Government wilfully blind to scale of prisons crisis, says Green Party
Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, has criticised privatisation and Government cuts for contributing to the failure of Birmingham Prison.
Monday, 20 August 2018 11:40
It is time to renationalise the prisons after HMP Birmingham scandal, says UKIP
G4S-run HMP Birmingham has been taken over by the Government after it was found that law and order had broken down in the prison...
Monday, 20 August 2018 11:25
HMP Birmingham staff let down by government, says POA
The POA National Executive Committee have praised their members at HMP Birmingham today after the Ministry of Justice have taken direct control of the prison...
Monday, 20 August 2018 10:11
Support for ethnic minority entrepreneurs helps 11,000 businesses get off the ground
More than 11,000 black, Asian and ethnic minority entrepreneurs have received government-backed Start Up Loans since 2012 according to research published today...
Monday, 20 August 2018 09:21
Need for speed drives £9 billion superfast broadband boost
Local businesses in areas covered by the Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion increase in turnover...
Monday, 20 August 2018 09:19
Ministry of Justice takes over running of HMP Birmingham
The Ministry of Justice has today taken over the running of HMP Birmingham for an initial six-month period at no additional cost to the taxpayer...
Monday, 20 August 2018 09:17
Labour responds to Chief Inspector's enacting of the Urgent Notification protocol at HMP Birmingham
Richard Burgon MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the Chief Inspector's enacting of the Urgent Notification protocol at HMP Birmingham said...
Sunday, 19 August 2018 23:28
Strong public backing bolsters fight against blight of plastic waste
Individuals, businesses and campaign groups have expressed overwhelming support for action on tackling the impact of plastics on our environment...
Saturday, 18 August 2018 00:01
LGA comments on obesity crisis, showing 40% increase in type 2 diabetes in children
The number of children and young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes, which is normally only seen in adults and often linked to obesity, has soared...
Saturday, 18 August 2018 00:01
Aid funding for Occupied Palestinian Territories at ‘all-time low,’ says UK
Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) is at an “all-time low”, threatening the delivery of life-saving aid to people in the West Bank and Gaza...
Friday, 17 August 2018 21:06