Alan Johnson

Home Office covered up immigration risk.

Quote: Labour's “open door” immigration policy knowingly risked allowing dangerous people to settle in Britain unchecked, according to documents seen by The Sunday Times. The Whitehall correspondence, which was illegally...

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THE PAST PRESERVED

Judge brings history back to life By Stephenie Livingston, Reporter Judge Darren Jackson was recently given two nearly destroyed photographs which once belonged to his grandfather, former Lafayette County Sheriff Chandler Land,...

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Crimebuster Ghulam gets honour from top

A ROCHDALE community activist who set up a programme to clamp down the area's kerb crawlers has been presented with an award by Gordon Brown for his work to tackle crime in the community. Magistrate and retired council officer...

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Drugs tsar sacking causes 'concern'

The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged. The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused...

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What’s your vice? Wine or ganja?

Farrukh Dhondy "If centipedes wore shoes, Shoe-makers would be rich". From The Proverbs of Bachchoo-ka-Adda Nov.06 : "My name is Farrukh and I am a ganjeri!" - er... not really, but that's the way one would introduce oneself...

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Catchment area council spied on two other families tribunal told

A council which spied on a family to check whether they were living in the right school catchment area had done the same thing on two other occasions, it has been disclosed. Jenny Paton (right) from Poole in Dorset Photo: PA...

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Boffins at bay

By Clive Cookson, Science Editor Alan Johnson on a visit to a biology institute when he held the health portfolio. Now, as home secretary, he has rejected a scientist’s advice on drugs. Yet the UK government seeks expert input...

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Alan Johnson is right: the boss should make the decisions; the experts should advise

I have an independent financial adviser. I can recommend him. He gives me expert advice. But I decide, and sometimes I disagree. Nobody would question either the propriety or the commonplace nature of this arrangement. Recently...

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British scientists seek more respect

Published: Nov. 6, 2009 at 1:12 PM LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A group of British scientists is asking the government to respect the independence of scientific advisers and protect them from political interference. British...

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Napolitano’s Visit To UK

From DHS: Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Visit to the United Kingdom Release Date: November 5, 2009 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 London—Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

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