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C4 coverage of the prison early release scheme seriously lacks balance. Early release of someone who has just been sentenced to 20 years is not an immediate risk. Without prison places, other women are at risk - the police cannot arrest current perpetrators. Is this applying to all prisoners?

Chris Mason says old people will be reluctant to pay a charge for the national care service, 'when they may not get their money back'. In the last ten years I have spent thousands on house insurance. I don't like paying it, but I really don't want to get my money back. What's the difference?

I calculate that the CEO of Thames Water, next year will be paid (I didn't say 'earn'). £1.247m, including £99k performance related, £120k cash in lieu of pension contributions, and £34k medical, car, accommodation and security

Why do Angela Rayner's tax problems still stop her running for the leadership? She was cleared of all charges on the Stockport house, by HMRC, GM Police and the council. On the Hove flat she paid the wrong rate of stamp duty. The difference is £40k. Not complicated. Not comparable to a £5m donation.

With five political parties in contention, a government can be elected with under a quarter of the votes cast This is undemocratic and dangerous. This petition is calling for a national commission to review reform to our voting system. Please sign. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral systemI ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...petition.parliament.uk

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Who broke Britain?Reform says Britain is broken, and they offer radical change to put it right. But who broke it? We name the guilty parties.eastangliabylines.co.uk

We can debate whether MPs who switch parties ought to face a byelection. But Jenrick is a special case. In 2024 he won as a Conservative with 39% of the vote. Reform came third with only 15%. The electors of Newark were clear, they didn't want a Reform MP. Surely a byelection would be proper

Can AI be creative? For the first day of Christmas I tested it, asking Perplexity AI to write a short story about a partridge and a pear tree. There is a proper debate about whether this is, or is not, a good thing. But I have read worse by real people. eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...

The partridge in the pear treeToday we launch our seasonal series of articles for the twelve days of Christmas, with a tale of a girl, a partridge and a pear treeeastangliabylines.co.uk