Friday, 27 June 2014

Syria refugees: Just 50 let into Britain - politics.co.uk

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"I am disappointed that after so long, so few people have been helped. These are people who may have suffered systematic torture and sexual violence, the destruction of their homes and the break-up of their families."

Friday news

Dismay as Britain accepts just 50 Syrian refugees

There are now nearly three million Syrian refugees - and the British government has let just 50 arrive in Britain

Just 50 Syrians have been let into Britain since the government abandoned its policy of refusing to accept refugees, it has emerged.

Immigration replaces economy as voters' biggest worry

Voters are now more worried about race/immigration issues than the economy

Race and immigration have overtaken the economy as the biggest issue bothering UK voters, a poll has found.

Tories slap down minister's all-women shortlist support

Ed Miliband has criticised the Tory benches for lacking enough women

Women's minister Nicky Morgan's suggestion that all-women shortlists could be considered for the Conservatives has been slapped down by the party.

Have the SNP tamed their cybernats?

Are cybernats finally scaling back their invective?

The online tone of the referendum debate is vicious and vindictive. But the cybernats may be starting to learn that less is more

Prisoner book ban: Are the Lib Dems starting to turn against Grayling?

Clegg and Grayling speak to inmates in a prison library - the Lib Dems have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the justice secretary over the prisoner book ban

After months of campaigning, the prisoner book ban may finally have irritated the Lib Dems

Resilient chemical sector to be at the heart of UK growth

The UK’s £60 billion chemical sector is fundamental to the growth of manufacturing and other activities across a range of sectors.

The Longitude Prize 2014 goes to Antibiotics, and tackling the constantly evolving global problem

MRSA Action UK are delighted that the prize fund will go towards challenging antimicrobial resistance. The hard work now really begins.

Information Tribunal orders DfE to disclose documents that led to state funding of Steiner schools

The Information Tribunal has today ordered the Department for Education (DfE) to release two documents from 2010 that helped form the policy that led to the state funding of Steiner Free Schools to the British Humanist Association (BHA).

Right to die appeals dismissed by Supreme Court, Parliament urged to review law

A majority of judges in the Supreme Court has today dismissed the appeals of Jane Nicklinson, widow of Tony Nicklinson, and Paul Lamb.

Talis survey should serve as a wake-up call to the coalition says NASUWT

“This should act as a wake-up call for Secretary of State as it demonstrates the detrimental impact of his reforms upon teachers and ultimately on children and young people".

Freedoms and fragmentation put pupils at risk

"They are yet another example of where increased ‘freedoms’ in and fragmentation of the system lead to important statutory and good practice provisions being ignored".

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