Hodge attacks Proms

Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has attacked the Proms concerts, saying that they are “culturally narrow” and do not unite all Britons.
Hodge says that the concerts lack the “common values” which apply to everyone living in a multicultural country. She made the remarks to the IPPR (Institute of Public Policy Research) think tank, who cover the [...]

Most new jobs in Britain taken by immigrants

Around 85% of all new jobs since Labour came to power have been taken by immigrants.
This has led to concerns that Britons are being kept out of jobs, as the number of UK-born workers in employment is now at its lowest level since 1997. The number of employed foreigners is increasing.
Labour backbenchers blamed the open [...]

Convicted robber given care home job

A convicted robber was given a job as a carer in a Bradford care home. Whilst employed at the Fairmount Gardens Residential Home in Heaton, Waheed Qayum stole more than £20,000 from two of the home’s residents.
Qayum had served time for kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault, and he used some of the stolen money to [...]

Police issue warning on child snatch attempts

Police in the West Midlands have issued a warning to parents after a 12 year old girl was abducted and an attempt was made to take a nine year old girl in Birmingham.
The incidents happened within a day of each other, and both involved men with green cars, but they are not being treated as [...]

Ex-Pakistan PM’s former bodyguard jailed for rape

The bodyguard of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of a rape in Glasgow.
Ghulam Abbas was working as a security guard at Buchanan Bus Station. He found the woman outside his flat, took her in by pretending he was helping her and then gave her more [...]

NHS waiting times increase under Labour

The average waiting time for NHS treatment has risen since Labour came to power.
According to NHS figures, the average wait in 1997-98 was 41 days, but this increased to 49 days last year. The government has said that this is the price to pay for the end of really long waits, but doctors have expressed [...]

Pig farmers to demonstrate at Westminster

A traditional British pig – don’t let British pork die out
Pig farmers from across the UK are to converge on Westminster in protest against falling pork profits.
Farmers leaders have claimed that the industry is in “meltdown” and so many pork farmers are leaving the business that there could be a shortage of pork by the [...]