Wednesday update: Brown faces revolt

Not looking all that good for Brown, this Wednesday

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6611494.ece

“Alan Johnson signalled a significant reversal over the Government’s identity card policy yesterday when he ruled out making them compulsory for British citizens”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5700798/Home-Secretary-abandons-compulsory-ID-cards.html

“Home Secretary abandons compulsory ID cards”

(EDITOR: After the government wasted Millions (or Billions) of Pounds on the scheme? Timer for Brown to go!)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5703426/Teachers-to-face-five-year-checks-on-suitability-to-be-in-classroom.html

“Teachers to face five-year checks on suitability to be in classroom”

(EDITOR: This is not new. Back in the early 1970s, a teacher at my school was given a test found to be lacking and sent on a refresher course before he could teach again)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196680/Come-clean-public-spending-cuts-ministers-tell-Brown.html

“Come clean on public spending cuts, ministers tell Brown”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5701120/Cressida-Dick-promoted-to-be-Mets-top-woman.html

“Cressida Dick, the police chief in charge of the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, has been promoted to become Scotland Yard's highest ever ranking woman officer”

(EDITOR: The Dick in charge of the de Menezes bungle has been rewarded with promotion)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/07/01/fury-at-lord-reward-for-ex-speaker-115875-21485216/

“Former Speaker Michael Martin is to be made a peer, it emerged yesterday. His elevation to the Lords comes despite being the first Speaker to be ousted since Sir John Trevor was expelled in 1695 for taking a bribe”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5699352/Labour-MP-Harry-Cohen-quits-after-MPs-expenses-scandal.html

“A Labour MP who designated a converted schoolhouse in Colchester as his main residence while claiming second home expenses on a property nine miles from Parliament has announced his resignation”

(EDITOR: But it isn't his fault, you understand)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/01/breakfast-briefing

“Breakfast briefing: Hackers in prison, bloggers set free”

(EDITOR: It transpires that the jailed hacker is in America, the not jailed blogger in the UK...)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6613399.ece

“If there is such a thing as Labour royalty — and why not? — then Neil and Glenys Kinnock are it.”

(EDITOR: Why not? Because they are supposed to be Socialists and above such things?)

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23713888-details/Wapping+HQ+must+be+greener,+Boris+tells+Murdoch/article.do

“Boris Johnson has forced Rupert Murdoch to rewrite his plans for an overhaul of his Wapping headquarters, saying the site needs to be more “eco friendly”.”

(EDITOR: Good for you, Boris)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196195/Tories-warn-riots-streets-Brown-keeps-quiet-cuts.html

“Brown facing revolt over plans to raid health, transport and education budgets to pay for latest round of spending”

I have a feeling this could be a lively Wednesday