Attacks on clergy ‘are a hate crime’ (Kirst Buchanan, The Sunday Express, 12/1/14) THUGS who carry out violent attacks on the clergy could face tougher jail terms if they were classified as religious hate crimes, Labour has said. Diana Johnson, the shadow minister for crime and security, said harsh penalties were necessary to give greater protection to those who do […]
Steven George-Hilley of Parliament Street discusses the think tank’s latest campaign with the BBC’s Ed Stourton live on air:
Thursday 9th January 2014 Parliament Street’s Director of Communities and Social Justice was recently interviewed, by Christian Today, about her research into attacks on the clergy. Christian Today is an independent Christian media company, with a global reach of over 3 million readers a month. The original article can be found here or alternatively can be read below: Parliament […]
Matt Gass looks at the challenges to the economy in 2014 I can’t point to a single defining moment but at some point in 2013 most seemed to conclude that the long awaited recovery had arrived. This feeling has brought on hopes that, after many false starts and premature reports of green shoots, 2014 will see the recovery we have […]
Originally published in The Independent on Sunday on Sunday 29th September 2013: Staff at the media regulator Ofcom have made more than 4,000 “attempts” to access pornographic material online in the last three months, official figures show. The watchdog has recorded 4,234 such bids since 12 June – a figure it claims is consistent with its role in protecting […]
Any entrepreneur knows that they go into business because they have a passion, and of course, because they think they can provide a better service or create a product to outstrip one that already exists. I started my company a tour operator specialising in visits to the First World War battlefields earlier this year for those very reasons. A few […]
By Alexander Clarke They say you go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. In 1982 the British Armed Forces had over 327,000 personnel in service from which to man a Task Force to reclaim the Falkland’s; the defence budget was 5.95% of GDP – equating to £120,849 being spent per service-member[i]. However, as of […]
By Charlotte Kude As much as I disagree with Nigel Farage, I was profoundly relieved to hear him say he would not join forces with the French National Front to fight next year’s European elections. Populist leader Marine Le Pen’s attempts to deradicalise her party’s image since she became leader have had little effect so far, and focusing on anti-EU […]
Tuesday 19th November 2013 Thefts of iPads and tablets on public transport rise By Camilla Turner Thefts of iPads, tablets and Kindles on Britain’s railways have risen this year. while thefts of laptops and computers have gone down. There was a 10 percent increase in the number of iPad, tablet and Kindle thefts reported across the UK’s rail network, figures […]
Originally published in The Scotsman on Tuesday 19th November 2013 (online on the Monday): Thefts of iPads, tablets and Kindles on Britain’s railways have soared this year, while thefts of laptops and computers have gone down. This year there was a 10% increase in the number of iPad, tablet and Kindle thefts reported across the UK’s rail network, figures obtained […]
