Three out of four of the long-term unemployed taking part in the Government’s £5bn Work Programme have not yet started a job, according to figures published today.Related StoriesNew banker bonus boom: Payouts leapt 64% to new record when Osborne cut top-rate tax to 45p in AprilAndy McSmith's Diary: When Prior knowledge appeared to be lackingNew banker b […]
Most people are all too aware of the breathtaking successs of companies like Amazon and Google in keeping their vast profits out of the hands of governments across the planet. But the Prime Minister may have been a shade optimistic during his Commons statement on the G8 summit in saying that while the “tax and transparency” issues as discussed at Loch Erne u […]
The most senior judges in the land issued a damning indictment of the Government's policy on secret courts, accusing it of requesting unnecessary closed proceedings.Related StoriesPayday lender banned from sending 'irresponsible' spam textsSupreme Court ruling that soldiers have the right to life even in war zones will have major ramifications […]
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David Prior, the new chairman of the Care Quality Commission, spoke eloquently on the Today programme about the folly of sending teams in to investigate an organisation as complex as a hospital who do not have the necessary professional background. He did not mention his own painful experience of what can happen when investigators operate beyond the limits o […]