How much does it cost to change a light bulb? Three hundred quid, said David Cameron at PMQs today. Ed Miliband came to the House eager to pile more pressure on the PM and his unloved NHS restructuring plan. Cameron fought back by citing the health bungles Labour presided over while in office. Billions wasted on kaput computers. Hundreds of millions blown on phantom operations. And dead light bulb...
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Initial trials suggest millions of pounds could be saved by using "nudge" theories to encourage people to pay taxes and fines, UK officials say.
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Scottish firms are being "locked out" of public procurement contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds, a think-tank claims.
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Wealthy business leaders have donated millions to Republican campaigners working to beat Barack Obama in the 2012 election, largely through new fundraising vehicles
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The faith foundation of Tony Blair, the former prime minister, continues to receive millions in donations.
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This is what happens in a society where 'huge mass migrations take place annually' is also a society where 'millions of people have got their first car'. China witnessed 547 deaths in road accidents during the week-long Spring Festival holiday...
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Lawyers are earning "success fees" totalling £66 million a year for helping patients to sue the NHS, new figures have revealed.
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Nick Clegg, this morning, advocating closing loopholes for the rich to pay for raising the income tax threshold: ‘Right now, because of loopholes and shelters in the tax code, a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle-class households. Right now, Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.’ Oh, all right, that wasn't Clegg. That w...
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Many millions of Indians now stand to be driven towards poverty and hunger, as the sudden removal of import tariffs is likely to have a devastating effect on farmers - suddenly finding their markets swamped by European produce. This is one of those rare times I agree with Peter Mandelson on globalisation.
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Train operators are pocketing millions of pounds in compensation for delays without passing the money onto rail passengers, it has emerged.
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