Natalie Glanvill is an Editorial Assistant at The Commentator
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New federal powers to reign over the cloud
A new bill which is to be voted on next week will give America's federal government warrantless access to files and e-mails stored in computer clouds
- 23 November 2012
Drug offences account for 80 percent of executions in Iran
Despite a declining political will by a growing number of South-East Asian governments to enforce their capital drug laws, death sentences have tripled in Pakistan and executions are on the rise in Iran and Saudi Arabia
- 20 November 2012
Northern Rock bailout to cost UK taxpayers billions
UK taxpayers' are expected to lose billions of pounds in the bailout of Northern Rock, Lloyds and RBS, report for the Commons Committee of Public Accounts says
- 16 November 2012
BBC bias in the run-up to Police and Crime Commissioner elections?
Ed Miliband’s appearance on BBC West Midlands (WM) Radio has sparked controversy over his discussion of Labour Police and Crime Commissioner candidate, Bob Jones
- 14 November 2012
Hague condemns rocket-fire into Israel by Palestinian terrorists
William Hague has issued a statement commenting on rocket attacks by Palestinian terrorist groups on Israel and Israeli air-strikes on Gaza
- 13 November 2012
'Alarm bells ringing' over paedophile priests cover up
The Catholic Church has once again been marred by paedophilia claims, this time concerning the New South Wales Hunter region
- 12 November 2012
Further evidence of climate change department hypocrisy
The TaxPayers' Alliance's latest report show damning figures of the Department for Energy and Climate Change lavish travel lifestyle
- 8 November 2012
Anti-Israel speaker delivers propaganda speech at Harvard
Harvard Kennedy School provide a platform for former PLO spokeswoman to feed audience lies
- 7 November 2012
Councils spent more than half a million on gadgets and smartphones for staff
North East and North Yorkshire Councils spent over a whopping £600,000 on computer tablets and smartphones and it is suggested that this figure could be higher
- 6 November 2012
Communication Workers' Union could be on the brink of financial collapse
A culture of elitism among top ranking officials in the country's biggest communication union has been exposed by the union's lower-ranking members
- 1 November 2012
Mayor of London gives the go-ahead to demolish historic greyhound track
The hope of ever restoring Walthamstow Dogs has been greatly diminished following the Mayor of London’s controversial decision yesterday to approve plans to build a housing estate on the site
- 31 October 2012
Taxpayer subsidies to trade unions are higher than ever before
The proportion of 'pilgrims' (public sector staff working for trade unions) may be rising says the TPA
- 30 October 2012
Privatisation of Britain's entire road network would "raise more than £150 billion"
Road users would be better off if Britain's entire road network was denationalised, report by Institute of Economic Affairs says
- 30 October 2012
UK climate change department takes over 3000 flights at a cost of over £1.3m
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has taken a whopping 3114 flights over the past two years
- 26 October 2012
Moving Trident after a Scottish referendum could cost up to £50 billion
The Scottish Affairs Select Committee report on the removal of the UK's nuclear deterrent from Scottish territory has provided yet another reason to vote against an independent Scotland
- 25 October 2012
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