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"He's raised money for charity, he's done very well for Children in Need so I'm not sure [he should be stripped of] his OBE in respect of the work he has done."

Tax That

Tax That: David Cameron defends Gary Barlow

Shake That: Cameron welcomes Barlow to Downing Street

PM says Tory-supporting pop star should not lose OBE following tax avoidance allegations.

Cameron's Tube strike ban

Cameron's strike ban proposals are deeply anti-democratic

Cameron's restrictions on strikes "should be resisted at every turn"

The prime minister's backing for ballot thresholds betrays an increasingly authoritarian streak.

Tories move against trade unions' strike rights

Tube strikes earlier this year resulted in a Tory pledge to change the law

PM confirms Conservatives will try to make it harder for trade unions to go on strike

In other news...

Boris backs BBC DJ over Sun Has Got His Hat On racism row

Radio times: Lowe sacked for inadvertently playing song with word 'n*****' in it

Boris Johnson urges BBC board to personally apologise to Radio Devon DJ after he's fired for inadvertently played a song with the word 'n*****' in it

Coalition unity implodes over free schools 'lunacy'

David Laws (l) reportedly warned Michael Gove about the change, but was overruled

Lib Dems call Michael Gove a 'zealot' in latest education row

Deeper and deeper: Cameron wades deeper into the EU renegotiation quagmire

David Cameron's European policy is now wholly geared towards an EU referendum in 2017

David Cameron takes another step towards staking his political career on his EU renegotiation

And finally.

Eurovision 2014: Is it Europe that's 'unstoppable' – or Putin's Russia?

Conchita Wurst: A hugely impressive Eurovision victory

In the world of realpolitik and guns - not that of glitz and confetti - Russia is winning

Fourth consecutive quarter of construction growth but cost rises a key concern

The latest Construction Trade Survey, published today, shows that construction activity rose in Q1, the first time in six years that the industry has enjoyed four consecutive quarters of growth in activity

NASUWT comments on Public Accounts Committee report into free schools

The NASUWT has been consistently raising the risks to both the public purse and to democratic accountability since the Coalition Government’s free schools programme was first established.

NASUWT comments on College of Teaching poll

The outcomes of this poll reflect the longstanding views of the NASUWT on the proposals to establish a College of Teaching.

Mortgage arrears down in first quarter of 2014

Both the number and the proportion of mortgages in arrears fell during the first quarter of 2014, according to new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

NEA comment on 'Green Deal Home Improvement Fund'

Today the UK Government has released further information on the ‘Green Deal Home Improvement Fund’.

Clarity over public benefit and protections needed for data sharing

Tax professionals are calling on the Government to provide assurances that it is not going to start selling taxpayers’ data.

We need to consider our transport networks as “a whole”, say engineers

The Transport Committee today says that the Government must plan for new road and rail investment by looking at future passenger and freight demand by route or region, not by looking at each in isolation from each other.

A year to go to the Election, charity launches Election Planner to get disengaged groups voting

Exactly one year from the General Election, charity launches new Election Planner to get disengaged groups voting.

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