There Are Times…
There are times – ever more frequently of late – when I despair of my fellow man. A dispute over the playing of the British […]
Month: February 2007
Blair rebuffs 1.8m who signed road petition
Yesterday, as Mr Blair prepared to publish his email, Downing Street said the Prime Minister would not “capitulate” to demands for the scheme to be […]
ID cards ‘will allow crime fingerprint checks’ | Uk News | News | Telegraph
People who get identity cards will have their fingerprints checked against those found at the scene of nearly a million unsolved crimes, Tony Blair said […]
Road fees scheme ‘not definite’
As the petition against road pricing draws to a close, the government prepares its response: Plans for pilot road pricing schemes should not be seen […]
BBC NEWS | Politics | Ministers lose mental health vote
The government has suffered a defeat in the Lords over its plans to detain people under the mental health act. The government has suffered two […]
Labour will force everyone to give fingerprints at ID card interview centres
Ministers plan to force all adults to travel miles at their own expense to fingerprint scanning units so their details can go onto an identity […]
Drivers to be Offered Trial Road Pricing Scheme
Tony Blair is thinking about offering those who object to the road pricing plans a trial arrangement: Motorists will be asked to volunteer for road […]
The Fat Police
As pointed out over at an Englishman’s Castle, you just couldn’t make it up: HIGH Street giants Marks & Spencer are to hire food police […]
Don’t expect a seat, says Go-Ahead chief
A rail company chief executive has risked the wrath of London commuters by insisting that it is “unreasonable to expect everybody to get a seat” […]
“Vital” Passport Changes
Well, it’s starting… Interviews for first-time passport applicants will be “vital” in helping crack identity fraud, officials say. The Identity and Passport Service has defended […]