Lord offers 'bounty' for Obama

Monday, April 16, 2012 Labour Peer Suspended After Offering '£10m Bounty For Capture Of Obama And Bush' On any list of things you are not really allowed to do if you are a member of the House of Lords, offering a £10m bounty for the capture of President Obama and President George W. Bush has to be near the top. So it is a good thing no one has done that. Only. They apparently have. And although Lord Ahmed denies the allegations, he's in a spot of bother as a result. Tony Blair has waded into the so-called 'Charity Tax' row, telling the Huffington Post this morning that ministers should do "nothing to harm" charitable giving. In a blog post the former prime minister, who appears to be enjoying his life post Downing Street life, said it was "misleading and wrong" to think government was the only vehicle to effect change. Also today, George Galloway compares himself to Robin Hood and and in an interview with us today Siobhan Benita, the independent candidate for mayor, tells us why she doesn't like Michael Gove. Charity Tax: Now Tony Blair Weighs In Over The Value Of Philanthropy 'I Will Be A Robin Hood MP' What's On The Political Agenda This Week? British Embassy In Kabul Targeted As Part Of Taliban Offensive Charity Tax 'Climbdown' Rumours As Criticism Mounts From All Sides BLOG POSTS 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. 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. Theodora Clarke: Mr Chancellor, Hands Off Our Charitable Donations... Charities cannot exist without the support of philanthropists and their generous donations. To penalise charities at a time when many cultural organisations are facing cutbacks and a funding squeeze in tough economic times is madness. Alastair Stewart: You May Bemoan the Hosepipe Ban, But Niger is Literally Dying From Full-On Drought You may or may not bemoan the hosepipe ban, but, as you inevitably sip a glass of water with lunch or luxuriate in a bath or take a shower tomorrow, spare a thought for those for whom a fraction of that water could be the difference between life and death; and then do what you can to help. Preetam Kaushik: The Islamic Hijab: Is it Really as Oppressive as We Think? Over the last few decades, the steady immigration of Muslims from around the world to America and across Europe, has thrown the spotlight on the hijab. Many Americans and Europeans are surprised to find that contrary to what they believe, a large number of Muslim women do not wear the hijab out of compulsion but out of choice.

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