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As MPs threw their reputation to the wind….where were the cabinet?

ft.com     8 hrs ago   5 related          

The recommendations for reform of MPs’ expenses were hardly radical. They would have kept their circa £23,000 of expenses for a second home in London - and won greater public respect - in return for taking a few blows such as...

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Labour created the NHS and has safeguarded its future

guardian.co.uk     8 hrs ago   2 related          

It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour government is doing. So, slam me for saying so, but I'm...

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Happy Birthday to a Much-Loved National Institution!

This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the NHS, which is one of our country's greatest achievements - a service that is available to all based on need - not ability to pay. On 5 July we should take time to say thank you to...

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Company directors jailed after fatal bus crash

Two bus company directors involved in a plot to fake details of driver's hours have today, Friday 4 July 2008, been sentenced. Martin Pilling of East Moor Road, Worsley, died when he was knocked from the basket of the crane...

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10+ Blogging Politicians Who Still Don’t Say What They Mean

mashable.com     3 hrs ago          

Place the words “blog” or “social media” and “politician” in the same line, and you almost invariably conjure images of a scandal. Or at least a messy exchange between writer/publisher and politician. Much less often are you...

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dailymail.co.uk: Derek Conway, MP dailymail.co.uk

More than a quarter of MPs put relatives on the payroll - at the taxpayers' expense

dailymail.co.uk     21 hrs ago   2 related          

Scandal: Derek Conway overpaid his son out of his MP expenses More than a quarter of MPs employ family members at the taxpayer's expense, it was revealed yesterday. At least 177 MPs, including three Cabinet ministers and six...

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Politics Weekly podcast: Happy birthday, NHS

Nick Watt and guests discuss the 60th anniversary of the NHS, which was marked by the Darzi review into its future In Politics Weekly this week, Nick Watt asks whether Lord Darzi's review into the NHS will make a difference –...

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Tories pledge to flush away eco slums

Contemplating stools for Gaia Published Thursday 3rd July 2008 10:01 GMT Nail down your security priorities. Ask the experts and your peers at The Register Security Debate, September 24 2008. Who would have guessed that in...

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dailymail.co.uk: Derek Conway, MP dailymail.co.uk

More than a quarter of MPs employ family members - at the taxpayers' expense

Scandal: Derek Conway overpaid his son out of his MP expenses More than a quarter of MPs employ family members at the expense of the taxpayer, it was revealed today. No fewer than 177 MPs, including three Cabinet ministers,...

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Richard Smith: The government is waging war against GPs

From the little I know of war, I believe the element of surprise to be important. This is presumably why the government has launched its blitzkrieg on general practitioners in the "week of parties" to celebrate 60 years of the...

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