John Reid was right: the Home Office was “not fit for purpose”. We’ve now learnt it still isn’t. The NAO report into the huge Home Office muddle over deportation of foreign criminals is a textbook of persisting ineptitude which points the finger directly at the Home Secretary, Theresa May. It’s not as though she wasn’t […]
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Non-deportation of foreign prisoners shows huge incompetence of Theresa May
Oct 27th, 2014 by Michael Meacher.
Couldn’t make it up: Tribunal dealing with complaints against MI5/GCHQ is housed in Home Office!
Mar 12th, 2014 by Michael Meacher.The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, passed in 2000, one of the most insidious Acts of Parliament in modern times, set up a tribunal with the power to investigate any complaints against MI5, MI6 or GCHQ, including complaints about surveillance activities of the police or any other public bodies. Very little at first was heard […]
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Security services take big step closer to full State surveillance
Sep 3rd, 2012 by Michael Meacher.The government has quietly agreed to European measures that will open the gates to full-scale surveillance by the State. The current Communications and Data Bill now going through Parliament won’t, according to the Home Office, allow access to the content of phone calls, emails, texts or social media, but the government has at the same […]
