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Murder charge over football death

A man is charged with murder after a London amateur footballer dies when a fight breaks out between opposing players.

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Credit Suisse cuts 650 jobs in UK

Troubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has confirmed that it will cut 650 jobs from its UK workforce.

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Brother's plea after debt suicide

A grieving brother wants tighter controls on money lending after his twin killed himself over his £179,000 business debts.

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Liverpool go clear at top after draw

Liverpool go a point clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League after a goalless draw against West Ham.

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Bangkok Britons

British tourists tell of their anxious wait to get home

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Reward for 'good council tenants'

Council tenants who play a "positive" role in their community should be helped to buy a stake in their homes, a report urges.

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Bypass operation

More patients get the NHS to pay for private care

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Send your video, pictures and story ideas

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

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Thai airport blast kills activist

A blast kills at least one Thai anti-government protester and wounds 20 others at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport.

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Family 'would shop' drink-drivers

More than half of Scots would report members of their own family for drink-driving, a survey finds.

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Talks in Green case anger Tories

The Conservatives are protesting at being excluded from a meeting on the Damian Green leak row.

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Ugly tale

Judge who beat mother in battle over memoirs

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England offered new tour schedule

England are offered a revised schedule for their tour of India but will await a security report before making any decision.

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Three suspended over Baby P case

Three Haringey Council staff are suspended and two councillors quit after a "damning" report into the Baby P case.

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Equal annoyance

Noise device no longer only targets the young

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Work for welfare plans stepped up

Under new proposals almost everyone on benefits would have to prepare themselves for work or face sanctions.

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Cat gets the cream - Felix helps Mark Leckey win Turner Prize

Felix the Cat helps artist Mark Leckey win £25k Turner Prize

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Patients going 'private' on NHS

Thousands of patients a month are using a government reform to get what is effectively private care paid for by the taxpayer.

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In the way

Roadworks can wreck a small business

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On the button

How Britain's nuclear deterrent operates in practice

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Bush regrets Iraqi WMD failure

Outgoing US President George Bush says his biggest regret is the intelligence failure over Iraqi weapons.

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Inquiry told Nelson 'helped IRA'

The inquiry into the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson hears allegations she gave confidential information to IRA members.

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Scots devolution report due out

The body reviewing the workings of Scottish devolution is expected to set out the common themes of the Union when it publishes its first report.

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Soldiers rampage at Harare bank

Dozens of troops run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for currency at a bank.

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Sports Personality name shortlist

The top 10 contenders for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award are announced.

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  • Criticisms of Democracy (7)
  • Direct Democracy (23)
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  • Democracy:

    About Democracy

    Details how "the essence of Democracy" the way Greeks from antiquity meant it and lived it is the exact opposite of our so-called "democracies" of today.

    http://guibord.com/Democracy

    Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

    An organization dedicated to helping progressives participate in launching ballot intiatives and democratic action.

    http://www.ballot.org/

    Graand

    Free Classified Ads Portal

    www.graand.com

    Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

    One of the four bureaus that comprise the Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs. Responsibilities include promoting democracy worldwide, formulating U.S. human rights policies, and coordinating policy in human rights-related labor issues.

    http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/index.html

    Celestial Democracy

    Scientologist site on democracy and political philosophy.

    http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/

    Center for International Policy

    Founded in 1975 to promote a U.S. foreign policy that reflects democratic values.

    http://www.ciponline.org/

    Centre for Democracy and Development

    A non-profit, non governmental, institution dedicated to policy-oriented scholarship on questions of democratic development and peace-building in West Africa. Press releases, strategy statement, current projects and publications, and partner organizations.

    http://www.cdd.org.uk/

    CITIDEP

    A non-profit, multi-national research institution on participatory democracy, with focus on the impact of information technologies. Site lists activities, research areas, papers, and events.

    http://www.citidep.pt/

    CommonBorders

    A non-partisan organization of volunteer international election observers based in Victoria, British Columbia. Site describes activities in Latin America, lists goals and objectives, and provides application form.

    http://www.commonborders.org/

    Democracies Online

    Promoting the development and sustainability of online civic participation and democracy efforts around the world through experience, outreach, and education.

    http://dowire.org

    Democracy Coalition Project

    An Open Society Institute initiative supporting civil society coalitions around the world that promote democratic reforms.

    http://demcoalition.org

    Democracy Watch

    An independent, non-profit, non-partisan Canadian citizen advocacy organization seeking to empower Canadians as voters, citizens, taxpayers, and consumers.

    http://www.dwatch.ca/

    Ethic of Citizenship

    Introduces the book "Toward an Ethic of Citizenship Creating a Culture of Democracy for the 21st Century".

    http://www.ethicofcitizenship.com

    FairVote

    Provides information to the public about the impact of voting systems on political representation, proportional representation, voter turnout, and the influence of money in elections.

    http://www.fairvote.org/

    Foundation for Democracy in Africa

    A Washington based non-profit, nonpartisan organization focused on strengthening and enhancing the fundamental principles of democracy, and freedom in Africa.

    http://democracy-africa.org/

    Free China Movement

    Information and statements from the movement, with a discussion forum.

    http://www.freechina.net/

    IDEA - International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

    Objective is to promote and advance sustainable democracy and to improve and consolidate electoral processes world-wide.

    http://www.idea.int/

    Indonesia: The People's Resistance in Indonesia [CSVI]

    The Indonesian Page of People Movement for Justice and Democracy.

    http://www.xs4all.nl/~peace/www.html

    Institute for Multiparty Democracy IMD

    Supports the process of democratisation in young democracies. Based in The Hague, Guatemala and Maputo (Mozambique).

    http://www.nimd.org/

    International Resource Center for Democracy (IRCD)

    An independent endeavor to make scholarly ideas and information on democracy more accessible, housed at Indiana University. Links to political and activist resources as well as constitutions, elections, human rights, and regionally oriented sites.

    http://www.polsci.indiana.edu/ircd/

    Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

    The world organization of parliaments. Site about parliamentary democracy, elections, human rights, participation of women in politics, and about how it all works on the level of national legislative institutions and internationally.

    http://www.ipu.org/

    Islamic Iran Participation Front

    Promoting democracy in Iran.

    http://www.mosharekat.com/

    MajorityVoice.com

    A free, non-partisan, local/global, issue-specific, democratic forum system designed to enable humanity to define, proclaim and achieve common goals.

    http://majorityvoice.com/

    Maximiliano Herrera Human Rights Site

    Personal site dedicated to the promotion of the freedom and the democracy around the world. Includes international election calendar, freedom ratings, links to international media and organizations, and a list of countries facing political instability.

    http://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/

    A More Perfect Union

    Challenges to American Democracy are discussed, along with sociological views of government. ThinkQuest semifinalist.

    http://library.thinkquest.org/26466/

    National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

    Non-profit organization associated with the Democratic Party of the United States. Site describes current programs and research projects on the development of democracy, as well as a searchable resource exchange for democratic activists and practitioners.

    http://www.ndi.org/

    National Endowment for Democracy

    A private, nonprofit, grant-making organization created to strengthen democratic institutions around the world. Offers access to research and analysis of democratic development around the world.

    http://www.ned.org/

    Network Democracy

    Projects involve the use of Internetworking technologies to facilitate public participation in the processes of state, local and federal governments.

    http://www.network-democracy.org/

    Network for Economic and Political Democracy

    Aims to create the conditions for an alternative to New Labour and a new, truly democratic society.

    http://www.nepd.org.uk

    PSI - Defining Georgian Democracy

    Partnership for Social Initiatives' fundamental goal is to help develop and advance democratic institutions and beliefs in Georgia.

    http://www.psigeorgia.org/

    Ratifiers for Democracy

    A democratic model that harmonizes representative and direct democracy, to ensure that legislation is citizen-mandated, and to be a loophole-free way to clean up the control that money and special interests now have in politics.

    http://www.ratifiersfordemocracy.org/

    StateDemocracy.com

    Aims to increase the American public's participation in the legislative processes for more democratic representation. Reports current events in Congress and State legislatures and offers communication between Citizens, legislators and interest groups.

    http://www.statedemocracy.com

    Time to Reengineer Democracy?

    An invitation to a broad discussion to explore a reengineering of democracy for the better of all people on earth.

    http://www.reengineerdemocracy.com

    UNDP Democratization and Governance

    United Nations conference on new or restored democracies; documents, statements, links, and related General Assembly resolutions available.

    http://www.undp.org/governance/

    Websters World of Cultural Democracy

    A Web center for information and discussion about the world of cultural democracy.

    http://www.wwcd.org/

    The Western Democratic Tradition

    An explanation and description of the western democratic tradition by a professor of constitutional law.

    http://www.ourcivilisation.com/cooray/westdem/

    Wikipedia: Democracy

    Definition from an open content encyclopedia.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy

    World Citizen Foundation

    Nonprofit nonpartisan think-tank dedicated to the design of solutions to international problems based on the fundamental principles of equal human dignity, liberty, democracy and constitutionally protected basic rights of all. Activities, resources, volunteer information, staff, and petitions.

    http://www.worldcitizen.org/

    World Movement for Democracy

    Nongovernmental effort to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition.

    http://www.wmd.org/

    Bypass operation

    More patients get the NHS to pay for private care

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Soldiers rampage at Harare bank

    Dozens of troops run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for currency at a bank.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Liverpool go clear at top after draw

    Liverpool go a point clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League after a goalless draw against West Ham.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Scots devolution report due out

    The body reviewing the workings of Scottish devolution is expected to set out the common themes of the Union when it publishes its first report.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Three suspended over Baby P case

    Three Haringey Council staff are suspended and two councillors quit after a "damning" report into the Baby P case.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Thai airport blast kills activist

    A blast kills at least one Thai anti-government protester and wounds 20 others at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Ugly tale

    Judge who beat mother in battle over memoirs

    news.bbc.co.uk

    On the button

    How Britain's nuclear deterrent operates in practice

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Talks in Green case anger Tories

    The Conservatives are protesting at being excluded from a meeting on the Damian Green leak row.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Cat gets the cream - Felix helps Mark Leckey win Turner Prize

    Felix the Cat helps artist Mark Leckey win £25k Turner Prize

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Inquiry told Nelson 'helped IRA'

    The inquiry into the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson hears allegations she gave confidential information to IRA members.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Reward for 'good council tenants'

    Council tenants who play a "positive" role in their community should be helped to buy a stake in their homes, a report urges.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    In the way

    Roadworks can wreck a small business

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Family 'would shop' drink-drivers

    More than half of Scots would report members of their own family for drink-driving, a survey finds.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Brother's plea after debt suicide

    A grieving brother wants tighter controls on money lending after his twin killed himself over his £179,000 business debts.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Murder charge over football death

    A man is charged with murder after a London amateur footballer dies when a fight breaks out between opposing players.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Patients going 'private' on NHS

    Thousands of patients a month are using a government reform to get what is effectively private care paid for by the taxpayer.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    England offered new tour schedule

    England are offered a revised schedule for their tour of India but will await a security report before making any decision.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Bush regrets Iraqi WMD failure

    Outgoing US President George Bush says his biggest regret is the intelligence failure over Iraqi weapons.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Sports Personality name shortlist

    The top 10 contenders for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award are announced.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Credit Suisse cuts 650 jobs in UK

    Troubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has confirmed that it will cut 650 jobs from its UK workforce.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Work for welfare plans stepped up

    Under new proposals almost everyone on benefits would have to prepare themselves for work or face sanctions.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Send your video, pictures and story ideas

    Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Bangkok Britons

    British tourists tell of their anxious wait to get home

    news.bbc.co.uk

    Equal annoyance

    Noise device no longer only targets the young

    news.bbc.co.uk

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