Time is running out for War Criminal Jack Straw - the torturers apprentice

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has agreed to hear evidence on torture on Tuesday 28 April at 1.45pm from an expert witness . Craig Murray.

On his website with this welcome news he adds ..

"I will testify that as British Ambassador, I was told there is a very definite policy to accept intelligence from torture abroad, that the policy was instituted and approved by Jack Straw when Foreign Secretary. I will tell them that as Ambassador I protested formally three times in writing to Jack Straw, and that the Foreign Office told me in reply to my protests that this was perfectly legal.

I will prove my evidence with documentation."

Here is the written evidence he will speak to ...
http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2009/03/trying_again_my.html#comments

500 plus people lobbied the Joint Human Rights Committee whose members are ;

Member	Constituency	Party
Mr Andrew Dismore MP (Chair)	Hendon	Labour
Mr John Austin MP	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour
Dr Evan Harris MP	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrats
Mr Virendra Sharma MP	Ealing Southall	Labour
Mr Richard Shepherd MP	Aldridge-Brownhills	Conservative
Mr Edward Timpson MP	Crewe and Nantwich	Conservative
Lord Bowness		Conservative
Lord Dubs		Labour
Lord Lester of Herne Hill		Liberal Democrats
Lord Morris of Handsworth		Labour
The Earl of Onslow		Conservative
Baroness Prashar		Cross Bench

Mrs Sharon Shoesmith sacked after Balls gets "devastating" fast track report on Haringey

Mrs Sharon Shoesmith (Haringey's Director of the Children and Young People's Service since April 2005 following two years as the Director of Education. )was at Ascot last year on October 13th ten weeks after Baby P died. She was a guest of Willmott Dixon, one of Britain’s largest privately owned construction, housing, property care and investment companies.

After taking receipt of what he called a "devastating" review of Haringey's failures,working class hero Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary, said that Mrs Shoesmith was to be replaced as part of a shake-up of the Haringey management team. Although he does not have the power to fire her, he said that Haringey Council would remove her from her post. Times

A senior council official, who asked not to be named, said: ‘No one expects her to survive this, but she will be difficult and expensive to get rid of.’ Daily Mail



Keep an eye on the Partnership Board of Research Practice (RIP)- "supporting evidence-based practice with children and families" where Mrs Shoesmith is currently a member.

PS : Capita website
In April 2003, Capita's Interim Director of Education, Paul Roberts, (formerly the Director of Education in Nottingham City) was succeeded by a permanent Director of Education, Sharon Shoesmith (formerly Her Majesty's Inspector (HMI)). Sharon was the Interim Deputy Director (School Improvement and Inclusion) employed by Capita but was appointed to the permanent post of Director following a national advert and recruitment process. She will continue to be employed by Capita until its contract with Haringey ends in August 2004 and will then transfer to the Council's employment.

UPDATE : Nesnight have the unbiquitous, sinister and sweaty Michael Gove who reveals that Haringey provided false / fraudulent information for their OFSTED report - and called reasonably for the main forensic report into Baby P to be published .

He also applauded very generously (and he deserves it) Ed Balls very swift and decisive action.

All this goes back to the case of Maria Colwell killed by her stepfather in Brighton, 1973 when this , "would never happen again".

UPDATE : Tuesday the above web page from Willmot Dixon is still there ... probably worth asking them how many more highly paid Local Government officers have enjoyed their hospitality at Ascot and eslewhere.

Barlinnie inmates ready to welcome John McTernan

The Sunday Herald reports that the new TNS System 3 snapshot,which was conducted for Scottish Television, gave the Scottish Nationalists a surprise 5 point lead in constituencies and an astonishing 11 point lead on the regional vote.

If the result on May 3rd reflected this, the SNP would have 51 seats in the Scottish parliament and Alex Salmond will be installed as the Prime Minister of an independent Scotland.

Now the question is , what will Scots born John McTernan go to prison for ... fucking up the Labour campaign North of the Border or being the author of..

Item C : Material related to Mr John McTernan, director of political operations at Downing Street..... a fascinating detail in the report of the Judgement on March 14th in the Times of - Attorney-General v British Broadcasting Corporation

The talented Boy John has of course wide experience as Head of Strategy for Scotland's former first minister, Henry McLeish.'It's an extremely rich experience,' he says (an unexpected remark as Hmaish had to resign having muddled his accounts) . 'You get unparalleled access to government at the highest levels. If you like politics - and most of the people who become advisers are complete addicts - this is the ultimate job. It's like The West Wing, (!) only you're in it instead of watching it.

It's incredibly insecure, but so are the careers of senior politicians. - you get three months' redundancy, that's all. You wouldn't do it if you were at all risk-averse.'

Quite how incredibly insecure it is, he is going to find out in 34 days - especially his £80,000 salary plus exes. It doesn't help that Mr McConnell who is described as the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland endorse his part time role in ensuring the sinking of Labour's chances in the land of the obese alcoholics.

Wit and Wisdom of John McTernan

The establishment of the Scottish Parliament has turned out to be an unequivocal, if unexpected, victory for progressive politics.

Make my Vote Count

"Cully" Stimson not only a cunt - now he's quit.

US Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said Charles ''Cully'' Stimson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for detainee affairs at Guantanamo Bay , told him on Friday that he had made his own decision to resign.

Whitman said that he was leaving because of the controversy which resulted from his remarks on a radio show about the motives of pro bono lawyers from many of the nation's top law firms representing detainees held at the U.S. military prison in Cuba.

''He believed it hampered his ability to be effective in this position,'' said Whitman to the New York Times ( Wapo Report)

From smug bastard to sore loser in 2 weeks - and it was ..."his own decision to resign and he was not asked to leave by Defense Secretary Robert Gates." Ho.Ho.Ho.