Julie Henry writes in the Sunday Telegraph:
The Independent Schools Council has drawn up a manifesto demanding that the party that wins the election strips away the unprecedented layers of regulation that have been imposed on the sector.
It will say that the independence of schools is being worn away by Government interference, threatening their successful running [...]

Fiona Barr writes in the online medical magazine EHI Primary Care:
A GP practice in Hampshire has recorded opt-out requests for the Summary Care Record from 20% of its patients.
The Oaklands Practice in Yateley, Hampshire, has run a five year information campaign for its patients on the SCR and pledged not to upload any records without [...]

Mark White writes on the Sky web site about eBorders:
The Government has stated that all passenger traffic will be monitored under the system by 2014, with 95% monitored by the end of this year.
Tim Reardon, from the Chamber of Shipping, represents the ferry companies – who carry more than 20 million passengers in and out [...]

Alex Stevenson writes on the Politics.co.uk web site:
MPs deemed to have committed “crimes against democracy” will be targeted by a new third-party pressure group at the general election.
The Power2010 campaign plans on spending nearly £1 million it has received from the Rowntree Trusts to target constituencies where the sitting MP is judged to have consistently [...]

Joe Fay writes in The Register:
Back in January, Hillier told the commons that there had been 3,800 applications/appointments as of January 18. Her answer almost coincided with one from Home Secretary Alan Johnson, who said that 3,700 applications had been registered as of January 16, suggesting a mid-January surge of applications running at 100 a [...]