Thursday, 21 November 2013

The man the Home Office allowed to die - politics.co.uk

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"I was afraid, but now I am a skeleton and almost dead. There is so little of me left and I am not afraid."

The story of Isa Muazu

'There is so little of me left': The man the Home Office allowed to die

Isa Muazu has been on hunger strike for 90 days

Protesters gathered outside Harmondsworth immigration detention centre today to demand the release of a Nigerian asylum seeker who is close to death after nearly 90 days of hunger strike.

Comment: As I write this, Isa Muazu fades away

Jasmine Sallis: 'Isa's life has been deemed worthless when put against the UK's immigration system'

There's still time for the Home Office to save this man's life.

In other news

Tfl announces plans for 24-hour Tube

24-hour future for the Tube?

The Tube will operate on a 24-hour schedule at the weekends from 2015, according to plans released by Transport for London.

Lord Ashcroft: Tories 'in denial' about losing next election

Ashcroft: "Boosting morale is one thing; being in denial is another."

Lord Ashcroft, who is now a leading political pollster, described reports that the Conservatives' private polling showed the party on course to victory as "nonsense".

David Cameron orders aides to 'get rid of the green crap'

David Cameron: "get rid of all the green crap"

David Cameron has privately abandoned his pledge to lead "the greenest government ever", aides have claimed.

Gay conversion ban 'not appropriate' say ministers

Norman Lamb: cost of regulating psychotherapists "could not be justified"

The government today rejected calls for a ban on gay conversion therapy, claiming that any regulation of psychotherapists would be too expensive.

Comment and Analysis

Comment: How the war on terror turned doctors into torturers

Martha Davis: 'It was not easy to make a film about physicians and psychologists who are hidden, well-protected, and have never agreed to be interviewed on camera'

The chilling story of how medical practitioners helped US authorities commit torture.

Comment: How long can the laity hold the Church of England ransom on women Bishops?

Sally Hitchiner: "Until we have women bishops, women in the UK do not have full political emancipation."

This week the Church of England is discussing 'Women Bishops'… or as I call them 'Bishops'.

NASUWT welcomes decision on teachers' pay

"This announcement represents many weeks of hard work and discussion between the NASUWT and State's officials."

Let Britain Fly

VIDEO: Let Britain Fly.

Let Britain Fly: Business chiefs demand politicians end 50 years of dithering

Failure to commit to airport expansion risks condemning the UK to being a second-rate economy until at least 2040.

BSIA: Speakers announced for Scottish exporting seminar

An impressive speaker line-up has been announced for next week’s Wise Up to Exporting workshop.

IET: Online block to child abuse images not enough to solve problem

The move by internet search engines to make it harder to find child abuse images online do not go far enough to solve the problem.

Voice welcomes Scottish Government’s school closures response

Voice has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response on school closures.

RSPCA: Man fined after meerkats, monkeys and an armadillo found

Stephen Rowlands pleaded guilty to three CITIES offences at Worcester Magistrates Court.

CIOT: Low income campaigners call for wider universal credit pilot

LITRG is calling for the Government to introduce a revised pilot of the new universal credit system.

Cogent: New Online Skillsstore for the Science Industries

Cogent and the National Skills Academy Process Industries, has today launched Skillsstore.com.

NASUWT "disappointed" that Education Secretary "resorted to provocation"

NASUWT comments on the ongoing dispute with the Secretary of State for Education.

CPA: Construction survey indicates broader growth ahead

The Construction Trade Survey shows construction activity rose for the second consecutive quarter in Q3.

3M: Fantastic makeovers film showcased on Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover

Original covers for radiators by Couture Cases will be showcased on Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover.

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