Big cash incentives should be offered to people living in areas of England where developers want to build new homes, a centre-right think tank suggests.
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BBCPolitics 3 days ago (via bbc.co.uk)
Ex-Attorney General Lord Lyell, who served under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has died at the age of 71 after living with cancer, his family say.
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BBCPolitics 3 days ago (via bbc.co.uk)
When we talk about "inflation" we usually refer to a rise in the cost of living, measured in pounds and pence.
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Telegraph 3 days ago (via telegraph.co.uk)
Washington's Mall after Obama's inauguration... ...and after Saturday's 'Restoring Honor' rally where tens of thousands (perhaps as many as 300,000) conservatives gathered: Hat tip to Andrew Bolt (essential reading for every clean living conservative).
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SENIOR inspector Billy Linton climbs into his sleek black van and checks his BlackBerry for the first job of the day. Parked outside the Scottish SPCA Glasgow Animal Rescue an
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Scotsman on 28th Aug 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Telegraph View: There is a belief in Westminster that the world somehow owes its inhabitants a good living
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Telegraph on 25th Aug 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Ed Miliband steps up his bid for the Labour leadership today by promising substantial tax cuts for any company prepared to guarantee a “living wage” of at least £7.60 an hour. The commitment is designed to appeal to the party’s core supporters who believe New Labour took insufficient measures to
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TimWorstall on 22nd Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
During the last election Plaid Cymru proposed two policies that I would have expected every decent person to support. The first was for a fair pension, the second was for a living wage rather than a minimum wage. Both policies were opposed and ridiculed, not because they were bad policies, but because they were policies suggested by the wrong party. I don't understand what the Labour Party has
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MiserableOldFart on 22nd Aug 2010 (via miserableoldfart.blogspot.com)
Average income in the UK is lower than in the Falkland Islands. Iceland's per capita income is 14 rungs higher than ours. Norwegians earn 2/3rds more than we do.
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Bearwatch on 22nd Aug 2010 (via theylaughedatnoah.blogspot.com)