Friday, 29 November 2013

Blog Alert for BBC News - Politics, Nov 28, 2013

New Posts to BBC News - Politics on Nov 28, 2013:

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1) Former PM gives independence warning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25145961#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Former Tory Prime Minister Sir John Major warns that there can be no "quasi independence or half-way house" when it comes to Scottish independence.

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2) MPs' groups 'need greater scrutiny'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25143524#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Parliamentary groups must be more transparent to ease fears that they are being used by lobbyists to impress clients, a Commons watchdog suggests.

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3) Don't ban khat, MPs urge government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25141620#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The government should reverse its decision to ban the herb khat because it "has not been taken on the basis of evidence or consultation", a committee of MPs says.

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4) Fresh look at plain cigarette packs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25126673#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The government announces an independent review of cigarette packaging - but Labour says action is needed now, "not another review".

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5) Clegg slams Boris Johnson 'elitism'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25135225#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Nick Clegg accuses London Mayor Boris Johnson of "careless elitism" for suggesting that some people are not clever enough to succeed in life.

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6) Net migration into UK increases
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25135418#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Net migration into the UK has risen year on year for the first time in two years, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

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7) Salmond rejects EU membership fears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25138254#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond accuses rivals of "scaremongering" in the face of further concern over an independent Scotland's EU status.

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8) Legal aid 'not fit for purpose'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25147176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The system for administering tens of millions of pounds of legal aid payments is not fit for purpose, inspectors say.

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9) Has Social Fund become anti-social?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24989368#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Most of the cash that used to be given out under the government's Social Fund is not being spent in the Midlands, the BBC learns.

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10) VIDEO: House of Commons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-25138808

The opposition attacks the decision to revive consideration of uniform cigarette packets.

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11) VIDEO: MPs lose Movember moustaches on TV
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25139280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

MPs John Woodcock and Roger Williams spent a month growing their Movember moustaches to support research into prostate cancer, but lost them in seconds when shaved on live television.

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12) Q&A: What benefits can EU migrants get?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25134521#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Europeans? welfare rights when they live in another EU country

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13) EU-Russia rivalry looms over Vilnius summit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25133721#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ukraine U-turn delivers blow to EU summit in Vilnius

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14) Silvio Berlusconi: Down but not out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25141260#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

No seat but Berlusconi not out of politics yet

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