Following months of civil unrest and the resignation and collapse of the Iclandic government, Johanna Sigurdardottir has been chosen by both parties as the interim leader of Iceland. She is married and lives openly with her lesbian partner and her two sons. picked by equinox 10 months ago

The Local Government Association warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of "parental neglect," and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child's welfare. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

That's not my name! Never mind identity theft, now the government re-names you without your knowledge! Anchorage Daily News opinion columnist Heather Lende finds out the government says she's not who she thought she was. picked by metallichic55 3 years ago

It's really easy...the letter's already written for you. picked by jLoSsDh 7 months ago

The three parties who failed to win our last election seven weeks ago are attempting to seize power from the Conservative government that won the election. Unless the government is suspended, the new coalition government could be in power as soon as Monday. picked by chinook 12 months ago

The UK loaned Iceland £2.3bn last year to reimburse 300,000 UK savers after the entire Icelandic banking system was nationalised. Iceland will now pay back the money with interest. picked by bernardblack 6 months ago

Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan’s conservatism—a decline already reflected in the “... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Easily the most photographed site in all of Iceland, The Blue Lagoon is perhaps the most supernatural looking body of water on Earth. Descriptions of its waters range everywhere from “the same color as the new Gatorade drink” to “frosty blue.” picked by suebe 2 years ago

U.S. government employees received improper gifts from energy industry representatives, and engaged with them in illegal drug use and inappropriate sexual relations, according to a report issued Wednesday. picked by webrush 6 months ago

The Government agency in charge of immigration spent £30,000 on a new logo which is nearly identical to the old one. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Top accountant hired by Irish government to introduce accountable system for politicians' expense claims resigns because politicians resist reform of existing expense claims without proof.

Taxpayer pays for:

Hire hat for politician's wife: €400.

Hire limo in Heathrow to go from one terminal to another: €500.

And so on. picked by murtysanchez 3 months ago

“And I called them because (my goverment disability check) wasn’t there and they said, ‘You’re dead,’ and I said, ‘No, I’m not dead.’ And they kept trying to tell me I was dead but I’m not.”

Typical government response. Unless the theme pic is a posed corpse (with pancakes), she IS alive! picked by Moe 2 years ago

Dear Parents,

You child is fat. Just so you know that we know that he is fat.

Sincerely,
English Government picked by proverb 2 years ago

Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, many government documents that would normally never be seen by the public are now freely available. Government Attic offers up a very large and diverse set of documents from military secrets to FCC complaints about your favorite show and much more. Makes for some interesting browsing. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Top secret mine holds vaults of national treasures, classified files, and government secrets. Aw, what the heck, let's put it on the channel 4 news. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago

Help the Government find its missing laptops, hard drives, weapons, VA records, and more. Track what's been lost and found Now with contact numbers so you can report any missing gov't property you stumble upon picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 has hit southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Woman is healed through prayer and wants to stop her benefit payments. Government says they can't as the computer has no button for miracles.... picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Historical PBS interview with Milton Friedman, recipient of the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize for economic science. A classic clip in which he discusses minimizing the role of government in order to create political and social freedom. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago