 | Yes Prime Minister Clip - Who Reads the Papers The Yes Prime Minister Clip with Jim Hacker discussing who reads the papers in Britain. |
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 | Environment Minister: Afraid of Hurting Trees Canada's new conservative Environment Minister, Rona Ambrose, shows just how little she knows about the environment. With Rick Mercer of the CBC's Rick Mercer Report. |
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 | Polish Government Protection Bureau The Government Protection Bureau (GPB) like other services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (Police, State Fire Department, Border Guard) whose task it is to uphold the law, protect the life and health of citizens and to protect the government and state administration are u nder the supervision of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration. The Government Protection Bureau is a uniformed and armed service carrying out tasks in the field of protection of persons and state installations. As defined in the Act of 16th March 2001 the GBP protects: the President of the Republic of Poland, the Prime Minister, the Chairman of Sejm, the Chairman of Senate, Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. GPB also protects former presidents of Poland, official foreign delegations during visits to Poland and other persons vital to state security. According to the above Act the GPB protects the following installations: facilities used by the President of Poland and the Prime Minister and the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Administration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Government Protection Bureau assigns security officers to protect Polish diplomatic posts. The Government Protection Bureaus security operations are focused on preventative activities realized through: - tactical planning of VIP and facility protection - intelligence gathering, analysis - prevention of potential threats - coordination during security operations - security of facilities and installations - personal protection - regular training http://www.bor.pl/ |
 | Baldwin appeals for support for the National Government A 1931 appeal by Baldwin for support for the National Government, arguing that the Labour Party (under Arthur Henderson) had disrupted the stability of the country. Baldwin was, in effect, second in command of the National Government. However, he was better suited to film than the Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, who always looked uncomfortable in the glare of the camera. Baldwin, indeed, had had advice and encouragement from various film producers, and from John Reith, director-general of the BBC. This advice and his own naturalness in front of the camera served him effectively in the 1935 election, when he was returned as prime minister. |
 | Yes, Minister - The moral dimension(I) Fragment dintr-unul dintre cele mai savuroase seriale BBC din anii 80 despre politică şi birocraţie, încă de foarte mare actualitate ;) |
 | 1910 Eerste Minister Louis Botha The Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, consisting of the four former colonies: the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. As a self-governing state of the British Empire, the Union remained under the formal rule of the British crown, represented in South Africa by a Governor-General. When South Africa obtained dominion status in 1910, General Louis Botha became the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. He was a major player in the postwar reconstruction of my country after the Boer War. The Botha government placed a high priority on creating a unified military out of the separate armies of the union's four provinces. The Defence Act, Number 13 of 1912, established a Union Defence Force, or U.D.F., that included a Permanent Force of career soldiers, an Active Citizen Force of temporary conscripts and volunteers as well as a Cadet organization. The Botha government also formed the South African Police force in 1913. Four years later, the Mounted Riflemen's Association relinquished its civilian responsibilities to the S.A.P. as most of its riflemen left to serve in the first World War. Botha amalgamated the four provincial Main Post Office administrations and placed them under a central control system. All railways in South Africa became a unified state-owned railway system under General Botha's leadership in 1916 when the Central South African Railways, the Cape Government Railways and the Natal Government Railways were merged by an Act of Parliament. Thus was born the South African Railways and Harbours (SAR&H). The Botha government granted charters to three universities, with their respective centres at Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Pretoria. The creation of a university at Stellenbosch was made possible by Mr Jan Marais of Coertzenburg; to the cause of higher education at Stellenbosch, he had donated the sum of £100000 Th Botha Government initiated the conservation efforts of the Union of South Africa. The administration proclaimed the Mkuze Game Reserve a protected area on 15 February 1912. The foundations for the establishment of the Kruger Park were laid by the Transvaal Volksraad in 1896, when the Rinderpest virus wiped out most of the Eastern Transvaal's game and cattle. Aiming to preserve wildlife, the Transvaal Volksraad voted in favour of a small government game reserve. In 1916 Prime Minister Botha appointed a government commission to assess the future of the reserves. In 1926 the administration officially renamed the reserves after Paul Kruger, and declared it to be South Africa's first National Park. Paul Roos was the captain of the first Springbok team, which was largely dominated by players from the Western Province. The first tour of Britain took place in 1906 and 7 and took in 29 matches. After the First World War started, Botha sent troops to take German South West Africa, a move unpopular among Boers. The Maritz Rebellion or the Boer Revolt, occurred in 1914, when men who supported the recreation of the old Boer republics rose up against the government of the Union of South Africa because of Botha's action against the Germans. Siener van Rensburg, the respected Boer Prophet, joined the rebels. The rebellion failed, and the ringleaders received heavy fines and terms of imprisonment. At the end of the War Botha briefly led a British Empire military mission to the Second Polish Republic during the Polish-Soviet War. Botha argued that the terms of the Versailles Treaty were too harsh on the Central Powers, but still signed the treaty. A number of laws controlling Indian immigration and commercial rights were passed by the Botha government. These laws were met with passive resistance from the Indians in South Africa. On 6 November 1913 Mahatma Ghandi led a March to protest against the legislation. He also entered into negotiations with the Botha government. The Land Act of 1913 which set up the 'reserves', later called 'bantustans' and 'homelands' was also passed in this time. This law effectively zoned Africans to specific areas of South Africa. They were prevented from buying land outside these areas. In response African intellectual leaders come together on January 8 in Bloemfontein and elect John Dube President of the South African Native National Congress. The two men most involved in bringing this to fruition, Solomon Plaatje and Pixley ka Isaka Seme are elected Secretary-General and Treasurer-General respectively. (The organisation changed its name in 1923 to the African National Congress.). In July 1913 moves to extend the pass laws to include women are met with determined resistance. In Winburg, Charlotte Maxeke, one of the organisers and spokeswomen of the anti-pass campaign, is arrested with 800 singing women on a march to the town hall. Prime Minister Botha unexpectedly died in 1919 and Jan Smuts becomes the new Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. |
 | Must Watch: Canadian Minister on Tamil Tigers/WTM Ban Part1 Posted by: United Sri Lankans of Canada- The Government of Canada lists the World Tamil Movement as a Terrorist Organization: OTTAWA, JUNE 16, 2008 — The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada has listed the World Tamil Movement (WTM) as a terrorist group, effective June 13, 2008, pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada. "The Government is once again taking decisive action to protect Canadians from terrorism and to safeguard our nation's security," said Minister Day. "Listing the WTM, which is the leading front organization for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Canada, is an important step in ensuring our safety and security in the global fight against terrorism". The decision to list the WTM meets the legal threshold set out in the Criminal Code, which requires the existence of reasonable grounds to believe that the entity has knowingly participated in or facilitated a terrorist activity or is knowingly acting on behalf of, at the direction, or in association with such an entity. The listing of the WTM is meant to support the Tamil Community of Canada, which consists of law-abiding and hard working people who have left their country of origin to build a better life for themselves and their families in Canada. The Government is taking this step to help ensure that Canadians, including the Tamil community are protected from the activities of this organization. The WTM, created in 1986, is the leading front organization for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Canada. The various offices of the WTM in Canada transfer funds to bank accounts in Sri Lanka meant for the LTTE. The leadership of the WTM acts at the direction of leaders of the LTTE. WTM representatives canvas areas in Canada with large Tamil populations demanding large donations on behalf of the LTTE. Refusals to contribute often lead to threats and intimidation. The objective of the listing is to help combat terrorist activities, including impeding terrorist financing. For example, the listing prohibits all persons in Canada as well as every Canadian abroad from knowingly dealing with assets owned or controlled by the WTM. In addition, it is an offence to knowingly participate in, contribute to, or facilitate certain activities of a listed entity. Other related offences are set out in the Criminal Code. The listing process requires extensive analysis of security and/or criminal information and intelligence to ensure that the decision to list meets the legal threshold. The names of listed entities under the Criminal Code can be found on the Public Safety Canada Web site at www.publicsafety.gc.ca under National Security, Listed Entities. Liberation of Tamil Tigers has been listed as a Terrorist organization by over 32 states, a 2008 FBI report showed that LTTE is more brutal than Al-Qaeda and is considered the number one terrorist group in the world. LTTE has been responsible for killing of innocent civilians, suicide bombings, political assassinations, child recruitment, drug trafficking, credit card/passport fraud, organized crime, use of violence, extortion and abductions. Sincere thanks to Canada for taking the steps to protect Canada and nations such as Sri Lanka from terrorist activities. (Video: CTV News - Mike Duffy Live, June 16 2008) |
 | Prime Minister responds to Opposition election threats Visit http://CanuckPolitics.com for more. October 3, 2007 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper challenged the opposition parties to either give the minority Conservative government a mandate to govern, or force a general election. Both the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois have threatened to reject the government's Speech from the Throne on October 16, unless it meets their demands. The government will fall and there will be a general election unless it can win the support of at least one opposition party. The government is unlikely to agree to all of Stéphane Dion's demands, or all of the Bloc Québécois' conditions. NDP Leader Jack Layton said he will wait and see whether any of the concerns he's laid out on the environment and Afghanistan are addressed. |
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