NOW POLICE CAN'T SAY EVENIN' ALL... IT'S JUST NOT PC!

By Kevin O'Sullivan

HE was a just a friendly copper, but now it seems Dixon of Dock Green’s cheery “Evenin’ All” should be deemed deeply offensive, according to new guidelines.
Police are being told not to use the expression because, it is claimed, the meaning of “evening” depends on culture and nationality. Officers are also warned against using “businessman”, “housewife” and even “child”. All could have “negative connotations”, says a new guide. Children should be referred to as “young persons”.

Last night the Warwickshire Police instructions – revealed following a Freedom of Information request about what kind language staff are encouraged to use – were ridiculed by plain English campaigners. Marie Clair, spokesman for the Plain English group, said: “I have never heard of anyone being confused as to what part of the day it is.

“When the police need absolute accuracy over when something happened, then I am sure they use the exact time. There comes a point when common sense must prevail.” And she attacked the decision to avoid phrases such as “child”.

She added: ”Do you call a two-year-old a young person? Surely we can get greater accuracy in the language we already use, which is non-offensive.” The instructions form part of guidelines issued by police forces and fire services across the United Kingdom on what language their staff should use. Advice from the Warwickshire Police policy handbook says: “Don’t assume those words for the time of day – such as afternoon or evening – have the same meaning.”

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ROW OVER POLICE 'GAY HATE' GRILLING

By Sarah Westcott

POLICE were accused of over-reacting after interrogating a pensioner who complained about a gay pride march. Pauline Howe, 67, wrote to her local council claiming that the march was a “public display of indecency” which was “offensive to God” after allegedly being verbally abused while distributing Christian leaflets to the marchers in July. Police and council officials decided that her letter amounted to a “hate incident” and had caused offence.

Mrs Howe, from Norwich, claimed she was shocked and frightened when officers questioned her in her home and told her she may have committed a crime. “I’ve never been in any kind of trouble before so I was stunned to have two police officers knocking at my door,” she said. “It was a very unpleasant experience. The officers told me that my letter was thought to be an intention of hate, but I was expressing my views as a Christian.

“This kind of treatment makes us scared to speak out.” Last night, Christian campaigners said the police action was “alarming” and warned that it threatened freedom of speech. Even the gay equality group Stonewall described the police action as “disproportionate”.

The Government’s So-called Medical Experts Are Putting Pounds Before People.

A new filter has been developed by firm ProMetic that will filter out all of the deadly prions from contaminated blood to prevent the spread of variant CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease) through blood transfusions. However, it will ONLY be made available to children 13 years or under. The ‘logic’ is that only children in this age group haven’t been exposed to infected meat products. Anyone over that age who ‘may’ have eaten infected meat is therefore not worth saving. How dare the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) say that a simple blood filter fitted to a blood supply should not be used. People are dying from infected blood, but the Government is not lifting a finger to help.

Judy Kenny, who’s husband Derek died from contracting vCJD from infected blood said: "The idea of a filtration system is excellent. If it was proven to be effective then we ought to use it because that way we can be sure that the blood pool is safe and that everybody is receiving safe blood."

The company ProMetic, which makes the filter, says filtered blood should be offered to everyone, irrespective of their age. Managing director Dr Steve Burton said: "We are somewhat perplexed that this recommendation is being made for children because CJD is an issue for everybody who might receive a blood transfusion."

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Philip Davies MP warns that English (not Scottish) anger is greater threat to UK

Philip Davies MP: "The biggest threat to the UK does not come from Scotland, but from England. If the Secretary of State does not do something to stop Scottish MPs voting on legislation that applies only to England whereas English MPs have no decision-making influence on Scotland, or something to make the funding formula fairer to England, the threat to the UK will come from England."

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THE RINGS OF EARTH:

BALLS!

Ed Ball's has just found out that as Gordon Brown's closest ally, he is to be buried alive with Gordon when his premiership dies!



(Wow, for once he's not smirking!!!!)

Open Europe: European Court of Auditors refuse to sign off EU accounts for 15th year in a row!

In its report on the 2008 EU budget, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has refused to sign off on how the money from the EU's 2008 budget had been spent. While saying that the overall situation is improving, the Court noted that a number of spending areas in the budget are still "materially affected by errors". These include the EU's policies on cohesion; research, energy and transport; external aid and enlargement; and part of the agricultural programme.

However, the ECA gave an unqualified, or clean opinion, on the reliability of the 2008 EU accounts. This means that the Court considers the EU Commission's accounts to present a fair and accurate picture of how much money was spent out of the EU budget.

The Court concluded that cohesion policy, or the Structural funds, which is the second largest spending area in the budget (representing almost a third of the budget), "remains problematic and is the area most affected by errors." The Court estimated that at least 11% of the total amount paid out in grants from the Structural Funds should not have been paid out in the first place.

Crucially the auditors note, that "In many situations the errors are a consequence of too complex rules and regulations. Simplification, therefore, remains a priority."

"Agriculture and natural resources" - part of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - were given a clean bill of health for the first time.

Meanwhile, Agence Europe reports that when asked about the European Commission's recent mid-term review of the EU budget, in which it called for reduced spending on the Common Agricultural Policy, French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire replied: "No I don't agree. I believe that is a major mistake."

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Spot the Difference!

It's our old favourite Spot the Difference time again. Can you identify these clone blondes for me?

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