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Friday, June 11, 2004 Falconer surrenders his supreme court veto The independence of the planned supreme court is to be underlined by drastically reducing the role of Lord Falconer, the constitutional affairs secretary, in making appointments to it. He has agreed that an independent appointments commission can present him with one name, and that he will not be able to override it. Guardian 8:10:44 AM    comment [] Home Office accused of trying to 'hijack' neighbourhood watch The Home Office has been accused of seeking to hijack the country's leading anti-crime community network by undermining its parent body. The National Neighbourhood Watch Association is facing collapse because of a row over the use of the neighbourhood watch logo in a £1 million, five-year sponsorship deal. There is concern that the Home Office wants the association wound up so that it can take control of an estimated 165,000 neighbourhood watch schemes. The network, established in 1982, is the largest charitable organisation in the country, covering more than six million homes and 10 million people. Its annual campaigning week begins on Sunday. Telegraph 8:10:13 AM    comment [] Barristers go public Barristers are to be allowed for the first time to offer their services directly to the public without the need to go through a solicitor. The reform abolishes a rule dating back to the mid-19th century and is controversial; it means the bar is no longer to be a referral-only profession, the chief remaining distinction between barristers and solicitors. It comes into force next month, having been approved this week by David Lammy, minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Guardian 8:09:33 AM    comment [] Pressure to act as mule has put hundreds of British women in prison Marianne Telfer is one of a growing band of women who have found themselves in prisons around the world accused of acting as drug mules. Hundreds of British women are currently serving time for drugs-related offences in prisons outside the UK. Independent 8:08:55 AM    comment [] © Copyright 2004 Nick Page.

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