Pick of the week: Cameron's shame

"These are human beings: even in the use of the word migrants, somehow it's as if they don't have rights. They all have rights just as we have rights." - Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein   View this email in your browser The weekend is almost here and we've selected our five most-read items of the last seven days for you to enjoy at your leisure. Here's what we have for you:   A piece which suggested that Scotland was drifting towards authoritarianism under the SNP An article from last week which asked if the psychoactive substances bill could lead to drug reform Our verdict on this week's PMQs A piece which looked at the row over a report into equality for trans people And our top piece of the week which exposed the shocking story of an American academic who was detained by the Home Office. Arrested, humiliated, detained: How Britain treats foreign students   On Jan 29, 2016 01:52 pm The shocking story of how an academic was bundled into a van and taken to a detention centre Read more... » Equality for trans people must not come at the expense of women's safety   On Jan 29, 2016 01:53 pm It's right for feminists to have concerns about Maria Miller's report on transgender equality Read more... » PMQs verdict: Cameron shames himself with 'bunch of migrants' comment   On Jan 29, 2016 01:53 pm Cameron's slip up at PMQs reveals something of his true character Read more... » Could the Psychoactive Substances Bill trigger the end of drug prohibition?   On Jan 22, 2016 12:25 pm Ireland's path to drug reform brings a glimmer of hope to British reformers Read more... » The SNP government is drifting towards authoritarianism   On Jan 29, 2016 01:54 pm Forget personal responsibility, the SNP is convinced it always knows best Read more... »     Opinion Former videos   Building Our Quality of Life - ICE Northern Ireland   On Jan 28, 2016 05:04 pm ICE Northern Ireland call on the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest in infrastructure and build our quality of life now and for future generations. Read more... » Serving up Change: The Fight for Workers' Rights   On Jan 25, 2016 11:16 am We are Unite Fight Film, a group of these young workers who are fighting back. We're currently making a documentary film exploring the exploitative reality of zero hours contracts and we need your help. Read more... »     Jobs and courses       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Does London deserve better than Goldsmith and Khan?

"One of the things at which brilliant politicians are better than mediocre ones is smelling new public concerns over the horizons before they are picked up by polls" - Rick Perlstein   View this email in your browser Whatever you think about Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone, few could argue that the current and former mayor of London are political heavyweights. But could the same be said about their possible successors? Our first piece today suggests not. A report from the first hustings of the mayoral election finds that Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith were less than impressive, with neither candidate providing a clear image of what London would look like with them in charge. Elsewhere, we have a piece which highlights the findings of a new report into Joint Enterprise. It suggests that the law, which allows more than one person to be prosecuted for the same offence even if they weren't all in the proximity, is criminalising young black men. Latest Articles     Does London deserve better than Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan?   On Jan 29, 2016 12:24 pm Leading London mayoral candidates failed to impress in their first election hustings Read more... »       Joint Enterprise and the criminalisation of young black men   On Jan 29, 2016 11:03 am It's time the government listened to concerns about Joint Enterprise Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Building Our Quality of Life - ICE Northern Ireland   On Jan 28, 2016 05:04 pm ICE Northern Ireland call on the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest in infrastructure and build our quality of life now and for future generations. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     BHA challenges Secretary of State on false allegation of 'vexatious' actions in open letter In a letter to the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has criticised the Government's move to ban civil society organisations from raising concerns about school admission arrangements, stating that parents and children 'will be the only ones to lose out should this proposed change go ahead'. Read more... »   Government's transport apprenticeship drive must focus on quality not quantity The Government's new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

The UK's growing homeless crisis

"Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about" - K.A.Applegate View this email in your browser Homelessness in the UK is on the rise. With rough-sleeping in the UK up 55% since 2010 and a surge in homeless camps being set up around the country, our first piece today, examines the growing crisis and suggests it's a subject politicians would rather not talk about. As charities in London have called on the next mayor of the city to make tackling homelessness a priority, we have a video which looks at the reality of life for those living on the streets of our capital. And elsewhere, we have an article which suggests that under Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP government is drifting towards authoritarianism. Latest Articles     The growing homeless crisis politicians don't want to talk about   On Jan 28, 2016 09:21 am Politicians must do more to tackle the growing homelessness crisis Read more... »       Watch: The reality of being homeless in London    On Jan 28, 2016 10:27 am Campaigners are calling on the next mayor of the city to tackle the homelessness crisis Read more... »       The SNP government is drifting towards authoritarianism   On Jan 28, 2016 11:53 am Forget personal responsibility, the SNP are convinced it always knows best Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     BASC to brief key MEP on European firearm proposals BASC, the UK's largest shooting organisation, will attend a key meeting to brief Vicky Ford MEP, who is leading on the European Parliament's scrutiny of European Commission proposals to amend the Firearms Directive. Read more... »   Sharing 999 call centres not the only way to modernise services Police, fire and ambulance services in England should share control rooms to improve their response to 999 calls, a Home Office minister has said. Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences