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No BNP teacher ban - Party: "common sense" - Unions: "woeful" 
Posted on  12-03-2010 11:17:24 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Teachers will not be banned from joining the British National Party, a review has recommended.

Maurice Smith was commissioned by the government after a leaked BNP membership show 15 educators were members - a ruling on independent schools will be released in September.

The far-right party has hailed ...


  
City Hall summit on "roadworks" 
Posted on  12-03-2010 09:44:44 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  City Hall Desk


City Hall Desk

Summit talks to smooth the way to less disruption on London’s roads


Three quarters of all roads in Capital to be covered by London Permit Scheme early next year

A major summit attended by the ...

  
Hague courts Greek vote "relationship stronger than ever" 
Posted on  08-03-2010 11:38:31 AM (GMT +00:00)
Conservative's pledge to "keep Cyprus issue on international political agenda"

News Desk – John Kaponi


William Hague the Shadow Foreign Secretary spoke to leading members of the capital's Greek community, to underline the Conservative party's commitment to see a "just, peaceful, ...

  
Labour lies, Enfield North MP claims "great future for Chase Farm Hospital" 
Posted on  08-03-2010 02:51:11 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

Chase Farm hospital head warns that "correct terminology" to be used, 12 hour consultant led department from 2013

News Desk

The increasingly bitter war that is being fought in the Enfield North constituency, has today taken on a new momentum with the incumbent MP Joan ...


  
Manifesto pledge dropped? Mayor says: "I don't want to build an airport in the Thames Estuary" 
Posted on  05-03-2010 12:24:07 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

There was confusion today after the Mayor of London seemly dropped a key manifesto live on television.

Speaking on Question Time last night, Boris Johnson responded to host David Dimbledy’s suggestion that supporting the airport was an example of him contradicting his leader David Cameron's policies, saying:

"I don't ...


  
£1,000 pay rise for expenses tainted MPs - Ministers "will not take cash" 
Posted on  05-03-2010 11:41:06 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

MPs, disgraced by the expenses scandal are to get a near £1,000 pay rise.

Unions were furious at the plans, which will put politicians salaries at £65,737 from April 1st.

There is added anger at the move as people continue to struggle with the fallout from a severe ...


  
The big squeeze, Council budgets put to the knife 
Posted on  01-03-2010 10:19:27 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Editorial

Editorial

Central government funding is being slashed across the board with the first casualties expected to be libraries, arts and leisure, resulting in tens of thousands of job cuts in the next two years.

According to research conducted by the BBC English Regions ...

  
Rude awakening for Westminster’s 'Twitter drive' – Miliband “sex Tweet” 
Posted on  26-02-2010 11:38:55 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Ministers and MP's are receiving a rude awakening in their efforts to master the world of social networking.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband became the latest politician to be caught out by an x-rated 'phising' scam.

At one point his Tweet read:

"Hey, I've been having ...


  
Conservatives left exposed in immigration poll - No "Broken Britain" - people happy in their areas - integration "working well" 
Posted on  19-02-2010 12:44:33 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

The Conservatives assertion that "Britain is broken" looked on shaky ground today after a report on attitudes to immigration and community cohesion said people are "happy".

A national "citizenship survey" by the Department of Communities and Local Government revealed that 84% of people thought their local neighbourhood was ...


  
Boris bashed by multicultural events cuts – “failed to engage with blacks - St Georges' Day boost - UpRise will 'go ahead' 
Posted on  18-02-2010 12:35:44 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Mayor Boris Johnson is taking a battering today after wide ranging cuts to multicultural events were revealed.

Black History Month, saw it's budget decimated- going from £132,000 to £10,000.

Africa Day's £100,000 grant from the London Development Agency was axed completely.

Funding for Jewish events was halved to ...


  
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