Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Grayling in 'unparalleled denial' - politics.co.uk

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"I am absolutely clear there is not a crisis in our prisons."

Justice in Britain

Grayling in a state of unparalleled denial, experts warn

Grayling insists there is no prison crisis after a stream of critical reports

The entire English justice system is in crisis, a senior lawyer has said, after a damning report by the prisons inspector was dismissed by Chris Grayling.

Assault, suicide and neglect: The reality of children behind bars

HMYOI Hindley saw 251 reports of bullying and 167 incidents of self-harm in six months

"Not enough has changed at HMYOI Hindley, two-and-a-half years on from my son dying."

#indyref

'Labour failures to blame' for Scottish independence referendum

Labour MP speaks out about his party's failures in Scotland

Labour's failure to modernise in Scotland led to the risk of independence in a referendum, one of the party's senior MPs has told Politics.co.uk.

One month to go: Poll bump gives Salmond hope for Scottish independence

Salmond: First minister may have a spring in his step following new polls

Alex Salmond goes into the last month of campaigning for the Scottish independence referendum with a spring in his step, after two polls show a boost in support for the 'Yes' camp

How different are Scotland's values to the rest of the UK's?

Nationalists hope to harness Scotland's values system to help their cause in the coming referendum

The case against Scottish independence has a pretty clear answer to the question of whether Scotland has its own separate values system: it just doesn't exist.

Nato

Summit pressure: Behind the scenes, Cameron's anti-Russia strategy might be faltering

Nato secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen and David Cameron 'still have work to do' before next month's summit

Britain's Nato diplomacy is on a knife-edge ahead of next month's Wales summit, with agreement proving elusive over the buildup of Nato forces against Russia.

Back to Iraq: British boots on the ground once more

Drugs

We're on the verge of victory in the fight for medicinal cannabis

Light in the darkness? Baker comments could herald change of direction

As a Home Office minister calls for medicinal cannabis use to be made legal, we give the inside story on a campaign that may be on the verge of victory

Retirement age for women? 80, if they want to earn as much as men

Latest data reveals ‘mid-life pay crisis’ for female managers.

More evidence of the growth potential of the UK chemical industry

International company SABIC is the latest chemical business to invest for growth in the UK.

Woman banned from keeping animals for life after leaving her cat to die

Amy Cattigan (01/02/1994) of Hollyfield, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, has been banned from keeping animals for life after she admitted neglecting her pet cat.

Government restricts Liechtenstein route for tax disclosure

The UK Government has acted to restrict the situations where taxpayers can use a government agreement with Liechtenstein to get a more generous settlement from HMRC.

Lack of females studying maths and physics at A-level a worry say engineers

Today’s publication of exam results in the UK reveals a continuing lack of students, particularly females, taking maths and physics at A-level.

Voice's statement on A-level results

Ian Toone: "GCE A level students and their teachers are especially congratulated on this year’s results, which reflect high standards of teaching and learning in the face of Government interference designed to make A levels more demanding".

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