Friday, 25 October 2013

Cautious optimism as economy grows - Politics.co.uk

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Green Shoots

Economy grows by 0.8%

Booming house prices in the south-east could help Tory election prospects, along with an improved economic outlook

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2013, according to officials GDP figures released today.

In other news...

The health tourism myth? Foreign patients earn millions for UK

More patients leave the UK for treatment than arrive here, report finds.

Medical tourism to the UK benefits the economy by hundreds of millions of pounds and is a substantial source of income for the NHS, researchers have found.

Labour 'open' to renationalising the railways

Nationalise or privatise? Labour 'open' to all ideas.

Labour's new shadow transport secretary is "open" to the idea of renationalising the railways, she has told the press.

Disastrous night for SNP as Labour retake seat with thumping majority

By-election victory gives momentum to the Better Together campaign

Labour dramatically overturned the Scottish National party's (SNP) majority in the Dunfermline by-election last night, in a move which casts further doubt on Alex Salmond's ability to win the Scottish independence referendum next year.

Tory MPs to make formal complaint to Speaker Bercow

John Bercow 'hates Cameron' claim Tory MPs

Senior Conservative MPs plan to make a formal complaint to John Bercow amid suggestions the Speaker personally "hates" David Cameron.

And finally

Comment: The laziness of Russell Brand's revolution

Phil Scullion: 'Being born in the UK in 2013 is pretty good news, all things considered.'

Russell Brand brings wit, eloquence and creative flair to politics, but his central argument is just empty populism.

NASUWT: "Nick Clegg fools no-one"

“Does Nick Clegg honestly think that either the teaching profession or parents will be impressed?"

RSPCA: Trust in ready meals declines as demand for ethical food rises

Britain - ready meal capital of Western Europe - loses trust in pre-prepared food and demand for higher welfare food rises.

Voice welcomes Nick Clegg's interventions on school standards

Voice has welcomed the forthcoming speech by Nick Clegg on school standards.

CIOB: Regulatory rules should not stand in the way of housing standard rationalisation

CIOB calls for clear timescale for integrating housing standards into the Building Regulations.

CIA: Chemicals sector aims for 50% growth by 2030

Energy security, innovation and re-building UK supply chains are some of the key challenges set out in a new strategy for the chemical sector.

BHA: New RE framework clear that schools should respect non-religious beliefs

New RE framework puts strong focus on non-religious worldviews like humanism.

MRSA Action UK: When the drugs don't work

MRSA Action UK helps to bring the human cost to the attention of government and industry over the ticking time bomb and lack of desperately needed antibiotics.

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