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| "That does raise questions about their loyalty and allegiance to this country" Treason makes a comebackHammond's call for treason against Isis is an unhelpful temper tantrumTreason is used to satisfy public outrage. It is of no use in terrorism cases. Miners' strikeFrontline on the miners' strikeTo celebrate the release of Still The Enemy Within we look at some of the stunning photography which came from Britain's most violent and severe industrial dispute Smoking banWhy did Lord Darzi pull out of an anti-smoking debate?The man who wants a health revolution in Britain is unwilling to engage with his critics | ‘Tax Gap’ figures - Five times as much lost to fraud as to avoidanceThe Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has drawn attention to official figures published today which show that almost five times more tax revenue is lost as a result of illegal activity than through tax avoidance. Mixed messages over regional school commissioners and National Teaching ServiceVoice General Secretary Deborah Lawson - 'We would like to hear more about supporting schools and communities, and less about undermining and removing headteachers'. Women teachers facing discrimination and inequalityWomen teachers say they are being denied their contractual entitlements on pay and working conditions, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has heard. Scottish Budget: Tax advisers pleased to see back of ‘slab system’ for taxing property salesThe UK’s leading tax institute has commented on the announcement of the first rates for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), made in the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget, published today. Cameron's Offer of ‘Jam’ TomorrowOn the face of it, raising the tax threshold sounds great, but the problem is this; when you earn so little, tax really isn't the problem. It’s the amount that you earn that is the real issue. House purchase lending in August down 3% on JulyNew CML data on the characteristics of lending in August show that lending declined slightly compared to July, the first month-on-month drop in house purchase lending volume since February this year. CML welcomes FPC's view on Help to BuyWe welcome the financial policy committee's (FPC) view that the chancellor does not need to make any changes to the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. |
Friday, 17 October 2014
Is treason back in fashion? - Politics.co.uk
Thursday, 16 October 2014
IDS' liquid diet - Politics.co.uk
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| "I have also asked my department to investigate the possibility of introducing this as an option for those who are too obese to work" IDS liquid dietLiquid diets: Iain Duncan Smith targets obese benefit claimantsRevealing Iain Duncan Smith's enthusiasm for putting obese benefit claimants on a liquid diet says a lot about the motivation of the man running the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Green toxificationClimate change blues: The Tories' green retoxification confirmedOwen Paterson's startlingly frank disavowal of climate change this week marks the final demise of the Tories' green detoxification. Smoking banWhy did Lord Darzi pull out of an anti-smoking debate?The man who wants a health revolution in Britain is unwilling to engage with his critics Park smoking ban shows how tragically anti-smoking movement lost its wayWhile e-cigarettes wean millions off cigarettes, anti-smoking campaigners are lost in a symbolic world of bans and fines | Mixed messages over regional school commissioners and National Teaching ServiceVoice General Secretary Deborah Lawson - 'We would like to hear more about supporting schools and communities, and less about undermining and removing headteachers'. Women teachers facing discrimination and inequalityWomen teachers say they are being denied their contractual entitlements on pay and working conditions, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has heard. Scottish Budget: Tax advisers pleased to see back of ‘slab system’ for taxing property salesThe UK’s leading tax institute has commented on the announcement of the first rates for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), made in the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget, published today. Cameron's Offer of ‘Jam’ TomorrowOn the face of it, raising the tax threshold sounds great, but the problem is this; when you earn so little, tax really isn't the problem. It’s the amount that you earn that is the real issue. House purchase lending in August down 3% on JulyNew CML data on the characteristics of lending in August show that lending declined slightly compared to July, the first month-on-month drop in house purchase lending volume since February this year. CML welcomes FPC's view on Help to BuyWe welcome the financial policy committee's (FPC) view that the chancellor does not need to make any changes to the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. Clegg announcement on introduction of maximum waiting times for mental health is a ‘watershed moment’ says charityMillions of lives could be improved by the introduction of the first ever maximum waiting times for NHS mental health services, according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness. |
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Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The man who would be mayor: An interview with David Lammy - Politics.co.uk
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| "At every single stage of my life I have been told 'no you can't go to university', 'no you can't go to a good school', 'no you can't become a barrister', 'no you can't become an MP' and now they're saying 'no you can't become mayor'."
David LammyThe man who would be mayor: An interview with David LammyPolitics.co.uk talks to Labour hopeful for London Mayor. PMQsPMQs Verdict: Freud revelation puts Cameron in his sick bedBoth leaders may be on their sick beds, but Cameron's condition looks more difficult to treat. Smoking banPark smoking ban shows how tragically anti-smoking movement lost its wayWhile e-cigarettes wean millions off cigarettes, anti-smoking campaigners are lost in a symbolic world of bans and fines In other news...Desperate scenes as drug law enforcers try to preserve the status quoAs the international status quo on drug policy falls apart, supporters are fighting a desperate rear-guard defence Descent into violence: Staff cuts leave young inmates at each other's mercyLockdown at young offenders' institute reveals weapons stash and culture of beatings Tory MP: Treat patients with herbs instead of drugs to save moneyTredinnick: Alternative medicine would save NHS 5% of its budget | Mixed messages over regional school commissioners and National Teaching ServiceVoice General Secretary Deborah Lawson - 'We would like to hear more about supporting schools and communities, and less about undermining and removing headteachers'. Women teachers facing discrimination and inequalityWomen teachers say they are being denied their contractual entitlements on pay and working conditions, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has heard. Scottish Budget: Tax advisers pleased to see back of ‘slab system’ for taxing property salesThe UK’s leading tax institute has commented on the announcement of the first rates for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), made in the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget, published today. Cameron's Offer of ‘Jam’ TomorrowOn the face of it, raising the tax threshold sounds great, but the problem is this; when you earn so little, tax really isn't the problem. It’s the amount that you earn that is the real issue. House purchase lending in August down 3% on JulyNew CML data on the characteristics of lending in August show that lending declined slightly compared to July, the first month-on-month drop in house purchase lending volume since February this year. CML welcomes FPC's view on Help to BuyWe welcome the financial policy committee's (FPC) view that the chancellor does not need to make any changes to the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. Clegg announcement on introduction of maximum waiting times for mental health is a ‘watershed moment’ says charityMillions of lives could be improved by the introduction of the first ever maximum waiting times for NHS mental health services, according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness. |
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Tory MP: Treat patients with herbs instead of drugs to save money - Politics.co.uk
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| "I am absolutely convinced that those who look at the map of the sky for the day that they were born and receive some professional guidance will find out a lot about themselves and it will make their lives easier."
NHSTory MP: Treat patients with herbs instead of drugs to save moneyTredinnick: Alternative medicine would save NHS 5% of its budget PrisonsDescent into violence: Staff cuts leave young inmates at each other's mercyLockdown at young offenders' institute reveals weapons stash and culture of beatings Comment and AnalysisComment: Palestine is a state – and a prisonWhatever the outcome of the vote in the House of Commons, Palestine is a state but it is also a prison. Comment: What exactly is David Axelrod doing for Labour?The US strategist was hired for a reported six-figure salary.... but he's nowhere to be seen Why aren't the Greens in the TV election debate?Leaving out the Greens while including Ukip is a disgraceful error of judgement from the broadcasters | Mixed messages over regional school commissioners and National Teaching ServiceVoice General Secretary Deborah Lawson - 'We would like to hear more about supporting schools and communities, and less about undermining and removing headteachers'. Women teachers facing discrimination and inequalityWomen teachers say they are being denied their contractual entitlements on pay and working conditions, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has heard. Scottish Budget: Tax advisers pleased to see back of ‘slab system’ for taxing property salesThe UK’s leading tax institute has commented on the announcement of the first rates for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), made in the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget, published today. Cameron's Offer of ‘Jam’ TomorrowOn the face of it, raising the tax threshold sounds great, but the problem is this; when you earn so little, tax really isn't the problem. It’s the amount that you earn that is the real issue. House purchase lending in August down 3% on JulyNew CML data on the characteristics of lending in August show that lending declined slightly compared to July, the first month-on-month drop in house purchase lending volume since February this year. CML welcomes FPC's view on Help to BuyWe welcome the financial policy committee's (FPC) view that the chancellor does not need to make any changes to the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. Clegg announcement on introduction of maximum waiting times for mental health is a ‘watershed moment’ says charityMillions of lives could be improved by the introduction of the first ever maximum waiting times for NHS mental health services, according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness. |
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Monday, 13 October 2014
The Palestinian prison - politics.co.uk
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| "In international relations, gestures count." MPs vote on PalestineComment: Palestine is a state – and a prisonWhatever the outcome of the vote in the House of Commons, Palestine is a state but it is also a prison. A vote against a Palestinian state is a vote for terrorismWe have to show Palestinians a peaceful route to statehood - or else we hand them to Hamas Election 2015Why aren't the Greens in the TV election debate?Leaving out the Greens while including Ukip is a disgraceful error of judgement from the broadcasters NHS strikeNHS strike: A walkout by people who care about you'Give us more pay,' the NHS workers strike today is supposedly going, 'or the patients get it'. The truth about the conduct of these compassionate, caring workers couldn't be more different. What exactly is David Axelrod doing for Labour?Comment: What exactly is David Axelrod doing for Labour?The US strategist was hired for a reported six-figure salary.... but he's nowhere to be seen Ukip's revolutionWeek in Review: Why Westminster just doesn't get itUkip's surge isn't about Labour, Tories or Lib Dems. Voters can barely tell them apart. Prepare for the Ukip civil warDouglas Carswell presents an existential threat - not just to the Tory party, but also to Ukip No-one is safe: Ukip's revolution takes WestminsterUkip has proved it is as dangerous to Labour as the Tories, after it elected it first MP and came within a whisker's breadth of depriving Labour of a seat | Women teachers facing discrimination and inequalityWomen teachers say they are being denied their contractual entitlements on pay and working conditions, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has heard. Scottish Budget: Tax advisers pleased to see back of ‘slab system’ for taxing property salesThe UK’s leading tax institute has commented on the announcement of the first rates for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), made in the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget, published today. Cameron's Offer of ‘Jam’ TomorrowOn the face of it, raising the tax threshold sounds great, but the problem is this; when you earn so little, tax really isn't the problem. It’s the amount that you earn that is the real issue. House purchase lending in August down 3% on JulyNew CML data on the characteristics of lending in August show that lending declined slightly compared to July, the first month-on-month drop in house purchase lending volume since February this year. CML welcomes FPC's view on Help to BuyWe welcome the financial policy committee's (FPC) view that the chancellor does not need to make any changes to the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. Clegg announcement on introduction of maximum waiting times for mental health is a ‘watershed moment’ says charityMillions of lives could be improved by the introduction of the first ever maximum waiting times for NHS mental health services, according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness. Act now to prepare for higher rates!No-one knows for sure when the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee will make its first decision to raise interest rates, but there some practical steps that people can take now to help prepare for it. |
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