October 2009
Politics Summary: Friday, October 23rd
Nick Griffin was “booed, jeered and mocked” last night as he described white people as Britain’s aborigines, reiterated his claim […]
Porn-row council chief faces neither discipline nor support
Local Tory chiefs distance themselves from council leader found to have downloaded porn onto his work computer.
Pupil discipline is a matter for teachers, not judges
Ed Balls' plans to allow parents to take schools to court when discipline is poor are right to identify behaviour as a concern, but wrong to use the legal system to deal with it.
Hutton tells Brown: “Don’t scrap Trident”
The former Defence Secretary warns the Prime Minister not to reduce the size of the Trident nuclear submarine fleet from four to three.
BNP councillor quits and goes awol
Further evidence that the BNP are cracking up on the eve of their showdown on Question Time emerges with the […]
Conservative reaction to Keir Starmer reveals their deep-seated cynicism
Various figures in the Conservative Party are calling for Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, to be sacked for defending the Human Rights Act in the Crown Prosecution Service annual lecture. But this ad hominem attack raises the suspicion that it is no more than a means to cover for the inadequacy of Conservative policy.