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.Nuclear Back on the Agenda with a Vengeance- May 21, 2006 Last week Tony Blair told the CBI conference that Nuclear Power was "back on the Agenda with a Vengeance". Now whilst that might sound a little like another Die Hard movie sequel this does have repercussions, least of all because it appears the Prime Minister is pre-empting the conclusions of the energy review he himself commissioned.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=229.xml Time to Demand Renewable Energy- May 21, 2006 With Tony Blair envisaging a new age of Nuclear Power in Britain. The voices of the majority of us who want to a rise in clean and safe Renewable Energy are being ignored by politicians in Whitehall. Who seem to be hell bent on meeting CO2 targets, whatever the cost to the environment, and cuddling up to the Power Industry keen to cash in on the prospect of supplying us with nuclear power at artificially inflated prices.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=230.xml Human Rights Act Under Threat!- May 15, 2006 The Human Rights Act is under threat following two high-profile cases, including one where 9 Afghan asylum seekers were granted temporary leave to remain after hi-jacking a plane and another where a rapist was released from a life sentence only to murder single mother Naomi Bryant 9 months after his release.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=228.xml Afghan Hijackers Granted Asylum- May 14, 2006 Tony Blair has called the decision to grant nine Afghanis temporary Asylum after they hijacked a flight from Kabul an "Abuse of Common Sense". However, once you understand the context of the situation, you may feel more sympathetic to their plight.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=227.xml Blair gets 3 month deadline- May 7, 2006 Tony Blair is facing calls from as many as 50 backbench MP's who have aparently signed a letter calling on the prime minister to set out a clear timetable for his departure and giving him 3 months to do so.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=225.xml Cabinet Kerfuffle- May 6, 2006 By way of response to, or arguably to deflect attention from, Labour's disastrous defeat at the Local Elections, Tony Blair has performed his most radical cabinet reshuffle in his 9 year premiership.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=224.xml Foreign Prisoner Deportation Scandal- May 6, 2006 Charles Clarke was sacked from his post of home secretary yesterday in a major cabinet reshuffle. This follows recent revelations that 1,023 Foreign Criminals who had served jail sentences in Britain weren't considered for deportation and instead were released back into the community upon completing their sentences.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=223.xml Local Elections 2006- May 5, 2006 Yesterday, England went to the polls in the Local Council Elections, to select 4,360 councillors in 176 councils. Turnout was better than expected and estimates put it at almost 40%, that's 10% higher than in 2004.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=222.xml |