Two victim groups enter, one group leaves. Personally, I'm thinking of starting a sweepstake on what happens first: dawn raids in Brighton or the BBC admitting that incidents like this may shed some light on why Christians might just be a little hostile to handing over their Churches to you-know-who for their little ceremonies.
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Following the Hakim Berkani Employment Tribunal case where the judge stated that parking firm NSL operated a "clandestine quota system", and BBC reports suggesting that NSL, working for Kensington and Chelsea Council, set its wardens minimum ticket quotas, which is illegal, Labour Opposition Councillors have: * Called for a scrutiny of the role of the Council and NSL in this scandal. * Asked why H...
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BBc Parliament on what influence the Queen has over PMs
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Here’s a round-up of stories we haven’t had time to cover on the site this past week… John Leech tables Commons motion calling for Alan Turing pardon (BBC) Manchester Withington’s John Leech submitted the Early Day Motion and said people should sign an online petition protesting against Turing’s conviction. The gay computer pioneer was convicted
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Alex Salmond has been accused of indulging in an "embarrassing" and offensive tantrum after comparing a BBC chief who prevented him appearing on a sports programme to a Nazi bureaucrat
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I know I harp on about income disparity and how it has widened since the mid-seventies. There others who do see this as the major problem in society today, and not least of these are those attending Davos this year. Listen to Gillian Tett of the Financial Times talking about this on BBC’s This Week.
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Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.
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Chris Leslie MP, Labour’s Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, responding to BBC Newsnight reports this evening suggesting that Danny Alexander and David Willetts approved the Chief Executive Officer of the Student Loans Company’s contract, said:
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