PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 20 September 2012 14:18
Religious people experiencing 'unfair treatment' in Britain
The early findings into a study on perceptions of religious equality in Britain has identified ‘substantial reporting of unfair treatment on the basis of religion’. The team is surveying religious organisations in England and Wales and…
Thursday, 20 September 2012 14:16
Belfast riots and the peace process
The recent outbreak of rioting in North Belfast was an indication that the political peace process had not yet completed the transformation of society in the area, according to Methodist minister the Rev Dr Gary Mason.…
Thursday, 20 September 2012 14:13
Home Secretary condemns 'savage' PC killings
The deaths of two unarmed police officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has ‘devastated’ the force, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. Mrs May condemned the ‘savage acts of pure brutality’ that led to the deaths…
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 10:33
Peter Oborne: Tax dodgers should be shamed
Telegraph journalist Peter Oborne says tax dodgers should be named and shamed. Speaking at a debate at Christ Church Spitalfields, Peter Oborne said: ‘People and companies who don’t pay tax should be shamed. ‘I believe as…
Monday, 17 September 2012 12:00
Sharia courts subvert British law
Sharia law is undermining the ‘concept of judicial equality’ at the expense of the vulnerable, a prominent peer has warned. Baroness Cox says Britain no longer operates ‘under a single legal code’ and that Sharia is…
Monday, 17 September 2012 11:15
BBC thinks Christians are ‘lunatics’ says presenter
The BBC has a mindset that assumes Christians are ‘lunatics’, one of its own broadcasters has said. Roger Bolton, former Sunday programme host, said a ‘liberal secular elite’ is dominating television. He said: ‘Just because somebody…