Commons crime wave

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Champagne, Laptops And A Bicycle Repair Kit Among Items Stolen From MPs Four casks of beer, a bottle of champagne and a floral arrangement are among 36 items which have been stolen from parliament since June 2011, it has been revealed. Figures published today also show thieves prowling the parliamentary estate have got away with items including a trolly of books, five more laptops, some photos, a printer and a pair of spectacles. Commons security do not appear to know who the culprits are, much to the frustration of MPs. On an unrelated note, HuffPost is holding a car boot sale later this afternoon on the green opposite parliament. There is a 50% off sale and everything must go! ONE MILLION Ed Miliband's Aide Lucy Powell Chosen As Parliamentary Candidate Labour Lead Over Tories Rises In New Poll Bahrain Grand Prix Sends Out 'Wrong Signals' Flatlining: Minimum Wage Lower Than In 2004, Report Claims BLOG POSTS Lord Victor Adebowale: We Need to Stop Stigmatising the Young There's one image dominating US news coverage right now: Trayvon Martin in his hoodie. The shooting of the unarmed black teenager in Florida has triggered coast to coast protests and calls to end racial profiling. Kanja Ibrahim Sesay: The Next Mayor of London Must Not Fail the Black Communities The stakes are high regarding the forthcoming elections for London Mayor on 3 May. London's black communities and other ethnic minority Londoners make up considerably more than a third. London sets the pace and agenda for the way the whole country responds to our needs and concerns. Our communities feel they are being failed. The Met is being rocked by at least 13 officers being referred to the IPCC for racism. This follows on the heels of the reports that black men were 29 times more likely to be stopped under Section 60 powers than their white counterparts. Tony Blair: In Favour of Philanthropy This is absolutely the right moment for government to do all it can to promote philanthropy; and certainly nothing to harm it. Matt Carr: Afghanistan: The Tipping Point? The audacious attacks carried out by the Taliban in the heart of Kabul have once again exposed the increasingly glaring discrepancy between the official version of the Afghan war and the actual situation on the ground. Francis Hoar: We Must Protect Philanthropy From the State Rather than undermining a cornerstone of charitable giving, the government should be thinking of how it can reduce the tax burden on charities.

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