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| "Deeply troubling" Immigration battlesHome Office slips out immigration report under cover of police inquiryGovernment 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' payAn occasional series of Immigrant Stories, shining a light on the people in Britain's immigration system 'Intensely relaxed': Cable undermines Home Office immigration fight backHome 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 nightmareThe 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 inquiryNew Stephen Lawrence inquiry ordered after review shocks ministersThe 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?Politicians have a patchy record on paying attention to scientists – to the detriment of us all. Coalition has been 'worse for science'"Particularly weak ministers" struggling to get to grips with the basics Comment & AnalysisThis Is Your Brain Online: We need surveillance juries to keep track of security servicesOrdinary people should be entrusted with judging whether the intelligence agencies are doing their job. Comment: Hard lessons for Whitehall from the Patrick Rock scandalPoliticians 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 genderFollowing 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 portsThe 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 approvalA 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 carersDisabled 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 sexMadani 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. |
Thursday, 6 March 2014
May slips out immigration report as she announces new Lawrence inquiry - politics.co.uk
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" PMQsPMQs verdict: This truce won't last longIf you don't entertain them, you can't pack hundreds of MPs into a tiny chamber and expect them to behave PMQs as-it-happenedMissed this week's PMQs? Catch up here. In other news...UK reviewing arms exports to RussiaAll existing export licences under scrutiny Blair 'reaching for cheque book' to rescue Labour's bank balanceSource close to ex-PM confirms a big donation is possible May Day: Downing Street withholds report which humiliates home secretaryReport which would show immigration figures cited by home secretary to be false is been withheld by Downing Street Comment and AnalysisComment: The UN's bullying tactics on drugs show how scared it is of reformProhibitionists 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 NHSObesity 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 lazinessAttacking Nigel Farage and his party's MEPs for laziness in Strasbourg risks backfiring Comment: Ukip takes its eye off the prizeThe party's obsession with Brussels means the local elections could slip through its fingers | New apprenticeship standard for electricians receives Government approvalA 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 carersDisabled 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 sexMadani 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 GovernmentThe 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 stockpileOn 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 transplantsResearch & 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 immigrantThe court judgement on loving an immigrantNestled 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 supportAlex 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 allegationsSenior adviser to David Cameron who worked in Downing Street arrested over child pornography offences Comment and AnalysisComment: Cameron just can't get over his ideology phobiaIt'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 sexualisationPopular culture is being increasingly 'pornified' - and our newspapers are partly to blame Ukip's dodgy jokes are no laughing matterIf you haven't heard the one about the xenophobic, Islamophobic UK Independence party, you're in for a treat | Belgium to crush entire ivory stockpileOn 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 transplantsResearch & medical benefits: Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants. BHA: Voltaire, science, rationalism and medieval IslamVoltaire 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 degreesMore 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 schoolsThe 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 condemnationBritain piles pressure on Vladimir Putin's Russia over as the military standoff in the Crimea continues Miliband to blame for Ukraine crisis, say ToriesEd Miliband is personally to blame for the current crisis in Ukraine, a senior Conservative minister claims. Benefits rageWelfare cuts 'casting people into destitution' warns ChurchThe government's welfare cuts risk "casting people into destitution" the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales warns. Labour headachesTighter leash possible for Britain's spiesBritain'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 LabourLabour 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 fullEd Miliband sets out how he will reform Labour's union link KippersUkip's dodgy jokes are no laughing matterIf you haven't heard the one about the xenophobic, Islamophobic UK Independence party, you're in for a treat Boris watchBoris: Extremist parents are child abusersChildren taught extremist views by their parents should be placed in social services, Boris Johnson claims Boris Johnson launches furious tirade against 'liar' OsborneBoris 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 IslamVoltaire 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 degreesMore 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 schoolsThe 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 StrategyNASUWT 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 leadershipA group of Parliamentarians is urging construction chiefs to tackle the sector’s growing training and apprenticeship crisis. |
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