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Tory Councillor Charged With Child Sex Offences

Tory Councillor Charged With Child Sex Offences

A Scottish Tory councillor has been charged over child sex crimes, it has been revealed.  Fife councillor Mike Green was suspended from the party after being charged with alleged sexual offences against children. The two incidents date back to 2006 and 2011. “A 70-year-old man has been arrested and charged with two separate incidents of non-recent sexual offences against children[Read More…]

Government Scientists Call For Further Restrictions on Freedom

Government Scientists Call For Further Restrictions on Freedom

The government has designated June 21st as ‘freedom day’, an interesting term to say the least.  However, a number of SAGE scientists publicly called for the restrictions to continue. They were joined by environment Secretary George Eustice, who said the government couldn’t ‘rule anything out’ when asked if the next phase of the roadmap could be delayed or watered down.[Read More…]

Sarah Everard, 33  vanished as she walked home in Clapham, south London, on 3 March

Aggressive Police Protest Response Brings Fresh Scrutiny to Police Crime Bill

The heavy-handed police response to protestors who held a vigil for 33-year-old marketing executive Sarah Everard has sparked a national debate over the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill, (also sometimes referred to as the Crime Bill or Police Crime Bill). The Bill places further limitations over the right to protest and peaceful vigils. Following the police response to vigils[Read More…]

Govt Confirms The Use of Child Spies Under Covert Intelligence Laws

Govt Confirms The Use of Child Spies Under Covert Intelligence Laws

Child spies could be used to keep surveillance on their parents and other adults in their lives, thanks to a new Act that was given the green light this month. Dubbed as one of the most disturbing pieces of legislation in British history, the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Act (CHIS) will allow the police and other government authorities to use[Read More…]

Covid Vaccines May Be Needed Regularly, Government Claims

Covid Vaccines May Be Needed Regularly, Government Claims

  Covid vaccines may be needed on a regular basis, the government has announced. In a claim hidden within Boris Johnson’s lockdown-easing roadmap, the government included a target to offer every adult in England their first COVID-19 vaccination dose by 31 July 2021.  However, the report added that “the Government is planning for a revaccination campaign, which is likely to[Read More…]