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Over 1,000 jobs look to be at risk with the closure of BAE’s system’s shipyard at Portsmouth.
Over 200 barmy ideas for cutting council budgets will today be proposed by the hard-right pressure group the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
We need greater leadership from the government, not just to deal with household water bills, but to ensure that regulation of the industry is fit for purpose.
Relatives of the ‘disappeared’ have given heart wrenching accounts of the moments their loved ones were taken in a new BBC documentary.
The taxpayer would save a significant sum of money if low paid employees were paid the Living Wage.
Wonga are on a mission to pull the wool over our eyes on their very expensive credit product and the customers who they serve.
When making the case for immigration (which we should) we should also recognise that there will be a backlash if people don’t feel they have been consulted about the pace of change.
EU migrants who have come to the UK since the year 2000 have made a ‘substantial’ contribution to public finances, according to a study by University College London.
The Europe the CBI wants to see is very different from the Europe the social democratic left wants.
Look Left, our daily political round up, will be going out shortly.
