Wednesday, 21 August 2013

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"A dirty little secret exposed"

The Guardian files

Clegg 'backed decision to destroy Guardian hard drives'

Guardian staff destroyed hard drives under the supervision of GCHQ

Nick Clegg's reputation for liberalism took another hit this morning after it was revealed he backed the government's efforts to have the Guardian's hard drives destroyed.

Comment: Our legal battle against schedule seven

Isabella Sankey: 'It is darkly ironic that blanket powers similar to the indiscriminate surveillance Greenwald helped uncover have been used indirectly against him.'

Schedule seven is stripping journalists and Muslims of their civil liberties. We're taking the government to the courts to stop it.

What did Theresa May know and when did she know it? Labour demands answers over Miranda

Brazil's foreign minister Antonio Patriota has summoned the British ambassador

Labour stepped up its attack on the Home Office over the nine-hour detention of David Miranda today, as the international row escalated.

In other news...

The badger cull expected to start on Monday evening

Campaigners expect the badger cull to start next week, although no official confirmation has been given.

The badger cull is expected to start next Monday evening, campaigners have predicted.

Welfare reform 'will cost taxpayer £1.4bn'

IDS: Spending more than he saves?

The government's flagship welfare schemes are in "chaos" and set to cost taxpayers £1.4 billion Labour said today.

Godfrey Bloom: Women are better in the pantry than the car

Godfrey Bloom: men & women are fundamentally different

Women are more suited to finding "mustard in the pantry" than driving cars, controversial Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom argued today.

And finally

Germany left red-faced by naked drug taker who danced on Merkel's jet

Unimpressed: Merkel was watching Wagner when the naked drug taker boarded her plane.

Germany security officials have been left red-faced after it emerged a man high on ecstasy and wearing only his underpants was able to dance on Angela Merkel's government jet for four hours before he was arrested.

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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