The snoopers' charter returns - Politics.co.uk

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"What's outrageous is that parliament has looked at this legislation, rejected it, said it was not fit for purpose and will breach fundamental human rights - but this group of peers has gone ahead and attempted to amend legislation anyway"  Snoopers' charter Latest snoopers' charter attempt shows how desperate police have become Four peers have copied-and-pasted the snoopers' charter into a pre-existing bill, hoping to smuggle it through parliament Comment: They're smuggling the snoopers' charter into law – but we don't even need it The struggle to get the snoopers' charter onto the statute book goes against what we know about anti-terrorism The MoJ spin-doctor process Revealed: The MoJ's ten-step spin doctor process MPs are questioning the number of spin doctors checking over government pronouncements before they are released, after a leaked memo revealed just how many Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials check answers given to parliamentarians. Parliament's digital look Parliament needs a 'rebrand' - so it's going for the digital look Parliament hopes embracing the internet will make its politicians more popular – but the digital upheaval it hopes will silence the critics risks backfiring.	Advertise your job vacancies here Help to Buy mortgage guarantee helping 10% of first-time buyers The first year of the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme has seen almost 30,300 home loans completed with the help of the initiative. NASUWT comments on public accounts committee report into education and training participation Chris Keates: 'The NASUWT has warned consistently that the issues highlighted by the Public Accounts Committee today would be the inevitable result of Coalition Government policy'. BASC and National Crime Agency collaborate to provide firearms security advice Advice for firearms certificate holders on protecting their firearms from theft has been published by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the police. Five things to look out for in 2015 – and three things we hope won’t happen! Last year proved to be an eventful and highly successful one for the industry. In the first full year of market recovery since the credit crunch, mortgage lending grew by more than 15%. NCC welcomes Carbon Monoxide Parliamentary Report The NCC Product Approval Scheme, which ensures that a CO alarm is fitted in new caravans and other leisure vehicles, is featured in a new Parliamentary Report into carbon monoxide.

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Pick of the Week: A double helping of Grayling - Politics.co.uk

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The most popular features of the week, for your reading pleasure... Five: The coalition cut which takes food from children's mouths Child maintenance is one of the areas hit by austerity which doesn't get much coverage. Coalition policies have tried to push single mums away from using state-run maintenance programmes and towards private arrangements with absent fathers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. The cost to single mums can be severe, but the rolling back of the state means they don't have anyone fighting their corner. Four: Grayling hoist by his own petard in final judicial review debate This piece also won the award for the most pompous Politics.co.uk headline for several years. As the lord chancellor's judicial review reforms ended their long, sorry journey through parliament, it emerged that Grayling's own less-than-accurate defence of them could be their undoing. The bill ended its Lords debate with a scathing attack on the current Ministry of Justice regime from Lord Pannick. Three: David Cameron declares war on Scotland Our coverage of David Cameron's misguided approach to the post-referendum landscape continues, with a look at how he continues to be comprehensively outplayed by Nicola Sturgeon. The new SNP leader is evidently as able to capitalise on the prime minister's political inadequacies as her predecessor. But for those who hope for a more cohesive union, Cameron's tactics leave much to be desired. Two: Why Labour's anti-Green strategy isn't working Miliband's tactics towards the Green party are also less than ideal. The Labour leader is trying to deal with the threat to his left flank but he has been unable to substantiate the rhetoric with policy. Instead, the party is relying on tired tactics with as little effect as the Tory attempt to deflate Ukip. Neither party has yet come to terms with the reality of post-binary British politics. One: Grayling: I'm the first impartial lord chancellor in 400 years A second showing for one of our favourite secretaries of state, as we break down his unintentionally hilarious interview with Conservative Home. And yes, there really is a point where he suggests he's the best lord chancellor in 400 years. As a character study, the interview does an almost Shakespearian job. He spends an inordinate amount of it accusing opponents of lying while playing rather fast and loose with the facts himself. We should be irritated by giving pride of place to a piece on another website's article. But we're not. Best of the rest... Comment: The squeeze on charities is slowly crushing the third sector Charities are facing the squeeze. Not just financially — although that is certainly happening too—but from the pressure of political and public opinion. Comment: Is domestic slavery in Britain worse than Saudi Arabia? A little-heard of change to visa rules in 2012 created a slave class among Britain's domestic workers An unreported scandal: Wages so low they're illegal A row over the coalition's wavering enforcement of the national minimum wage is acting as a smokescreen for the real reason workers are being let down. It's austerity, of course. The human price of the prison crisis: 2014 suicide rates revealed The warnings came, but they were ignored - how suicide rates soared behind bars. A Labour/SNP coalition would damage both parties Coalition negotiations look increasingly likely but increasingly difficult to see working Shaker Aamer's case is a test of the Anglo-American commitment to liberty David Cameron raised case of the British Guantanomo detainee with Obama The age of coalition government is killing off Trident Trident renewal is unlikely to go ahead until there's another majority - and by then it may have gone permanently out of fashion	Advertise your job vacancies here Alarm as cosmetics ban claim referred to ECJ Fears it could prove major setback to animal welfare. Labour pledge to legalise humanist marriages as Government blocks proposals, disappointing thousands of couples The Labour Party has today pledged to give legal recognition to humanist marriages if returned to power next year, as the government publish a report blocking Liberal Democrat party policy for reform. Advisers welcome common sense approach on digital firms’ VAT but warn uncertainty will remain Tax advisers have welcomed a government move1 which will save thousands of small businesses needing to register for European VAT on digital services from having to charge their customers UK VAT, provided their relevant turnover remains below the £81,000 threshold CML publishes new market forecasts Looking ahead over the next two years, housing and mortgage market developments appear well supported by relatively favourable economic fundamentals. RSPCA shakes up Christmas Thought-provoking video homage to festive classic set to shock. "Teacher recruitment and retention on the precipice of a crisis" NASUWT tells pay review body The NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, is today giving oral evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body (Review Body) to argue for a substantial above-inflation pay award for teachers in 2015/16. Call to end the exploitation of agency workers Politicians must show they are serious about cracking down on the exploitation of agency workers, including supply teachers, NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has said.

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Cameron's war on Scotland - Politics.co.uk

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"If there was a vote in the House of Commons to repeal the privatisation of the health service that has been seen in England, we would vote for that" Cameron's war on Scotland David Cameron declares war on Scotland The independence referendum may have been lost, but the SNP continues to slowly advance towards its ultimate goal. David Cameron's partisan selfishness is slowly driving Britain apart. The charities crisis Comment: The squeeze on charities is slowly crushing the third sector Charities are facing the squeeze. Not just financially — although that is certainly happening too—but from the pressure of political and public opinion. Greece and the European soul Comment: Greece gives EU the chance to rediscover its social mission Europe wasn't just a free market project - it was about solidarity. Now it's time to show it. How British immigration rules boosted slavery Comment: Is domestic slavery in Britain worse than Saudi Arabia? A little-heard of change to visa rules in 2012 created a slave class among Britain's domestic workers	Advertise your job vacancies here Help to Buy mortgage guarantee helping 10% of first-time buyers The first year of the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme has seen almost 30,300 home loans completed with the help of the initiative. NASUWT comments on public accounts committee report into education and training participation Chris Keates: 'The NASUWT has warned consistently that the issues highlighted by the Public Accounts Committee today would be the inevitable result of Coalition Government policy'. BASC and National Crime Agency collaborate to provide firearms security advice Advice for firearms certificate holders on protecting their firearms from theft has been published by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the police. Five things to look out for in 2015 – and three things we hope won’t happen! Last year proved to be an eventful and highly successful one for the industry. In the first full year of market recovery since the credit crunch, mortgage lending grew by more than 15%. NCC welcomes Carbon Monoxide Parliamentary Report The NCC Product Approval Scheme, which ensures that a CO alarm is fitted in new caravans and other leisure vehicles, is featured in a new Parliamentary Report into carbon monoxide.

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Grayling hoist by his own petard - Politics.co.uk

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"I should add one further observation and I do so with regret..." Grayling's petard Grayling hoist by his own petard in final judicial review debate Lord chancellor's own arguments will be used to limit the damage of his reforms, after final Lords debate on judicial review The human price of the prison crisis: 2014 suicide rates revealed The warnings came, but they were ignored - how suicide rates soared behind bars. Grayling: I'm the first impartial lord chancellor in 400 years Bizarre interview sees Grayling express his frustrations with lawyers and 'the Left'. The myth of minimum wage An unreported scandal: Wages so low they're illegal A row over the coalition's wavering enforcement of the national minimum wage is acting as a smokescreen for the real reason workers are being let down. It's austerity, of course. Plain packs Plain packs are a victory for the dim-witted and the joyless This is not about public health - it's about personal freedom Yesterday's PMQs PMQs verdict: 750 years later... so much for democracy The establishment wants to celebrate British democracy this week - but PMQs served to remind us exactly what's wrong with the current system.	Advertise your job vacancies here NCC welcomes Carbon Monoxide Parliamentary Report The NCC Product Approval Scheme, which ensures that a CO alarm is fitted in new caravans and other leisure vehicles, is featured in a new Parliamentary Report into carbon monoxide. Scottish property tax changes highlight move to dynamic tax environment Changes to the rates and bands of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax announced today by the Scottish Government show how the UK tax environment is becoming increasingly dynamic and competitive, with changes in Westminster and Holyrood feeding off one another, says the CIOT. Young teachers’ careers being blighted by discrimination Nearly half of young teachers say they have been discriminated against during their career because of their age, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has heard. 10 million fieldsports visits to the countryside Fieldsports generate 10 million visits a year to the English countryside according to the latest research from Natural England. Fishing generates another 14 million visits. Science minister launches year of ESRC anniversary celebrations Politicians and business leaders will tonight (14 January) gather with some of the country’s leading social scientists at an event to launch a year of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

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