Britain' to his advantage today with a socially authoritarian conference speech. [caption id="attachment_1246" align="alignleft" width="89" caption="Gordon Brown."][/caption] Parents between the age of 16 and 17 being given taxpayer support will be placed in a network of supervised homes, he announced. "These shared homes will offer not just a roof over their heads, but a new start in life where they lea

Source: Politics.co.uk Gordon Brown has made a firm confirmation of his leadership ahead of Labour's annual conference in Brighton. As delegates gathered by the sea to attend four days of meetings and speeches, Mr Brown appeared on the Andrew Marr show to assure viewers he would lead the party into the next general election. Asked if the party had lost the will to live, Mr Brown said: "Not at all. "A setback can either be a challenge that means it's an opportunity to do something bet

By Tony Walley. [caption id="attachment_4104" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Nick Griffin, MEP & Leader of the BNP"][/caption] I have been an interested spectator in the row over whether the BNP should be allowed a platform on the BBC's flagship political debating programme 'Question Time' Yesterday Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg told his annual party conference that he would 'take on' the BNP if they were permitted to take part in the programme. He said: "If the BBC ask one of th

Source: Plans for local government reorganisation could become a key dividing line between Labour and the Tories in the run-up to a general election, writes Dean Carroll. Ministers and officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) have indicated that they are unhappy with the pace of change in improving two-tier working at town halls. Meanwhile, praise has been heaped upon new unitary councils for achieving rapid efficiency savings and introducing transformational g

[caption id="attachment_1818" align="alignleft" width="75" caption="Tony Walley "][/caption] Comment Article By Tony Walley. Following the disastrous defeat in the Norwich by-election, it seems that Gordon Brown is hell bent on pressing the self destruct button! A Freedom of Information Request has revealed government plans to introduce a 'stealth' tax which will hit those people who have a conservatory, a scenic outlook, a swimming pool and even a patio! The documents obtained under the