03/12/17

[Maik]

New highway code to abolish discount on fines

The new Highway Code being designed by the Transport Ministry will abolish a 50 percent discount currently enjoyed by motorists for paying their fines within 10 days after receiving them.

This is the latest addition to the draft bill, which also foresees a system for calculating many fines according to the financial abilities of each violator, as well as reducing fixed penalties by as much as 40 percent.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/223828/article/ekathimerini/news/new-highway-code-to-abolish-discount-on-fines

[Maik]

'Little hope of fairer Britain': Theresa May's social mobility tsar quits in frustration as Government focuses on Brexit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/02/social-mobility-board-quits-due-little-hope-fairer-britain/

[Maik]

Stopping Brexit could provide the NHS £300m a week, Sir Vince Cable says

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-nhs-sir-vince-cable-eu-300m-a-week-stop-budget-a8088756.html

[TonyKath]

Stopping Brexit could provide the NHS £300m a week, Sir Vince Cable says

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-nhs-sir-vince-cable-eu-300m-a-week-stop-budget-a8088756.html

No idea if it's true or not but the debate rolls on. Suspect we won't see it on the side of a Lib Dem bus any time soon!

Tony