Monday, 1 September 2014

New civil liberties attack expected - Politics.co.uk

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"What we're facing in Iraq now is a greater and deeper threat to our security than we have known before"

Cameron and the Isil threat

Cameron's response to Isil: Weak abroad, draconian at home

A police officer stands in Downing Street on the day Theresa May announced today the  terror threat level was being raised to 'severe'.

The threat from Isil has seen Cameron act with confusion abroad and idiocy at home

In other news...

Transport for London employees rack up huge parking fines

TfL claim fines were incurred while conducting important work

London transport authority accused of double standards on parking offences.

Clacton by-election

Tories face Ukip thrashing in Clacton by-election

Douglas Carswell is on course for a massive by-election victory in Clacton

David Cameron faces his biggest by-election defeat yet at the hands of Ukip defector Douglas Carswell in Clacton.

Ukip is full of racists and lunatics – but Carswell did us all a favour by defecting

Farage's party is nasty and racist - but Carswell's defection could prove healthy for British democracy

It might not do the eurosceptic cause any good, but Carswell's defection can at least throw a grenade under the Westminster system

Scottish independence

Paul McCartney's 'no' endorsement: Are the terrible puns worth it?

Paul McCartney: Saving the union, one pun at a time

Paul McCartney knows a thing or two about messy breakups. This weekend we've learned he doesn't want Scotland to divorce the rest of the UK in next month's independence referendum.

The tyranny of the cybernats: Is online aggression hurting Scottish independence?

Alex Salmond has tried to call off the cybernats - with limited success

All throughout this long, long Scottish independence referendum campaign, nothing has really succeeded in shutting up the incessant trolling of the 'cybernats'.

England’s leading mental health organisations call on all political parties to make mental health a priority in run up to election

Six of England’s leading mental health organisations have joined forces to produce a manifesto, laying out what the next Government must do to improve the lives of people with mental health problems.

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

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

Tax Institute welcomes Scottish devolution Bill

The CIOT has welcomed the passing of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill by the Scottish Parliament. This means that Scotland now has the legal framework to operate its own tax authority for devolved taxes.

Cat left with multiple broken bones after he was thrown from fifth floor

Inspectors urgently searching for witnesses and owner after cat left in serious condition.

GCSEs: reform rather than remove engineering course

As thousands of young people today receive their GCSE results, the IET is warning that the Government proposal to remove GCSE engineering could make the skills crisis an even bigger cause of concern for UK employers.

NASUWT comments on GCSE results

Chris Keates: “This year’s GCSE exam entrants have had to cope with a raft of rushed through and ill-conceived changes to the qualifications system and so today’s results are especially commendable".

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