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Supermarkets are set to open consumer legal services in England and Wales due to a new change in law. The government’s new Legal Services Act will potentially give more choice and value for the public, many of whom might not be able to afford a solicitor. In addition, law firms will gain investment and will be able to explore a new market.
The NHS changes will case damage to the system in the UK, according to a letter from leading public health officials and doctors. A letter to peers who will hold a debate about the reform next week, nearly 400 experts in public health called for a rejection of the changes as the risk to both patent care and safety was too high.
George Osborne has revealed proposals to freeze council tax in England, paid for by an “underspend” in Whitehall. This is for another year, in 2012-2013, and will help struggling families. While the government cannot force councils to make the freeze, it will be offering those that limit spending increases to 2.5% or less, money that they will need.
Ed Miliband had been criticized for being “anti-business” after his Labour conference speech this week, in which he attacked companies as being “predatory” and called our society a “fast-buck culture”. He has denied these claims, saying that his hope was to improve business practices and ensure that behaviour in the industry is on form, in order to improve the UK economy.
Ed Milliband is set to promise an end to Britain’s “fast-buck” culture in a speech today at Labour’s party conference in Liverpool. He is expected to suggest that the country needs new leadership by saying that policy changes will need to be created. While he will not announce ideas for policy change, Mr. Milliband is expected to argue that changes to the welfare system and the way businesses are run should be made.
Ed Milliband has spoken at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, saying that David Cameron should change policy on the economy and “start showing some leadership.” The Labour party leader said that the austerity measures had not been working and once again re-iterated his comments regarding a temporary VAT cut in an attempt to promote economic growth.
Trade unions and Lord Hutton have broken into a verbal feud after the former Labour leader said their interpretation of his public sector pension reform report showed “fundamental dishonesty.” Calling into question The GMB union, which recently announced intentions to ballot members, questioned Hutton’s impartiality when the coalition government asked him to produce an independent [...]
A former boss of the NHS has suggested that more hospitals need to close in order to get the NHS out of its problems. Lord Crisp was the chief executive of the NHS between 2000 and 2006 and he argued that the Blair government should have been tougher on reforms. Moving Services The hospitals are [...]
Government sources indicate that any real restructuring of the banking sector could be stalled for several years. The banking sector maintains that actions for reform now could handicap businesses, damaging economic recovery in the process. Taking Advantage of the Crisis Business Secretary Vince Cable said that the suggestion that the economy will fail if banks [...]
Around 18.4% of young people aged 18 to 24 are unemployed, not in education or training (NEET). Data from the Department for Education in England shows that this percentage is 16.3% higher than 2010 and is the highest since 2006. If 16-year-olds are included in this percentage, the number shows nearly a million NEET youth [...]
Police staff in Nottinghamshire are set to participate in two days of strike action to protest cuts. Their union said that members had voted to walk out on 30 August and 2 September, as staff had been made “needlessly redundant”. The civilian staff included in the walkouts include PCSOs, custody and detention officers, and 999 [...]
European politicians and union leaders have voiced concerns that the EU’s imposing austerity measures onto member states in order to deal with the economic crisis will engender anger in voters. The European Central Bank is attempting to deal with the tumult in the stock markets by demanding austerity policies for Portugal, Greece, Ireland and Italy. [...]
The government is proposing to charge utility companies, which have been increasing prices for customers in recent months, for roadwork during busy times of day. Ministers have suggested that the utility companies pay the councils in which they are working in order to rent the road space. Charges could be avoided by working at night [...]
In a report just released MP’s have demanded that the government should add an extra £35 billion of debts to its books accrued from private finance initiative (PFI) projects. Adding this figure will build a much more complete picture of how far the United Kingdom is in the negative. Tax payer can be saved £400 [...]
Moammar Gadhafi, Libyan leader, is the longest-serving head of state in the middle-east. Having been in power since 1969 after replacing the nation’s King Idris. Mad Dog of the Middle East United States President Ronald Reagan labelled Colonel Gadhafi as the ‘mad dog of the Middle East’ who drew attention because of controversial political decisions [...]
A historic increase in the yen has put the Japanese government on edge after the traditionally safe currency reached a post-war record high. This has got the Japanese think tank ready to take action in the event the currency decides to try for another surge up. Sell yen and buy dollars The think tank includes [...]
