Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Life means life - politics.co.uk

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"It is right that this issue of policy should be decided by parliament and not interfered with by the Strasbourg court, because frankly this has got nothing to do with human rights."

Life means life

Judges defy Strasbourg over life sentences

Judges deliver their ruling on whole-life tariffs

A panel of five judges have defied the European court of human rights (ECHR) by backing whole-life sentences.

Reforming politics

Speaker takes on the PMQs 'wall of noise'

John Bercow: I don't want to be prissy about this, but...

John Bercow declarwa war on the "orchestrated barracking" of prime minister's questions

Stop and search

Labour tries to split Tory party with stop-and-search reform

Police: Still disproportionately targeting black and Asian youths with stop-and-search

Labour offers cross-party cooperation with Theresa May in her bid to reform police stop-and-search, as it tries to drive a wedge between the home secretary and the prime minister

Comment picks

Comment: Prince William should wake up to his double standards on animal protection

Mimi Bekhechi: If the prince wants his views about wildlife preservation taken seriously, he needs to get with the times and stop hunting animals

The Duke of Cambridge reportedly wants to get rid of Buckingham Palace's ivory - but what about the wild boar he recently shot?

Comment: Here's the answer to increasing voter turnout

Andrea Cooper: If you have active involvement in the community where you live you will be more concerned about it

If we want MPs who actually represent of the views of the general public, not the fanciful, extreme or dangerous, then it is in all our interests to increase youth turnout at the polls

Comment: The inside story of how our student union censored atheist posters

Cloe Ansari: 'Religion remains a subject that is either questioned at our own risk or not touched on at all'

Last week, London Southbank student union apologised for censoring the atheist society's posters. Here, society president Cloe Ansari tells us her side of the story.

And finally...

Hague's new challenge: Helping England fans not get lost in Brazil

Thousands of England fans will be blundering their way to Brazil for the World Cup later this year

"The British people are more or less incapable of looking after themselves abroad, so we have institutionalised a way of looking after them."

Voice reacts angrily to Michael Gove's "deprofessionalising"

Government and STRB deprofessionalising teachers and early years professionals.

Number of animals rescued by RSPCA from floods doubles in just three days

The RSPCA has released the latest rescue figures for flood stricken Britain - with almost 400 animals saved since Monday.

International summit on illegal trade begins in London

Strong measures sought to protect elephants, rhinos, tigers and other threatened species from poaching.

Celebrating 9 years of hunt ban with facts and myths

Charities mark success of Hunting Act most successful piece of wild animal legislation.

Extra tax support from HMRC welcome - but difficulties must be resolved

LITRG welcomes new HMRC service for taxpayers who need extra support but concerns remain.

Flood weather wreaks havoc on nation’s animals

The RSPCA has been flooded with calls from the people concerned about animals caught up in the recent weather.

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