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Gordon Brown

The happy couple. Photo: M. Cardy/Getty

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
A horse trader? Photo: Alex Folkes

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
Who will be moving in?

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." Premium-Inhalt

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
I'll pip you at the post! Photo: IFHA

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
A spitting image. Photo taken from volcano Eyjafjallajoekull's facebook profile.

One volcano, eight questions Premium-Inhalt

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
Cameron launches his campaign

Painful choices

It's official: Britain goes to the polls on 6 May. We look at media comment on the challenges and choices facing the British electorate in the coming weeks.

Wahlurne(n)
Herausforderungen, Schwierigkeiten
Wählerschaft
Were you fooled?

Poster boys

This election campaign could be an exciting one. It could be fun, too.

Wahlkampf
Gordon Brown: too optimistic? Photo: WEF

British budget and German thrift

This week, we look at what the business press has to say about the proposed British budget and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble's plans for a European Monetary Fund.

Haushalt
Währungsfonds
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