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有「鐵娘子」稱號的英國前首相柴契爾夫人（Margaret Thatcher ），以作風剛強、行事果斷著稱，不但是英國首任女首相，執政時間長達 11 年，帶領英國走出當時面臨的嚴竣經濟挑戰。近來解密的 30 年前文件更顯示，執政初期的柴契爾幾乎被孤立，在她堅持政策的決心下，大不列顛...

這是一套雙CD專輯。長條版包裝，封面由夏宇畫作製作。見圖 專輯音樂部份的製作人是陳柔錚。他邀集了一群年輕的樂手替夏宇詩作譜曲歌， 逐一演唱，夏宇本人則在歌與歌之間朗誦自己的作品，配上音樂，也在許多歌曲 中現聲。 參與錄音的樂團如下︰ 噬菌體、小歪（海豚...

Re-learning the true worth of an ancient Chinese invention. “Absolutely zero value” is a sentence I came across three times recently. In t...

Shadow chancellor's high-pitched voice contributes to view that he lacks gravitas, senior Conservatives tell US officials ...

Diplomatic memos reveal Bank governor thought top Conservatives lacked experience to deal with deficit Share ...

• Marches in cities across UK pass off mostly peacefully • Metropolitan police reports 153 arrests in London ...

This protest feels like kiss chase – or, when I see a policeman punch a boy, entirely without provocation, punch chase ...

Business secretary says he believes fees increase is the correct policy but could abstain as part of collective vote ...

The NUS leader's belated support for the university occupations reveals someone uneasy with radical direct action ...

Arrests in London and Bristol but peaceful demonstrations elsewhere on third day of anti-cuts protests ...

生活費用漲幅超通脹英國居之不易 更新時間 2010年 7月 6日, 格林尼治標準時間09:01 ↑英國過去10年日常必需品的漲幅超過通脹50%。 英國的一個調查報告顯示，一個人要想在英國把日子過到「可接受的生活水平」，一年至少需要1.4萬英鎊。 英國約瑟夫·隆特...

2010-09-09 16:59:05 國際線上專稿：據英國《每日郵報》8日消息，根據英國國家統計局的最新調查數據，英國不外出工作的人口數量達到驚人的程度，65歲以下人口中，竟有730萬人從不工作。《每日郵報》將這些人稱為英國“不知羞恥的一代”。 根據英國國家統計局公佈的...

While we will be eating caviar as a mid-morning snack, other countries will be wandering down trains with a paper cup ...

Office for Budget Responsibility boosts government with optimistic growth prediction and says it has more than 50% chance of achieving defic...

New fiscal watchdog warns economic situation is delicately balanced, while Labour says government predictions are overly optimistic ...