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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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Black African or Caribbean people are three times more likely to be hospitalised for mental health problems than the average, a new survey finds. A national census of inpatient care finds this group is also up to 44 per cent more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act – when someone is hospitalised… Read more »
David Cameron today set the tone for his new style of politics when he began prime minister’s questions by giving the government his full support on school reforms. The new Conservative leader had promised to move away from “Punch and Judy” confrontations as practiced by his predecessor, Michael Howard, and today made a point of… Read more »
