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Theresa the exaggerator


Understandably this week at Questions to the Prime Minister or PMQs a lot of the focus was on the visit to America by Theresa May. She went through the various Questions and Answers, mostly batting away criticism until Jonathan Reynolds … Continue reading

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We need accountable Councils


During November two charities whose focus is on the needs of trafficked children and reuniting families produced an important report called “Heading back to Harm”. The report encompassed the whole of the United Kingdom and it sought to assess how … Continue reading

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Words that lack integrity


The speech by Amber Rudd on Tuesday at the Conservative Party conference (the photo was from another event) has been picked apart by a number of commentators, focusing primarily on her comments about immigration. However there were many other themes … Continue reading

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‘Profound shock’ has been delayed for over 6 years


According to this BBC News report and our weekend papers Theresa May is to introduce a new piece of legislation during the current session of Parliament which will provide tougher sanctions to tackle modern-day slavery in the UK. This news is … Continue reading

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Bone is at it again


I wrote last weekend following comments made by Peter Bone MP in the light of the appalling campaign by the Home Office using advertising vans. Yesterdays World At One on Radio 4 once again reflected on this campaign, partly because … Continue reading

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Far worse than the vans!


On Tuesday I wrote about the advertising campaign that the Home Office has organised, supposedly to try to deal with illegal immigration.  My point on that occasion was that the vans were likely to stir up fear and insecurity amongst people who … Continue reading

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