Disabled hate crime law planned – BBC News
“Inciting hatred against disabled people is to be outlawed under government plans outlined in the Queen’s Speech.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Fear of litigation holding directors back – The Times
“Half of the non-executive directors of UK businesses have deliberately limited their involvement in a major transaction because they fear being sued, a study has shown.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government presses ahead with planning shake-up – The Independent
“The Government today confirmed its commitment to pressing ahead with reforms to the planning system which have attracted criticism from green groups.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Don’t die in parliament, says stupidest law – Daily Telegraph
“A ban on people dying in the Houses of Parliament has been named the most absurd legislation in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal duty planned for parents over children’s education – The Independent
“Parents will have a new legal duty to help make sure their children stay in education until the age of 18 under plans unveiled today.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law brings in compulsory pension saving – Daily Telegraph
“New laws set up an additional state pension system, known as ‘personal accounts’, run by an independent body.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bill signals legally-binding emissions targets – The Independent
“The Queen’s Speech includes a Climate Change Bill which would make the UK the first country in the world to introduce legally-binding targets for emissions cuts.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Bribe’ is doubled for foreign prisoners who agree to leave Britain – The Times
“The Government has almost doubled to £1,500 the ‘bribe’ offered to foreign national prisoners to persuade them to return home and ease prison overcrowding, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Details missing for detention limit proposal – The Independent
“Details of anti-terror proposals revealed by the Government in today’s Queen’s Speech did not reveal what is sure to be the most controversial aspect of the new security Bill.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
EU urged to keep passenger data – Financial Times
“European Union countries would hold sensitive information about all passengers entering and leaving the EU on flights under proposals unveiled on Tuesday to toughen terror legislation across the 27-member bloc.”
Financial Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Men guilty of McDonald’s killing – BBC News
“A father and son have been convicted of killing a 21-year-old man in a McDonald’s restaurant.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Queen’s Speech 2007
“The Government has set out its programme for reform in the first Queen’s Speech of Gordon Brown’s premiership.”
Source: www.number10.gov.uk
Anti-terror core to Queen’s Speech – Financial Times
“Gordon Brown is set to make concessions on Tuesday in a bid to avert a parliamentary revolt over his terrorism strategy while giving police and the security services the tools they are demanding to fight radical Islam.”
Financial Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Investor protest as ‘simplified’ company law prevents free votes at AGM – The Times
“Britain’s biggest investors have written to the Government to demand changes to the new Companies Act, which they say prevents them from taking action over unsatisfactory behaviour by businesses.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
ID cards plan behind schedule and soaring in cost, say critics – The Independent
“The Government’s plan to bring in identity cards is running behind schedule and the cost is soaring, according to critics.”
The Independent, 5th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New security law plans to be unveiled – Reuters
“The government will unveil a raft of new security proposals on Tuesday which are expected to include a controversial plan to extend the period a terrorism suspect can be held without charge to 56 from 28 days.”
Reuters, 6th November 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Family wins £110,000 for skid death – The Times
“The family of a motorcyclist who died after skidding on a patch of diesel on a country road has been awarded £110,000 in compensation in one of the first claims of its kind in Britain.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
EU lays out anti-terror proposals – BBC News
“The European Commission is proposing anti-terrorism measures that include the collection of extensive flight data and tighter internet laws.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Straw won’t allow judges to return to the Bar – The Times
“Jack Straw has ditched controversial reforms that would have allowed judges, including former Lord Chancellors, to go back to work as lawyers after a stint on the bench.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No jail for short-sentence offenders – The Observer
“Criminals facing short prison sentences are to be kept out of jail and given community service because the system is so overcrowded, according to plans being drawn up by the Home Office.”
The Observer, 4th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
