The BBC reports: - England is to get its first "new" grammar school for five decades after ministers allowed a grammar school to build an "annexe" in another town. Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge will open a site in Sevenoaks, Kent - side-stepping a ban on new grammar schools.
Liberal Democrat politicians have reacted with alarm to yesterday's ruling on the Wilson Doctrine The Investigatory Powers Tribunal basically shrugged off Harold Wilson's declaration in 1966 that MPs' phones would not be intercepted without him knowing, saying that it had no basis in law. This comes on top of two Police forces abusing their powers to try to find journalists' sources. If an MP, or a lawyer, or a journalist is investigating the Government for doing something it shouldn't, the idea that the Government could snoop on that investigation is alarming.
It's all quite simple, really - the Liberal Democrats, unlike Labour, were not going to fall into Osborne's trap. Here is Tom Brake's speech from last night's debate: The Liberal Democrats will not support the charter tonight. Whatever the machinations in the Labour party, our reasons for opposing it are clear: the charter is just as much about fantasy economics as was Labour's magic money tree. We remain committed to abolishing the structural deficit by 2017-18, and to seeing debt fall as a percentage of GDP in the following years. We will not, however, abandon the critical need for continued investment in infrastructure, and we will ensure that our economy remains competitive in the medium and long term. We are for sound and stable economic policy-something that sadly has been abandoned first by the official Opposition and now by the Government. The charter is a trap set for the Labour party into which it has fallen headlong, and I suggest that it is also a trap for the Government over which they risk tyin
Liberal Democrat Federal Conference September 2015
We have now seen the launch of both the 'Remain' and 'Leave' campaigns (with two in the latter camp) ahead of the EU referendum. There are a number of tough questions that both sides will have to answer, especially if they are to appeal to all-important swing voters in this referendum. So far, there have been too many clichés, dubious statistics and much preaching to the converted. It remains early days in the campaign, but below Open Europe lays out ten questions or issues which each side will have to answer or counter if they are to present a convincing and honest case.
Detroit Soup is a concept for crowd-funding dinners that has raised more than $100,000 (£63,900) for community projects in the Motor City. It has rapidly spread around the UK. More than 100 people turned up to the first Sheffield Soup in July…