Former education secretary Nicky Morgan led calls for irresponsible owners to face the same punishments as those whose dogs attack humans or guide dogs. Environment minister George Eustice insisted the powers were already in place to penalise such attacks, though…
Tag: Public spending
TANSTAAFL (Again)….
Whether you are a new mum wanting to make friends or a struggling parent needing support, children’s’ centres are an invaluable free service to many caring for children. Except they are nothing of the kind… However, government cuts and financial…
Frankly, The Police Are Right To Prioritise…
Only two drivers in London have been warned about smoking in cars with children since a ban was introduced nearly a year ago, it emerged today. Figures from the Met police show that the force has stopped two motorists caught…
Leeches…
A teenager is suing the Met Police and Islington council for repeatedly holding him in a cell overnight. The 14-year-old’s case is being brought by charity Just For Kids Law, which argued that the boy was kept in the “unsuitable”…
“Won’t Someone Think Of The Darwin Award Contenders..?!?”
Groups have been photographed at the edge at the Seven Sisters and renewed calls have been made for people to beware of the dangers. And now some have been calling for fencing to be installed along the cliff edge as…
What, We Can’t Expect Public Sector Workers To Multitask?
The ‘Guardian’ does one of its regular ‘Let one of the little people tell you what it’s really like working in…’ slots. They always seem to be able to find the one bleeding heart in the entire organisation, too. When…
Please Don’t Suggest ‘We Don’t Have The Resources’….
Sir Michael Wilshaw isn’t happy with Birmingham: …following visits to the city to meet schools and the council, he said: “As a result of these discussions, I am quite clear that, although many of these schools have improved and children…
Hurrah For The ‘Terrible Toree Cutz’..!
If they are affecting people like this, then bring….it….ON! “I am sick of the legal aid cuts, the lack of access to justice, the systemic delays for my clients, the deprivations of liberty that have become routine where nobody is…
In The Pockets Of The Feminist Lobby…
A controversial museum devoted to Jack the Ripper has suffered a major blow after it was ordered to remove most of the signage advertising its presence. The Jack The Ripper Museum in east London will have to take down its…
Ah, The West, Finding New Ways To Irritate Muslims 24/7/365..
In the good old days, before sugar became the new poison and bread could be consumed guilt-free, the idea of fasting seemed novel. When I explained the concept to people, I was usually greeted with surprise, tinged with (I like…
‘Offensive And Upsetting’ To Whom..?
Gosh! At it again, civil servants? And what did they edit this time? *boggle* And despite it being swiftly restored, they seem intent on doing it again and again… Someone should be asking questions, about this misuse of government equipment…
Mankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality…
Figures released last month from 31 police forces after an FOI request by the BBC revealed that most offences of revenge porn do not result in a criminal charge. Revenge porn – or disclosing private sexual photographs and films without…
If There’s No Incentive To Turn A Profit, Is It A Business At All?
Former Labour councillor Zena Brabazon is more sceptical of the new opening hours. She said: “I do not think it will make a difference to their repayments. “They were given a grant which they do not have to pay back…
Rent Seeking Par Excellence!
A learning disabilities commissioner should be appointed to protect the rights of vulnerable people in England, a report into the Winterbourne View scandal has recommended. Five years on from the Panorama programme detailing abuse at a private hospital near Bristol,…
If You Build It, They Might Not Come!
Certainly not if it’s going to bankrupt them: A new £6.4million bus station could become a ‘white elephant’ after operators threatened to boycott it. Two independent companies have said that unless the price of using the Accrington complex is reduced…