Home Office in turmoil following asylum ruling

Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution - Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 14 View this email in your browser A ruling from the court of appeal has thrown the government's asylum processing system into disarray. Ministers had hoped today's case would overturn an earlier judgement by the high court which found the detained fast-track system to be unlawful. Hundreds of asylum-seekers have already been released since the suspension of the process in June. Elsewhere, the chief prison inspector has issued a stark warning to Michael Gove about overcrowding in prisons. Will Gove listen or will he be too worried about being seen as soft on crime? And we take a look at the surge in support of Jeremy Corbyn and suggest that despite the polls putting him way ahead of Liz Kendall, there is a thing or two he could learn from her. Latest Articles     Prison inspector to Gove: You need to reduce prison numbers   On Jul 29, 2015 10:20 am An explicit demand for lower prison numbers sees the chief inspector press the case on Michael Gove Read more... »   What Jeremy Corbyn could learn from Liz Kendall   On Jul 29, 2015 08:52 am Labour is polarised between pure idealism on the one hand and an utter lack of idealism on the other. Read more... »       Home Office in turmoil following asylum ruling     On Jul 29, 2015 10:58 am The government's asylum processing system was in disarray today after a legal ruling forced it to completely reappraise how it evaluates the claims of those seeking safety in the UK. Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   The Three Little Pigs and the BIBA broker   On Jul 28, 2015 02:05 pm The Two little pigs and son business suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, the third little piggy got his insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... » What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Cost of combined home insurance continues to fall compared to last year with an average cost of just £5.54 a week The cost of home insurance continues to fall compared to a year ago, with an average combined building and contents policy costing 79 pence a day - less than a litre of milk – the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today. Read more... »   BASC welcomes the appointment of Tim Bonner as the Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the appointment of Tim Bonner, the current Director of Campaigns, as Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance. Read more... »       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Lord Sewel has been judged and found guilty in the court of public opinion

"We are defining the boundaries of normality by tearing apart the people outside it." - Jon Ronson View this email in your browser Unsurprisingly, Lord Sewel has today resigned. As the pressure mounted, it seemed impossible for him to do anything other than quit the House of Lords. But what has been demonstrated in the last couple of days is that rules and law don't matter. What matters is whatever the press and the public demand. Elsewhere, the court of appeal has allowed a case to go ahead on the impact of cuts to legal aid on prisoners. Campaigners are particularly concerned by the removal of legal aid for mothers separated from their babies, children and disabled prisoners requiring a support package for release and mentally ill prisoners held in isolation.   Latest Articles     Lord Sewel is the latest victim of British mob rule   On Jul 28, 2015 09:40 am Due process be damned: Lord Sewel has been judged and found guilty in the court of public opinion. Read more... »       Legal victory triggers court challenge to legal aid cuts     On Jul 28, 2015 11:39 am Campaigners against legal aid cuts won a major victory today, after the court of appeal allowed a case to go ahead on the impact of the reform on prisoners. Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... » More than half of Brits are harmed by other people's drinking   On Jul 13, 2015 12:04 pm More than half of Scots and three-quarters of people from North West England are harmed by another person's drinking, according to a new report released today. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     NASUWT raises key issues for teachers at world congress The NASUWT took a delegation of teachers to the 7th Education International World Congress in Ottawa, Canada between 21 and 26 July 2015. Read more... »   Pest control "key" in managing the effects of climate change A Natural England report commissioned from organisations including the RSPB, has suggested pest control such as the "killing of foxes" as one of several "key adaptation actions" to assist "priority species". Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

What Lord Sewel gets up to is none of our business

"Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality" - Oscar Wilde View this email in your browser The summer silly season is upon us and with a shortage of proper news, the tabloids are feasting over the revelation that Lord Sewel has been filmed taking cocaine with prostitutes. Humiliating for him and his family? Yes. But this has little bearing on his political morality, so is it really any of our business? Elsewhere, we look at the truth behind the cost of prisons. With Michael Gove facing up to 40% cuts to his department it is likely he will look to privatisation of certain services as a possible solution. But statistics published by Gove's own department show private prisons actually cost the taxpayer more than state prisons. Latest Articles     What Lord Sewel gets up to is none of our business   On Jul 27, 2015 09:45 am The ancient, reliable English mixture of protestant moralising and lewd childish jeering has taken over the summer silly season. Read more... »       It's official: Private prisons cost taxpayer more than state prisons   On Jul 27, 2015 12:11 pm The MoJ's own stats show publicly-owned prisons do more with less - but will Michael Gove listen? Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... » More than half of Brits are harmed by other people's drinking   On Jul 13, 2015 12:04 pm More than half of Scots and three-quarters of people from North West England are harmed by another person's drinking, according to a new report released today. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     NASUWT raises key issues for teachers at world congress The NASUWT took a delegation of teachers to the 7th Education International World Congress in Ottawa, Canada between 21 and 26 July 2015. Read more... »   Pest control "key" in managing the effects of climate change A Natural England report commissioned from organisations including the RSPB, has suggested pest control such as the "killing of foxes" as one of several "key adaptation actions" to assist "priority species". Read more... »       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences