Gordon Brown

Beware of social engineering and blagging

Has your boss changed the default voicemail PIN number? For that matter, have you? Unless you want to be a victim of "blagging", you might want to.

voreingestellte PIN-Nummer für die Telefon-Mailbox

wo wir schon dabei sind

Opfer

Playing snap

Snap out of it Brian Cowen, and snap to it. It’s time to call a snap election. Cowen, the Irish prime minister, has promised to call a general election in the New Year. But many people are calling for a “snap election”.

Resources and leadership

This week, we look at Canada’s claims to the mineral-rich Arctic and at the economic challenge facing Britain’s Labour party.

Ansprüche auf

Herausforderung, schwierige Aufgabe

konfrontieren

Budgets and taxes in post-election Britain

In the UK, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives have formed a coalition, with Conservative Party leader David Cameron as the country’s new prime minister. The press writes about various issues on the new government's agenda.

Themen, Fragen

Tagesordnung

Horses and horse-trading

Clegg is faced with a head-versus-heart decision. Will he end up backing the wrong horse? The stakes are high.

konfrontiert

gegen

zum Schluss aufs falsche Pferd setzen

Es steht viel auf dem Spiel

Britain turns blue

The British people have voted. And the morning after, we are still not sure what they want. Maybe the British people themselves don't know. But one thing is certain: David Cameron will be Britain's next prime minister.

"Gordon Brown will ___ down now that the Conservatives have the most seats in Parliament."

Stand, sit or show?

David Cameron: Britain's next prime minister? Photo: Conservative party

Gordon, going, gone

They’re changing the guard at Buckingham Palace. Well, not at Buckingham Place, to be precise, but rather at 10 Downing Street. Britain will soon have a new prime minister. Bye, bye, Gordon Brown.

die Wache ablösen

um genau zu sein

Posts, pips and polls

I love tongue-twisters. I think they can be useful for learning vocabulary. Here's one about Britain's general election.

Zungenbrecher

Parlamentswahlen

One volcano, eight questions

The ash cloud from Eyjafjallajoekull over Europe has affected our office, too. Two colleagues are stuck in the US, but aren’t complaining very loudly.

sich auswirken auf

stecken bleiben; hier: gestrandet sein

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