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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 politics.co.uk staff The government is set to raise the minimum redundancy payment in a bid to help counteract the effects of the recession. At present, the payment stands at one week’s pay for every full year’s service between the ages of 22 and 41 and one and a half week’s pay for older employees…. Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Conservative MP Damian Green has made angry protests about being prevented from discussing a police investigation involving him inside the Commons. He was ordered to stop speaking by deputy speaker Sylvia Heal while making comments about a statement made by Commons speaker Michael Martin concerning e-mails sent between Mr Green and former… Read more »
