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This will NOT stop terrorism or criminality any more than ID Cards would have done. These individuals will always find other ways around the system.
No doubt another EU directive and a waste of public monies.
Frosty Welcome For UK Electronic Borders Plan
8:39am UK, Thursday March 11, 2010
Mark White, Sky News home affairs correspondent
Government claims [...]
It was standing room only at the Boston Brighton Tea Party organised by the Freedom Association early this evening at which Dan Hannan was guest speaker. He said that it was time to “bring sanity and order back to the public finances” an that had to be done by reducing expenditure rather than increasing taxes.
He [...]
The Conservatives are delighted to announce the defection of a leading Labour councillor in Tower Hamlets to the party.
Dr Anwara Ali, a Labour councillor in the borough since 2006, said her growing disillusionment with Labour and their failure to reform the NHS convinced her to join the Conservatives.
Commenting, Dr Anwara Ali said:
“I have been a [...]
Andrew Lansley has called on the Government to launch a full public inquiry into the failings at Stafford Hospital, following the publication of the Francis report.
The Shadow Health Secretary said that the only way to finally eliminate the “culture of secrecy and fear” that pervaded the hospital was to look at the issues “with maximum [...]
PM’s podcast on harnessing the power of technology
A transcript of the Prime Minister’s podcast on the Pre-Budget Report, recorded on 5 December 2009.
All our lives are being transformed by the digital revolution.
For many the internet and mobile phones are now seen as indispensible as electricity, gas and water.
And the wealth of information instantly available – [...]
The Boards of Yorkshire Building Society and Chelsea Building Society announced today that they have agreed to merge, creating a second major force in the building society sector.
The enlarged Society will have assets of £35bn, providing a competitive and secure alternative to the retail banks. With 2.7m members and a national network of 178 branches, [...]
Blackout Britain: Threat Of Climate Change
7:04am UK, Wednesday June 24, 2009
Electricity and water supplies remain “far too vulnerable” to disruption and failure because of gaps in the UK’s infrastructure system, civil engineers have warned.
Efforts have been made to counter terrorism threats, but the effects of climate change are only just being considered, while the prospect [...]
Calman Commission
After many months of deliberation, the Calman Commission has this week reported back on the question of Scottish devolution. Last year the TPA produced a report on Scottish funding, financial devolution and the Barnett Formula which we submitted to the Commission. Our report reccomended full fiscal devolution, so that Scotland would gain control of its [...]
The Lord Taylor of Warwick
Nick Griffin is one man who is happy to have egg on his face. This week the BNP leader attempted to hold a press conference outside parliament. Anti-racist groups threw eggs at him.
As I watched the television pictures I could see him smiling as the eggs made impact. He is shrewd [...]