Thursday, 6 March 2014

May slips out immigration report as she announces new Lawrence inquiry - politics.co.uk

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"Deeply troubling"

Immigration battles

Home Office slips out immigration report under cover of police inquiry

Theresa May: Report slipped out as she took to her feet in the Commons

Government slips out long-awaited report into immigration just as home secretary announces public inquiry into undercover policing

Immigrant Stories: Lenin and the fight for cleaners' pay

Striking cleaners and their supporters on the picket line at SOAS university

An occasional series of Immigrant Stories, shining a light on the people in Britain's immigration system

'Intensely relaxed': Cable undermines Home Office immigration fight back

Cable: 'Intensely relaxed' about immigration

Home Office fight-back on immigration following embarrassing revelations about Theresa May's use of statistics is undermined by business secretary

Comment: Farage's dream of an English-only Britain would be a nightmare

Natalie Bennett: 'Foreign students are worth at least £8bn a year to the British economy'

The Ukip leader might want an end to all the foreign languages he hears on the train - but the price would be a poorer Britain.

Lawrence inquiry

New Stephen Lawrence inquiry ordered after review shocks ministers

'Profoundly shocking' review paves way for judge-led inquiry into Stephen Lawrence murder investigation

The police's investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence will face another judge-led inquiry, the home secretary has announced.

Why can't science and politics get along?

Why can't science and politics get along?

Andrew Miller is chair of parliament's science and technology committee

Politicians have a patchy record on paying attention to scientists – to the detriment of us all.

Coalition has been 'worse for science'

The coalition formula just doesn't come up with results, parliament's science champion warns

"Particularly weak ministers" struggling to get to grips with the basics

Comment & Analysis

This Is Your Brain Online: We need surveillance juries to keep track of security services

Carl Miller: 'Make normal people, even randomly chosen people, part of the actual machinery of oversight'

Ordinary people should be entrusted with judging whether the intelligence agencies are doing their job.

Comment: Hard lessons for Whitehall from the Patrick Rock scandal

Christian Berg: The government's role is to be the guardian of our society. Sadly, society is far from guarded

Politicians pretend that filtering software can end child pornography. But the reality is much more complicated

Government tells Muslim state schools to stop discriminating against staff on the basis of gender

Following concerns raised by the British Humanist Association (BHA), the Department for Education has confirmed that discriminating against potential staff on the basis of gender is unlawful.

RSPCA calls for the government to make tighter checks at ports

The RSPCA is calling on the government to make tighter checks at ports to stop international puppy traders abusing loopholes in the controls to bring in dogs to the UK.

The good, the bad and the uniquely ugly!

RSPCA overwhelmed by entries for its alternative dog show, as new poll highlights the need for an independent review of breed standards which prioritise looks over health and welfare.

New apprenticeship standard for electricians receives Government approval

A proposed new electrotechnical apprenticeship standard, led by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), has received Government approval today.

Tax charity launches enhanced information and support for disabled people and their carers

Disabled people who take on a carer or personal assistant now have access to additional information and support, following the launch of an enhanced version of the Disability Tax Guide website.

Three Muslim state schools identified as discriminating when hiring staff on the basis of sex

Madani Boys School was at the centre of controversy after it emerged that it had advertised for teachers while restricting both jobs to males, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has discovered two more.

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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

PMQs special - politics.co.uk

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"This may be a laughing matter for them, but it's not for the people in the north of England"

PMQs

PMQs verdict: This truce won't last long

Tory backbenchers were in giggle mode this week

If you don't entertain them, you can't pack hundreds of MPs into a tiny chamber and expect them to behave

PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs: Miliband vs Cameron

Missed this week's PMQs? Catch up here.

In other news...

UK reviewing arms exports to Russia

Russian troops' presence in the Crimea region is prompting international response

All existing export licences under scrutiny

Blair 'reaching for cheque book' to rescue Labour's bank balance

Tony Blair's office strenuously denies he is now worth £75 million

Source close to ex-PM confirms a big donation is possible

May Day: Downing Street withholds report which humiliates home secretary

May Day: Report will cast doubt on home secretary's statements

Report which would show immigration figures cited by home secretary to be false is been withheld by Downing Street

Comment and Analysis

Comment: The UN's bullying tactics on drugs show how scared it is of reform

Ian Dunt: 'It is as comprehensive an admittance of defeat as could be imagined'

Prohibitionists have resorted to threats and intimidation to keep their disastrous system of drug control alive.

Comment: If we don't act now, obesity will overcome the NHS

Rob Flello: When it comes to obesity, time isn't something we have on our side

Obesity will become a £50 billion a year problem within 30 years – and in the meantime, it could bankrupt the NHS

The importance of being idle: Why Ukip's MEPs should trumpet their laziness

It all gets too much for this Ukip conference delegate at the party's spring gathering in Torquay

Attacking Nigel Farage and his party's MEPs for laziness in Strasbourg risks backfiring

Comment: Ukip takes its eye off the prize

Paul Smyth: 'To become a true force in domestic British politics it is imperative Ukip's centre of gravity shifts from Brussels to the UK'

The party's obsession with Brussels means the local elections could slip through its fingers

New apprenticeship standard for electricians receives Government approval

A proposed new electrotechnical apprenticeship standard, led by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), has received Government approval today.

Tax charity launches enhanced information and support for disabled people and their carers

Disabled people who take on a carer or personal assistant now have access to additional information and support, following the launch of an enhanced version of the Disability Tax Guide website.

Three Muslim state schools identified as discriminating when hiring staff on the basis of sex

Madani Boys School was at the centre of controversy after it emerged that it had advertised for teachers while restricting both jobs to males, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has discovered two more.

Degree-level apprenticeship in space launched by Government

The first degree-level apprenticeship in space has been launched by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock at the National Space Centre in Leicester.

Belgium to crush entire ivory stockpile

On the inaugural UN World Wildlife Day, the Belgian government announced that it would destroy its entire stockpile of illegal ivory seized by customs.

Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants

Research & medical benefits: Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants.

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Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Loving an immigrant - politics.co.uk

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"Disproportionate and unjustified"

Loving an immigrant

The court judgement on loving an immigrant

Separated: Brits are being forced to pick between their partner or their country

Nestled away in the court of appeal: a case which decides whether Brits can live with the person they love

In other news...

New blow for Salmond as poll shows decline in independence support

Salmond: Osborne gambit a 'monumental error'

Alex Salmond accuses George Osborne of a "monumental error" in ruling out currency union with an independent Scotland, even as a new poll shows a drop in support for the 'yes' camp

Shock in Downing Street after No 10 adviser arrested over child porn allegations

Sources inside No 10 say they are "shocked" by the arrest

Senior adviser to David Cameron who worked in Downing Street arrested over child pornography offences

Comment and Analysis

Comment: Cameron just can't get over his ideology phobia

Alex Stevenson: Fearing the consequences of admitting that the Tory approach is ideologically driven comes at a cost

It's his most ideologically-driven speech so far – but David Cameron doesn't want you thinking the Conservatives are motivated by anything as base as 'ideology'.

Comment: The press are guilty of double standards on child sexualisation

Betiel Baraki: The printed press are guilty of double standards on child sexualisation

Popular culture is being increasingly 'pornified' - and our newspapers are partly to blame

Ukip's dodgy jokes are no laughing matter

Ukip's humour leaves something to be desired

If you haven't heard the one about the xenophobic, Islamophobic UK Independence party, you're in for a treat

Belgium to crush entire ivory stockpile

On the inaugural UN World Wildlife Day, the Belgian government announced that it would destroy its entire stockpile of illegal ivory seized by customs.

Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants

Research & medical benefits: Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants.

BHA: Voltaire, science, rationalism and medieval Islam

Voltaire Lecture - Lessons from the past: science and rationalism in medieval Islam.

Badger cull was ‘inhumane and ineffective’

RSPCA calls for end of badger cull following failure report.

Engineering apprenticeships twice as popular as degrees

More than double the number of young people are choosing engineering apprenticeships as degree courses, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has revealed.

BHA and DfE return to Information Tribunal over state funding of Steiner schools

The Department for Education (DfE) is appealing against a ruling of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that the DfE was wrong to refuse a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about Steiner schools.

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Monday, 3 March 2014

'The world cannot allow this' - Politics.co.uk

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"The world cannot say it's OK to violate the sovereignty of another nation in this way."

Ukraine in crisis

'The world cannot allow this': Britain joins Putin condemnation

A Russian tank in the Crimea, where Putin's military intervention is raising diplomats' temperatures across the globe

Britain piles pressure on Vladimir Putin's Russia over as the military standoff in the Crimea continues

Miliband to blame for Ukraine crisis, say Tories

Heavily-armed soldiers maintain watch in a street in Simferopol, Ukraine

Ed Miliband is personally to blame for the current crisis in Ukraine, a senior Conservative minister claims.

Benefits rage

Welfare cuts 'casting people into destitution' warns Church

Cardinal Vincent Nichols believes government welfare cuts are "punitive".

The government's welfare cuts risk "casting people into destitution" the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales warns.

Labour headaches

Tighter leash possible for Britain's spies

Online threats require a change in intelligence oversight, Labour argues

Britain's spies face the possibility of greater scrutiny if Labour wins the next general election, after a call for reform from Yvette Cooper

We won't repeal Gove's school reforms, admits Labour

Tristram Hunt: Gove's reforms have been "successful".

Labour will not undo Michael Gove's school reforms, many of which have been "successful" the shadow education secretary admits.

Ed Miliband's special conference speech in full

Ed Miliband sets out how he will reform Labour's union link

Ed Miliband sets out how he will reform Labour's union link

Kippers

Ukip's dodgy jokes are no laughing matter

Ukip's humour leaves something to be desired

If you haven't heard the one about the xenophobic, Islamophobic UK Independence party, you're in for a treat

Boris watch

Boris: Extremist parents are child abusers

Boris Johnson's call seems to reflect the wishes of the intelligence services

Children taught extremist views by their parents should be placed in social services, Boris Johnson claims

Boris Johnson launches furious tirade against 'liar' Osborne

Boris Johnson 'furious' at attempts to draw him back to Parliament

Boris Johnson launches a furious attack on George Osborne, accusing him of trying to wreck his chances of becoming prime minister.

BHA: Voltaire, science, rationalism and medieval Islam

Voltaire Lecture - Lessons from the past: science and rationalism in medieval Islam.

Badger cull was ‘inhumane and ineffective’

RSPCA calls for end of badger cull following failure report.

Engineering apprenticeships twice as popular as degrees

More than double the number of young people are choosing engineering apprenticeships as degree courses, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has revealed.

BHA and DfE return to Information Tribunal over state funding of Steiner schools

The Department for Education (DfE) is appealing against a ruling of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that the DfE was wrong to refuse a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about Steiner schools.

NASUWT comments on the Coalition Government's Child Poverty Strategy

NASUWT warns that Government policies are predicted to result in an estimated 600,000 more children living in poverty by 2015/16.

Construction industry must show leadership

A group of Parliamentarians is urging construction chiefs to tackle the sector’s growing training and apprenticeship crisis.

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