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The Government has today given in to the health lobby and interfering ‘do gooders‘ by announcing the first ever minimum pricing for alcohol in England and Wales. TheOpinionSite.org wishes to point out that this is the same ‘non-interfering‘, ‘anti-nanny state‘ administration whose politicians promised less interference in people’s lives only a few months ago when…
The case of Mark Kennedy, the now desperate ex-police officer who infiltrated eco-protesters raises a number of uncomfortable questions relating to police behaviour generally and specifically the role of an ever more powerful police force within UK society. As reported in many national newspapers, the police have apparently tried to hide tapes of conversations, dubiously…
Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke has today started his reform of the prison system. He has announced the closure of 3 prisons, angering right wing Tories and others who are frightened to death of being accused of ‘going soft on crime’. Ashwell prison in Rutland together with Lancaster Castle in Lancashire will close completely and Morton…
The Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP) has received a lot of attention from visitors to TheOpinionSite.org, as do most matters relating to Criminal Justice and the Law. It is probably worth reminding ourselves why the former and later discredited Home Secretary,David Blunkett introduced this appalling measure in the first place. The reasoning behind his…
David Cameron has confirmed that the VAT increase will be permanent, the Budget will see tax increases and benefits to the poor and unemployed will be cut. However, the rich will see their taxes cut and bankers will get huge bonuses. His thinly veiled warnings came in an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr this…
The ex-Labour MP, David Chaytor could be released as early as May, despite receiving a prison sentence of 18 months for fiddling expenses. Many are saying that this is too short a period in prison. Indeed, apart from other MPs, nobody seems to be offering much sympathy to HMP Wandsworth’s latest high profile inmate. They…
Helen Reece, a leading academic at the London School of Economics and Political Science is calling on the Home Secretary Theresa May to end the blanket ban on allowing sex offenders to adopt children. Ms Reece also points out that such action is discriminatory, is contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and…
Supermarkets and retailers have already started to rip off the public by hiding additional price rises behind the new increase in VAT. TheOpinionSite.org warned of this last month (http://theopinionsite.org/?p=518) but already the likes of Tesco, Asda and the other major retailers have increased their prices on essential goods by more than the VAT rise. As…
The increase in the rate of VAT to 20% on Tuesday is one of the most ill-considered and damaging actions of the so called “coalition” Government so far. Such is the view of many financial commentators and it is certainly the view of TheOpinionSite.org. The Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson has written to George Osborne to…
The British Coalition Government is in total confusion and turmoil over the ruling by the UK Supreme Court that the lack of a review mechanism regarding the Sex Offenders Register violates the European Convention on Human Rights. The Cameron Government is terrified of being criticised by the Sun newspaper, the disproportionately influential child protection industry…
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