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"The Home Office has been repeatedly warned about the standards and treatment of detainees by Serco at the centre in the past"  Another death in custody Labour demands 'urgent investigation' into Yarl's Wood detention death Labour calls for urgent investigation into the death of a woman at Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre, following a death yesterday morning Immigrant Stories: The nurse, the detention centre & the women with bruises Crisis of justice Crisis of justice: Probation staff and solicitors go on joint strike Joint strike by probation staff and solicitors brings parts of the justice system to a standstill, as Chris Grayling faces his latest crisis A U-turn on the book ban is not enough The ban on sending prisoners underwear or toothpaste is a purposeful humiliation programme. Comment & Analysis Comment: The ruling which reveals IDS' campaign of secrecy over universal credit The problems with the biggest welfare project since Beveridge are being kept from the public How Miliband can end the economic stalemate – and win in 2015 Labour might have found a way to wriggle out of the straitjacket of spending cuts Comment: The BBC's badger cull reporting has misled Britain The Beeb deserves to be badgered over its handling of an Irish cull complaint This Is Your Brain Online: The challenge of the twitcident Whether you're a train company, a supermarket, a government or a political Party, twitcidents matter	Advertise your job vacancies here House sellers and mid-year migrants benefit from CIOT-proposed Finance Bill changes Representations by CIOT have led to amendments to the draft legislation for the 2014 Finance Bill for the capital gains tax (CGT) private residence relief final period exemption and the split year rules under the Statutory Residence Test. Censoring exam questions ‘has successfully been in place within the Charedi schools throughout England for many years’ Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School in Hackney said that the system of censoring exam questions has to date has never posed a problem with the Examination Boards. RSPCA appealing for ‘moggie midwives’ this Mother’s Day The RSPCA is appealing for foster carers to look after pregnant cats and newborn kittens this Mother’s Day. Boeing, Japan Transocean Air Announce Selection of 12 Next-Generation 737s Boeing and Japan Transocean Air (JTA) announced the airline's selection of 12 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. Boeing Statement on ANA Widebody Airplane Selection Boeing is pleased that ANA today announced the selection of 40 Boeing widebody airplanes for its strategic fleet renewal. Why east London needs a new bridge London is expanding east and needs a new bridge connecting north and south. IET Award finalist in Marks and Spencer’s Leading Ladies campaign Roma Agrawal is hitting headlines alongside big names such as Annie Lennox and Rita Ora, after Marks and Spencer chose the 30-year-old structural engineer as one of their ‘Leading Ladies’.

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The Week in Politics: A bookish backlash - politics.co.uk

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If there was one thing we learned this week, it was this: the readers of Politics.co.uk do not think banning prisoners from receiving books is a particularly good policy. This has not, it's fair to say, been a normal week for us. The extraordinary kerfuffle which accompanied an article condemning justice secretary Chris Grayling's policy created a political controversy which, so far, hasn't faded away. The Ministry of Justice ends the week quite a bit less popular than it was at the start. It was Frances Crook of the Howard League for Penal Reform whose comment piece kicked it all off. "From now on, any man, woman or child in prison will not be able to receive a book from outside," she wrote. "This is part of an increasingly irrational punishment regime orchestrated by Chris Grayling that grabs headlines but restricts education or rehabilitation." Grayling's response was to argue, in a response also published on Politics.co.uk, that it's simply not true that prisoners are banned from books outright. Of course not – as the prime minister's spokesperson told us on Wednesday, the government has a statutory obligation to do so. What Grayling failed to realise is that this is about preventing prisoners from committing further crimes. Rehabilitation, not punishment. If prisoners are really to embrace reading, they should be able to rely on more than just the yellow-paged, limited supply in the prison library. The week which followed turned into a template crash-course in opposition politics. Grayling's shadow Sadiq Khan quickly provided an article for us making clear why he believes Grayling is off the mark. A host of Britain's leading literary figures clubbed together to challenge the ban in a letter to a national newspaper. Yesterday evening Khan delivered a speech at IPPR in which he made clear that a Labour government would reverse the ban. With Downing Street backing Grayling to the hilt, poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy led a poetry protest outside Pentonville Prison. The campaign continues, with the Howard League masterminding a wave of #shelfie pics that are now all over Twitter. There was other news, of course. The big political story of the week was the first EU debate between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage. In the spin room – a glitzy London ballroom infested with television cameras that looked suspiciously like it was preparing for a disco the moment all the hacks had cleared out – both sides dispensed with the usual victory claims and instead proclaimed a triumph for democracy. They were right. Wednesday evening saw the country's press forget about the two parties which have dominated Westminster's stale political culture for decades. In their place were two politicians who had utterly different views about a fundamentally important issue. This deserved attention. And with the European elections now less than two months away, these exchanges really mattered. This was also a week for big energy news. The Scottish independence referendum was all about North Sea oil; prime minister's questions was all about Ed Miliband gloating over David Cameron about SSE's decision to implement a price freeze; and the Big Six faced a big inquiry from the Competition Commission. We spoke to energy bosses at a conference for hand-wringing in central London. The wailing was unstoppable. The week ends with another important issue emerging: the government's brutal suppression of judicial reviews. This is basically about ministers making it easier for them to break laws. Sound important? Well, it is – and we'll be covering it in full, as well as all the news about the ongoing prisoner book ban row, in full. Until then, it's weekend time… Sunday Comment: Why has Grayling banned prisoners being sent books? The justice secretary's decision to punish reading is as nasty as it is bizarre Gap closes in Scottish independence campaign as 'yes' camp gathers momentum Gap between the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns in the Scottish referendum narrows to seven points, amid signs of momentum in the independence camp Tories close in on Labour lead following Budget poll boost A pair of disastrous polls for Labour see the Tories start to close the gap with the opposition, in the wake of a well received Budget Monday Comment: The ban on sending prisoners books is part of my rehabilitation revolution Offenders need to behave well if they are to earn privileges Prison book ban: Grayling hits back at critics Justice secretary hits out at critics of decision to ban prisoners receiving books, saying the rule is necessary to improve rehabilitation rates The 'green card' which lets Westminster take the fight to Brussels Peers recommend a strengthening of national parliaments' ability to irritate the EU's commissioners Tuesday Prison book ban: The questions Chris Grayling must answer Last night, Chris Grayling wrote a piece for Politics.co.uk defending his ban on prisoners being sent books. Today, we highlight the questions raised by his response. Comment: Grayling has shown his true colours with prison book ban The justice secretary has given up on drug-free wings, but he's pushing book-free wings Alan Bennett joins prison book ban campaign Justice secretary barely keeps his head above water as he's hit by multiple crises Wednesday As-it-happened: Clegg v Farage live from the spin room Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage are in a room somewhere arguing about Europe. Join us for live coverage from the spin room 'We're getting hammered': The never-ending misery of energy bosses Facing a maelstrom of public anger from consumers, politicians and the press, energy bosses are getting desperate NUT strike: Why performance-related pay for teachers doesn't work Teachers are right to strike over performance related pay: studies show it simply doesn't work. Thursday The internet censorship programme you're not allowed to know about The legal battle to find out precisely what is being included in internet filter programmes Prison staff lash out at Chris Grayling over book ban Campaign against Grayling's prison book ban backed by prison staff, as justice secretary's argument starts to unravel Painting Tony Benn: 'He went to sleep while I was drawing him' "He was always very interested in just talking to people." Friday Comment: The BBC's badger cull reporting has misled Britain The Beeb deserves to be badgered over its handling of an Irish cull complaint This Is Your Brain Online: The challenge of the twitcident Whether you're a train company, a supermarket, a government or a political Party, twitcidents matter Poet Laureate takes on prisoner book ban with Pentonville protest Carol Ann Duffy takes lead in campaign against the prisoner book ban with poetry protest outside Pentonville prison T'internet The Political Week Online: Farage wins TV debate Nigel Farage is declared the winner of #NickvNigel - but what is #FarageFacts? Marriage equality legislation comes into force. And is Ed Miliband weird?	Advertise your job vacancies here 'Take action to stamp out racism' says NASUWT on World Anti-Racism Day The NASUWT is challenging government administrations across the UK to demonstrate stronger leadership and to take action to stamp out racism. NASUWT comments on Ofsted changes Yet another ad-hoc announcement by the inspectorate, causing turbulence and destabilising schools and teachers when what is needed is a coherent approach to the reform of the accountability system. Boeing Rolls Out First Next-Generation 737 at Increased Production Rate New rate increases production to record 42 airplanes per month. Iceland's whaling crusader attempts to ship 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat Iceland’s lone whaling crusader is attempting to ship 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat out of the country despite limited market for the meat and opposition at home and abroad to the bloody trade. Association encourage by Budget support for manufacturing and housebuilding The Construction Products Association welcomed the Chancellor’s 2014 Budget Statement which backs British manufacturers and builders. RSPCA urges 'Do not disturb' as baby birds begin to leave the nest As nesting and fledgling bird season begins RSPCA asks the public to be aware.

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"Are prisoners and their loved ones once more the whipping boys of politicians on the make?" Prisoner book ban: A U-turn isn't enough A U-turn on the book ban is not enough The ban on sending prisoners underwear or toothpaste is a purposeful humiliation programme. Comment: Chris Grayling's tortured defence of the prison book ban is falling apart Chris Grayling has tried out several arguments to defend his ban on sending prisoners books - but none of them stack up Poet Laureate takes on prisoner book ban with Pentonville protest Carol Ann Duffy takes lead in campaign against the prisoner book ban with poetry protest outside Pentonville prison Prison staff lash out at Chris Grayling over book ban Comment & Analysis How Miliband can end the economic stalemate – and win in 2015 Labour might have found a way to wriggle out of the straitjacket of spending cuts Comment: The BBC's badger cull reporting has misled Britain The Beeb deserves to be badgered over its handling of an Irish cull complaint 'We are changing marriage more than it's changing us': Britain's first married gay couple speaks out Tonight, Peter McGraith will become one of the first gay men to get married in Britain. Here, he tells us what it means to him. The internet censorship programme you're not allowed to know about The legal battle to find out precisely what is being included in internet filter programmes	Advertise your job vacancies here RSPCA appealing for ‘moggie midwives’ this Mother’s Day The RSPCA is appealing for foster carers to look after pregnant cats and newborn kittens this Mother’s Day. Boeing, Japan Transocean Air Announce Selection of 12 Next-Generation 737s Boeing and Japan Transocean Air (JTA) announced the airline's selection of 12 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. Boeing Statement on ANA Widebody Airplane Selection Boeing is pleased that ANA today announced the selection of 40 Boeing widebody airplanes for its strategic fleet renewal. Why east London needs a new bridge London is expanding east and needs a new bridge connecting north and south. IET Award finalist in Marks and Spencer’s Leading Ladies campaign Roma Agrawal is hitting headlines alongside big names such as Annie Lennox and Rita Ora, after Marks and Spencer chose the 30-year-old structural engineer as one of their ‘Leading Ladies’. RSPCA warns of rabies threat from illegally imported puppies MPs discuss measures to halt imported European puppies. RSPCA rescue cat helps make sure diabetic owner is feline fine A rescue cat left dumped in a box outside a shop has proved to be the purrrrrrfect pet by raising the alarm when her young owner’s blood sugar levels dip to dangerous levels.

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