Peter Black AM (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to today's Guardian the Tories are in a bit of trouble over the badly-thought through plans to create elected police commissioners. Some might say that they have been watching too many Batman films (yes, I know Commissioner Gordon wasn't elected) but for the Association of Chief Police Officers it is a bit more serious than that. They believe that the Tory proposals will damage the fight...
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
“The last thing British police need is an elected Sheriff leading the shootout at the O.K. Corral,” said the Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary. Commenting on Sir Hugh Orde’s warning that chief constables may resign if a Tory government tries to place forces under the control of directly-elected local commissioners, Chris Huhne said: “Sir Hugh [...]
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
“Politicians who posture on penalties for gun crime are doing nothing to help young women,” said Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary. Commenting on Metropolitan Police figures, which show two out of three women caught with firearms are not prosecuted, Chris Huhne said: “It is difficult to make sense of any crime statistics that give [...]
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
More than eight in 10 people think crime is rising during a credit crunch crime wave,” said Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary.Commenting on today’s Home Office perception of crime and anti-social behaviour figures, Chris Huhne said: “More than eight in 10 people think crime is rising during a credit crunch crime wave. “The best [...]
Caron's Musings (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
I was horrified to discover yesterday that thousands of T-Mobile customers had had their personal information sold on to third parties by some of the company's staff. I might have been more sympathetic towards T-Mobile if it hadn't been for this incident I blogged about last year which to me showed that their attitude to personal data was at best nonchalant. I wrote then: "Anyway, I opened my...
Chris Huhne MP News Stories (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Commenting on Sir Paul Stephenson's "disappointment" at the lack of progress in the fight against organised crime since 2003, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Commenting on the Government’s announcement that people from Manchester can now apply for an ID card as part of the pilot scheme, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: “Where once we were told ID cards would fight terrorism, crime and illegal immigration, they are now being touted as a billion pound way of helping students get into bars. “The discredited ID cards...
Split Horizons (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
This tweet from Richard Wilson brings me the news that in 2007 (yeah OK, old news), 40 out of 63 Lib Dem MPs backed an Early Day Motion to continue the NHS funding of homeopathic hospitals. That is a higher proportion of MPs than both Labour (72 out of 355) and Conservative (88 out of 198), and the Others (6 out of 29). The list includes Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem Health Spokesperson, and basically all...
Bromsgrove Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
News from Nick Clegg Homophobic Bullying Posted: 16 Nov 2009 05:12 AM PST The Liberal Democrats: United Against Homophobic Bullying & National Anti-Bullying Week 16th November 2009 Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has today called for more to be to done to stamp out homophobic bullying in schools. At the start of National Anti-Bullying Week, Nick Clegg spoke out in a video statement...
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
“The discredited ID cards scheme should be scrapped immediately,” said Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary. Commenting on the Government’s announcement that people from Manchester can now apply for an ID card as part of the pilot scheme, Chris Huhne said: “Where once we were told ID cards would fight terrorism, crime and illegal immigration, [...]
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has today called for more to be to done to stamp out homophobic bullying in schools. At the start of National Anti-Bullying Week, Nick Clegg spoke out in a video statement produced by the Liberal Democrats to highlight the particular problems of homophobic bullying. Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne and [...]
Chris Huhne MP News Stories (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Commenting on Gordon Brown's speech on immigration, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
Chris Huhne MP News Stories (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne is backing a National Autistic Society (NAS) campaign to stop adults with autism being written-off by the employment and benefits system.
Chris Huhne MP News Stories (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne heard about the MEND healthy living programme for families at first hand when Toynbee school pupil Chelsea Mauger, aged 11, visited parliament.
Chris Huhne MP News Stories (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Chris Huhne has today called for more to be to done to stamp out homophobic bullying in schools.
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