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It’s party conference time and we can expect all sorts of promises to be made by the politicians in the next few days and, even before the first conference gets under way, Labour is the first to kick off with its promises.
First we have the Commons Leader, Harriet Harman, telling us that MPs who made expenses claims in breach of parliamentary rules must repay the money in full in a move to ‘rebuild public confidence in Parliament and democracy’.
Hmm. They’re going to have to do more than that!
Then Children's Secretary, Ed Balls, pops up, doubtless in response to the latest storm of criticism about it, to tell us that the government is going to take another look at the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
He said that it was ‘tremendously important’ to define ‘frequent or intensive’ contact correctly and has asked the chair of the new Independent Safeguarding Authority to review the situation which some sources say will affect a quarter of the population and stop normal and harmless behaviour such as giving lifts to school and sports clubs.
We will have to see but, possibly, commonsense will enter this particular arena. What a shame it didn’t enter it in the first place.
In the meantime, we have to wait with bated breath to see what new promises are to be handed out in anticipation of the next General Election.
Whether any of them will keep their promises is entirely another issue!
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It’s party conference time and we can expect all sorts of promises to be made by the politicians in the next few days and, even before the first conference gets under way, Labour is the first to kick off with its promises.
First we have the Commons Leader, Harriet Harman, telling us that MPs who made expenses claims in breach of parliamentary rules must repay the money in full in a move to ‘rebuild public confidence in Parliament and democracy’.
Hmm. They’re going to have to do more than that!
Then Children's Secretary, Ed Balls, pops up, doubtless in response to the latest storm of criticism about it, to tell us that the government is going to take another look at the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
He said that it was ‘tremendously important’ to define ‘frequent or intensive’ contact correctly and has asked the chair of the new Independent Safeguarding Authority to review the situation which some sources say will affect a quarter of the population and stop normal and harmless behaviour such as giving lifts to school and sports clubs.
We will have to see but, possibly, commonsense will enter this particular arena. What a shame it didn’t enter it in the first place.
In the meantime, we have to wait with bated breath to see what new promises are to be handed out in anticipation of the next General Election.
Whether any of them will keep their promises is entirely another issue!
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