Topic: Douglas Alexander
Douglas Alexander is the latest shadow cabinet member to speak about cuts -- but this may not be the best tactic. . . Labour has continued it's bid...
British Foreign Secretary William Hague came under fire after admitting a "serious misunderstanding" led to the seizing of a special forces team in a bungled mission to contact Libyan rebels.London was left red-faced by the attempt to put diplomats in contact ...
New measures are needed to tackle poverty in early childhood a report recommended after findings showed the first five years strongly determine a child's life chances.Labour MP Frank Field, tasked by Prime Minister David Cameron to review the government's ...
Chancellor George Osborne's austerity drive will make the return to pre-recession levels of employment " slower and more painful" than many people expect, shadow work and pensions secretary Douglas Alexander will warn in a speech.. And he will accuse the coalition Government ...
The article looks at the efforts of politicians in Great Britain to amass public support for the 2010 general election by using social media. According to Douglas Alexander, the general election co-ordinator of the Labour Party, the key lesson from Obama's ...
The article offers news briefs related to advertising campaigns in Great Britain. Darren Bailes, creative director at VCCP, has faced a quandary owing to his agency's participation in the Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) pitch which is handled by incumbent agency ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labor party is taking a page from U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign book by contacting voters directly and encouraging word of mouth campaigning by members, its election coordinator said.Douglas Alexander said Labor, which has ...
Britain has trebled its humanitarian aid to earthquake-devastated Haiti to 18 million pounds, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said Monday.The increase from an initial 6 million pounds was announced at a meeting of European Union development ministers in Brussels. "It is ...
The article examines the political rivalry of British prime minister Gordon Brown and Conservative Party leader David Cameron. Writing in 2007, during the early days of Brown's leadership, the author suggests that the prime minister's able handling of terrorist threats ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has " "I don't think Gordon has anything to fear from a TV debate," International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander, who is also Labour's elections co-ordinator, told the Daily Mirror newspaper. "Sky News television wants to stage a ...