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"One thing I have learnt is that transport, rather like banking, is at its best when it is boring" Boring is best says Darling Not boring enough: Darling rejects HS2 'nightmare' Former chancellor Alistair Darling has come out against HS2, warning ministers their plans to give Britain's transport infrastructure a major boost could become a "nightmare". In other news... Acrimony lingers as Grantham mulls Maggie statue Labour's proposals for a publicly funded statute of Margaret Thatcher in her hometown of Grantham are "rank hypocrisy of the highest order", the town's museum director has said. Employers failing to pay minimum wage to be named and shamed More employers will be named and shamed if they fail to pay the minimum wage, the government insisted today. So this is what it takes: Tories and Ukip join forces to fight wind farm Conservative and Ukip politicians have put aside the national standoff between their parties to unite against a controversial wind farm in north Devon. BBC addicted to bashing Murdoch, Boris claims The BBC are addicted to bashing Rupert Murdoch, London mayor Boris Johnson claimed today during a visit to Australia.	CIOB video: It's all about people NASUWT comments on GCSE results Commenting on the GCSE results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said: NUT Wales comment on GCSE Results Commenting on this year’s GCSE results, NUT Secretary, David Evans, said: NUT comment on GCSE results Commenting on today’s GCSE results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said: NASUWT comments ahead of publication of GCSE results The fact that GCSEs are challenging and demanding qualifications is buried in an avalanche of politically motivated, false claims of grade inflation, dumbing-down and easy options, say the NASUWT. CIOT: Institute warns of ‘dangerous precedent’ over tax code for banks Government proposals for a strengthened Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks1 will set a “dangerous precedent” by giving HMRC power to determine and publicly announce non-compliance with the Code without any right of appeal, the Chartered Institute of Taxation has warned.

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