by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Uncategorized
Time is running for the Office of Budget Responsibility to audit the General Election manifestos of the opposition parties. This coming from Robert Chote, the OBR’s Chairman, who’s been speaking to The Independent. It’s an idea that been kicking around for a while and...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The flagship childcare policy set out by the SNP has been dealt a major blow after official figures revealed a significant shortfall in the tax revenues it had been forecast to bring. The Scottish Parliament Information Centre said there are not enough mothers in...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Transport
Ed Miliband MP has suggested Labour is considering bringing some rail franchises back into public ownership. The Labour leader said he was in favour of “innovative solutions” when it came to the railways, and cited the East Coast Mainline as a good example...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Economy
Chris Leslie MP has said that Labour must be prepared to take “tough choices” to cut public spending and balance the books if it wins the 2015 election. The Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who is overseeing Labour’s ‘zero-based’...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Creative Industries, media and technology, Outsourcing
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published a new register which lists the names of the companies that have had access to patient data since April 2013. The data shows how private healthcare firms including Bupa and pharmaceutical companies such as...
