THE number of Scottish offenders sent to prison has risen to its highest level in a decade, according to new statistics.
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Scotsman on 10th Mar 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
From memory, this was the first time the Cameron/Miliband exchange centred wholly on the economy. There was plenty of ammo for Miliband to fire at Cameron. Unemployment up to its highest for 15 years. Women’s unemployment at its highest since 1988. Youth unemployment at its highest since 1992. He started with a quote from David
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 12th Oct 2011 (via libdemvoice.org)
Unemployment in Britain jumped to its highest level since 1997 in the three months to September, official data revealed today, while the claimant count suffered its biggest rise since 1992. The Office for National Statistics said the Labour Force Survey - the broadest measure of joblessness - showed a rise of 140,000 in the third quarter of the year to a total of 1.825 million, the highest level s...
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Guardian on 12th Nov 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
A former Labour MP, jailed in February for expenses fraud, had the second highest amount of claims in the last year, according to new figures.
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BBCPolitics on 21st Jul 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
The overall rate of inflation has risen To 4.4% - the highest level since April 1992 and more than twice the Government's target.
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SkyNews on 12th Aug 2008 (via news.sky.com)
The overall rate of inflation has risen To 4.4% - the highest level since January 1997 and more than twice the Government's target.
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SkyNews on 12th Aug 2008 (via news.sky.com)
The number of people unemployed for more than a year has risen to the highest number since 1997, according to a new report.
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Telegraph on 29th May 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
George Bush will award Tony Blair with the highest US honour possible for a civilian at a White House ceremony next week, it has been revealed.
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PoliticsCoUk on 5th Jan 2009 (via politics.co.uk)
The level of joblessness continued to rise in the 16-country area in April, to 10.1 per cent, the highest level since before the launch of the single currency in 1999
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FT on 1st Jun 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
TONY Blair will receive America's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from George Bush next week.
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Scotsman on 6th Jan 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
Unemployment now stands at 1.825 million, its highest level since 1997, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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PoliticsCoUk on 12th Nov 2008 (via politics.co.uk)