No Right Turn

The Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill passed its third reading last week, and will shortly become law. When it does, the title of "Queen...

Between 1978 and 2003, massage parlour owners were legally required to record the name, address and date of birth of their employees, and po...

Another batch of private member's bills currently in the ballot. Previous batches are indexed here . Dog Control (Exemption of Farm Dog...

Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith was before a preliminary hearing last week to decide on key legal questions in his upcoming court m...

At the moment, the Unite union is doing a fantastic job of organising fast food workers to push for better pay and conditions, under the Su...

Today's New York Times has the story of yet more torture and abuse in Iraq , this time by a special forces unit at a temporary detentio...

The farcical end of the American dream

What is the point of having electoral spending laws if they are not enforced? That is the question we should all be asking in the wake of t...

Agenda returned this morning, with some unfortunate changes. I'm not talking about their new presenter, or even today's choice of ...

Tony Blair has finally stopped hedging and called for the closure of Guantanamo - though in typical weasel fashion he tried to pretend that...

Last night, Parliament passed the Land Transport Amendment Bill under urgency , in an effort to correct the mistake it had made last year of...

As I mentioned yesterday , Ron Mark's Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill is guaranteed to pass its first reading, Labour having sold...

Labour may escape prosecution for election overspending , as Police and Crown Law haven't got their act together enough to lay charges w...

Five British men have been charged over their protests against the publications of the Danish cartoons in February. Two faces public order ...

Belarus goes to the polls on Sunday to choose a President in an election which is almost certainly rigged. The democratic opposition has al...

This weekend is the third anniversary of the US's illegal invasion of Iraq, and the anniversary will be marked by peace protests across ...

Another batch of private member's bills currently in the ballot. Previous batches are indexed here . Resource Management (Restricted Co...

Or wedding bells, at least. The Czech Republic has become the latest country to join the civilised world and implement civil unions, with th...

The ballot for private member's bills has been held, and according to my spies, the following bills have been drawn: Resource Manageme...

The UK Foreign office thinks that waterboarding - drowning someone till they talk - does not necessarily constitute torture . This despite ...