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"A potentially chilling effect on freedom of expression" Miranda detention criticised The humiliation of Britain: International outcry following Miranda detention Britain is being subject to embarrassing criticism on the global stage, after international bodies reacted angrily to the nine-hour detention of David Miranda. In other news... Legal action over govt's failure to protect vulnerable children in custody Children held in privately-run secure training centres are being regularly subject to physical abuse by staff, a leading penal reform charity has warned. Comment: How banks fail the poorest in society Brutal payday lending has replaced mainstream credit for those who need it most, but it won't lead us to economic growth. Labour frontbencher hits out at Miliband over immigration Ed Miliband is too concerned with poll ratings to adopt a principled stand on immigration, Diane Abbott has said. Comment: The lobbying bill is either cock-up or conspiracy Was this legislation hastily drafted - or is it a deliberate attempt to let the government attack interest groups it doesn't like?	CIOB video: It's all about people NASUWT on A-levels: Coalition must end its betrayal of young people Commenting ahead of the publication of tomorrow’s A-level results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said: “Tomorrow’s results are the culmination of an immense amount of hard work by young people and their teachers. It would be a real boost for them if just for once success and achievement could be the focus of any comment made by Government and its supporters." BHA welcomes ICO ruling that the DfE "was wrong" to withold list of proposed Free Schools The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled that the Department for Education (DfE) was wrong to withhold from the British Humanist Association (BHA) a list of all proposals to establish Free Schools as part of the fourth wave (i.e. opening from September 2014). The BHA has welcomed the ruling. Blue Badger: Stars sign up to save England’s badgers 007, M, an Avenger, Prince Vultan, Judge John Deed, a Prime Minister and a lion-hearted lady unite to Battle for Badgers. Sir Roger Moore, Dame Judi Dench, Joanna Lumley, Brian Blessed, Martin Shaw, Anthony Head and Virginia McKenna OBE are among over one hundred celebrities, scientists, naturalists, veterinarians and leading animal welfare and conservation groups to have signed a statement calling on the Government to stop the badger cull. Rethink Mental Illness: “It’s absolutely shocking that people are being sectioned unnecessarily" A health committee report published today, says mental health patients are being sectioned unnecessarily, just so they can get access to a hospital bed. CIOT: Call to DfE for tax education to be included in the national curriculum The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling for the inclusion of tax education in a revised national curriculum in their response to a consultation from the Department for Education. Blue Badger: Conservative Animal Welfare Co Chair/ Blue Badger Founder Statement on the badger cull The case for culling badgers is weak. Scientific evidence shows that a cull will only reduce TB in cattle by 16% at best and may actually spread the disease further. It may be counterproductive and does not provide a credible long term solution to the problem of bovine tuberculosis. Read more. BSIA members defend the use of ‘zero hours’ contracts in security Security industry professionals have spoken out in defence of ‘zero-hours’ contracts, with almost 80% of British Security Industry Association (BSIA) members agreeing with the concept, despite the Government’s recent pledge to review such arrangements following pressure from unions. Rio Tinto announces first half underlying earnings of $4.2 billion 2013 underlying earnings of $4.2 billion down 18 per cent reflect lower average market prices and a higher effective tax rate, partly offset by record iron ore shipments and cost savings momentum. Read more. Breast Cancer Care’s statement on the NICE draft guidance on Perjeta (pertuzumab) for this week is below. Breast Cancer Care’s statement on the NICE draft guidance on Perjeta (pertuzumab) for this week is below. Please get in touch for any further information. IET: Local energy much more than ‘supplying electricity to the Grid’ The report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee published today draws attention to the very wide range of benefits that would flow from the UK producing and consuming more of its energy locally. CIOB: Inquiry by Parliamentarians into construction and youth employment A group of Parliamentarians from both Houses is launching an Inquiry into boosting youth employment and training on the back of construction and housing investment.

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