Industry News
4th December 2007
Tories attack Labour 'culture of spin'
The Conservative Party has criticised the Prime Minister for the increase in spending on Whitehall spin doctors. Commenting that the latest White Book of press and communications staff in Government Departments shows another year on year increase in numbers, the Conservatives noted that "since 1997, the cost of government PR, marketing and advertising has trebled, with £338 million of taxpayers' money being spent last year alone". Francis Maude, Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, said "The culture of spin is alive and well in Whitehall."
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29th November 2007
Select Committee Lobbying Inquiry hears Evidence from MPs
The Public Administration Select Committee held the first session on the Inquiry into the lobbying industry this morning by hearing evidence from witnesses John Grogan MP, Peter Luff MP and Stephen Pound MP. To watch the full session click here.
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28th November 2007
DWP & RCN launch new Nurse Training Programme
Minister for Health and Work, Lord McKenzie, and the Royal College of Nursing have launched a new training programme to help nurses get patients ready for work following an injury, disability or period of ill-health.
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27th November 2007
Political Heavyweight Speeches @ CBI Annual Conference
Click through to read the full speeches at the CBI Annual Conference from Gordon Brown , Alistair Darling , David Cameron , Chris Huhne and Nick Clegg.
26th November 2007
Romanian Euro Elections
Voting took place on Sunday in Romania's first European Parliament elections. With 35 MEP posts up for grabs, the official results will be announced on Wednesday and those elected will take take up their seats in 2008. It is already understood that voter turnout was poor.
22nd November 2007
Blair survives Met Police Authority confidence vote
With 15 members in support, seven against with one abstention, Britain’s most senior policeman Sir Ian Blair has won a vote of confidence by the Metropolitan Police Authority, the body which scrutinises and supports the work of the Met. Two weeks ago, London Assembly members passed a vote of no confidence in the Commissioner by a similar margin and called for his resignation.
22nd November 2007
HIPs rollout for all homes from mid-December
The Government has announced the rollout of Home Information Packs (HIPs) and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to the rest of the housing market from the 14 December. The Government has also published an independent report ‘HIPS – Housing Market Analysis’ carried out by Europe Economics about the impact HIPs have had on the market.
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20th November 2007
Tory Education Policy to Raise the Bar
The Conservatives have launched their own Green Paper on Education entitled 'Raising the bar, closing the gap'. Understood to be the first in a series of consultation documents, David Cameron's party promises 220,000 extra school places, plans to tackle educational under-achievement, more teaching by ability and giving teachers more power.
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19th November 2007
PM sets out Major Climate Change Challenges
Speaking on climate change at the WWF 'A One Planet Future' event in London, Gordon Brown announced a major expansion of energy from renewable sources together with the launch of a competition to build one of the world's first carbon capture and storage plants.
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19th November 2007
Leadership Poll Delivers Poor Brown Rating
A YouGov poll for the Sunday Times revealed that the Prime Minister's approval rating has hit an all time low with only 33% of the 2000 people questionned believing Brown is doing well in his leadership role. In comparison, 46% of respondants thought that David Cameron is doing a good job.
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