Daily Archives: July 14, 2009 »
Probe Into Bush Policies Urged
President Barack Obama has been reluctant to probe Bush-era torture and anti-terrorism policies, but his Democratic allies aren’t likely to let the matters rest. “I’ve always preferred my idea of a commission of inquiry
Read More »Stop the War Coalition barred from Downing Street
Anti-war campaigners were refused access to Downing Street yesterday to deliver a letter calling for troops to be pulled out of Afghanistan. About 100 noisy demonstrators crossed Whitehall to take up a position in
Read More »Politicians cost public £500 million each year
Britain’s politicians apparently cost the taxpayer £500million a year. The number of political professionals has grown by ten-fold in the past decade to 29,000 and the cost of paying them has risen just as
Read More ȣ24m: The cost of tracking your emails and phone calls
The Home Office has revealed the multimillion-pound cost of monitoring the UK’s communications. Home Office policing and security minister, David Hanson, told Parliament last week that millions are now being spent to fund ISPs’,
Read More »IBM biometrics ID cards contract to last 7 years
IBM’s contract to supply technology for ID cards will last seven years, despite the possibility that a change in government could scupper the scheme. The company and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced
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