Friday, 25 July 2014

How Chris Grayling misled the House of Commons - politics.co.uk

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"You can raise it all you like. Selection was not done by drawing names from a hat."

Grayling and the privatisation lottery

Privatisation admission shows Grayling misled the Commons

Grayling misled the Commons when he denied a lottery system was in place for probation services

New evidence emerges that Chris Grayling misled the Commons when he denied that a lottery system was used to move probation staff to private firms

Chaos in probation: Staff 'picked out of a hat' for privatised service

UN starts to turn on drug law reform

Brave New World: Even the UN is open to drug decriminalisation

The UN: The bastion of drug criminalisation is starting to change its approach

The body set up to enforce the world's drugs laws admits decriminalisation is an "alternative" to prohibition

The policy that kills

Raising speed limits for lorries is evidence-free policy at its worst

Thirty people injured and one person died at this crash on the M5 in 2012

Government experts say it will make roads more dangerous.

Tory fortunes amid economic recovery

Why the Tories are not benefiting from the economic recovery

George Osborne: Not feeling the benefit of the recovery.

Conservatives still seen as the party for the rich.

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 calls

Pets, 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 animals

RSPCA 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 it

New 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 aviation

A 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 charity

The 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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