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'You, Mr Speaker, were on the wrong side of the apartheid argument' Nelson Mandela DayIDS: £40m IT write-off was 'common sense'![]() Iain Duncan Smith has defended the loss of £40 million of taxpayers' money on a failed IT system as "common sense", during a bad-tempered session in front of a Commons committee. Catastrophic Commons report dismantles IDS' universal credit schemeComment: Iain Duncan Smith is no longer fit-for-workIn the news...'You, Mr Speaker, were on the wrong side of the apartheid argument': Old grievances aired in Mandela debate![]() The Commons saw old scores being settled alongside heartfelt tributes to the anti-apartheid movement today, as MPs debated the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela: Political tributes![]() The political tributes come flooding in for one of the great world statesmen of our age. Comment and AnalysisComment: MPs deserve a pay cut, not a pay rise![]() The idea that MPs deserve a pay rise is as dangerous as it is laughable. | BSA: Autumn Statement: Hard-pressed savers will continue to feel the pinchThe Building Societies Association comments on the autumn statement. IET: Autumn Statement: "Skills gap is a challenge that won’t go away overnight"Engineering and technology must remain government priority says IET in response to the Autumn Statement. CIOT: Autumn Statement: Cautious welcome for new Social Enterprises tax reliefCIOT welcomes Autumn Statement confirmation of new tax relief for investment by individuals in Social Enterprises. CIOT: Second home owners will need to watch overlapping ownership periodsCIOT warns owners of second homes to consider selling properties earlier, to minimise tax liabilities. CIOT: Autumn Statement: Measures to combat fraud and error need rebalancing to prevent error arisingLITRG has welcomed HMRC’s continued commitment to reducing fraud and error in the tax credits system. CIOT: Autumn Statement: Extension of free school meals will improve work incentivesLITRG strongly welcomes announcement in the Autumn Statement about the extension of free school meals. NASUWT: Autumn statement should tackle child poverty and homelessness“The Autumn statement provides the opportunity for the Chancellor to acknowledge the toll his economic policies are inflicting." CIA: Chancellor must act now on spiralling business costsBritain’s £60 billion chemical industry warns George Osborne to get a grip on rising energy costs. BSIA: Security industry shows ‘confidence in disability’ as International Day of Disabled People is celebratedSponsored by the UN, this year’s International Day of Disabled Pople focuses on building ‘disability confidence’. BSA: Mutuals continue to lead on FLS lendingFigures for the Funding for Lending Scheme since it started in 2012. TACT response to comment made by UKIP Councillor Gordon GillickIf UKIP want to be taken seriously offensive comments can't be overlooked - Farage needs to make clear UKIP's position on care. Building societies continue to drive growth in the UK mortgage market in OctoberBuilding societies and other mutual lenders continue to be the main growth driver in the UK mortgage market. |

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