A man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress by Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been ordered to pay a fine of £240 and surcharge of £96. With welcome clarity, the judge said that the current prosecution was not ‘an… Read more »
The trial of a man who burned a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in protest of the President of Turkey has just concluded. The man stood trial for racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress at Westminster Magistrates Court. The outcome is pending. Humanists UK has expressed concern that this might amount to… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Another poll has confirmed the end of the ‘Brown bounce’, with the Conservatives recording a six-point swing against Labour. The Tories were up four per cent in January to 43 per cent according to the Times/Populus poll. Labour slipped two points to 33 per cent while the Liberal Democrats continued their mediocre… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Land earmarked for the proposed construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been purchased by a Greenpeace-led coalition of climate change protestors. The land, approximately the size of half a football pitch, is located in the village of Sipson, with Greenpeace protestors expected to occupy the site with the intention… Read more »
