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- a recent history of Chinese policy told entirely in doo-wop
Blood & Treasure (Today) - Meet the three expenditures, the seven speak nots, the five do nots, the three above-alls and the eight measures. Let’s not forget the four dishes and a soup, a kind of beatnik riff on the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Guidance: Review of Lower Thames Crossing options: final review report
Department for Transport (Today) - Sets out the findings of the review of the 3 location options for new crossing capacity under consideration.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Promotional material: Options for a new Lower Thames Crossing video Department for Transport (Today) - Video calling for responses to the new Lower Thames Crossing consultation.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Gay marriage: would legalising straight civil partnerships really cost £4bn?
Guardian Reality Check (Today) - Downing Street has said amendment to gay marriage bill could cost £4bn, but Labour and others have questioned figureIt was the big number in Monday's front-page stories: Downing Street's warning that the bill to legalise... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Bridget Phillipson MP: “Wages have fallen and the cost of living is increasing” Bridget Phillipson MP (Today) - Bridget’s latest MP diary is now available online. Bridget talks about the fall out from the Queen’s speech, the increasing cost of living and plain packaging for cigarettes. Listen here... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Another example of 'apartheid Israel'
Not a Sheep Maybe a Goat (Today) - 'Israeli Arab judge to chair elections committeeSalim Joubran will preside over local council votes in October' Will the discrimination against non Jews in Israel never stop? More here http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-arab-judge-to-chair-elections-committee/... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Tory MP threatens Cameron with water clock torture
Gary Gibbon (Today) - The marriage (same sex couples) bill gets its third reading in the Commons today and a vote at 7pm will be the moment for quite a few Tory MPs to register their unhappiness.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- ‘Creaming and parking’ and the problem of the Work Programme’s pay structure The Work Foundation (Today) - With the release of The Work and Pensions Select Committee's report ‘Can the Work Programme work for all user groups?’, Jenny Gulliford further examines the problem of the Work Programme’s pay structure.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Scotland’s science leads the way
Scottish Government (Today) - Science centres and festivals share £3 million.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Squeeze continues as prices still rising faster than wages - Jamieson
Tessa Jowell MP (Today) - Cathy Jamieson MP, Labour's Shadow Treasury Minister, responding to today's inflation figures, said:... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- EU-wide arms embargo on Syria - Douglas Alexander statement
- Warning from NHS Confederation latest proof that NHS not safe in David Cameron’s hands - Gwynne
- Martinez wins the battle of the Robertos
The Student Journals (Today) - Richard Brown writes about how it feels to be a fan during a F.A cup final, and gives his take of what happened when Manchester City played Wigan on the 11th May at Wembley Stadium. Richard... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- One Nation Skills Taskforce Interim Report: Driving up standards in FE colleges
- Gay marriage is a detox symbol for Cameron, but is it worth the trouble?
Michael White (Today) - Whatever the polls say, my hunch is that more unhappiness than happiness may be created by the same-sex couples billA wise Labour veteran who has been close to the heart of the party's affairs for... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Liberating or demeaning?
Paul Flynn MP (Today) - 20 May 2013 : Under-occupancy Penalty (Wales) 6. Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab): How many households in Wales have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty to date. [155864] The Minister of State, Department for Work... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- The Measles Story: A Wake up Call?
Chatham House (Today) - The global map of recent measles outbreaks tells a story of politics, human conflict, bad science, weak health systems, and the power of beliefs. It also tells the story of a persisting virus which has... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Improving standards in legislation
Norton View (Today) - The House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee yesterday published its report on ensuring standards in the quality of legislation. (You can read the report here.) I gave oral and written evidence to the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Seeking Europe's Shalom
Jubilee Centre (Today) - Seeking Europe's shalomWhen Judah was taken into exile to Babylon, God's instruction to the Jews through Jeremiah was to seek the city's shalom, or well-being and harmony. What then might God's word to us be... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- '"Park and Skim" still proving a nice little earner for Work Programme Prime Providers' Update
Mark Wadsworth (Today) - A really splendid "I have of course given back all the money I made from it [not]" The Work Programme is failing the taxpayer piece from Richard Johnson - "a special adviser on welfare to... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- All of a Twatter
Longrider (Today) - If you are a cretin and drive like one, it is probably best not to boast about it on social media. Toby Hockley was on the 100-mile Boudicca Sportive ride in Norfolk on Sunday when... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Press release: Cross-government reforms benefit charities and mutuals
Cabinet Office (Today) - New support will help mutuals and the voluntary sector compete for contracts to deliver rehabilitation services for offenders.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Scottish independence: Train drivers’ union say no
Scotsman - Politics (Today) - ASLEF, the main train drivers’ union, today became the first union to oppose Scottish independence in a unanimous vote at its annual conference in Edinburgh.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- FAIRNESS MATTERS MORE THAN GROWTH IN INDY DEBATE
Scottish Greens (Today) - 21 May 2013 Responding to a position paper by the Scottish Government on economic reasons for independence, Green MSP Patrick Harvie is appealing to undecided voters to consider the opportunity a Yes vote presents to create... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Scottish independence: Economic paper set for launch