Thursday, 22 January 2015

Grayling hoist by his own petard - Politics.co.uk

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"I should add one further observation and I do so with regret..."

Grayling's petard

Grayling hoist by his own petard in final judicial review debate

Knocking on the Commons door: Peers had some choice words for Grayling last night

Lord chancellor's own arguments will be used to limit the damage of his reforms, after final Lords debate on judicial review

The human price of the prison crisis: 2014 suicide rates revealed

Suicide: Warnings were issued about 'resource, population and policy pressures'

The warnings came, but they were ignored - how suicide rates soared behind bars.

Grayling: I'm the first impartial lord chancellor in 400 years

Chris Grayling, the first non-lawyer to take the lord chancellor position for 400 years

Bizarre interview sees Grayling express his frustrations with lawyers and 'the Left'.

The myth of minimum wage

An unreported scandal: Wages so low they're illegal

The national minimum wage increased to £6.50 last year

A row over the coalition's wavering enforcement of the national minimum wage is acting as a smokescreen for the real reason workers are being let down. It's austerity, of course.

Plain packs

Plain packs are a victory for the dim-witted and the joyless

Plain packs in Australia, the only country to implement the policy so far

This is not about public health - it's about personal freedom

Yesterday's PMQs

PMQs verdict: 750 years later... so much for democracy

After centuries of practice, democracy still needs work

The establishment wants to celebrate British democracy this week - but PMQs served to remind us exactly what's wrong with the current system.

NCC welcomes Carbon Monoxide Parliamentary Report

The NCC Product Approval Scheme, which ensures that a CO alarm is fitted in new caravans and other leisure vehicles, is featured in a new Parliamentary Report into carbon monoxide.

Scottish property tax changes highlight move to dynamic tax environment

Changes to the rates and bands of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax announced today by the Scottish Government show how the UK tax environment is becoming increasingly dynamic and competitive, with changes in Westminster and Holyrood feeding off one another, says the CIOT.

Young teachers’ careers being blighted by discrimination

Nearly half of young teachers say they have been discriminated against during their career because of their age, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has heard.

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).

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