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Rand Paul: Food and water is not a right

Rand Paul: Food and water is not a right

Republican candidate Rand Paul has become one of the latest millionaires to claim that drinking water is not a right. Rand Paul is a former medical doctor and a Rhodes scholar. The Rhodes scholarships were set up by Cecil Rhodes, the first head of the Round Table, and banker Alfred Milner in order to choose carefully selected students to further[Read More…]

Britain tops Russia and Uganda in Big Brother surveillance scandal

Britain tops Russia and Uganda in Big Brother surveillance scandal

Big brother is alive and well in Britain it seems after new data revealed that men and women in the UK are placed under more surveillance than those living in countries such as Russia, Serbia and Uganda. Facebook has published its first Transparency Report which tracks the amount of requests for personal data that the governments demand about their citizens[Read More…]

Pharmaceutical industry leaders claim ‘honesty is bad for business’

Pharmaceutical industry leaders claim ‘honesty is bad for business’

The pharmaceutical industry has spoken out against introducing transparency when conducting clinical trials. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have argued that the process must remain secretive in order to boost competition and increase their bottom line. Director of the EFPIA, Richard Bergstrom made the arguments after the organisation was pressured into publishing new ethical commitments relating[Read More…]

Hillsborough police pickpocket from the dead

Hillsborough police pickpocket from the dead

Police officers involved in the cover-up of the Hillsborough disaster were accused of stealing money from those who died at the event and using it for police coffers, it has been reported. A report which appeared in the Independent, revealed that the South Yorkshire officers held on to cash for almost three years before deciding to bank it – rather[Read More…]

Colin Farmer

No criminal charges for cop who tasered innocent blind man after mistaking his white stick for sword

A police officer who tasered a blind man after mistaking his white walking stick for a samurai sword will not face criminal charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has revealed. Colin Farmer was hit by a 50,000-volt taser in the street after police mistook his walking stick for a sword. Victim Colin Farmer, 63, said he was “stunned” that there[Read More…]