UK Citizenship Test Updated

October 13, 2011 at 6:56 pm

So after much ridicule of the daft, plain stupid and politically “correct” questions in the old Labour government’s so-called Citizenship Test….it has been re-written by the Coalition. Can we expect questions like “how much does the UK waste each year by belonging to the EU” or “name the religion responsible […]

European Court Imposes Abortion on Catholic Ireland

December 17, 2010 at 12:30 am

Ireland may be regretting its slavish capitulation to all things European tonight after the European Court once again enthusiastically meddled matters that should only be decided by national parliaments: Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion violates pregnant women’s right to receive proper medical care in life-threatening cases, the European Court of Human […]

Swedish Firm Settles Over “Offensive” Job Interview

November 25, 2009 at 7:25 pm

A 56-year-old man from Gothenburg has been awarded 60,000 kronor (GBP5,200 / $8,600) in compensation after being asked a question during an employment interview that was, in his view, insulting. When the man arrived at the company, located on the outskirts of Gothenburg, for his scheduled employment interview, the first […]

A “Right” To Bandwidth?

October 15, 2009 at 10:30 am

What exactly is a human right? It seems that it is whatever you want it to be. Starting next July, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Finland is the world’s first country to create laws […]

THE PERIL OF RED ONIONS…

July 10, 2009 at 8:29 am

Did you read about the sex attacker who has claimed he could not be extradited because he was allergic to onions and would die if he eats them in prison food? Peter Ivan Dunne said the danger of a reaction – especially to red onions – meant his human rights […]