Al Gore gives Gordon Brown a quick BJ at Copenhagen

Gordon Brown snubbed by Afgan veterans

Gordon Brown was snubbed by badly injured Afghan veterans when they closed curtains round their beds during a hospital visit and refused to speak to him.

More than half the soldiers being treated at the Selly Oak hospital ward in Birmingham either asked for the curtains to be closed or deliberately avoided the prime minister, according to several of those present.

This would never happen to Obama.....because he'd have to visit them first.

Gordon Brown remembers D-Day heroism at "Obama Beach"

So enamoured of the new American Pres is Gordon Brown, that he renamed Omaha Beach in his honour at the 65th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Prime Minister Gordon Brown remembered "Obama" Beach at D-Day ceremonies in Normandy

Obviously, Obama is not the only one who is a clueless on world history. And they called Tony Blair a poodle....

Kennedy gains Knighthood...dubbed Duke of Chappaquiddick

Knighthood just ain't what it used to be.....
Teddy will receive an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, “I dub thee… Sir Osis of the Liver.” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced yesterday during his address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress.

I wonder if they will give Uncle Ted a suit of armor? After all of the beer he has consumed in his lifetime, he should feel very comfortable surrounded by tin.
Mary Jo Kopechne's comment was "Now go away, or I will taunt you a second time! TELEGRAPH

Belgian 'al Qaeda cell' linked to 2006 airline plot

A CNN documentary, One Woman's War, broadcast on Tuesday evening claims that the alleged cell had high-level links to al-Qaeda. The shocking story of Malika el Aroud, a Belgian-Moroccan woman convicted of running a Web site promoting terrorism.

An alleged terrorist cell arrested as Gordon Brown prepared to meet European leaders in Brussels is said to have connections to the highest levels of al-Qaeda, it can be revealed. The cell was suspected of being directed by a senior al-Qaeda planner.

According to Belgian counter-terrorism sources, the group was radicalised by a woman whose former husband has links to Abu Qatada, the radical preacher in jail in Britain. Belgian police rounded up the alleged cell as European leaders gathered in the Belgian capital for a two-day summit in December to discuss the economic crisis and climate change.

Johan Delmulle, the Federal Prosecutor, claimed one suspect had "received the green light to carry out an operation from which he was not expected to come back" and added: "This information, linked to the fact that a European summit is getting underway at this moment in Brussels, left us no choice but to take action."

The group of five men and a woman was only charged with membership of a terrorist organisation because investigators were unable to positively identify their target.

EU decides to tax the handicapped

Nasty EU: "People who rely on motorised scooters to help to cope with disabilities are to be hit with a 300 pound tax, after an EU ruling that they should be categorised along with "leisure vehicles".

The electric power-driven wheelchairs with flexible handlebars are used by people with severe mobility difficulties, such as disabled ex-servicemen.

They are now taxed in the same class as snowmobiles, jet skis and racing cars. A personal appeal has been made to Gordon Brown to intervene, but there has been no response from Downing Street, according to Jim Dooley, who runs the Mobility Bureau that provides motorised wheelchairs and scooters for hundreds of Service veterans.

Under the EU ruling the scooters are now subject to a 300 pound import tax on top of their 2,000 pound cost. The decision by the EU was made in 2001 but it was not properly implemented by Revenue & Customs until this year, after a complaint from Belgium that the required 10 per cent import tax was not being enforced by Britain."

I only use mine to get through the casino, but that's gotta be a bitch if you really are handicapped.

A Search For A British Motto

An attempt by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to find a national motto has turned up its share of good, bad and ugly suggestions. Among the good:
"Great people, great country, Great Britain"--"Courage, reason, humanity, democracy, monarchy"--"A country so brave and true".Among the bad and ugly:
"Drinking continues until morale improves"--"Our glass is half empty"--"Fat, rude arrogant, racist, selfish"--"Sorry it's all our fault"--"We apologise for the inconvenience"--"No balls, nerve or glory".I've decided to add a few suggestion to try to help. I'm a helper, that's what I do best: "Teeth: they are completely over-rated"

I'm sure you will have a few suggestions of your own. Let's help our British brothers find a motto that suits them to a tee. After all, they would do it for us.

No United States of Europe

I Want a Referendum has launched new adverts calling on Gordon Brown to keep his promise to hold a referendum on the EU's Constitutional Treaty. The ads appear in today's editions of the Sun and the Telegraph. Read the Sun