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"We told you we would get you" End of the Harper sagaHarper gets his way: Minister's cleaner is deportedIsabella Acevedo taken from her room just after midnight and flown out the country Comment: If Mark Harper wants us all to go home, he should do his own cleaningBritain's Latin American community speaks out about the treatment of Isabella Acevedo Protests force new deportation black-out systemImmigrant stories: The minister's cleanerIn other news...Pro-Gaza demo on Westminster Bridge as outrage grows over school bombing75-foot banner unfurled along Westminster Bridge, as outrage grew over the Israeli bombing of a UN school in Gaza A solitary political life: What it's like to be the sole Green on a Labour councilCan one person really hold a council to account? | IET Skills SurveyDemand for engineers remains high but employers struggle to find staff. Debt collection safeguards and rule of law vital, say tax professionalsTax professionals are calling on the Government to provide additional safeguards around their proposals for direct recovery of tax debt. Debt recovery proposals will hit the vulnerable, say campaignersGovernment’s proposal to allow HMRC to bypass the courts in order to collect tax and tax credit debt it assesses to be due would be contrary to the rule of law and would inflict disproportionate financial and human cost on vulnerable taxpayers. RAeS responds to Davies CommissionThe Royal Aeronautical Society has responded to Consultation 6 of the Davies Airports Commission on UK existing airport capacity. CML revises market forecastsStrong economic fundamentals have continued to underpin housing market sentiment and activity, since CML published market forecasts in late 2013. English Housing Survey shows overview of the housing marketThe Government has released the full findings of this year’s English Housing Survey which shows housing market characteristics in 2012-13. |
Thursday 31 July 2014
Harper gets his way: Minister's cleaner deported - Politics.co.uk
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Opinion hardening against Israel - politics.co.uk
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"Israelis have to understand that while they are defending their security they're also undermining the support for Israel that exists in the West." GazaWestern opinion 'rapidly turning against Israel' foreign secretary admitsAdmission comes as news emerges of the bombing of another UN school, leading to at least 15 deaths Govt blockaded as protestors take Gaza fight to WhitehallHow Britain profits from the attack on GazaPrison book banPrison book ban: Grayling faces flood of books as campaigners step up protestChris Grayling faces prospect of being flooded with books, after the Howard League asks its supporters to mail them to the justice secretary Prison book ban: Protestors hold up Crime and Punishment as Grayling gives evidenceChris Grayling's session in front of the justice committee is framed by protestors holding up copies of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment | Debt recovery proposals will hit the vulnerable, say campaignersGovernment’s proposal to allow HMRC to bypass the courts in order to collect tax and tax credit debt it assesses to be due would be contrary to the rule of law and would inflict disproportionate financial and human cost on vulnerable taxpayers. RAeS responds to Davies CommissionThe Royal Aeronautical Society has responded to Consultation 6 of the Davies Airports Commission on UK existing airport capacity. CML revises market forecastsStrong economic fundamentals have continued to underpin housing market sentiment and activity, since CML published market forecasts in late 2013. English Housing Survey shows overview of the housing marketThe Government has released the full findings of this year’s English Housing Survey which shows housing market characteristics in 2012-13. Northern Ireland will need leadership in its recoveryThe Northern Ireland Repossessions Taskforce, a group of housing organisations and government departments including the CML, recently published its overview of the Northern Ireland housing market. UK’s biggest manufacturing exporter says fracking will support the environment and jobsFollowing the announcement of the opening of the bidding process for companies seeking licenses to explore for onshore oil and gas, the chemical Industry urged all interested organisations to join the debate. |
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Tuesday 29 July 2014
New deportation system - Politics.co.uk
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"Removal directions cancelled due to potential for disruption by third parties" New deportation systemProtests force new deportation black-out systemDeportation date swapped for deportation window as protest movement forces Home Office to change tactics Immigrant stories: The minister's cleanerWhen the Home Office comes for you at your daughter's weddingBlog: How you can help Mark Harper's cleanerComment: Harper's resignation puts us in dangerous moral territoryThe teen arrest loopholeComment: The loophole which allows police to treat 17-year-olds as adultsHow many more have to die before Theresa May turns her condolences into action? Revenge pornNo need for revenge porn law, peers sayCurrent laws will do - but director of public prosecutions needs to offer new guidance | UK’s biggest manufacturing exporter says fracking will support the environment and jobsFollowing the announcement of the opening of the bidding process for companies seeking licenses to explore for onshore oil and gas, the chemical Industry urged all interested organisations to join the debate. Empathy and trust in communicating onlineThe Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has announced the successful proposals to be funded under the Empathy and Trust In Communicating ONline (EMoTICON) call. Winners of international student construction contest revealedAustralia-based RMIT University has been awarded first place in the Chartered Institute of Building’s Global Student Challenge competition, fending off opposition from five other teams from leading international universities. Breast Cancer Care comments on NICE recommendation of new breast cancer radiotherapy treatment“Intrabeam radiotherapy is another exciting development and could dramatically improve the quality of life of some women diagnosed with breast cancer, but there is not yet evidence of its long term benefits". Help keep animals safe in the heat, urges RSPCA after spate of horrifying callsPets, wildlife and farm animals are all falling victim to the heatwave, warns the charity, as calls pour in about animals affected by the scorching temperatures. More people following celebrity trend to rehome RSPCA rescue animalsRSPCA encourages people to adopt rather than buying over the summer holidays. |
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Monday 28 July 2014
The Slow death of Freedom of Information - Politics.co.uk
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"You naive, foolish, irresponsible nincompoop" FoI no moreHow Whitehall neutered the Freedom of Information ActFoI was genuinely radical and open. That's why they conspired to close it down Exodus?Exodus: One in six Scots would leave country under independenceSeventeen per cent of Scottish adults would consider leaving the country if it becomes independent after the referendum in September Let Ed be EdThe Labour party should let Miliband be MilibandThe Labour leader's speech today revealed the real source of Ed Miliband's image problem. | Breast Cancer Care comments on NICE recommendation of new breast cancer radiotherapy treatment“Intrabeam radiotherapy is another exciting development and could dramatically improve the quality of life of some women diagnosed with breast cancer, but there is not yet evidence of its long term benefits". Help keep animals safe in the heat, urges RSPCA after spate of horrifying callsPets, wildlife and farm animals are all falling victim to the heatwave, warns the charity, as calls pour in about animals affected by the scorching temperatures. More people following celebrity trend to rehome RSPCA rescue animalsRSPCA encourages people to adopt rather than buying over the summer holidays. Travel insurance helps over 4,300 people every week who need medical treatment abroad, yet many holidaymakers still risk travelling without itNew data from the ABI shows that in 2013 over 4,300 holiday makers every week depend on the safety net travel insurance provides in paying for emergency medical treatment. International collaboration to help develop diverse skilled leaders in aviationA Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Royal Aeronautical Society and the International Aviation Women Association will help retain and up-skill talent within the aviation industry. Cross-party report represents ‘yet another blow’ to controversial welfare reforms, says charityThe charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on the Government to take action to improve fit-for-work tests, as a new Work and Pensions Committee report published today says the system must be completely redesigned. |
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Friday 25 July 2014
The best of this week's news and comment - Politics.co.uk
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Best of newsBrave New World: Even the UN is open to drug decriminalisationThe body set up to enforce the world's drugs laws admits decriminalisation is an "alternative" to prohibition Privatisation admission shows Grayling misled the CommonsNew evidence emerges that Chris Grayling misled the Commons when he denied that a lottery system was used to move probation staff to private firms Almost all universities now charge £9,000 tuition feesMinisters promised maximum fees would be the 'exception not the rule' Govt blockaded as protestors take Gaza fight to WhitehallDepartment for Business blockaded over its continued military contracts with Israel, as UK abstains from UN war crimes vote UK government approved supply of lethal chemicals to SyriaGovernment attacked for 'irresponsible' decision to approve licences. Boris Johnson's estuary airport unlikely to be shortlisted by Airports CommissionEuropean environmental directives set to scupper Johnson's scheme. Tory support plunges following reshuffleSeries of polls fail to detect any post-reshuffle bounce. Nick Griffin ousted as BNP leaderGriffin replaced by disgraced former teacher Adam Walker. Best of Comment and AnalysisThe Labour party should let Miliband be MilibandThe Labour leader's speech today revealed the real source of Ed Miliband's image problem. Raising speed limits for lorries is evidence-free policy at its worstGovernment experts say it will make roads more dangerous. Why the Tories are not benefiting from the economic recoveryConservatives still seen as the party for the rich. Immigrant stories: The minister's cleanerThe story of Mark Harper's cleaner, in her own words Comment: Where have all the political giants gone?Our political class runs away from the tough decisions and hides problems under the carpet How Britain profits from the attack on GazaThe complex web of Israeli-British military contracts which silences our criticism of the attack on Gaza Comment: Cameron's weakness led to the shooting down of MH17Putin has outplayed Cameron from the beginning. This is what happens when a Russian gangster confronts a spoiled Etonian. | Major report outlines plan to defuse ‘ticking time bomb of myopic management’Commission on Management and Leadership issues rallying call for a Better Managed Britain. Prime Minister challenged on ballot announcementNASUWT comments on reports today that the Conservative Party will include in its manifesto a threshold of 50% member turnout in trade union ballots before they will be considered lawful. Sustained law enforcement investigations rather than internet blocks are the best way to tackle internet sex offenders“The arrest of 660 suspected paedophiles by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the safeguarding of hundreds of vulnerable children is welcome news”. Jail for Birmingham man who kept starving dogs in squalid kennelsBull breed dog and puppies left starving and dehydrated finally find their happy ending thanks to RSPCA. Twelve weeks on from MMR: what happens next?Subtle, but not dramatic – that was our verdict on the impact of the mortgage market review (MMR) when we published our lending data for May. Gymnasts under pressure at higher risk of eating disordersMany elite gymnasts are preoccupied with weight and body shape, with some scoring well above average for eating disorder symptoms, say researchers from Swansea University. |
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