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| David Cameron is under renewed pressure over Government-plans to introduce same-sex marriage. The Church of England accused the Government of failing to think through its plans, adding that the legislation would undermine the Church’s relationship with the nation. Introducing gay marriage would lead to an unprecedented clash between its own cannon law – that marriage is between a man and a woman – and that of parliament, it warned. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 13th June 2012 |
| Stricter rules must be introduced to stop government credit cards being open to abuse by civil servants, MPs warned. A one-off cabinet office investigation found 99 cases of “inappropriate use” of the cards in Whitehall over the past three years, according to the Public Accounts Committee. MP’s found rules over use varied significantly between departments and highlighted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which “doesn’t even have receipts for a third of its transactions.” | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 1st June 2012 |
| Following Conservative losses in elections in May, some commentators suggested that the government’s plans to introduce same-sex marriage had cost them votes. The Sunday times reported that the Prime Minister was ready to back down on the proposals. But Equalities Minister Lynn Featherstone insisted that there would be no u-turn and that same-sex marriages would be introduced before 2015. A poll by ComRes suggested that the government’s plans could cost the Tories between 8 and 30 seats in a General Election. The poll, commissioned for the Coalition For Marriage (C4M) found that 32% of those that have previously voted Conservative said that the proposal to redefine marriage made them ‘less likely’ to vote Conservative. | |
| Politics | Evangelical’s Now – June 2012 |
| Prime Minister David Cameron insists the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition was ‘as important and necessary’ now as it was when the two parties came together in Government two years ago. In a joint appearance with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the Prime Minister insisted the government couldn’t ‘let up’ on its deficit reduction strategy but promised to get behind ‘families that work hard and do the right thing’. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 9th May 2012 |
| Ken Clarke delivered a stark warning about the consequences of Greece crashing out of the Eurozone yesterday, saying Europe’s banking system was already ‘in tatters’. The Cabinet Minister said Britain was ‘heavily exposed’ to potential problems and could be among the next markets for markets speculation. In the Sky News interview, he also hit out at the U.S. for failing to contribute more to bailout funds, suggesting Barack Obama’s administration was ‘paralysed’ by looming elections. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 21st May 2012 |
| A Greek withdrawal from the Euro would cause ‘unpredictable, irrevocable damage’ to the single currency that ‘no rational person’ should advocate. Nick Clegg, speaking in Berlin, criticised the notion Greece’s exit could be a good thing for the rest of Europe. He said that Europe must show leadership to find a way out of the crisis and address the problems arising from lack of fiscal confidence in the eurozone. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 24th May 2012 |
| David Cameron has blamed the Governments recent difficulties on communication problems. The Prime Minister insisted the coalition was taking the right actions, but was ‘sometimes’ failing to get its message across. The Government has faced a barrage of attacks over controversial tax measures in the Budget and it’s handling of issues such as the planned strike by fuel tanker drivers and the failed attempt to deport radical cleric Abu Qatada. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 24th April 2012 |
| The European Court of Human Rights in March reiterated its ruling that same-sex marriage is not a human right that can be found within the Convention. The Court made the ruling in 2010 but reiterated its decision in March in a separate case involving a lesbian couple from France. The Strasbourg-based Court's original decision on same-sex marriage came after a homosexual couple asked the Court to rein¬terpret Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Article 12 states: 'Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family'. The Court held that, looked at in isolation, the text could 'be interpreted so as not to exclude the marriage between two men or two women. But it added: 'However, in contrast, all other sub¬stantive articles of the Convention grant rights and freedoms to "everyone" or state that "no one" is to be subjected to certain types of prohibited treatment. The choice of wording in article 12 must thus be regarded as deliberate. Moreover, regard must be had to the historical context in which the Convention was adopted. In the 1950s mar¬riage was clearly understood in the tradition¬al sense of being a union between partners of different sex'. | |
| Politics | The Christian Institute, Evangelicals Now May 2012 |
| A new ComRes poll has revealed the scale of opposition to David Cameron’s plans to redefine marriage without any electoral mandate. The poll shows that both the Conservatives and Lib Dems will lose votes and parliamentary seats over Government plans to redefine marriage to allow same sex marriage. The shocking figures come as the petition started by the Coalition for Marriage, (C4M), was signed by more than 475,000 people. The petition opposing the Government’s plans to change the definition of marriage is already the biggest active campaign in the UK, having been signed by more people than voted in the local elections in Birmingham, or Manchester. | |
| Politics | The Daily Telegraph May 2 2012 |
| At the beginning of April, the Prime Minister told church leaders that he does not want to 'fall out’ with them over his con¬troversial plan to redefine marriage. Speaking at a Downing Street Easter reception, David Cameron said: 'I hope we won't fall out too much over gay marriage'. He added: 'There'll be some strong argu¬ments and strong words'. However, the Prime Minister also appeared to suggest that the proposals could be defeated: 'If this doesn't go ahead, there will still be civil partnerships, so gay people will be able to form a partnership that gives them many of the advantages of marriage'. Also at the Easter reception, Mr. Cameron welcomed the 'Christian fight-back' against secular attempts to remove faith from public life and said that his government was 'doing God'. | |
| Politics | Evangelicals Now May 2012 |
| The Queen has vowed to serve as head of state, now and into the future, in a speech to mark her Diamond Jubilee. She re-affirmed a past commitment to remain the UK’s sovereign, saying she’s re-dedicated herself “to the service of our great country”. Both Houses of Parliament gave her a standing ovation after her address to MP’s and peers in the Ancient Westminster Hall. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 21st March 2012 |
| Nick Clegg has insisted that controversial health reforms have proven the “value” of the coalition despite fresh turmoil within the Liberal Democrats. Activists at the party conference refused to fully endorse the NHS shake-up by voting out a crucial clause in a pro-health bill motion. Mr Clegg, pictured, conceded that the shake-up was “difficult” but said that the “value of the coalition has been proven” because of it. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 12 March 2012 |
| A Liberal Democrat revolt to stop the coalition’s NHS reforms was defeated by the Government as the Health and Social Care Bill moved closer to the statute book. Rebel leader Andrew George called for the legislation to be dropped and urged ministers to hold a summit with medical groups and patients’ organisation to thrash out a new step of reforms. He said the Bill had “many failings”, but despite being backed by the Labour frontbench, Mr George’s amendment was last night rejected by 314 votes to 260. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 14th March 2012 |
| David Cameron set out plans to boost Britain’s airport capacity and attract private money into the roads, as he promised to take on “vested interests” to force through improvements to the transport networks. The Prime Minister said he wanted to look “urgently” at private-sector options, which could involve tolls for new roads. He revived speculation about a new airport in the Thames estuary, by saying that the Governments aviation review will look at the pros and cons of the idea. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 20th March 2012 |
| David Cameron insisted that Labour should start “turning back” donations from the Unite union after its general secretary called for civil disobedience during the London Olympics. Labour leader Ed Miliband described Len McCluskey’s comments and threat of strike action during the Games as “totally unacceptable and wrong.” But the Prime Ministers said Mr Milibands intervention, in a message on Twitter, was not enough given Unites financial support for Labour. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 1st March 2012 |
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