Posts tagged: Parliament

Cromwell’s Cosmetics

 Recent analysis shows that Oliver Cromwell owned pots of fancy scented soaps. Now he’s been branded by the U.K. press as a “metrosexual.”

Meet the Guy Your Guy Is Named For

The notorious Guy Fawkes was the inspiration for the word guy. But lasting fame didn’t come cheap.

Gordon Brown to Step Down

Gordon Brown will give up his post as leader of the Labour Party, meaning he’ll be done as Prime Minister by September at the latest.  The deal is thought to improve Labour’s chances of making a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

Parliament’s 20 Most Bizarre Expenses

In case you haven’t been following the expense scandal in Britain, The Telegraph has a helpful guide to the craziest claims.