by Chris Rogers | 8 Jan 2014 | Economy, Politics, Welfare
The ongoing tension between the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has taken another turn today, with leaked documents showing that the Cabinet Office has accelerated the pullout of its team of Government Digital Service (GDS) IT experts...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services, Welfare
Like it or not, cuts are the order of the day and whoever forms the next Government the overwhelming likelihood is that they are here to stay. Chancellor George Osborne only this morning announced that £25 billion more are on their way. This piece will refrain from...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
An investigation conducted by the BBC has found that some patients are going to A&E units in the UK more than fifty times per year. Data collected from 183 sites, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, found nearly 12,000 people made more than ten visits...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jan 2014 | Justice
Labour has called on the Government to abandon its plan to use the G4S-run Oakwood jail in Wolverhampton as a model for reforming the rest of the prison system. Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan said Labour “wouldn’t tolerate the current situation at HMP Oakwood,”...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jan 2014 | Economy
The Society of Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released figures showing car sales in the UK hit the highest number for six years in 2013. According to the industry trade body, 2.26 million vehicles were registered in 2013, marking a year-on-year increase of more...
