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Foreign Office calls for Burma boycott
Foreign Office calls for Burma boycott

The Foreign Office has urged British travel agents not to arrange holidays in Burma because of the links between tourism and the country’s military junta. Foreign Office Minister Mike O’Brien wrote to the chief executive of the Association of British Travel Agents, Ian Reynolds, to ask for the boycott “in the light of the recent… Read more »

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Voting age under scrutiny
Voting age under scrutiny

The Electoral Commission today launched a consultation on whether the minimum age for taking part in elections should be changed. At present, voters have to be at least 18, and candidates standing for seats must be 21. “The right to vote is one of the most important you can have in a democratic country,” said… Read more »