The number of people affected by the deadly EV-71 virus has risen to more than 9,000, including people in Beijing, Chinese officials have said. Beijing health officials said on Monday that there were 1,482 reported cases of the infection in the capital. At least 26 children have died so far from the severe form of foot and mouth disease.   more »

The Local elections held on May 1st across the UK are now over. The result are in, and people have overwhelmingly rejected the policies of our incumbent NuLab Government. So what exactly where they rejecting?.   more »

The Government change programme that Gordon Brown keeps talking about, but never gives any details on is part of the larger European project. One of its aims is to break down and make worthless every form of identification that you currently hold, forcing you to take the government issued and run ID Card. The constant and repeated release of your personal information by Government and big business is not down to ineptitude, it is by design.   more »

The abolition of the 10p tax band, which previously meant that the first £2,230 of income above the personal allowance (£5,225 up until April 6) was taxed at 10% (HMRC) has met with some justified criticism from politicians and commentators pointing out that, in spite of the Government's rhetoric, the move will make the poorest workers worse off. The Libertarian Party, of which I am a member, are of the view that a great improvement would be made to this policy by going two steps further. Specifically, what is needed to put things right is for the 20p and 40p bands to be abolished as well.   more »