Constitutional Reform
The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, who has responsibility for Guernsey, has threatened to close three state schools on the Bailiwick after objecting to an aspect of the proposed new anti-discrimination law. The Discrimination Ordinance, which will be debated by the States of Guernsey tomorrow, is set to outlaw religious discrimination, including teaching staff in schools, so… Read more »
Tax rise payments from over 8 million people needed to fund NHS litigation An influential parliamentary committee has been warned by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) that the Health and Social Care Levy of 1.25% could be swallowed up by the amounts being paid out each year in NHS clinical negligence claims. In evidence to… Read more »
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Tony Blair has described proposals to ban Scottish MPs from voting on English issues as “completely wrong”. The prime minister fielded questions from two Labour backbenchers on Tory plans to only allow English MPs to vote on issues that only affect England, but not from Tory leader David Cameron who chose to focus on Afghanistan… Read more »
John Prescott is facing an inquiry from the parliamentary watchdog over his failure to declare a stay at the home of an American billionaire. The deputy prime minister spent two days at the home of Philip Anschutz, whose company Anschutz Entertainment Group is hoping to turn the Millennium Dome into Britain’s first super-casino. The government… Read more »
