Ed Davey calls for review of terrorism legislation after Palestine Action arrests – UK politics live

The Lib Dem leader is seeking a review of the laws to prevent the ‘en masse’ arrestsDavid Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costing taxpayers more money than it was promised to save.In a highly critical report, academics at the University of Sheffield said the coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had promised savings of £100m a year by abolishing the Audit Commission. Continue reading...

Ed Davey calls for review of terrorism legislation after Palestine Action arrests – UK politics live

The Lib Dem leader is seeking a review of the laws to prevent the ‘en masse’ arrests

David Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costing taxpayers more money than it was promised to save.

In a highly critical report, academics at the University of Sheffield said the coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had promised savings of £100m a year by abolishing the Audit Commission.

Continue reading...