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Tory benefit reforms 'will make work pay'

Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 15:25:15
Source: 24 Dash
Link: http://www.24dash.com
The Government unveiled radical proposals to reform the UK's "antiquated" benefits system today, pledging the biggest overhaul in decades in a drive to simplify the structure and make work pay.

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Liverpool council leader backs Wirral Waters scheme
Sector: Local Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 13:29:33
Source: The Business Desk
Link: http://www.thebusinessdesk.com
The leader of Liverpool Council, Cllr Joe Anderson, has thrown his support behind the 18m sq ft, £4.5bn Wirral Waters project ahead of Wirral Council's planning committee meeting next week to decide the project's fate.

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Tall Ships appointment for Black Sheep
Sector: Tracker
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 13:24:10
Source: The Business Desk
Link: http://www.thebusinessdesk.com
The Black Sheep brewery has been chosen to supply the Tall Ships Races taking place in Hartlepool next week.

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Labour vote surges in latest council by-elections
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 12:35:49
Source: 24 Dash
Link: http://www.24dash.com
The latest council by-elections support opinion poll suggestions of a surge for Labour but also cast doubt on findings of a Liberal Democrat slump to as low as 13%.

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Pickles: Public referendums to decide validity of big council tax rises
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 12:30:39
Source: 24 Dash
Link: http://www.24dash.com
The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, the Government said today.

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Government to unveil radical plans to reform 'broken' benefits system
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 12:28:24
Source: 24 Dash
Link: http://www.24dash.com
The Government will unveil "radical" proposals to reform benefits after ministers described the system as "broken".

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Vince Cable appoints new Chief Executive for the Medical Research Council and reappoints the Chair
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 12:27:02
Source: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Link: http://www.bis.gov.uk/
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable today announced the appointment of Sir John Savill as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

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50,000 public sector jobs in the firing line
Sector: Tracker
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 10:33:48
Source: Herald Scotland
Link: http://www.heraldscotland.com
Scotland has been handed a shocking picture of the swingeing cuts threatening to lay waste to the country’s public services.

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Michael Gove's academy plan under fire as scale of demand emerges
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 10:24:41
Source: The Guardian
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk
Michael Gove, the education secretary, faced renewed attacks when it emerged that only 153 schools had applied to become academies – despite his claims that more than 1,000 had done so.

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Public-sector cuts will not hurt us too much says BT
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 30th Jul 2010, 10:15:34
Source: The Scotsman
Link: http://www.scotsman.com
Telecoms major BT does not expect to be overly damaged by looming public-sector spending cuts and yesterday repeated its full-year guidance.

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