Deceptikons: Liberal Opinion and PoliticsLiberal Opinion & Analysis of British Politics & Current Affairs from a centre-left point of view. Includes articles on Human Rights Issues, Religion and UK Government Policy.Non-Paying parents face tagging- January 3, 2006 Work and pensions secretary John Hutton has suggested that parents who fail to make child support payments may face electronic tagging and curfews.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=195.xml NO2ID - Say no to ID Cards- January 1, 2006 The UK Government seems determined to press ahead with their scheme for Compulsory National Identity Cards and the Bill has passed its first test in the Commons on Tuesday, 28 June 2005. The government used its 60 seat majority in the House of Commons and saw of a back-bend revolt by doing a deal with Ian Paisley's DUP (I think they were promised peerages,) in spite of diminishing public support.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=159.xml |