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20 Apr 2009, 10:27 am
The UK Government's Annual Pledge Report 2007/08 is just out.The Pledge Report contains a review of ADR use in government over the past 12 months.Bottom line is the use of ADR by government in Britain has risen by 25.25% compared to 06/07.The money quote;'During the reporting period 2007/08, ADR has been used in 374 cases with 271 leading to settlement, saving costs estimated at £26.3 million. [read post]
14 Jun 2016, 10:51 am
The actual proportion of UK Child Benefit awards going on children living abroad in Europe is 0.3%7, but 14% of us think that 30% of UK Child Benefit goes to children abroad and 23% of us think 13% does. [read post]
1 Aug 2022, 10:59 am
"June 2022: I noted that Lizzo apologized for using the word.ADDED: The OED finds the first published use of "spaz" in Pauline Kael's 1965 "I Lost It at the Movies":The term that American teen-agers now use as the opposite of ‘tough’ is ‘spaz’. [read post]
4 Feb 2020, 7:50 am
The US House of Representatives on Monday introduced a resolution denouncing Britain’s decision permitting Chinese telecommunications group Huawei to contribute to the Britain’s 5G networks despite Trump administration disapproval. [read post]
23 Apr 2009, 10:36 am
The agency responsible for protecting British citizen privacy says Google Street view does not violate it, based on other current practices including Twitter, blogging, and use of services such as MySpace and Facebook. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 9:26 am
Apple charges about 9 cents more per song in Britain compared with prices in nations that use the euro. [read post]
4 Aug 2009, 12:10 am
In Britain beginning Oct. 1, a new Supreme Court will take over the appellate jurisdiction that has traditionally been exercised by the House of Lords. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 12:32 pm
Great Britain. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 7:45 pm
And the Press Association (UK) reports that "Supreme court affirms random stop-and-search; Top UK court says Public Order Act powers, used to tackle gun crime and gangs, deter police bias and will save lives. [read post]
12 Mar 2007, 9:12 pm
Writing for Crikey, Charles Richardson reminds us that cyberspace is real space:Interesting story on the wire yesterday concerning an alleged plot by al-Qaeda operatives "to bring down the internet in Britain". [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 4:00 pm
26 Jul 2019, 7:29 am
The couple used the sperm of Mr. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 2:34 pm
The Hartford City Council approved a $350 million plan to build a minor league baseball stadium for the New Britain Rock Cats. [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 5:16 am
Britain plans to commemorate in a big way the 200th anniversary of its abolition of the slave trade. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 5:07 am
“David Cameron appeared to hint this week that the cabinet battle over the controversial UK-US treaty, which underpins the extradition of the retired businessman Christopher Tappin, is not yet finished.” Full story The Guardian, 24th February 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 7:06 am
That is undeniably a better and more useful export to our people than any sales of fighter planes. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 2:08 am
“The husband of a woman who died in one of Britain’s best-known hospitals is taking its management and the health secretary Andrew Lansley to court, alleging an illegal use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders.” Full story The Guardian, 26th August 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk Related link: Patient Concern demands national policy on ‘do not resuscitate’ orders [read post]
3 Nov 2008, 9:16 am
“Senior politicians from all parties are urging the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, to halt the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon unless she receives a guarantee from the US that he will be allowed to serve any sentence imposed in Britain. [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 8:32 am
“Britain’s secure training centres (STCs) - privately run ‘child prisons’- are using a disproportionate amount of physical force to control children in their care. [read post]
27 Feb 2009, 1:11 am
“The government is planning to get around a European court ruling that condemned Britain’s retention of the DNA profiles of more than 800,000 innocent people by keeping the original samples used to create the database, the Guardian has learned. [read post]
