Few might remember the name Duwayne Brooks but they will recall the name of his friend, Stephen Lawrence, murdered in a racist attack in south east London in 1993.
Continue reading Why Duwayne Brooks is an example to us all.
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I was amused by the list of items banned from the Liberal Democrats' party conference in Liverpool.
Yes, I would concur that the brandishing of firearms adds little to rational debate, ditto bombs and grenades (also banned), and probably should be left at the door, along with the party's pre-election promises.
But the list is as bizarre as it is broad. Also proscribed is powder secreted in condoms (don't go there) and hunting horns. As for the horses and dogs, I am none the wiser. Perhaps they are welcome.
But I was so, so, so disappointed by the ban on knitting needles.
It would surely never happen at the Conservatives' annual conference where ranks of blue-rinsed ladies deftly flicking their weapons of choice at close to the speed of light have always been part of the scene.
Here's the full list in case you are worried about that Trident missile in your bag.
Some have lived in hope since day one of the coalition government that, sooner rather than later, some detail of policy will be enough to tear it apart.
Continue reading Cameron bid to limit council home tenancies will test coalition.
There have been some cracking double acts in the past: Little and Large, Kylie and Jason and Rhubarb and Custard, to name a few. I thought the latest one to watch would be Clegg 'n' Cam but my eyes are trained on what is surely the coalition government's oddest couple: equalities minister Lynne Featherstone and her boss, home secretary Theresa May.
Continue reading Equality: Featherstone and May an unlikely double act.
After his well-received TV performance last week, it was a fait accompli that the knives would be out for Nick Clegg. But the Mail on Sunday had clearly failed to sharpen its blade in its attack on him at the weekend.
Continue reading Knives out for Nick 'Johnny Foreigner' Clegg.
It is 22 years since that dismal piece of legislation, Section 28, was passed by a Conservative government to ban the "promotion" - whatever that was - of homosexuality in schools.
Continue reading Nick Clegg commits to tackling homophobia in schools.
We knew David Cameron had it in for ContactPoint, the child database that is being piloted in some areas. Now the Liberal Democrats say they want it to be scrapped.
Continue reading ContactPoint: We should take seriously Lib Dems' plan to axe it.
If the point of A Good Childhood was to maintain the profile of The Children's Society and provide the charity with some positive publicity, it worked.
Continue reading The Children's Society and the bleedin' obvious.
He avoided urging the faithful to go back to their constituencies and prepare for government, as David Steel once did, but Lib Dems leader Nick Clegg did tell the party conference yesterday: "I can tell you where we're headed - government."
Continue reading Can Lib Dems offer cut-price social justice?.
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