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.Thatcher: Not Dead Yet!- August 9, 2006 Labour MP Rosie Cooper was nothing if not premature when she asked if there were Cabinet Office plans to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a state funeral. According to the Daily Telegraph Miss Cooper, MP for Lancashire West wrote to Downing Street to say that some of her constituents were "appalled" by the idea.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=253.xml What Muslims Want- August 9, 2006 Following a recent Channel 4 Dispatches program titled "What Muslims Want", the debate on Muslim integration into Britain has been reopened with vigour. The survey highlighted the growing feeling of separation between Muslims and Non-Muslims in Britain. Whilst other ethnic minorities are increasingly integrated into British Society, Muslims, particularly the young are growing ever more polarised.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=252.xml ID Cards plans inconsistent and lacking clarity- August 5, 2006 The Labour Government's plans to introduce ID cards and a national identity database are "inconsistent and lack clarity", that's the verdict of the Commons science and technology committee.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=251.xml Reid loses appeal against Afghan hijackers- August 4, 2006 Home Secretary John Reid has lost his battle to limit the freedoms of 9 Afghanis who we granted Asylum after they hijacked an internal Afghan flight in a desperate attempt to escape the Taleban.http://www.deceptikons.com/article.asp?file=250.xml |