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Do you trust our civil servants to protect us from the terror threat?

Posted by Nick Ferrari on February 02, 2010 at 11:09AM

The Home Affairs Committee says complacent civil servants could be putting us at risk.

Is Boris facing a backlash over plans to double traveller sites in London? Leaders of local authorities are calling it "complete madness" because more than two-thirds of those likely to benefit are already housed. Good news if you've faced a parking fine. Five London councils may have to repay millions of pounds to motorists after an investigation proved hundreds of their parking bays have been unlawfully operated.

A report by the Home Affairs Committee says complacent civil servants leading the fight against terrorism could be putting the public at risk by settling for second best. Do you feel safe at the moment? With the UK threat level at severe, should we be worried that some civil servants aren't taking the threat seriously enough? Should the pope be commenting on our equality bill? He says that our human rights policies violate natural law.

What of the new polyclinics - the future of healthcare or a shiny white elephant? Hospitals across London could be shut to cope with the spending squeeze - with A&E departments and thousands of beds to go. Are patients in danger of losing out?

Plus, all through the show, our political correspondent Tom Cheal has been out around Liverpool Street and Old Street to find out who is the fantasy Prime Minister for Londoners? Seems David Cameron fits the bill for London females in their thirties, but less so for men in their forties or OAPS generally.

I'll be back tomorrow morning from 7am.