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| Nearly 75 per cent of people in England agree that the Queen should continue as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and keep her ‘Defender of the Faith’ title, BBC poll revealed. When asked about the links between church and the monarchy, 79 per cent of the 2600 respondents said that the monarch’s religious role remained relevant. About 25 per cent of those polled thought that the Queen and future monarchs should not have any faith role. | |
| Church | The War Cry – 26th May 2012 |
| Tensions have surfaced within the Coalition Government over proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers. The ‘compensated no-fault dismissal’ scheme is the most divisive proposal in a report for Vince Cable’s Business Department by venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft. Mr Cable dismissed the idea as ‘complete nonsense.’ But Tory MP’s said it would encourage businesses to hire workers by removing the worry that they may not be able to afford to get rid of them if they do not perform. | |
| Work/Employment | The Sentinel – 22nd May 2012 |
| A £1 billion programme of British aid for education in three east African countries has failed to teach basic reading, writing and maths skills to most of the children involved, an independent report found today. It warned that ‘inadequate attention’ was paid to the quality of education provided by the schemes in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tanzania and urged the Department for International Development to revise its strategy. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – 18th May 2012 |
| David Cameron warned fellow European leaders of the need for the eurozone to take ‘decisive action’ to ensure stability, in a high-level conference call over the Greek crisis. The PM spoke for 45 minutes with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. He took part in the talks, which came hours after Mr Cameron issued his starkest warning yet of the dangers posed by the debt crisis in Greece. The leaders were due to attend a G8 meeting, which starts in the U.S. today. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel – 18th May 2012 |
| New tickets are being launched for sports fans to watch the London 2012 Olympics. From May 29, ticket’s to the cycling individual time trial at Hampton Court Palace, the big screen at the mound nicknamed “Henman Hill” at Wimbledon, and the Orbit Tower in the Olympic Park, will be available. The aim is to help more people get to the Games, according to the Olympics Chief Executive Paul Deighton. He added that babies will be able to go to the Olympics without having a ticket. | |
| Entertainment | The Sentinel – 9th May 2012 |
| Prime Minister David Cameron insists the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition was ‘as important and necessary’ now as it was when the two parties came together in Government two years ago. In a joint appearance with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the Prime Minister insisted the government couldn’t ‘let up’ on its deficit reduction strategy but promised to get behind ‘families that work hard and do the right thing’. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 9th May 2012 |
| after Jordanian terror suspect lost his attempt to make a final appeal to Europe’s human rights judges. The radical cleric’s lawyers immediately applied for him to be released on bail as it looks likely that deportation proceedings will still take months. No reasons were given for the panel’s refusal to allow the case to be heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel – 10th May 2012 |
| New French President Francois Hollande, pledged to buck Europe’s austerity trend and Nato’s timetable for Afghanistan. After an appearance before thronging crowds on Paris’ Place de la Bastille, the socialist vowed to ‘finish with austerity’. He will officially become President on May 15. Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is now the latest victim of a wave of voter anger over spending cuts in Europe. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel – 8th May 2012 |
| New measures designed to ensure police take incidents of low-level nuisance seriously have been criticised by campaigners. Plans by Theresa May, to replace, ASBO’s will not be enough to prevent anti-social behaviour, the Criminal Justice Alliance said. Under the measures, police will have to take action over nuisance behaviour if five people in different homes complain. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel – 23rd May 2012 |
| The Government should consider cutting VAT or National Issuance and increasing state investment in infrastructure to boost growth if the economic situation worsens. And the International Monetary Fund said the Bank of England should act now to inject some money into a “flat” economy by printing money in a new round of quantitative easing. The IFM said that deficit reduction was ‘essential’ in the medium term and paid tribute to the ‘substantial progress’ towards a sustainable budget delivered by the coalitions austerity programme. | |
| Money | The Sentinel – 23rd May 2012 |
| David Cameron yesterday insisted Afghan forces will be able to prevent their country again becoming a haven for terrorists after international forces pull out. Attending the opening day of the NATO summit in Chicago, the Prime Minister said ‘one way or the other’ the majority of British troops would be home by the end of 2014. Earlier, however, a senior official disclosed that a ‘small number’ of British troops may remain in a counter terrorism role. | |
| Disasters/War | The Sentinel – 21st May 2012 |
| Ken Clarke delivered a stark warning about the consequences of Greece crashing out of the Eurozone yesterday, saying Europe’s banking system was already ‘in tatters’. The Cabinet Minister said Britain was ‘heavily exposed’ to potential problems and could be among the next markets for markets speculation. In the Sky News interview, he also hit out at the U.S. for failing to contribute more to bailout funds, suggesting Barack Obama’s administration was ‘paralysed’ by looming elections. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 21st May 2012 |
| A Greek withdrawal from the Euro would cause ‘unpredictable, irrevocable damage’ to the single currency that ‘no rational person’ should advocate. Nick Clegg, speaking in Berlin, criticised the notion Greece’s exit could be a good thing for the rest of Europe. He said that Europe must show leadership to find a way out of the crisis and address the problems arising from lack of fiscal confidence in the eurozone. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 24th May 2012 |
| Britain’s double-dip recession is deeper than previously thought, after revised estimates showed a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of 2012. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3% between January and March, down from a first estimate of 0.2%, with much of the deterioration due to 4.8% decline in construction – the sectors steepest fall in 11 years. Treasury minister Chloe Smith insisted the coalition won’t be deflected from its drive to get the deficit down. | |
| Money | The Sentinel – 25th May 2012 |
| Government plans to test 11 year olds on spelling and grammar drew fierce criticism from school leaders yesterday, who warned the move is a waste of tax-payers money. The National Association of Head Teachers raised the prospect of a boycott as they voted to explore ways of making sure the exam does not take place. From next year, pupils in the final year of primary school will sit an externally-marked spelling, punctuation and grammar paper. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – 7th May 2012 |
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