U.K. Parliament

Public pay is bloated. But don't forget the virus source

The wild escalation of top salaries goes across both sectors – and so must the solution: a high pay commission If ever there were a need for a high pay commission to put some rationality into out-of-control top pay scales, this...

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Politics is a nice little earner – if you're a Tory

Harvard study reveals the financial benefits of winning a seat in the House of Commons By Michael Savage, Political Correspondent After revelations about duck houses, moats and fake mortgages, many suspected it. In recent...

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QUENTIN LETTS: One in the eye for atheists? Now there's a thought

Not A great week for militant secularists. First, they failed to land a slot on Radio's Four's Thought For The Day. I hear the BBC's trustees feared this would open a Pandora's box and that all sorts of weirdos would start...

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'That's his problem!' What wife of love-cheat Tory MP said when asked about expenses scandal over...

The furious wife of a two-timing Tory MP caught up in an expenses scandal said last night: 'It's his problem'. Enlarge Conservative MP David Curry at his home in Arkesden, Essex, he has resigned pending an inquiry into his...

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Green Bill will give a new dimension to environment protection: Minister

New Delhi, Nov. 20 The Government will push for the passage of a Bill on the setting up of a special tribunal that will decide on environment disputes, in the current Parliament session, the Minister for Environment and Forest,...

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Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland

Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local...

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DPP Keir Starmer encouraging breach of suicide law, say Catholic bishops

Under fire: Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer has been accused of encouraging people to break Britain's suicide laws Roman Catholic bishops yesterday accused Britain’s chief prosecutor of encouraging people to break...

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Steady as she goes

Let’s check in on our friends at ThreeHundredEight.com and see how their helpful rolling chart of all public domain polls is coming along. As we discussed last time we looked at this chart, the Liberals and Conservatives seemed...

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Don't put eggs in one basket, Ottawa tells arts groups

Heritage Minister James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Friday, March 27, 2009. The Canadian Press ‘It can't be just private sector, it can't be just government,' Heritage Minister says,...

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Drama as Rivalry Plays Itself Out in Parliament

column Wednesday's parliamentary session witnessed the explosion of an underlying subterranean fire that had been simmering for sometime between political foes. The questions were briskly dealt with and then the peace and calm...

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