Friday, 16 January 2015

1,000 ways the state can enter your home - Politics.co.uk

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"The general public have been left high and dry, at the mercy of an army of pen-pushers who can enter our homes as they please."

Voter registration

There's a gaping hole in Ed Miliband's voter registration speech

The voter registration reforms are a scandal - but not quite in the way Ed Miliband's suggesting

There's a gigantic hole in Ed Miliband's speech on voter registration - and much of the media coverage surrounding the "scandal" of the coalition's reforms.

Migrants are just as entitled to tax credits as the rest of us

Why should recent migrants pay more tax than everyone else?

There is nothing fair about restricting in-work benefits from migrants

Civil liberties

David Starkey is a litmus test of our commitment to free speech

David Starkey poses for a photograph while attending the Morgan Stanley Great Britons Awards 2006

The historian's Question Time appearance highlights how confused we are about free expression following the Charlie Hebdo atacks

The British state has 1,000 ways to get into your home

They don't even need a warrant

An Englishman's home is supposed to be his castle - so why has the coalition failed so miserably to defeat the small army of council officials who are legally entitled to invade yours?

10 million fieldsports visits to the countryside

Fieldsports generate 10 million visits a year to the English countryside according to the latest research from Natural England. Fishing generates another 14 million visits.

Science minister launches year of ESRC anniversary celebrations

Politicians and business leaders will tonight (14 January) gather with some of the country’s leading social scientists at an event to launch a year of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Cancer Drugs Fund announcement - Breast Cancer Care comments

Samia al Qadhi: 'Thousands of breast cancer patients have today been denied the chance of improved quality of life and extra time with their loved-ones. This news is devastating for them'.

Pay gap between teaching and other professions harming education

The entitlement of children to a high-quality education is at risk because of the widening pay gap between teaching and other professions, according to research commissioned by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union.

Record 11 million taxpayers warned over tax return deadline

Britain’s leading tax institute is warning taxpayers to complete their online Self Assessment returns in good time ahead of the January 31st deadline, as record numbers of returns are likely to put unprecedented pressure on HMRC’s systems.

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