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As seen in the news over the past few days, the UK government intend to extend detention without charge for terrorist suspects to 42 days.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7207659.stm

Parents in England who let their underage children drink alcohol could face prosecution, under proposals from the Home Office.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7429701.stm

The Chancellor Alistair Darling is planning to increase road tax for older, more polluting cars.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7421171.stm

The government's UK Border Agency plans to increase the number of immigrant detention places by between 1,300 and 1,500 according to immigration minister Liam Byrne.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7408121.stm

The SNP's flagship policy to cut class sizes for primaries 1 to 3 to 18 are set to cost over £400m, according to the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7422480.stm

Proposals for a £200m fund for buying new homes and renting them to housing association tenants, as part of Labour's draft legislative programme.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7400515.stm

The government plans to release 550 non-violent and non-sexual offenders from English and Welsh prisons at the half-way point in their sentences, earlier than the normal two-thirds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7422737.stm

The Liberal Democrats propose a 'Patient Contract' which will "guarantee every citizen access to a high standard of core healthcare entitlements within maximum waiting times."

Patients would also be able to private treatment, funded by the NHS, if waiting times are not met.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/media/documents/policies/Pocket%20Guide%20to%20Policy%20(A4).pdf

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