THOUSANDS of yobs who carry out violent assaults will be allowed to walk free from court under new sentencing guidelines proposed yesterday.

More than 4,000 thugs could escape jail under the radical changes, which may come into effect as early as next spring.

The Sentencing Council says its guidelines could save the prison service more than £16million a year, and save the probation service £3million annually

Under the proposals those convicted of assault in England and Wales will be sentenced on the basis of the harm they caused victims. Sentencing guidelines for assault offences are currently based on a description of the offence.

Although fewer criminals would face prison, Lord Justice Leveson, chairman of the Sentencing Council, which is consulting on the guidelines for judges and magistrates, insisted: “None of us are soft on crime.” He said the new proposed changes were “not driven by the Government” and its need to cut public spending.

But critics say the new sentencing body is “out of touch” with public opinion on crime. Tory MP Philip Davies said: “I find these guidelines deeply disturbing.These ideas are cooked up by the liberal-minded judicial elite but they are completely out of touch with public opinion.

“Prison works when it comes to deterring criminals, so letting violent thugs escape this form of punishment makes a mockery of the prison system.”

Owen Sharp, acting chief executive of Victim Support, warned: “Victims want sentences which they feel are fair and which they can understand.

“While these new guidelines should help victims understand how judges make sentencing decisions, there is still the need for victims to feel that justice is done.”

Under the proposals there would be between 1,000 and 2,800 fewer custodial sentences for common assault, from 300 to 700 fewer community orders, 1,000 and 2,700 additional fines, and between 300 and 800 additional conditional discharges.

This would lead to a need for 120 to 330 fewer prison places, saving the prison service £4million to £10million a year. Lord Leveson’s more lenient approach will please Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, who is under intense pressure to shrink the record 85,000-strong prison population and make about £2billion in savings.

Mr Clarke provoked anger last week for suggesting thousands of criminals could be spared jail because only serious and violent offenders should be sent to prison. He told the Tory conference that tougher community sentences and slashing re-offending were the best way to reform Britain’s prison system rather than locking more up.

Unveiling the new proposals at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London yesterday, Lord Justice Leveson said: “There has been an increase in the severity of sentences at the lower end of the assault range and I think we’re trying to adjust that for reasons of proportionality.

“If anything, I think there may be a slight increase at the very, very top, for the most serious offences of this type.”

The council considered assault cases in the context of all violent offences and, for some of the lesser offences of assault “there will be an increase in the non-custodial element, the judge said.

The prison service could expect to save between £240,000 and £900,000 but the probation service’s costs could rise by between £100,000 and £180,000.

source: Daily Express

Town Hall pension pay outs cost taxpayer £6.3 Billion

It has been revealed that each household last year paid £300 towards council employee's pension bill of £6.3 Billion.
This is down to a massive increase in public employed staff during the labour governments reign, to try and shore up the unemployment figures by creating non jobs. By non jobs I mean red tape, bureaucratic administrative roles, paper pushing whatever you want to call it, basically wasting taxpayers money.
Those entitled to a pension rocketed to 1.2 million in 2009/10 up 46% from 20005/06
Payouts from the Local Government Pension Scheme are now more than four times higher than when Labour came to power in 1997. Emma Boon, of The TaxPayers’ Alliance, warned that the scheme faces a £53billion deficit.She added: “Swift and firm reforms are essential to stop these costs escalating further out of control in the long-term, and lighten the load on council budgets in the short-term. The scheme needs to move away from defined benefits to defined contributions and employee contributions need to be increased.” Whitehall insiders believe a fifth of the £6.3billion paid in pensions last year came from taxpayers.

The figures, released by the Department for Communities and Local Government, showed contributions from the scheme’s 1.7 million members rose by three per cent to £2billion. A further £2.6billion came from the scheme’s £132billion investment fund.

Sir Steve Bullock, of the Local Government Association, said the scheme was different from others in the public sector because staff make significant contributions. He added: “We need to make sure it meets the challenges of an ageing population. “It needs to be sustainable to provide a decent pension for workers and remain fair to taxpayers and employers.”

Liberal Democrat MP Arrested over Sex Assault

Mr Hancock MP for Portsmouth South, has been arrested for allegedly indecently assaulting a female constituent. The constituent made the complaint on the 24th of September, after going to Mr Hancock for help with a constituency problem. Mr Hancock a married father of two denies the allegations against him. The police have released the MP on bail until January.

Mr Hancock has vowed to continue his work as an MP and councillor for Portsmouth during the police investigation.

In my opinion because the alleged complaint occurred whilst the MP was conducting constituency work, it is only decent that MR Hancock stand down until the investigation is completed.

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Elderly BNP activists attacked in Islington

UAF leader found guilty of assault on a police officer

The welfare state ruining the British economy

I have copied this article from the Daily Mail, it coincides with the release of a press article from Amber Valley BNP, in which they discovered Polish only job adverts. It's essential to point out here that I do blame the employers. I blame the welfare state for making a growing minority in this country to lazy to work.

When chip shop boss Greg Walker began his search for a new assistant, there were certain qualities he was looking for.

They had to be hard-working, and punctual, willing to learn the ropes on the minimum wage – and be able to speak Romanian.

The bizarre request was included in an advert Mr Walker placed at his local JobCentre in Hockley near Southend, Essex.

He inserted it after a previous attempt to recruit staff attracted applicants who were not interested in the job.

But it has caused such a stir – with local residents flooding BBC Radio Essex with complaints – that the offending line had to be removed and an investigation has been launched.

Defending his request Mr Walker, 28, said: ‘I don’t feel I have done anything wrong. I have a Romanian worker here already who has been here a year.

'It would have aided communication if they spoke Romanian too. But he does speak English and an English person could work here as well.'

Mr Walker also insisted he was only trying to make the job appeal ‘to a wider audience’.

‘I was discussing it with the JobCentre and I said I have got a Romanian member of staff here so it gives the Romanian community a chance to come and work here,’ he added.

‘Everyone is getting upset, saying I only want Romanians, but it didn’t say that. It said it was an advantage.’

So far no one has applied for the 45-hour-a-week position, which pays the national minimum wage of £5.93 an hour.

Mr Walker’s father Colin, 64, who owns the business, said: ‘The last time we advertised we had three people turn up from the JobCentre.

‘It was clear they did not want the job. All we want is someone who wants the job.’

Source: The Daily Mail

Common sense prevails in Birmingham

Birmingham City Council ( The largest in the country) has declared that asylum seekers will be put to the back of the queue when it comes to providing housing. Birmingham CC stated that this was due to sharp rises in homelessness due to the recession.

Currently nearly 200 homes are being given to "Asylum seekers" that are being processed by the UK Border Agency. But the contract with UKBA will be ended, because the CC cannot cope with with the 8,000 requests for housing from Birmingham residents.

The council has come to the common sense conclusion that it must put its own before hoards of so called asylum seekers. The same asylum seekers that have travelled through the safe states of europe, but instead have chosen soft touch Britain. Well hopefully not any more, Birmingham CC i salute you for doing the RIGHT thing. And lets hope that other Councils follow suit.