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Home Office Attempts to Hide Rising Cost of ID Cards 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The Home Office has been accused of a "pathetic" attempt to hide that the projected cost of identity cards has jumped to £105. Ministers chose not to fulfill their legal duty to update Parliament on the price of the scheme at the end of March. Instead they waited over a month to give out the details at the same time as the Prime Minister, the project's main supporter, was announcing when he ...

Gordon Brown Attempts to Rebuild Public Trust 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Mr Brown pledged to govern ?in a different way?? yesterday when launching his campaign to lead Labour and become Prime Minister. He promised a clean break with the Blair years as he admitted ?mistakes? had been made in Iraq, hinted at a review of ID cards and vowed to end the cult of celebrity. Brown also said he would restore power to Parliament and rebuild the public trust in democracy. ...

Damning Report Questions Gordon Brown's Welfare Reforms 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Mr Brown claims to have slashed youth unemployment and transformed life for the poor. However, according to a damning report that questions Gordon Brown's welfare reforms, youth unemployment is sharply higher than when Labour came to power. Despite Labour spending almost £2 billion on the New Deal, the number of people aged 18-24 out of work has risen by 70,000 to 505,000 since its launch in 1998 ...

Blair Attempts to Promote His Legacy of Education Reform 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Blair claimed that Labour's multi-billion pound programme to renovate England's classrooms illustrated how he had lived up to his now famous promise to prioritise "education, education, and education". A survey of local authorities in England found that since 1997 there have been 1,106 new schools, 27,000 new or improved classrooms and 2,300 new or refurbished school kitchens built. In the 450 ...

Question of the Week 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Blair claimed that Labour's multi-billion pound programme to renovate England's classrooms illustrated how he had lived up to his now famous promise to prioritise "education, education, and education". The measure of Mr. Blair's success is dependent on whether you place a greater value on the buildings in which students attend school or the level of education achieved within them. Do you ...

Absurd News of the Week 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Balloon of Naked Man Floating in Milan's Main Park MILAN, Italy ? It would take one very large fig leaf to restore modesty to Milan's main park after the installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man. The balloon self-portrait by Polish artist Pawel Althamer has been hovering outside the Renaissance Palazzina Appiani in Parco Sempione since Monday, drawing second takes, amused ...

Government Targets Divert Police From Serious Cases to Deal With Trivial Crimes 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The Police Federation of England and Wales says government targets lead to "ludicrous" decisions and warns that detectives are being diverted from serious cases to deal with trivial crimes. The federation will debate the issue during its annual conference in Blackpool. At the conference police will discuss whether judging officers purely on numbers of arrests, cautions or on-the-spot fines is ...

Brown to Attack Blair Over Education 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Gordon Brown will attack Tony Blair's education reforms in an attempt to further distance himself from the Prime Minister. The Chancellor will describe numeracy rates among young children as "unacceptable" for one of the world's leading economies. "It is unacceptable that we still have 150,000 children leaving primary school who aren't numerate. Both a strong economy and an inclusive society ...

Brown Will Be New Leader of Labour and Prime Minister 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Mr Brown's campaign said they would await the formal voting figures announced by the party on Thursday before making any statement however, shortly after 6pm yesterday, Gordon Brown reached the crucial total of 308 nominations needed to avoid a contest. The chancellor's only rival, John McDonnell, conceded after Mr Brown secured enough nominations from Labour MPs to stop him getting the 45 needed ...

Another Embarrassing Report for the Government 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Tony Blair, John Reid and Lord Falconer have claimed that too many criminals are being jailed. Lord Falconer, the newly-created Justice Secretary, announced this month that tens of thousands of burglars and other thieves would receive community punishments instead of jail sentences. The Prime Minister signalled that there should be greater emphasis on rehabilitating offenders, tougher community ...

Police Cheif Fears "An Orwellian Situation" In Britain 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Deputy chief constable of Hampshire Ian Readhead said Britain could become a surveillance society with cameras on every street corner. He fears the spread of CCTV cameras is leading to "an Orwellian situation". Readhead expressed concerns about CCTV being used in small towns and villages where crime rates were low and whether the relatively low crime levels justified the expense and intrusion. ...

Labour Desperately Seeking Partner 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Welsh Labour leader Rhodri Morgan is desperately seeking a deal. Labour, the largest party after May's election, may be forced out of power if a coalition between Plaid Cymru, Conservatives and Lib Dems is formed. Following the 3 May election, Labour remained the largest party in the assembly with 26 seats but was left without a majority in the 60-seat chamber. Plaid Cymru has 15 seats in the ...

Government Takes Big Brother to New Heights 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The Government take big brother to new heights with the UK's first police remote control helicopter. The "spy drone", fitted with CCTV cameras, is being used by Merseyside police primarily for tackling anti-social behaviour and public disorder. This machine which was originally used by the military is 1m wide, incredibly lightweight, and can record images from a height of 500m. Merseyside's ...

Government Profiles "Potential" Criminals and Victims 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Home Office plans reveal that council staff, charity workers and doctors among others will be obligated to inform police of any person they believe MAY commit a violent crime. The leaked Home Office document states, "Public bodies will have access to valuable information about people at risk of becoming either perpetrators or victims of serious violence. Professionals will obviously alert police ...

Question of the Week 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Do you agree with the Government's new plan to profile "potential criminals and victims?" For the Article Related to this Question click HERE Previous Questions of the Week 14 May , ...