Why Blair and Bush were wrong about Lebanon, by Terry Waite

Posted by on Aug 28, 2006 in Uncategorized | 1 comment Former Hezbollah hostage Terry Waite has joined critics who have condemned Tony Blair’s handling of the Middle East crisis. He knows more than most about Lebanon. It is 15 years since the former church envoy was released from captivity by militants in Lebanon. In an interview with his local press (not available on-line due to the lack of Bank Holiday updates), the humanitarian explains why...
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More criminals on the loose if John Reid gets his way

Posted by on Aug 28, 2006 in Uncategorized | 5 comments If John Reid wants magistrates to use electronic tagging as an effective alternative to prison, I suggest tags are used that cannot be removed. At the moment it is all too easy to slip the net and commit further crimes and the Home Office has not even kept vital records on this. This is a flawed system that has not proved itself. Magistrates must despair at this kind of interference, being told...
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Meet a new blue female blogger

Posted by on Aug 28, 2006 in updates | 3 comments Welcome to a new female blue blogger – only this one wears a uniform and gives some interesting inside info about life on the beat . PC Bloggs gives useful tips on what to avoid saying if you don’t want to get booked for speeding; certainly best not to blurt out that you pay their salary! She is also conducting her own survey on police overtime as the much derided Home Office wants...
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