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Friday, 8 August 2014

Victory for drugs campaigners as Lib Dems back reform - Politics.co.uk

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"It's high time for a rethink." Clegg calls for drug law reform The Sun backs calls for relaxation of drugs laws Newspaper endorses calls by Nick Clegg for a radical rethink of the law In other news Ken Clarke: Germany 'no longer a place to bomb' Even self-confessed grumpy old men like Ken Clarke don't think the best policy towards Germany is as a "place to bomb". Toddler 'extremism' to be tackled by new education secretary Nurseries to be instructed to teach 'fundamental British values' to children. The evidence that Israel deliberately targeted hospitals and ambulances Amnesty International publishes evidence that Israeli Defence Forces specifically targeted hospitals, health workers and ambulance personnel during the attack on Gaza Boris Who will replace Boris Johnson as the next Mayor of London? First look at the runners and riders for the 2016 Mayoral election. Tories should be careful what they wish for as Boris returns to parliament Johnson's only obvious political principle is belief in his own advancement. The story of Glen Parva prison Suicide, assault and despair: The story of Glen Parva prison More evidence that young offenders' institutes do more harm than good	Advertise your job vacancies here Oxford hosts world’s largest gathering of free speech campaigners 1000 humanist activists from 67 countries meet at World Humanist Congress. Kadcyla's rejection from NHS access Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care says: “Kadcyla being rejected from routine NHS access will come as another devastating blow to women with HER-2 positive advanced breast cancer, denying them the chance of a longer and much better quality of life". Chemical Industry says European Union regulation proposal aimed at adding understanding would confuse an already clear situation CIA has questioned a new European Union proposal on a register for Nanomaterials. NASUWT comments on Institute of Education report into free schools “The findings of this Report come as no surprise. The Institute of Education is not the first organisation to draw attention to these concerns. For example, this report echoes many of the findings of the Academies Commission". PAYE shift to digital will disadvantage vulnerable taxpayers, say tax charity The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has criticised the Government’s planned changes to how and when HMRC notify taxpayers if their PAYE tax code changes. Boeing partners with South African Airways to turn new tobacco plant into jet fuel Hybrid tobacco from SkyNRG will make sustainable aviation biofuel, not cigarettes: pioneering project supports aviation's environmental goals and public health.

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Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Warsi quits over Gaza - Politics.co.uk

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"Our approach and language during the current crisis in Gaza is morally indefensible, is not in Britain's national interest, and will have a long term detrimental impact on our reputation internationally and domestically." Warsi quits Warsi's resignation shows how far right the Tories have drifted On foreign policy, immigration and Europe, the Tory party is no longer a place for moderates Warsi quits government over Gaza Baroness Warsi resigns from the government in protest at David Cameron's Gaza policy Pro-Palestinian activists shut down Israeli arms firm A Staffordshire factory owned by an Israeli military company is shut down by pro-Palestinian activists In other news Boris Johnson 'seriously considering' third term as mayor London mayor running out of time to secure seat for 2015. Privatisation at any cost: East Coast Main Line sale forced through Railway has made £1 billion for taxpayers since it was nationalised. The Home Office's campaign of lies and intimidation against a mother Detained, bullied, harassed and lied about: How the Home Office treated one visitor to Heathrow	Advertise your job vacancies here Master challenge: the UK food system ESRC and the FSA, under the Global Food Security programme are delighted to announce the five successful grants of the ‘Understanding the Challenges of the Food System’ call. Tax professionals welcome changes to plans to target overseas investors in UK property The CIOT has welcomed the announcement by HMRC that institutional investors and companies with diverse ownership will be excluded from their plans for a new capital gains tax (CGT) on UK properties sold by non-residents. 70th anniversary of 1944 Education Act - time to reclaim the promise "The 1944 Education Act was ground-breaking legislation which established, for the first time, a national education service of primary and secondary education, setting out a clear role for the state". Payroll admin burden on small businesses a drag on UK plc The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling for a permanent relaxation of PAYE reporting requirements for small employers. RSPCA strives to reduce dog bite risk for children Charity launches campaign to keep kids safe and dogs happy. Government forced to release briefings Government forced to release briefings expressing serious concerns about racism and bullying in independent Steiner schools after losing Information Tribunal case against BHA.

Monday, 4 August 2014

Reducing immigration will seriously damage UK economy - Politics.co.uk

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Immigration curbs Immigration restrictions will do serious long-term damage to UK economy Political consensus on cutting immigration will lead to lower wages and higher taxes. Gaza Gaza crisis: Tories attack Miliband for criticising Israel Chris Grayling lashes out at Ed Miliband after he criticised the prime minister's response to Israel's behaviour in Gaza Week in Review: The war which separated Israel from the world This time it's different Comment and Analysis Comment: Raped and tortured in the Congo – left to starve in Britain The victims of torture who make it to Britain face a live of poverty in what they thought was a safe haven	Advertise your job vacancies here Tax professionals welcome changes to plans to target overseas investors in UK property The CIOT has welcomed the announcement by HMRC that institutional investors and companies with diverse ownership will be excluded from their plans for a new capital gains tax (CGT) on UK properties sold by non-residents. 70th anniversary of 1944 Education Act - time to reclaim the promise "The 1944 Education Act was ground-breaking legislation which established, for the first time, a national education service of primary and secondary education, setting out a clear role for the state". Payroll admin burden on small businesses a drag on UK plc The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling for a permanent relaxation of PAYE reporting requirements for small employers. RSPCA strives to reduce dog bite risk for children Charity launches campaign to keep kids safe and dogs happy. Government forced to release briefings Government forced to release briefings expressing serious concerns about racism and bullying in independent Steiner schools after losing Information Tribunal case against BHA. Driverless cars have huge potential Paula Marie Brown, Head of Transport at the IET, comments: “Driverless cars have huge potential to transform the UK's transport network. They could improve safety, reduce congestion and lower emissions, particularly CO2.

Friday, 1 August 2014

Week in Review: The war which separated Israel from the world - politics.co.uk

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The silly season has not been very silly. Instead of stories about diets and celebrity tittle-tattle, the summer news is full of images of maimed children and homes reduced to rubble.

This summer's action by Israel feels very different to the operations it has conducted since the second intifada in 2000. The reaction among Israeli defenders in the UK has been muted and even the most hawkish of its advocates have struggled to articulate a justification for the images we have seen on our screens. Things have become so bad even Washington is alarmed.

In reality, the Israeli operation has not been much more brutal than Operation Days of Penitence in 2004, Operation Cast Lead in 2008, Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012, or the disastrous 2006 Lebanon war, in which Israel discovered that Hezbollah was a more formidable and organised foe than Hamas.

One factor influencing the world reaction to Israel's war is the sudden prevalence of graphic imagery from Gaza. Much of this stems from Twitter and, to a greater extent, Facebook. Internet users have side-stepped broadcasters' reticence about showing graphic images of violence and posted shocking photos, often of dead children, who have so far been killed at the rate of one an hour for the duration of the 24-day onslaught.

As with so many aspects of reporting, the standards which operate on social media have influenced the conduct of mainstream media. The Gaza coverage has been noticeably more robust in the pages of the press and on television than during previous Israeli offensives. The BBC, Sky and Channel 4 News are arguable being influenced too by the relatively new media presence of Al-Jazeera and Russia Today, who are more wiling to show graphic imagery.

Newspapers which previously were fiercely loyal to Israel, such as the Daily Mail, have cast a much more circumspect pose. Channel 4's Jon Snow even gave a 'good night and good luck' style piece to camera describing what he had seen and urging viewers to take action, although producers opted to put it on YouTube rather than risk Ofcom's ire with a TV broadcast.

David Cameron's reaction through the war has been surprisingly conservative. He has resolutely stuck to the script and refused to blame anyone but Hamas for the violence. Presumably he has been given a strict talking to from Benjamin Netanyahu, or Barack Obama, or both. His pronouncements on the Middle East are usually far more balanced. The coalition was more critical of Israel than New Labour, especially under William Hague. But this has not been evident in the response to the current crisis.

New foreign secretary Phillip Hammond was prepared to admit that Israel's actions were losing it friends in the West. But he was too nervous to admit that his call for a proportionate response suggested that the current action was disproportionate. Protest groups have been less reticent. They have protested each weekend in central London in massive numbers.

Away from the Middle East, the summer weather did nothing to warm the hearts of the Home Office, who this week succeeded in deporting the cleaner of Mark Harper.

Isabella Acevedo was arrested and detained at her daughter's wedding by 15 immigration officers. Her removal was scarcely any less aggressive. She was taken from her bed at one minute past minute, without her friends and family being informed.

The manner in which the operation against Acevedo has been handled raises serious questions about the behaviour of Theresa May's department. There are strong grounds for suspicion that it is conducting itself as a revenge unit for the embarrassment of Harper. For his part, the man behind the 'Go Home' vans is back in government over at the Department for Work and Pensions. His cleaner was not forgiven so easily.

Finally, officials at the Ministry of Justice may have hoped the summer break would distract news readers from the publication of figures on prison performance. If so, they were over-optimistic. The figures were damning. A 30% rise in serious assaults in jail, a 69% rise in suicides and sky-rocketing numbers of failing prisons.

Grayling spent the day making a speech about how trade unions were influencing Labour party policy. It was a depressing spectacle in inaction as the effects of his tenure as secretary of state tear apart the British prison system.

But no matter how disappointing the behaviour of the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, everything fades into significance next to those images from Gaza. They will not be easily forgotten.

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No need for revenge porn law, peers say

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Driverless cars have huge potential

Paula Marie Brown, Head of Transport at the IET, comments: “Driverless cars have huge potential to transform the UK's transport network. They could improve safety, reduce congestion and lower emissions, particularly CO2.

Appointment of the new chair of Ofsted

David Hoare has been appointed to the role.

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Debt collection safeguards and rule of law vital, say tax professionals

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Debt recovery proposals will hit the vulnerable, say campaigners

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RAeS responds to Davies Commission

The Royal Aeronautical Society has responded to Consultation 6 of the Davies Airports Commission on UK existing airport capacity.

A prison system falling apart at the seams - Politics.co.uk

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"He is performing at the peak of his intellectual capacity" A decaying prison system Why private prisons don't work The data is clear: private prisons cost more and achieve less. So why don't we bring them into public ownership? Even the MoJ admits it: The prison system under Grayling is falling apart While Grayling makes speeches about trade unions, his own department admits he is failing on a massive scale Prison book ban: Grayling faces flood of books as campaigners step up protest The Harper row Harper gets his way: Minister's cleaner is deported Isabella Acevedo taken from her room just after midnight and flown out the country A solitary political life: What it's like to be the sole Green on a Labour council Can one person really hold a council to account?	Advertise your job vacancies here Payroll admin burden on small businesses a drag on UK plc The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling for a permanent relaxation of PAYE reporting requirements for small employers. RSPCA strives to reduce dog bite risk for children Charity launches campaign to keep kids safe and dogs happy. Government forced to release briefings Government forced to release briefings expressing serious concerns about racism and bullying in independent Steiner schools after losing Information Tribunal case against BHA. Driverless cars have huge potential Paula Marie Brown, Head of Transport at the IET, comments: “Driverless cars have huge potential to transform the UK's transport network. They could improve safety, reduce congestion and lower emissions, particularly CO2. Appointment of the new chair of Ofsted David Hoare has been appointed to the role. IET Skills Survey Demand for engineers remains high but employers struggle to find staff.