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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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The chief executive of Royal Mail has defended the company’s performance after the latest figures show that it has failed to meet its delivery targets. Over the last five months First Class next day delivery performance ran at about 88.3 per cent, significantly lower that the target of 92.5 per cent of all First Class… Read more »
With the August “silly season” in full swing and most of the UK’s political operatives away on holiday, this week has been incredibly quiet on the appointments front. All the parliaments remain in recess, and there have been no changes to the Government or opposition front benches. Coincidentally, all the key appointments for this week… Read more »
