Archive for July, 2013

Government proposes to bring back national service

Government proposes to bring back national service

Teenagers in the UK may soon be forced to join the army if a new Bill that is currently making the rounds in parliament gets through. The National Service Bill was introduced as a private members Bill and is due to be debated again by the House of Lords in September. If the Bill is passed by both houses of[Read More…]

Euthanasia by the backdoor? Shocking new report reveals 42% of people with learning disabilities die prematurely in hospital

Euthanasia by the backdoor? Shocking new report reveals 42% of people with learning disabilities die prematurely in hospital

Report shows high premature mortality rate among disabled people in care Half of all care services branded inadequate for disabled people Misdiagnosis and failure to provide the right services most common cause of premature deaths A damning new report has for the first time revealed the extent to which people with learning disabilities are being systematically maltreated within the NHS[Read More…]

Caught red handed: US woman wakes up during operation to catch doctors trying to steal her organs

Caught red handed: US woman wakes up during operation to catch doctors trying to steal her organs

Imagine waking up in the middle of an operation only to discover that doctors were trying to harvest your organs for transplant. Sounds like something out of a horror movie doesn’t it? And yet for one US lady that is exactly what happened. Colleen Burns, reported how her shock turned to horror, when she opened her eyes to discover that[Read More…]

The dark side of smart meters

The dark side of smart meters

The government along with the energy industry have always touted the benefits of smart meters. It is claimed that the benefits of such metres would be to provide more accurate and fair readings on bills, cut carbon emissions and help people to track and cut down on their energy usage. Recently, MP Kate Green, who represents the Stretford constituency, publicly[Read More…]

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

There are many qualities and skills needed to become an officer, but apparently, being smart is not one of them – it’s official. A US man who has had his application to join the police force rejected because he scored too highly on an intelligence test has lost his lawsuit against the city. The Court of Appeals in New York[Read More…]