Welfare reform plan to get thousands to work – The Independent
“Radical plans to get hundreds of thousands of people off benefits and into work will be launched today by the Government.”
The Independent, 21st July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Day: 21 July 2008
Christian policeman ‘victimised’ over opposition to gay pride event – Daily Telegraph
“A Christian policeman is taking his own force to an employment tribunal over claims that it ‘harassed’ him because of his religious opposition to homosexuality.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministry of Defence admits it was wrong to deny war widow a pension – Daily Telegraph
“The widow of a war hero who had been wrongfully denied a pension by Whitehall bureaucrats for years was celebrating a victory after the Ministry of Defence admitted ‘maladministration’.
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Budget cuts threaten to slow miscarriage of justice reviews – The Guardian
“Victims of miscarriages of justice will have to wait longer for their cases to be examined because of annual cuts of £300,000 in the budget of the organisation that investigates them, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs seek answers on torture ‘outsourcing’ – The Guardian
“Allegations in the Guardian that the government has ‘outsourced’ interrogation techniques involving the torture of British nationals in Pakistan must be investigated immediately, a cross-party group of backbench MPs said yesterday. In a highly critical report, the Commons foreign affairs committee also accuses the government of watering down its ‘anti-torture commitments’.
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Another fatal stabbing, but police ignore demands to prosecute knife offenders – The Times
“A government edict to get tough on knife offenders is being ignored by police forces throughout the country, despite mounting public concern and a spate of killings.”
The Times, 21st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Labour has nearly doubled the number of laws that give officials access to your home – Daily Telegraph
“More than a 1,000 laws now exist that allow the authorities into homes, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Another stab death as police call for more search powers – The Observer
“As a man dies close to where Ben Kinsella was killed, beat officers warn that they are struggling to win the war against knife crime.”
The Observer, 20th July 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Police racism claim is suspended – BBC News
“The country’s most senior Asian officer has suspended an employment tribunal claim in which he had accused the Metropolitan Police of racism.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bb.co.uk
Man jailed over hoax bomb on bus – BBC News
“A follower of Islamic militancy who left a hoax bomb on a bus and collected materials to make explosive devices has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pubs may be forced to to offer smaller glass sizes for wine and spirits – The Times
“Pubs and bars could be forced to offer smaller glass sizes under plans to tackle binge drinking being drawn up by ministers. Action against premises that offer the largest measures of wine and spirits as standard is one of the key elements of a package due to be announced this autumn.”
The Times, 19th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drug users risk benefit cuts – The Observer
“The unemployed will be forced to declare drug or heavy drinking habits when they apply for benefits and will have payments cut if they give misleading answers, under government proposals which were announced yesterday.”
The Observer, 20th July 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
