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German Verdict – Lisbon Treaty Battles On Against The OddsPosted by Claire Daley in European Union on July 1st, 2009 There was a sigh of relief in Brussels yesterday as the German Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the Lisbon Treaty does not contravene the country’s constitution, writes Nicola Di Luzio, though prior to its implementation, the German Parliament’s right to approve or reject matters decided in the Council of the European Union under Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) will have to be enshrined in law. However, relief in Brussels will have been matched by consternation in many quarters. The treaty may be legal, but that does not make it liked, and this remains one of the main problems facing the EU. Many Consider Themselves Called, but in Truth Only Few Have Been ChosenPosted by David Conway in Education, Human Rights, Religion on June 30th, 2009 “The requirement that, if a pupil is to qualify for admission his mother must be Jewish, whether by descent or by conversion, is a test of ethnicity which contravenes the Race Relations Act.” So three appeal court judges decided last week. A test which failsPosted by Anastasia de Waal in Education on June 26th, 2009 One of the latest changes amongst what appear to be last ditch attempts to win over the public on education policy is the introduction of ‘personality’ tests to ‘weed out’ weak teachers. Outlined in today’s Times Educational Supplement are proposals to use a diagnostic tool in teacher training institutions to work out who is and who isn’t suitable for teaching. Follow the leader…Posted by James Gubb in Health on June 25th, 2009 More ridiculousness from the powers that be. One year down the line the Department of Health has finally got round to fleshing out details of its ‘top leaders programme’; c. 1,000 ‘leaders’ (up, it seems, from the original 250 planned) drawn from 50 NHS-related organisations identified as ‘needing the most senior leaders’ to go on a fancy leadership development scheme. You can only imagine the 1,000 clones walking out of the factory, primed in meeting the latest central initiative and playing the NHS game… or am I being overly cynical?! Brussels plays the name gamePosted by Claire Daley in European Union on June 24th, 2009 This week saw the parties of the newly elected European Parliament (EP) scrambling to formalise alliances that will allow them to access EU-funds and other benefits afforded to official parties in the EP, writes Luke Clark. A Very Big ‘If’Posted by David Conway in Health, Politics, Tax and Spend on June 23rd, 2009 Since 1999, the size of the NHS workforce has increased by 29 per cent. One in every 19 people in Britain now works for it. A chief architect of that increase is Ed Balls, between 1990 and 2004 chief economic adviser to Gordon Brown. Last week in a widely reported radio interview, Mr Balls said: “If we can get the economy right – as I believe we are doing – I think we can see spending rising on health and schools in real terms after 2011.” Since public borrowing increased last month by more than it has ever done since monthly figures began, this seems a very big ‘if’. |
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