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£1m To Be Spent Training Muslim Imams at University 2007-06-04 07:54:00 A new report by Academic Ataullah Siddiqui says teaching of Islam in English universities is based on "out-of-date and irrelevant issues". It concludes that more emphasis should be placed on Islam in a modern context. Ministers will now label Islamic studies a "strategic subject" because of its role "in preventing extremism". Education Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to announce a £1m cash ...

Brown Pledges To Protect Our Civil Liberties ... By Giving Police Powers to Hold Suspects Without Charge for Over 28 days 2007-06-04 00:54:00 Gordon Brown has said he will not to put civil liberties at risk over plans to introduce new anti-terror laws. He says this despite the fact that he wants to give police more powers, including holding suspects without charge for more than 28 days, when he takes over as prime minister on the 27 June. Mr Brown also wants to allow police to continue questioning suspects after they have been charged ...

Next General Election in 2009? 2007-06-02 11:43:00 All of those hoping for a quick general election will be disappointed today. Although he did not intend to, Gordon Brown accidentally let slip that the next general election is planned for 2009. After realizing what he had said, Brown promptly backtracked on this comment. "That is why, when I was asked about what we can do to make it possible for us to win more seats in 2011 (the next scheduled ...

Thank you for Your Support! 2007-05-31 13:53:00 We want to thank all of our loyal readers for their support in the Central News Blog of the Month Competition. It was a fiercely fought race during which we were swapping the lead with Falkirk BNP who pulled ahead on the last day. Our congratulations go our to Falkirk BNP on their victory. We were also joined in the competition by Mr Chalk and Pommygranate, both excellent blogs, who received 1 ...

Immigration Damaging Education 2007-05-31 10:23:00 Home Office figures show that 4,200 children were brought from the Eastern Europe to Britain by their parents in the first three months of this year, or 65 every school day. Schools have no option but to devote thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours to attempt to bring the immigrants up to the same standard as British children. The result of this is devastating of the education system. David ...

Thousands of Criminals to Escape Justice 2007-05-31 09:53:00 The sentencing of criminals should be decided by the seriousness of the crime, not by prison capacity. This seems a fairly obvious statement unfortunately, despite Blair's "tough on crime" slogans the government does not agree. It has emerged that the government will not keep building prisons which will result in thousands of criminals escaping jail. Justice Minister Lord Falconer said offenders ...

Blair's £1million Vanity Trip 2007-05-31 09:00:00 The Conservatives have accused the Prime Minister of authorising a "self-indulgent" waste of public funds to promote his reputation at home and abroad. Nine official and political visits have been scheduled by Blair since announcing that he is to step down on June 27 and there is the possibility of more to be added. The Conservatives claimed last night that the total cost of the trips planned ...

Foreign Office's Failure of Accountablility to Parliment 2007-05-31 08:53:00 Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett's reluctance to attend a session ahead of an EU summit, was "a failure of accountability to Parliament" according to the foreign affairs committee. The summit will consider attempts by Germany to revive the EU constitution, vetoed by the French and Dutch in referendums two years ago. "Deep concern" that MPs had not had a chance to question ministers was ...

5 Britons Taken Hostage from Government Building in Iraq 2007-05-30 08:27:00 The British government convened an emergency meeting of its Cobra crisis management committee on Tuesday afternoon after Five Britons were taken hostage in Iraq. The Britons, an IT expert and his four bodyguards, were seized from the Iraqi Finance Ministry in Baghdad by heavily-armed men who arrived in dozens of police vehicles wearing police and commando uniforms. As of yet no group has ...

Blog of the Month 2007-05-29 15:48:00 UK News and Politics is the running for Central News Blog of the Month and would love your votes! Click HERE to visit the site and vote (the poll is on the sidebar). Thanks for Your Support :) ...

Lord Cashpoint Strikes again!! New victim Courtney Coventry 1969-12-31 17:59:59 I read the article Lord Cashpoint the Bogus Count and His Porn Star Wife in the Mail 25 March. Wow. The scandals never cease to amaze me. The mail seems to be attacking Courtney and her husband as well as Lord Levy and Tony Blair. From the sound of it Courtney Coventry was just trying to expose how corrupt Lord Cashpoint is. The smile on sleazy Levy's face was bigger than usual.... I bet it was ...

British Hostages Speak - The Reality behind the Show from Iran's President 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The cloud has been lifted and now we begin to hear the truth. Blair's triumph in diplomacy was nonexistent. The reality is this was a carefully planned and executed capture and release by Iran's President, and Blair played right into his hand. The British Sailors and Marines made the statement the Iranians so proudly aired on TV under duress, while facing at best a 7 year prison sentence. Lt ... President

Happy Easter ! 1969-12-31 17:59:59 I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! My thoughts and prayers this Easter are with those who have lost loved ones due to terrorism and those brave enough to fight the terrorists. To Send Friends and Family Free Easter E Cards and learn about the traditions and History of Easter visit http://allabouteaster.blogspot.com/ Best Wishes ...

Outrage At The Naive Statement Made By UK Bishop of the Forces 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The Roman Catholic Bishop of the Forces, the Rt Rev Tom Burns(pictured), who oversees the armed forces has provoked public outrage by praising the Iranian leadership for its "forgiveness" and "act of mercy" in freeing the 15 British sailors and marines last week. He said that the religious beliefs of the Iranians had played a large part in their decision to release the hostages. These words ...

Blair's Big Brother Governement Targets Our Children Behind Parents Back 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Blair's Big Brother Government will now force 5.9million children to have their fingerprints taken by schools simply to borrow library books or gain access to school dinner service. 5.9 million children's fingerprints are believed to have been taken already, some without parental approval and even by 'con tricks' such as pretend spy games. The Tories obtained information from Freedom of ... Children