Inquests Can be Held in Private After MPs Back 'Fundamental' Change 'The proposal, an amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill, was passed by a majority of just 34. A High Court judge will decide whether proceedings should be held behind closed doors if they affect national security, the relationship between the UK and another country or the prevention or detection of a crime.' MPs Call For £40,000 Pay Rise 'As the parliamentary sleaze watchdog launched a full inquiry into members' expenses, senior backbenchers called for the £24,000-a-year allowance to be replaced with an annual salary increase.The proposed pay rise would boost an MP's basic wage to more than £100,000 from £63,291, at a time when private sector workers are enduring pay freezes.' The Takeover of America - Republic Becomes Oligarchy 'America has become an oligarchy ( a government ruled by a powerful few ) versus a Republic ( a government limited by law ) as the banking and Wall Street Masters of the Universe continue their tyranny and class economic rape while the public ignites in furor.' Home School: A Quiet Revolution 'Friends at college don't always know what to think when they ask Chris Byrd where he went to high school. "Really? You were home-schooled? Why aren't you a freak?รข€ In Oklahoma, by some estimates, 33,000 children are facing that kind of question. If home schools were a district of their own, it would be twice the size of Broken Arrow Public Schools, and three times the size of Jenks.' British Police 'Guilty' of Terror Law Abuse 'A British parliamentary committee finds the police guilty of misusing counter terrorism laws and being too heavy-handed toward protestors. As thousands in London prepare to take to the streets for next month's G20 summit, the House of Parliament's select committee on human rights has criticized the police for being too heavy-handed in their preparation for protests. According to the committee, British police have manipulated legislation such as the counter terrorism laws in dealing with protestors, have resorted to intimidation and have abused its stop-and-search powers. "The right to protest is a fundamental democratic right and one that the state and police have a duty to protect and facilitate," said the committee's chairman Andrew Dismore.'Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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