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Another day in court

Posted on March 19, 2008
Another day in courtI went to the Crown Court this morning to enter a plea of not guilty to the charge of having a dog dangerously out of control, and assault. My barrister, Mark George, was ok although we did have a minor disagreement over whether he should apply to vary my bail conditions...

Heather Mills loses appeal of full details of divorce being released

Posted on March 18, 2008
Heather Mills loses appeal of full details of divorce being releasedBreaking news: More later.UPDATE:Mills loses divorce ruling appeal"Full details of the divorce of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are to be made public after Ms Mills was refused permission to appeal the publication".

Important boost for Welsh economy

Posted on March 18, 2008
Important boost for Welsh economyThe welsh mining industry may be in for a much needed boost-it seems they have found a very important copper deposit at the bottom of a mountain.Manchester Police chief constable found dead after hill-walking trip in SnowdoniaHat-Tip to Ronskneesrantsandraves

Call to close offenders' centre

Posted on March 18, 2008
Call to close offenders' centre"A controversial secure children's training centre should temporarily close, according to a watchdog.Chief prisons inspector Anne Owers said an inspection of Oakhill near Milton Keynes had found a "staggering" level of force being used against children".

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Warning over giant prisons plan

Posted on March 18, 2008
Warning over giant prisons plan"The governor of Europe's largest jail has warned against British government plans to build three so-called Titan prisons each holding 2,500 prisoners".Inside Europe's largest prison"BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw reports from Europe's largest prison - the 3,800-strong Fleury-Merogis near Paris - on how super size prisons work in reality".

Uncharitable Heather Mills branded a liar by judge

Posted on March 18, 2008
Uncharitable Heather Mills branded a liar by judge"Heather Mills' evidence in her divorce case with Sir Paul McCartney was "inconsistent, inaccurate" and "less than candid", according to the judge".On the other hand..."Sir Paul's evidence was described as "balanced"...

Man charged with Shannon kidnap

Posted on March 17, 2008
Man charged with Shannon kidnap"A man who was found by police in a flat with a missing nine-year-old schoolgirl has been charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment".I wonder, just wonder, if there is not more to this case than meets the eye? Perhaps, a McScam-type operation?

John Prescott's successor selected

Posted on March 17, 2008
John Prescott's successor selectedKarl Turner, a lawyer, has been selected to replace John Prescott as MP for Hull East.More later.UPDATE:PRESCOTT'S SUCCESSOR: 'I'LL BUILD ON LEGACY'Karl Turner has said he hopes to build on John Prescott's legacy after being chosen as his replacement as the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for Hull East...

Breaking news: Heather Mills strikes gold worth £24.3M

Posted on March 17, 2008
Breaking news: Heather Mills strikes gold worth £24.3MMore later.UPDATE:"Heather Mills has been awarded £24.3m in her divorce settlement with estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney"."The summary judgment stated that Ms Mills had sought £125 million...Ms Mills insisted she was "very, very happy" with the decision"...

John Smeaton:Hero to zero

Posted on March 17, 2008
John Smeaton:Hero to zero"A baggage handler honoured for his role in stopping the failed bomb attack on Glasgow airport has been branded "a fake" who grossly exaggerated his role in thwarting the perpetrators".

Chinese troops parade handcuffed Tibetan prisoners in trucks

Posted on March 17, 2008
Chinese troops parade handcuffed Tibetan prisoners in trucks"The Chinese army drove through the streets of Lhasa today parading dozens of Tibetan prisoners in handcuffs, their heads bowed, as troops stepped up their hunt for the rioters in house-to-house searches"...

MoD office worker gets £200,000 payout

Posted on March 17, 2008
MoD office worker gets £200,000 payout"Soldiers' families reacted angrily after it emerged the Ministry of Defence awarded £202,000 to an office employee who strained his back picking up a printer".Given that this award is the same size as would be given to a soldier severely injured in Iraq, it is compensation culture gone mad...

Ed Balls plans 'baby Asbos' for 10-year olds

Posted on March 17, 2008
Ed Balls plans 'baby Asbos' for 10-year olds"Tearaways as young as 10 are to be targeted with "baby Asbos" to stop them going off the rails".This has to be a load of Balls!

Tell me the old old story...

Posted on March 16, 2008
Tell me the old old story...Eventually, the Daily Mail on Sunday has reported on the Civil Serf here what I announced earlier here.

Police state just around the corner

Posted on March 16, 2008
Police state just around the corner"Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain's most senior police forensics expert".Fuck Off!

Who says crime doesn't pay?

Posted on March 16, 2008
Who says crime doesn't pay?MPs retaliation for having their £23,000 per year expenses fiddle stopped is to demand they are rewarded with a £40,000 per year pay rise! They are arguing that this will allow them to pay for themselves their second homes. However, if the public purse pays for this I fail to see how MPs can claim they are paying for their second homes themselves...

Britain's refugee shame

Posted on March 16, 2008
Britain's refugee shame"Gordon Brown has strongly criticised Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe, but now ministers are seeking to expel 1,000 desperate people back to Harare on the grounds that there is 'no general risk' to them".Gordon Brown's new policy appears to be: Tough on refugees, weak on the causes of refugees.

Keep the Home Fires Burning

Posted on March 15, 2008
Keep the Home Fires Burning

The MPs' goldmine: They work just 13 years to get a pension it would take you 62 years to get

Posted on March 15, 2008
The MPs' goldmine: They work just 13 years to get a pension it would take you 62 years to get"A typical employee would have to work for 62 years to earn the pension an MP receives after only 13 years, research reveals today.For the first time, it lays bare the "platinum-plated" pension enjoyed by the country's MPs - but virtually none of their constituents...

Tory peers face bill to clarify UK tax status

Posted on March 15, 2008
Tory peers face bill to clarify UK tax status"A bill that would force Lord Ashcroft, the Conservative party deputy chairman, to clarify his tax status received qualified support from the government yesterday".

Open letter: A threat to our freedoms

Posted on March 15, 2008
Open letter: A threat to our freedomsNo convincing case has been made for detaining terror suspects without charge beyond the current limit of 28 daysIn October last year the prime minister made a promising speech in favour of preserving our civil liberties and extending them further...

Detective jailed over card fraud

Posted on March 14, 2008
Detective jailed over card fraud"A senior detective found guilty of misusing police credit cards has been sentenced to three years in prison".

Manacled, starved, beaten: a rendition victim's story

Posted on March 14, 2008
Manacled, starved, beaten: a rendition victim's story"Khaled al-Maqtari's nightmare began when American troops arrived at the al-Ghufran market in Fallujah in January 2004. He was arrested along with other terrorist suspects and taken to Abu Ghraib jail...

Gunfire erupts in Tibetan capital as protesters clash with Chinese police

Posted on March 14, 2008
Gunfire erupts in Tibetan capital as protesters clash with Chinese police"Gunfire erupted in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, today as monks and Tibetans rioted in the heart of the city and hospitals reported at least nine people had been wounded in street fighting"...

Bear convicted of stealing honey

Posted on March 14, 2008
Bear convicted of stealing honey"A bear who could not keep its paws out of a beekeeper's hives has been convicted of theft and criminal damage by a court in Macedonia.But the honey-stealing bear was nowhere to be seen as the court in Bitola handed down its judgement...

Eton suspends pupils over 'mugging'

Posted on March 14, 2008
Eton suspends pupils over 'mugging'"Four pupils have been suspended from Eton College over an incident involving a teenage girl on the school playing field.The 13-year-old girl, not linked to the school, was apparently attacked and her handbag stolen...

House of Commons: Members' Allowance Expenditure

Posted on March 14, 2008
House of Commons: Members' Allowance ExpenditureThis page gives explanatory information for each column of the Members' allowances expenditure tables. Please note that for the allowance years 2004/05 and 2005/06, the breakdown of Members' travel allowance expenditure by mode of transport (columns 5a to 5e) is provided on separate tables...

Women and children killed in Afghanistan by British air strike

Posted on March 13, 2008
Women and children killed in Afghanistan by British air strike"Two women and two children were killed in an air strike called in by British forces in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. It is understood that the incident in Helmand Province took place after British troops had called in air support to help extricate them from a Taliban ambush at an undisclosed location in the southern part of the war-ravaged province...

MPs £100 per week snouts in the trough

Posted on March 13, 2008
MPs £100 per week snouts in the troughIt has emerged that checks designed to put an end to MPs fiddling their expenses will not extend to having to produce receipts to justify the £400 they claim each month for food allowance.I get £55 per week Job Seekers Allowance...

Man loses grape case against Marks and Spencers

Posted on March 13, 2008
Man loses grape case against M&S"An accountant who claimed he injured himself by slipping on a grape in a Marks and Spencer car park has lost his High Court bid for damages".A good result. Why am I not surprised? With the gambler losing his case against William Hill, I now await to see if the woman who has sued a casino and the ambulance worker who has sued the elderly couple also get their just desserts.

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