Politics Discussion

Brigadier-General (retired) Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the President of the Cuban Council of State and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, he is also Second Secretary of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in Chief (Maximum General) of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force).

 On 31 July 2006, Raúl Castro assumed the duties of President of the Council of...

When is the next UK elections?
The United Kingdom has five types of election: UK general elections, elections to national/regional parliaments and assemblies, elections to the European Parliament, local elections and mayoral elections. Elections are traditionally held on Thursdays. General elections do not have fixed dates, but must be called within five years of the opening of parliament following the last election. Other elections are held on fixed dates though in the case of the devolved as...

Gordon Brown's make-or-break speech to the Labour Party conference in Brighton today was his last before the general election. Gordon Brown listed a long list of Labour;s achievements and the list went on and on. He also set out his usual surprises. Many labour delegates left excited about the speech and thought it was really quite remarkable, including Brown's close ally Ed Balls who praised Gordon speech on Sky News, saying he "gave a very clear message that we are going to keep going forwa...