It is a question that is over 120 years old but has yet to be solved. William Gladstone was the first to raise the conundrum of whether elected representatives should be able to vote on issues which would have no effect on the lives of their constituents. In 1886, the four-times Prime Minister, talking about issues raised by Irish home rule, said: “If Ireland is to have domestic legislation for Irish affairs they cannot come here for English or Scottish affairs”.
Tuesday 14 May 2013
James Beattie was appointed Accrington Stanley’s first-team manager with immediate effect yesterday.
Tuesday 16 April 2013
A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life today after he was found face down in a canal.
Wednesday 03 April 2013
Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson will be out of action for six months as a result of a blood clot in a lung.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Troubled club set to be forced to pay sacked manager £2m next week in High Court case
Monday 18 March 2013
Striker made tackle on Newcastle's Massadio Haidara
Monday 11 March 2013
Searches are continuing within the grounds of an Islamic school for girls as police investigate claims of sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Monday 18 February 2013
Midfielder has joined former club from Spurs until the end of the season
Wednesday 23 January 2013
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Thursday 13 December 2012
The death of a father-of-three who collapsed while reproducing the dance routine to the hit song "Gangnam Style" has prompted a warning to middle-aged men not to attempt similar feats.
Sunday 04 November 2012
Ian Holloway's appointment as Crystal Palace manager meant that four Championship clubs were under new management yesterday.
Wednesday 31 October 2012
As Harry Redknapp turns down Rovers, Tim Rich asks whether those in charge at Ewood Park are as clueless as they seem
Thursday 25 October 2012
The former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is reported to be interested in taking over at the Championship side Blackburn Rovers. Redknapp has been out of work since leaving Spurs in June and is said to be keen to fill the manager's role at Rovers, which was vacated earlier this month when Steve Kean was sacked.
Thursday 04 October 2012
Police are investigating the death of a young woman who plunged nine floors to her death from an apartment balcony.
Tuesday 07 August 2012
It just wasn't meant to be for the Lancashire lasses of track and field at London 2012. Poor Jenny Meadows and Helen Clitheroe, two stalwarts and international championship medal-winning stars of the British athletics brigade, have both been banjaxed by injury in this summer of summers and failed to make the selection cut for the Games.
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