Scandal set to tip balance of power

As the Prime Minister’s special policy advisor, 32 year old, Silva branded the name Tech City on the cluster of small businesses huddled around London’s Old Street roundabout, and appointed an “ambassador” to the Silicon Roundabout scheme. He then convinced Number 10 that internet startups should be an emblem of the UK economy, translating venture capitalists’ wish lists into policy.

In a crisis, timing is everything. Note how rapidly Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron responded to the News Corp. telephone hacking scandal and, more recently, the riots in London. Now compare that to Murdoch's crisis responses.???? While the threats to each are admittedly of a different order of magnitude, Cameron has consistently been a step ...

Nigel Farage, Founder of the UK Independence Party, claims a "sea of change in British politics" as UKIP Makes Big Gains in local elections. The UK Independence Party has made huge electoral gains and declared itself the "official opposition" - largely at the expense of the Tories - as Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to win back Conservative voters who had defected.