1. The Telegraph reports that:
'Murders and other serious crimes committed by prisoners released early from jail may have to be “accepted” by the public as part of attempts to keep down the cost of the criminal justice system, the probation watchdog suggested.'The article contains this piece as well:
'More than 81,000 prisoners were let out up to 18 days early in an early release scheme under the last government. Of those, 1,234 went on to commit 1,624 offences during the time they would normally have been in jail, including at least three murders.'This is of course not correct. It should read: 'More than 81,000 prisoners were let out up to 18 days early in an early release scheme under the last government. Of those, 1,234 went on to commit 1,624 detected offences during the time they would normally have been in jail, including at least three murders, and an unknown number of undetected crimes.'
2. The Mail reports that:
'Thousands of foreign nurses will be allowed to work in Britain without any safety checks – because EU rules demand that the tests are axed.It looks as though this one os down to Labour's supine position to matters EU as:
They will not need to sit rigorous competence exams before treating NHS patients. And they will no longer even be required to show they have looked after patients in the past three years.
Critics say the change will 'almost certainly' lead to lives being lost. The Nursing and Midwifery Council will stop administering the tests in the autumn after being told it could be sued by the European Commission for breaking EU law on 'freedom of movement' for workers from the Continent.'
'Although other EU countries are in theory bound by the same rules, major Western countries including France and Germany opted out of regulations which opened their borders to most Eastern European immigrants.'
So long as the rules are followed, a few people being murdered by a released prisoner or cruelly mistreated by an unchecked nurse are small prices to pay. That's what our lords and masters believe, how do we show them that they are WRONG?
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