Wednesday, 27 November 2013

PMQs special - Politics.co.uk

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"By the end, any sense of what the two men had been arguing about was lost, possibly even to them."

PMQs special

PMQs verdict: Cameron and Miliband in furious agreement

Cameron and Miliband: Intellectually coherent

David Cameron and Ed Miliband agree with each other over the need to cap payday loans. They therefore decided to spend half an hour shouting at each other about it.

PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs as-it-happened

All the twists and turns from this week's PMQs.

Isa Muazu

Comment: The case that tells us what kind of country Britain is

Ian Dunt: 'Politics is not about designing perfect systems. It's about priorities.'

He cannot stand or see, but this week we will deport Isa Muazu and dump him in Nigeria, where he fears being targeted by Islamic extremists.

Deadline for deportation: Home secretary must show mercy or 'consider her position'

Appeal for clemency: Theresa May urged to halt deportation

A Liberal Democrat peer has urged Theresa May to show mercy to a Nigerian asylum seeker or "consider her position" if he is forcibly deported from the UK tomorrow night.

'In the name of justice and mercy': Bishop demands Theresa May cancels hunger strike deportation

Virgin: Under pressure over deportation programme

Virgin airlines and Theresa May have been urged to cancel the deportation of an asylum seeker who is understood to be close to death, amid a last-ditch effort to stop the flight before it leaves tomorrow night.

Scottish independence

Analysis: An underwhelming document which won't change the debate

David Torrance: 'A lot of what is stated as fact is contestable.'

Alex Salmond's biographer gives his take on the Scottish Independence white paperr

Everything you need to know about the Scottish independence white paper in five minutes

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon at today's press conference.

Is this the game-changer Salmond needs?

In other news...

Ukip 'replacing Tories' as natural challengers to Labour

Nigel Farage: "Ukip in a serious position to win a seat in parliament"

Conservative party pushed into third place in key marginal seat, new polling finds.

Hospital staff should be banned from smoking, new guidance suggests

Smoking outside the hospital gate: Nice demands crackdown

Hospital staff should be disciplined if they are caught smoking, according to harsh new guidance from health authorities.

At the eleventh hour, Cameron buckles on Bulgarian immigration

Cameron: Questions free movement in the EU

David Cameron gave in to demands for restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian migrants today, just weeks before movement controls come to an end.

Tory councils accused of 'parking stealth tax'

... ouch

Labour is standing by car-parking statistics, dismissed by Eric Pickles as "bogus", which reveal its councils charge 20% less than Tory-controlled local authorities.

Why is animal research needed in pharmacology?

VIDEO: why do scientists need to use animals for pharmacology research?

Blue Fox: Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to PM

Blue Fox patron Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to Prime Minister.

CIA: UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead

UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead but long term optimism restricted.

NASUWT welcomes decision on teachers' pay

"This announcement represents many weeks of hard work and discussion between the NASUWT and State's officials."

Let Britain Fly

VIDEO: Let Britain Fly.

Let Britain Fly: Business chiefs demand politicians end 50 years of dithering

Failure to commit to airport expansion risks condemning the UK to being a second-rate economy until at least 2040.

BSIA: Speakers announced for Scottish exporting seminar

An impressive speaker line-up has been announced for next week’s Wise Up to Exporting workshop.

IET: Online block to child abuse images not enough to solve problem

The move by internet search engines to make it harder to find child abuse images online do not go far enough to solve the problem.

Voice welcomes Scottish Government’s school closures response

Voice has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response on school closures.

RSPCA: Man fined after meerkats, monkeys and an armadillo found

Stephen Rowlands pleaded guilty to three CITIES offences at Worcester Magistrates Court.

CIOT: Low income campaigners call for wider universal credit pilot

LITRG is calling for the Government to introduce a revised pilot of the new universal credit system.

Cogent: New Online Skillsstore for the Science Industries

Cogent and the National Skills Academy Process Industries, has today launched Skillsstore.com.

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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Salmond's big gamble - politics.co.uk

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"The pound is a shared asset. It's as much a Scottish pound as the rest of the UK."

North of the border

Salmond's big gamble: Can his plan for an independent Scotland survive the counter-attack?

Sturgeon and Salmond: fortune in referendum rests on white paper

Alex Salmond was braced for a relentless attack on his plans for an independent Scotland today, after he published a massive 670-page document outlining his vision for the future of the country.

Sex

Porno Britain: Are we all to blame for child-on-child sex abuse?

Two sex stories in this morning's news - but they're not as unrelated as we'd like them to be

And if we're all to blame, what are we all going to do about it?

Isa Muazu

Virgin under pressure to halt hunger strike deportation

Virgin: Under pressure over deportation programme

Virgin Atlantic is under pressure to cancel a deportation flight tomorrow, amid concerns the man being forced onto the plane may not survive the flight.

Starving asylum seeker loses appeal against deportation

Demonstrators hold a vigil outside Harmondsworth Detention Centre, where Muazu is held

An asylum seeker who is thought to be on the verge of death will be deported later this week, after he lost his court appeal.

Hunger strike: Theresa May ignores appeals for mercy from MPs

Theresa May: No reply to letter calling for mercy

Theresa May has failed to reply to a letter from over 40 MPs and peers calling on her to show mercy to an asylum seeker who is expected to die soon unless he is released from detention.

Home Office says man who hasn't eaten for 90 days 'is fit to fly'

Isa Muazu has been on hunger strike for 90 days

An asylum seeker who has been on hunger strike for 90 days was today told he was 'fit to fly', suggesting plans are now under way to deport him.

Comment: As I write this, Isa Muazu fades away

Jasmine Sallis: 'Isa's life has been deemed worthless when put against the UK's immigration system'

There's still time for the Home Office to save this man's life.

£££

'You're just toothless!' MPs mock Ofgem chief as energy profits rocket

Andrew Wright, Ofgem's interim CEO, answers questions from MPs this morning

MPs venting their frustration about rising energy profits have been told to take responsibility for price rises themselves.

Comment: Our 'holy alliance' should claim victory over payday lending cap

David Barclay: These voices offering a different vision of how our economy and society are structured are often religious ones.

A political silence on issues like payday lending has led to a desperate need for other voices in the public debate - and it's religious ones who are, increasingly, filling the gap.

Campaigners fume as tax haven chiefs gather in London

The sea might be transparent, but...

David Cameron's claim that it is no longer "fair" to call Britain's overseas territories 'tax havens' is being challenged by campaigners today, as a joint ministerial summit takes place in London.

Peace in our time

Britain's Hague brushes off Israel's 'mistake' moan after Iran nuclear deal

Iran's progress towards a nuclear weapon will be halted over the next six months

It would have been a "grave error" for western countries to walk away from the negotiating table with Iran, William Hague has told MPs.

And finally...

WATCH: Sports minister can't answer a single question about sport

Sports minister Helen Grant fails on sports questions

Watch the embarrassing moment Conservative sports minister Helen Grant fails to answer a single question on... well, sport.

Why is animal research needed in pharmacology?

VIDEO: why do scientists need to use animals for pharmacology research?

Blue Fox: Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to PM

Blue Fox patron Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to Prime Minister.

CIA: UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead

UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead but long term optimism restricted.

NASUWT welcomes decision on teachers' pay

"This announcement represents many weeks of hard work and discussion between the NASUWT and State's officials."

Let Britain Fly

VIDEO: Let Britain Fly.

Let Britain Fly: Business chiefs demand politicians end 50 years of dithering

Failure to commit to airport expansion risks condemning the UK to being a second-rate economy until at least 2040.

BSIA: Speakers announced for Scottish exporting seminar

An impressive speaker line-up has been announced for next week’s Wise Up to Exporting workshop.

IET: Online block to child abuse images not enough to solve problem

The move by internet search engines to make it harder to find child abuse images online do not go far enough to solve the problem.

Voice welcomes Scottish Government’s school closures response

Voice has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response on school closures.

RSPCA: Man fined after meerkats, monkeys and an armadillo found

Stephen Rowlands pleaded guilty to three CITIES offences at Worcester Magistrates Court.

CIOT: Low income campaigners call for wider universal credit pilot

LITRG is calling for the Government to introduce a revised pilot of the new universal credit system.

Cogent: New Online Skillsstore for the Science Industries

Cogent and the National Skills Academy Process Industries, has today launched Skillsstore.com.

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Monday, 25 November 2013

Backlash against hunger striker deportation - politics.co.uk

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"The home secretary should be ashamed of her role in such inhumane treatment of someone who has sought refuge in our country"

Isa Muazu

May faces parliamentary challenge over bid to deport dying asylum seeker

Demonstrators hold a vigil outside Harmondsworth Detention Centre, where Muazu is held

Theresa May is facing a parliamentary challenge over her attempt to deport an asylum seeker who is thought to be at death's door, amid fierce criticism of her actions from human rights groups.

Hunger strike: Theresa May ignores appeals for mercy from MPs

Theresa May: No reply to letter calling for mercy

Theresa May has failed to reply to a letter from over 40 MPs and peers calling on her to show mercy to an asylum seeker who is expected to die soon unless he is released from detention.

Home Office says man who hasn't eaten for 90 days 'is fit to fly'

Isa Muazu has been on hunger strike for 90 days

An asylum seeker who has been on hunger strike for 90 days was today told he was 'fit to fly', suggesting plans are now under way to deport him.

Comment: As I write this, Isa Muazu fades away

Jasmine Sallis: 'Isa's life has been deemed worthless when put against the UK's immigration system'

There's still time for the Home Office to save this man's life.

Tory trials

Labour campaigner accepts Osborne surrender over payday loans

George Osborne defended the government's decision to drop its payday loans credit cap opposition

George Osborne has denied the coalition is U-turning over payday loans - after confirming the government will force the loan shark regulator to impose a cap on the cost of last-minute credit.

The dead cat strategy: How Tories hope to win the next election

No cats were harmed in the taking of this photograph.

Labour can expect to see plenty more dead cats thrown on their table over the next year and a half.

In other news...

Ministers 'won't break' law over immigrant benefits crackdown

Konstantin Dimitrov, the Bulgarian ambassador: Permanently outraged

Britain will act "within the law" over a harsh new crackdown on benefits for immigrants, No 10 has said - despite illegal proposals being considered in Whitehall.

Massive HS2 bill expected to spark flurry of public protest

Laying down the law: HS2 bill is the longest ever seen

The government was braced for up 25,000 petitions against HS2 today, as it published the bill for phase one of the London-Birmingham line.

Police fight back over journalist tip-offs

Police need a clearer "social mission", report says

Links between police officers and journalists should be encouraged rather than frowned upon, Lord Stevens' major review of policing has concluded.

Labour faces 'financial crisis' as Co-op scandal deepens

Ed Miliband: Co-op scandal part of a "smear campaign" by Conservatives

Labour could have to pay back more than £2 million in loans early to the troubled banking group when it is taken over by US-based hedge funds as part of a rescue deal.

Dominic Grieve sorry for calling Pakistanis corrupt

Dominic Grieve: "Sorry if I have caused any offence".

The government's chief legal advisor has apologised after suggesting the Pakistani community in Britain is endemically corrupt.

And finally

Aussies elect... Mr Paparazzi

Is this the most ridiculous haircut ever elected?

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Darryn Lyons has been elected the new mayor of Geelong.

Blue Fox: Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to PM

Blue Fox patron Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to Prime Minister.

CIA: UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead

UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead but long term optimism restricted.

NASUWT welcomes decision on teachers' pay

"This announcement represents many weeks of hard work and discussion between the NASUWT and State's officials."

Let Britain Fly

VIDEO: Let Britain Fly.

Let Britain Fly: Business chiefs demand politicians end 50 years of dithering

Failure to commit to airport expansion risks condemning the UK to being a second-rate economy until at least 2040.

BSIA: Speakers announced for Scottish exporting seminar

An impressive speaker line-up has been announced for next week’s Wise Up to Exporting workshop.

IET: Online block to child abuse images not enough to solve problem

The move by internet search engines to make it harder to find child abuse images online do not go far enough to solve the problem.

Voice welcomes Scottish Government’s school closures response

Voice has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response on school closures.

RSPCA: Man fined after meerkats, monkeys and an armadillo found

Stephen Rowlands pleaded guilty to three CITIES offences at Worcester Magistrates Court.

CIOT: Low income campaigners call for wider universal credit pilot

LITRG is calling for the Government to introduce a revised pilot of the new universal credit system.

Cogent: New Online Skillsstore for the Science Industries

Cogent and the National Skills Academy Process Industries, has today launched Skillsstore.com.

NASUWT "disappointed" that Education Secretary "resorted to provocation"

NASUWT comments on the ongoing dispute with the Secretary of State for Education.

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