Across The Border Line
Swifter action to tackle new ‘legal highs’ through temporary bans was promised yesterday by James Brokenshire, Minister for Crime Prevention.
For the first time the Government will be able to react quickly as new substances emerge with temporary 12 month bans. The bans will send a clear message to users that these substances carry a risk and will prevent new chemicals becoming widely available.
The government will introduce new legislation which will enable police to confiscate suspected substances and the UK Border Agency will seize shipments entering the country. The penalty for …
The indication is that the conservative government will not keep its promise about some allowances that help the most vulnerable amongs us just hundred days in power. This is worrying considering the way Prime Minister Cameron defended their position on this matter during the campaigns.
It can’t be labour’s fault that these powerful promises are not kept or will not be kept. We may never know plans con-dems have for us till October. But be warned, some children’s bread and elderly people’s rations could be in danger.
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The public is today being asked to vote to find the best ideas from over 44,000 submitted to the Treasury as part of the public engagement through the Spending Challenge website. The most promising ideas will be taken forward as part of the Spending Review process, which will set budgets for public services for the next four years.
Voting will be open until 31 August 2010, in order to consider ideas before the Spending Review concludes on 20 October.
Since launching the public phase of the Spending Challenge, the Government has received …
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Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Conducts Massive Child Abduction Campaign
The LRA continues its horrific campaign to replenish its ranks by brutally tearing children from their villages and forcing them to fight. The evidence points to Joseph Kony, the LRA leader, as the author of this atrocious campaign. LRA has abducted more than 697 adults and children in a largely unreported campaign in the Central African Republic and the neighboring Bas Uele district of northern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past 18 months. Nearly one-third of those abducted …
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is warning taxpayers to be vigilant following reports that thieves are making phone calls pretending to be the taxman. The fraudsters inform taxpayers they are due a tax rebate, and ask for their bank card details over the phone. They then attempt to take money from the account using the details provided. Victims risk having their bank accounts emptied and their personal details sold on to other organised criminal gangs. The warning comes amid a recent surge in the number of tax scam “phishing” emails …
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