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December 2002 MoD criticised for keeping secrets 3 Dec 2002 The Ministry of Defence was criticised today for its "culture of secrecy". According to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, the MoD repeatedly breaks open government rules by refusing to tell the public specific details about its work, such as the precise number of troops stationed at a particular location, the number of tactical nukes pointing at Iraq and the number of UFOs spotted by Lembit Opik last week. "It is entirely reasonable to expect the MoD, in common with other government departments, to reveal detailed information about itself that could be used by terrorists," she said. "After all, the transport department gave out information to people like Richard Branson and that never did the railways any harm." First-time burglars to escape prison, police 20 Dec 2002 First-time burglars will no longer face a prison sentence, the Lord Chief Justice has said. For years, many burglars – both first-timers and experienced pros – have escaped prison because of the police's inability to catch them, but now that principal is set in stone. In a ruling today, Lord Woolf said that he was keen to make the sentencing structure fairer, so from now on no first-time burglars will be caught and imprisoned, "unless they do something stupid like rob a police station". Opponents were due to hold a press conference to criticise the ruling this afternoon but were unable to do so after their offices were burgled. Tories make charity appeal 27 Dec 2002 The Conservative Party appealed to charities for help today as it continues to revive its policies on the public services. Shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin announced plans to request "help and advice" from charitable organisations in the UK. According to Mr Letwin, organisations such as Help the Aged have vast experience holding car boot sales and door-to-door collecting, which could prove beneficial as the party tries to collect some policies of its own. Labour is thought to have had a number of charity workers on its books before the 1997 general election, which is why it was able to "collect" most of the Tories' policies at that time.
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