Key Quotes for 2004

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




The number of students from the poorest backgrounds entering Britains top universities has increased by nearly 50% since Labour came to power, according to a new analysis of institutions admissions records. The poorest students now make up 8% of the intake to those universities compared to 6% in 1997.
Education	The Independent - 11th November 2004



The Government is to bring in legislation to ensure both parents have access to thier children after divorce or separation, in an attempt to defuse the campaigns by fathers groups.
Family	The Independent - 11th November 2004



Unfit soldiers with a reading age of 11 are being used as frontline troops because of a shortage of manpower.70% of the 2003 intake at the Army's Catterick training camp had a reading age of 11. There were also problems with heavy drinking among some recruits, according to a report on the training of the armed forces.
Education	The Independent - 11th November 2004



Britain is in the grip of the fear of a compensation culture, fuelled by unregulated claims companies that use aggressive advertising to raise and prey on false expectations, according to the Government. Particular concern was expressed about distasteful advertising in hospitals that encourage patients to bring frivolous claims against doctors.
Money	The Independent - 11th November 2004



France have launched a pilot plan to offer rapists and paedophiles chemical treatment to inhibit their sex drive. The aim is to reduce the population of French prisons where 8,200 men or 22% of male inmates are convicted sex offenders. Of these 3 out of 4 have been jailed for crimes of paedophilia.
Crime	The Independent - 11th November 2004



Polar bears, the biggest land carnivores on earth, face extinction this century if the Arctic continues to melt at its present rate, a study into global warming has found. Scientists in the study believe the survival of the estimated 22,000 polar bears in the region is hanging by a thread as they suffer the double whammy of chemical pollution and dwindling feeding territories.
Environment	The Independent - 11th November 2004



Just a handful of super casinos will be allowed to open after ministers signalled an embarrassing retreat on their controversial plans to liberalise gambling laws. Following media attacks and opposition from many Labour MPs, the Government is preparing to allow the establishment of as few as four Las Vegas style casinos offering unlimited jackpots. The plan was four 30 or 40 but due to the extent of the ferocity of the criticism, they have accepted that the numbers should be reduced.
Entertainment	The Independent - 12th November 2004



Women could be paid up to £1,000 to donate their eggs to couples having IVF treatment. At present they are paid £15 plus expenses for each sample. Payments for sperm donation could rise to £50 a time. More than 1,700 cycles of treatment using donated eggs were done in 2001, leading to 465 births. Doctors are believed to need 1,000 new egg donors and 200 new sperm donors each year to keep up demand.
Health	The Independent - 12th November 2004



Britain has been accused of weakening the rule of law by wrongly detaining foreign terror suspects under emergency powers rushed through Parliament in the aftermath of September 11th attacks. No justification could be found for the internment without trial of 10 men in Belmarsh prison and other prisons for nearly 3 years.
Crime	The Independent - 12th November 2004



Men are putting off fatherhood because of money worries, according to research by Virgin Life Insurance. By 2030 the average man could be over 50 before he felt ready to start a family.
Money	The Sentinel - 12th November 2004



Boozers can keep tabs on their alcohol intake by logging on to a new website. The sitw www.drinkaware.co.uk allows drinkers to see how their drinking patterns compare with the recommended guidelines.
Health	The Sentinel - 12th November 2004



A new vaccine could drastically cut the number of women who suffer cervical cancer, according to scientists. Experts believe the vaccine, developed in the US could prevent up to 70% of cases.
Health	The Sentinel - 12th November 2004



Wealthy townies moving to the country are snapping up farmland and forcing up prices, according to figures published. The average price of farmland is now close to £10,000 a hectare, a rise of 30% in the last 12 months.
Money	The Sentinel - 12th November 2004



People living in the most disadvantaged parts of England are much more likely to die from smoking related diseases. In some parts of the country, almost half of men's deaths were caused by smoking, according to the Health Development Agency. According to the report; The Smoking Epidemic in England, said it was estimated more than 1,600 people died from smoking each week in England. The overall percentage of smokers was estimated to be 31%.
Health	The Sentinel - 12th November 2004



One in 20 of the 866 murders in England and Wales last year around 43 were attributed to mental care patients. That figure rose to 1 in 10 for the 211 murders in London. The mental health charity SANE estimated that between 15 and 20 killings a year are carried out by mental patients whose dangerous condition and release into society have been kept seceret under confidentiality rules.
Crime	Daily Mail - 25th September 2004

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