| The truth about the Tory council education chief who used to be an IRA moll [5 mins] To the outside world she was the model of middle-class probity. As education chief of a Conservative council, Maria Gatland was one of the most respected members of her community. Until, that is, she was exposed as a former terrorist gun runner for the IRA. | Brown provides mortgage safety net for middle classes with two-year loan interest 'holiday' if families fall on hard times [34 mins] British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, talks with Opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, as they walk into the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008, where Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the British government's legislative programme for the next year.(AP Photo/Leon Neal, pool) |