A number of councils have written to ministers calling for more powers to tackle deliberate and persistent antisocial behaviour and criticising plans to replace antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs).
EU Laws Should Be Scrutinised
An influential group of MPs has called for more EU-focused debates in Parliament to scrutinise laws emanating from Brussels in order to give them more accountability.
Discrimination Case Couple Lose Appeal
A Christian married couple have lost their latest legal battle against their refusal to allow a gay couple to share a double room in their guest house, in a case that focused on sex discrimination under equality legislation.
Cashing In On IP
A British inventor who was refused a loan by his bank refused to let the idea drop and realised that he did have something of worth he could use to raise the cash – his intellectual property.
Cost Of Payday Loans To Be Capped
Legislation to cap the cost of fees and interest rates on payday loans is to be brought in under amendments to the Banking Reform Bill currently going through Parliament.