It’s not Big Brother himself you’ve got to be wary of, it’s all his snotty nosed junior siblings that you need to keep your beady eye on.
Councils have been given access to the records of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) specifically for the purpose …read more
There you are, driving along a busy road when the driver in front seems to be a bit slow. You may be in a bit of a hurry but there’s no chance of overtaking. You get to that roundabout and the driver in front seems to be dithering …read more
An ex-soldier who had served his country with the Royal Highland Fusiliers was spared jail but given a sentence to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work, while his 14 year old tormentor was ‘punished’ by a meeting with his football heroes. …read more
Speaking on the BBC’s The One Show on Monday, the Equalities and Criminal Information Minister Lynne Featherstone said that wheel clamping on private land would be outlawed.
This will, with the stroke of a pen, revoke …read more
In more motoring news it seems that councils are after gaining access to the wallet of the driver too.
Not only do we have the threat of private companies operating speed cameras, we now have councils putting up the cost of parking …read more
Recent stories had us believing that government cuts were forcing the widespread shutting down of traffic police fixed speed camera operations.
These cameras had always been touted by motoring organisations as …read more
As everyone would agree today the housing market is at a standstill. First time buyers cannot get on the ladder, people cannot upsize and in many cases cannot even sell a large place to downsize. …read more
The equality campaigning Fawcett Society has launched a ground-breaking high court case to have the coalition’s emergency budget declared unlawful as MPs were not told that women would bear the brunt of the economic pain.
Represented by lawyers from Cherie Blair’s Matrix Chambers, …read more
The officer grimly surveyed the rough and open terrain carefully through his field glasses watching for those dangerous tell-tale signs. Suddenly he froze, his binoculars fixed on the far distance.
“Jonesey! Quick!” he gasped to his comrade as he offered over the binoculars, “Look!” …read more
In evidence that the battle against cocaine smuggling is being won, the wholesale price has gone up and supply on the streets has dropped.
In welcome news in a report in the Independent the moves by The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) to take on the smugglers before the drug reaches our shores is bearing fruit. …read more
Reminiscent of some of the more horrific scenes from the film ‘Scum’ starring Ray Winstone, a document has been released into the public domain which details the sort of restraint techniques that can be used against children in UK Secure Training Centres (STC).
The document, “Physical Control in Care” (PCC), which was written by HM Prison Service …read more
Sex for money is legal – for some
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010A lot of the time I trawl the net looking for stories that on the face of it are not connected but after some analysis you realise they are.
Now, before I go any further I must warn you that clicking on some of the links …read more
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