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"The number of those it's prepared to resettle is truly pitiful. Across the board European leaders should hang their heads in shame." Syria in crisis Syria falls apart... but Britain offers no places at all to refugees Britain accused of failing in its responsibility to Syria, after Amnesty International criticises its failure to offer a single place to refugees fleeing the fighting Analysis: The Syrians we've seen have survived the worst persecution imaginable Dr Russell Hargrave of Asylum Aid on the horror Syrian refugees have survived - and the obstacles to their safety in Europe. Comment: If Britain really cares about Syria, it will open its doors to refugees If we plan on containing the Syrian conflict, we need to alleviate the burden on its neighbours. In the news... Cameron: Universities can't segregate students on sex The prime minister has finally broken his silence on the segregation of university students by sex, with a warning to colleges allowing the practice. MPs: Hurry up with HS2 and stop talking about the money The government needs to speed up the HS2 project and stop talking about how much it costs, an influential committee of MPs said today. Red-faced: Home Office mistakenly publishes thousands of people's immigration details An internal investigation into the behaviour of the Home Office is being conducted after it admitted publishing the details of thousands of people going through the immigration system. Osborne won't rule out lowering benefit cap George Osborne has refused to rule out lowering the benefit cap in the next parliament. Sean Dilley's week in politics The Week According to Sean Dilley Broadcaster and general nuisance Sean Dilley gives his take on the week in politics.	Advertise your job vacancies here RSPCA urges Westminster to follow Welsh Government’s lead on fly grazing legislation The new legislation will equip local authorities in Wales with additional powers to tackle fly grazing and abandonment problems. CIOT: Tax advisers welcome changes to employee ownership structures CIOT backs decision to provide capital gains tax relief for business owners upon transferring ownership to employees. BSA: Autumn Statement: Hard-pressed savers will continue to feel the pinch The 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 relief CIOT 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 periods CIOT 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 arising LITRG 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 incentives LITRG 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 costs Britain’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 celebrated Sponsored by the UN, this year’s International Day of Disabled Pople focuses on building ‘disability confidence’. BSA: Mutuals continue to lead on FLS lending Figures for the Funding for Lending Scheme since it started in 2012.

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