Bad news day

Gordon Brown's six o clock phone calls must have had a certain amount of urgency this morning as the papers attack the government on all sides.

Notleast the home secretary as the Mail produces secret documents which

revealed that the Home Secretary was warned four months ago that thousands of illegal immigrants had been cleared to work in sensitive Whitehall security jobs.
But she accepted advice from her officials for a news blackout on the affair, secret memos have confirmed.

Its leader adding

for more than four months, she kept Parliament and public in the dark about this latest blunder by her department, branded "unfit for purpose" by her predecessor.
Incredibly, she kept silent even after she was told in August that no fewer than 5,000 illegal immigrants were involved - including 11 working at Scotland Yard and one who was employed to guard Gordon Brown's car.

The Express then firmly boots the boot in as its front page tells us

IMMIGRATION officials who presided over a year of blunders have been awarded almost £2million in bonuses.
Staff were handed the extra awards for 2005-06, shortly before then Home Secretary John Reid described the department as “not fit for purpose”.

From immigrants to alcholol,with all the papers carrying the report that

The government should consider making alcohol more expensive and reassess its 24-hour drinking laws to curb serious health problems related to excessive drinking, according to a group of experts.

the Guardian explaining that

In a review of public health policy, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics concluded that, left to themselves, people do not choose to live healthy lives, and the state must intervene to control behaviour. Lord Krebs, principal of Jesus College, Oxford, who chaired the council's review, said the government had a duty to help people make healthy choices. "We think it's too simplistic to say that it's all down to individual choice, because individuals often suffer ill health or adopt unhealthy behaviours for reasons beyond their control."

24-hour drinking has increased violence and 'must be scrapped' says the Mail.

But it doesnt stop there

The Telegraph has

The fastest rise in food prices for 14 years

The surging costs will be passed on to consumers, who are experiencing the highest food bills for years and could end up paying almost £1,000 extra on their annual food bill than a year ago.
Families are already struggling to cope with the effects of the credit crunch. Petrol prices exceed £1 for a litre of unleaded fuel, while mortgage payments and credit card fees are also rising.

The front page of the Times that

Police are neglecting to tackle serious, violent crimes and focusing instead on more minor offences as they strive to meet government targets, the man charged with shaping the future of policing in England and Wales has admitted.

And the Guardian that

'Failing' school reforms put Labour under pressure

And of cause and guess which paper

Property slump 'is worst for two years' yes the Mail