Nicholas Timmins

London set to lose 370,000 jobs in two years

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By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor London is set to be hit hardest by the recession, potentially shedding 370,000 jobs – almost one in 12 – by the end of 2010, according to analysis undertaken for the Local Government...

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Brown sets out anti-recession plan of tax credits and rate cuts

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14-Nov-2008 229 related
        

By George Parker in Washington and Nicholas Timmins in London Gordon Brown on Friday heralded an anti-recession strategy founded on tax cuts for low earners and further cuts in interest rates, in the hope that Britain will...

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Brown sets out anti-recession plan

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14-Nov-2008
        

By George Parker in Washington and Nicholas Timmins in London Gordon Brown on Friday heralded an anti-recession strategy founded on tax cuts for low earners and further cuts in interest rates, in the hope that Britain will...

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Fears rise over fund reform plans

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15-Nov-2008
        

By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor More pension schemes could be in need of rescue by the Pension Protection Fund under proposals to make it easier for companies to restructure, according to a government consultation...

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New £110m cancer centre for London

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14-Nov-2008
        

By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor A new £110m cancer centre is to be built in the heart of London – funded in large part by the high price that the Candy brothers and the Icelandic bank Kaupthing paid for the old...

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Pension reform plan worries unions

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13-Nov-2008 14 related
        

By Norma Cohen and Nicholas Timmins Opinion was divided on Wednesday over the government’s decision to review a rule regarded as a cornerstone of pension protection – with unions and independent advisers raising the alarm. At a...

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Private bidders find GP contracts too risky

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13-Nov-2008
        

By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor Talk of a “corporate takeover” of family doctor surgeries by the private sector is so far unfounded, a leading health services researcher said on Wednesday. Purely private sector...

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Troubled by dead weight and black hole

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11-Nov-2008 2 related
        

The Conservatives flatly rejected claims that their proposals would open a £1.9bn black hole after their measures to boost employment through tax cuts had prompted a welter of conflicting claims over their effectiveness,...

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Merger talks halt Northern Ireland PFI plans

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05-Nov-2008 1 related
        

By Daniel Thomas and Nicholas Timmins One of the longest-running private finance initiative negotiations has been thrown into confusion following merger talks between the two shortlisted bidders. Workplace 2010 is a large-scale...

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NHS relaxes rules on top-up fees

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04-Nov-2008 89 related
        

By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor More life-extending drugs for cancer and other terminal illnesses are to be made available on the NHS at the same time as the government on Tuesday abandoned the rule that those who pay...

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