The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are set to launch their Bakers‘ Dozen manifesto that they and their members want to see introduced by the next UK Government. Aimed especially at the Labour Party, the Bakers‘ Dozen report and manifesto lays out 13 policy demands that would transform the lives of their members and working class people across… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt British politics appears to have slipped over to Switzerland for the weekend, with the Davos summit attracting argument and drama. Gordon Brown called for global unity in the face of the financial crisis in a press conference with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon this morning. He was briefly interrupted when a mobile… Read more »
By Laura Miller Councillors will soon be allowed to stay at home instead of attending meetings and vote by remote control – but still claim thousands in expenses. Ministers are continuing to back plans that would encourage “remote” voting at council meetings, despite facing heavy criticism from other MPs. Caroline Spelman, shadow communities and local… Read more »
