The Dilnot review: Money, morality and the care of the elderly | Observer editorial
A review out tomorrow will propose changes to how we pay for care of older people. The chancellor should endorse its recommendations Economist Andrew Dilnot ‘s independent review into how we pay for the care of older people and the disabled is published tomorrow. It will be read against a backdrop that almost daily seems to illustrate our incapacity to care for many of our old and vulnerable …
Read more on Guardian Unlimited

Malaysia – a police state?
Is that not a laudable objective that should receive the support of everyone who truly believes in the democratic process? When Malaya achieved Merdeka in 1957, it chose the parliamentary democracy style of government under a constitutional monarchy, with the Federal Constitution as the supreme law. In order to elect a government, general elections are to be held at least one in every five years …
Read more on Malaysia Chronicle

UK merchant ships ‘may be armed’
Ministers are preparing to give formal legal backing to the use of private armed guards on UK merchant vessels to protect against piracy.
Read more on BBC News

Tags: , , , , , , ,