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"Of course prisons should have incentives schemes to reward good behaviour. But punishing reading is as nasty as it is bizarre." Read all about it Grayling faces writers' backlash over prisoner book ban Outrage among prominent novelists after it emerged that prisoners had been banned from being sent books in jail Comment: Why has Grayling banned prisoners being sent books? The justice secretary's decision to punish reading is as nasty as it is bizarre Budget fallout Miliband in crisis again as left reveals frustration with Labour leader Left-wing campaign groups speak out against Labour party's strategy of 'playing it safe' 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 Scottish independence referendum The myth of North Sea oil: Scots face £1K deficit growth per person under independence Scotland would be "significantly worse off" under independence, with the deficit growing by an average of £1,000 per person, according to economists 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 Continental troubles 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 'Shadows of the 30s': Ex-military chief raises Nazi threat in fight against Army cuts Former head of the Army warns the Crimea crisis' "uncomfortable shadows of the 30s" are a reason for boosting the size of the British Army Tories rebel against party's anti-immigration message Signs of a fightback against the Conservative's increasingly harsh anti-immigration rhetoric, as a group of MPs join together to make the case for a more moderate approach	Advertise your job vacancies here Expectant elephant speared in Amboseli In what may be one of the saddest incidences of poaching in recent times, an expectant elephant has been speared to death within the Amboseli ecosystem. Disability charity publishes Easy Read summary of 2014 Budget The national disability charity, United Response, has published an easy read summary of last Wednesday’s budget speech. '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. 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.

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