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- Improvement work to start on A82
BBC Scotland - Politics (Today) - Transport Scotland publishes its shortlist for the £5.5m Crianlarich bypass and announces work on another 10 miles of the A82.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- ‘Incompetent’ NHS wasted £74m on flu jabs
The Times - Politics £ (Today) - Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money was squandered by the NHS on flu jabs that went to waste because of...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Priti welcomes Thames Crossing consultation
Priti Patel MP (Today) - Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the Government’s consultation on a new Thames Crossing, which was announced today. read more »... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Llanelli West Signal Box saved
Nia Griffith MP (Today) - Nia Griffith MP, who chairs the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Trust, has praised Ken Jones, the Trust’s heritage officer for his deft work which has resulted in the Llanelli West Signal Box being granted listed... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- MP calls for rethink on legal aid changes
- We do not stigmatise your country, Deputy Prime Minister. It is you and your party we find distasteful
Labour List (Today) - Last Saturday a senior European politician wrote an article in the British press which made you want to shout at the computer screen. Not such an unusual event, you might think, but this was not... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Plaid MEP approaches Information Commissioner over data protection concerns
Plaid Wrecsam (Today) - Press Release. Datganiad i’r Wasg.Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans is to address concerns regarding the sale of personal data following an approach from several constituents, as well as Wrexham’s Plaid County Councillor Arfon Jones, who represents Gwersyllt West. She has... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Hannes Swoboda and Mojca Kleva Kekus take your questions on tax justice
Left Foot Forward (Today) - Live chat, 21 May 2013. 12.30PM... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Signs of straits in Algeria
The European Council on Foreign Relations Blog (Today) - At the end of April as Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was flown to France for treatment, in my blog post "The perils of gerontocracy", I warned that these are testing times for theRead more…... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- More Support for People with Autism in Chester
Stephen Mosley MP (Today) - Chester’s MP, Stephen Mosley, is calling for better support for people with autism in Chester. The Chester MP is backing The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) new campaign aimed at improving support for adults with autism... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The sovereignty of Parliament
Matthew Harris (Today) - My heart stopped when I just read the following words on BBC News (http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22605011): "In the Commons on Tuesday, MPs will vote on an amendment to the Marriage Bill, put forward by the Humanist Association,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Government response: Health visitor numbers
Department of Health (Today) - Data out today shows that there are over 1,000 more health visitors working in the NHS now compared to 2010.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Bristol Mayor proposes ‘parking tax’
Taxpayers Alliance (Today) - Bristol Mayor George Ferguson seems intent on hurting motorists in Bristol, regardless of its impact on local traders. Mayor Ferguson is now proposing to raise the cost of business parking permits by up to 400... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Recognising the Benefit to Britain of European Union membership
Mary Honeyball MEP (Today) - First it was Tory Grandee and former Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe. He was closely followed by leading business figures including Richard Branson and Martin Sorrell. The voice of reason on the European Union is at... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Corporates cashing in on mental-health diagnosis
New Internationalist (Today) - Some of the experts who put together a popular psychiatry manual have fingers in Big Pharma pies, reports Adam McGibbon.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Branches celebrate Adult Learners' Week
Unison (Today) - (21/05/13) An opportunity to celebrate value of learning as an adult... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Problematic protection: the law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan
Open Democracy (Today) - The attempt on May 18th to get the Afghan parliament to ratify a key lawon violence against women ended in a fiasco and has been angrily dismissed asthe politicking of a single ambitious female politician.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Bollywood Cinema: Myth and Melodrama
The Diplomat (Today) - This month has seen a wave of tributes to Bollywood cinema, in celebration of its 100th anniversary, from the BBC’s Bollywood 20 with Rajinder Dudrah to a ten-part series in The National.Stories have documented all... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- SNP insists Scotland can 'afford' independence
Politics.co.uk (Today) - Alex Salmond has insisted there is "all to play for" in the Scottish independence referendum campaign, as he outlined how a national Scottish government would use its economic powers to boost its GDP.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Comment: An open letter to Baroness Warsi on the Mormon advertising campaign
- Pakistan’s Elections: A Personal Experience
- The High Street - I will be speaking in the House at 2.30 on what govt, local authorities & we all can do 2 help our High Streets
Guy Opperman MP (Today) - Westminster Hall has a debate entitled "Government support for the High Street" and I will be trying to get called to speak on government action thus far and in the future, the role of the new Local... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Affordable homes scheme goes from strength to strength
Scottish Government (Today) - House builders encouraged to sign up to next round.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- 540,000 helped to cut energy bills
- China and Georgia’s Economic Relations: Diversity and Contrasts