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Damian Green and Christopher Galley are bang to rights

Posted on November 30, 2008
Damian Green and Christopher Galley are bang to rightsMy first thought when I heard that Damian Green had been arrested and that a civil servant had been arrested for leaking official documents was, 'I thought civil servants were meant to be politically neutral?'...

Home Office mole revealed as a Tory party spy

Posted on November 30, 2008
Home Office mole revealed as a Tory party spyRevealed: How civil servant accused in Shadow Minister row ran for election for the ToriesCivil servant Christopher Galley, who is accused of leaking information to Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green, stood as a Tory candidate in 2004 elections for Sunderland Council.

Bullied boy gets bullied by the state

Posted on November 29, 2008
Bullied boy gets bullied by the stateThis is a disturbing case.

?Mole? in hiding amid anger at MP Damian Green?s arrest

Posted on November 29, 2008
?Mole? in hiding amid anger at MP Damian Green?s arrestThe civil servant at the heart of a Whitehall leak investigation was in hiding last night as a political storm raged over the arrest of the Tory frontbencher Damian Green.The 26-year-old civil servant was detained at his home in Middlesex at 6am on November 19...

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Record number of prisoners let out early

Posted on November 29, 2008
Record number of prisoners let out earlyMore than 42,000 prisoners have been let out early to ease overcrowding after the releases hit record levels. Some 2,775 inmates were released up to 18 days early last month - the highest total since the controversial scheme began in June last year...

Would you Adam and Eve it?

Posted on November 29, 2008
Would you Adam and Eve it?Yesterday, I reported that binge drinking girls are to be given flip-flops by the police. Today, the police give a drunken arsonist lager!And, it's just as well that this Chinese man caught driving with no arms was not trying to text on his mobile at the time...

Christmas spirit is banned this year

Posted on November 28, 2008
Christmas spirit is banned this yearCarol-singing Brownies and Guides have been banned from a shopping centre because they are considered a health and safety risk.Bah humbug!

Home Office mole revealed

Posted on November 28, 2008
Home Office mole revealedAn alleged "whistleblower", thought to be a male Home Office official, was arrested 10 days ago.Mole in a hole

A return to rationality

Posted on November 28, 2008
A return to rationalityThe launch of the Probation Chiefs Association underpins the vital role the service plays in our justice system

Police to reward binge drinkers with a pair of flip-flops

Posted on November 28, 2008
Police to reward binge drinkers with a pair of flip-flopsLate night revellers in a Devon resort are being offered flip-flops to help them get home.

Nick Herbert attacked by Human Rights group

Posted on November 28, 2008
Nick Herbert attacked by Human Rights groupI was livid as I read Tory MP Nick Herbert's speech at the British Library, so much so, I rang up the British Institute of Human Rights to complain about their support of this Boris-like buffoon. More later, but for now here is their press release in full...

The Independent starts blogging

Posted on November 27, 2008
The Independent starts bloggingIt?s an exciting day at The Independent with the launch of Independent Minds, our new comment and opinion platform for Independent journalists ? and users.

Woman faces jail after guilty verdicts in 'cyber-bully' case

Posted on November 27, 2008
Woman faces jail after guilty verdicts in 'cyber-bully' caseHousewife pretended to be boy of 16 as she sent online taunts to depressed teenagerA housewife who posed as a teenage boy to send hostile emails to a neighbour's daughter was found guilty yesterday of several minor charges related to the "cyber-bullying" that prompted the girl's suicide.

Teenage muggers and burglars can escape punishment by saying sorry

Posted on November 27, 2008
Teenage muggers and burglars can escape punishment by saying sorryViolent teenage muggers and burglars can be let off their crimes and escape a criminal record just by saying sorry to their victims, it has emerged.I am in favour of restorative justice if it is applied properly...

Tory MP arrested as a suspected terrorist

Posted on November 27, 2008
Tory MP arrested as a suspected terroristIt's just because of the likes of this man, Damian Green MP, that we need 42 days detention to question him. Followed by waterboarding at Guantanamo Bay. Five years from now, it should be decided whether to charge him with any offence and let him stand trial...

Gay penguins steal eggs from straight couples

Posted on November 27, 2008
Gay penguins steal eggs from straight couplesA couple of gay penguins are attempting to steal eggs from straight birds in an effort to become "fathers", it has been reported.We're the only two gay penguins in the zoo...

Boss who shamed thief charged with false imprisonment

Posted on November 27, 2008
Boss who shamed thief charged with false imprisonmentA boss who frogmarched a worker to the police station with a sign around his neck branding him a thief has been charged over the stunt.Simon Cremer, 44, tied Mark Gilbert's hands, hung a sign round his neck saying "thief" and walked him through a town centre to the police station after he discovered he had tried to take £845 from the business...

MPs seek to censor the media

Posted on November 27, 2008
MPs seek to censor the mediaBritain's security agencies and police would be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.The Intelligence and Security Committee, the parliamentary watchdog of the intelligence and security agencies which has a cross-party membership from both Houses, wants to press ministers to introduce legislation that would prevent news outlets from reporting stories deemed by the Government to be against the interests of national security...

Police quiz University Challenge contestant over RAF jacket

Posted on November 26, 2008
Police quiz University Challenge contestant over RAF jacketA student who appeared on University Challenge sporting a mohican haircut and RAF-style jacket was spoken to by police after complaints from viewers.Now, if the police had instead responded to Hannah Foster's 999 call she may still be alive today! "She had tried to call for help by secretly dialling 999, but was disconnected when she was unable to speak directly to the operator".

What a plonker

Posted on November 26, 2008
What a plonkerSharia law should be introduced into legal system, says leading barristerA leading barrister has said that Sharia law should be incorporated into the English legal system, it has been reported.?Given our substantial Muslim population, it is vital that we look at ways to integrate Muslim culture into our traditions...

Major news story leading to Major disaster for the economy

Posted on November 26, 2008
Major news story leading to Major disaster for the economyDo You Know What it is Yet?First clue.Second clue.UPDATE: All I know is that a fellow blogger (Dizzy Thinks) is well on the way to cracking this story...UPDATED UPDATE: And another blogger (Cherrypie) is on the trail from another angle with the MOD...

In the media jungle the tiger sleeps at night

Posted on November 26, 2008
In the media jungle the tiger sleeps at nightDizzy Thinks, who is part of the new media, wonders as he breaks this story, why is it that the old style media has failed to report upon it? It's the economy stupid, they're all on about it, could they have simply missed the bleeding obvious? Enter the conspiracy theorists, or was there some kind of media blackout? Did the media hold back at the request of the government because of the damage such a revelation might cause?Back in the 1960s, for a short while, I worked on the Leeds Other Paper...

Why we should be afraid of the Tory Party

Posted on November 25, 2008
Why we should be afraid of the Tory PartyThe Daily Hitlergraph reports Human Rights undermines public safety, says Tory. "The Human Rights Act has undermined public safety and led to a "rights culture" developing in the UK, the Conservatives said". In my view, this is highly irresponsible reporting by the Daily Telegraph and is worse than the prank played by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand on Andrew Sachs...

Hannah Foster's parents selfish?

Posted on November 25, 2008
Hannah Foster's parents selfish?Hannah Foster's family said that killer Maninder Pal Singh Kohli's sentence of 24 years was a punishment that did not fit the crime and he should spend the rest of his life in jail."This man callously deprived Hannah of her primary human right - the right to life...

Dolphins put on spectacular display off Isle of Mull

Posted on November 25, 2008
Dolphins put on spectacular display off Isle of MullA school of dolphins put on a spectacular acrobatic display near the remote Scottish Hebridean town which doubles up as the setting for the BBC children's programme Balamory.It's always a pleasure for me to put up a post that is peaceful and beautiful when there is a lot of shit going down in the world.

I thought it was against the law for a police officer to accept a bribe?

Posted on November 25, 2008
I thought it was against the law for a police officer to accept a bribe?Tarique Ghaffur receives £300,000 pay-off over race claim against Scotland YardAnd, whilst we're at it...Police officers convicted for torturing their pet dogs"However they have yet to be sacked from the North Wales police force, despite the conviction"...

Currying favour with Muslim prisoners

Posted on November 25, 2008
Currying favour with Muslim prisonersBack in the 1970s, when I was at HM Prison Albany (before it became a prison for sex offenders), I remember the odd occasion when prisoners would be treated to a fish and chips supper. Prison Officers would pop down to the local chippy...

Jail service 'should be split up'

Posted on November 24, 2008
Jail service 'should be split up'A former jail governor has called for the prison service to be split up, with local councils taking responsibility for inmates serving short sentences.This idea of going back in time prior to 1877 when there was two penal systems, one being managed by the state and one being managed by local authorities is hardly forward planning.

Hamming it up and Christmas tree decorations

Posted on November 24, 2008
Hamming it up and Christmas tree decorationsI fail to understand why the public must help out the banks once again with this budget which hits the poorest again?Meanwhile, in other news...Guantanamo detainees to have art lessons and video games to distract from jihadI would have thought that stand up comedy is a form of art?It's not even the first day of Christmas, and my true love sent to me 4 illegal immigrants in an imitation Christmas tree...

Titan Prisons my arse

Posted on November 24, 2008
Titan Prisons my arseHouse of LordsWednesday, 29 October 2008.Prisons: Titans3.01 pmLord Dubs asked Her Majesty?s Government: Whether they will review their plans to build Titan prisons in light of recent projections of future prison populations...

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