I assure you - I'm a real financial wizard It's difficult to recall now, but once upon a time, PFI was meant to save taxpayers money. The idea was that by leasing schools, hospitals and roads from private sector providers,...
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As of writing the Guardian jobs website is advertising 527 jobs this week as you can see from the box on the right. The pick of the crop this week, and our non-job of the week, comes from Brent council:...
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A new report by the Taxpayers' Alliance reveals Britain's best and worst Members of the European Parliament, based on a detailed analysis of their performance. The assessment provides a key source of information on which MEPs are hard-working, and committed...
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There’s a sharp fall in the number of job offered by government this week. Yet our non-job of the week reveals a worrying development in Regional Development Agencies that local taxpayers should watch out for: “Thurrock Lakeside Basin Policy Officer...
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Great news. London residents can now get crime maps providing information on crime rates in their local areas from a Metropolitan Police website. This is a huge step forward in giving ordinary people the information they need to hold the...
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The BBC has commissioned a poll which shows that voters no longer trust MPs to tell the truth, that they think MPs put their own self interest above public service motivation and that more than half of MPs are corrupt....
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A new TPA/ComRes poll reveals the vast gulf in opinion between MEPs in Brussels and the British public on EU issues. By comparing the views of 1,020 British adults and 101 MEPs, weighted to be representative of wider society and...
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One week on from the initial announcement that we have teamed up with the Daily Mail to bring a private prosecution against any MPs who may have broken the law in their expenses claims, I thought it was a good...
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The trend continues, with another drop in government jobs on offer this week. Our non-job of the week comes from Lambeth: "Enviro-Crime Enforcement Officer £29,241 - £30,774 pa You care about the environment" More than that, you want to achieve...
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In recent months there has been a lot of discussion about how the Government might help people facing high energy prices. The unions, politicians and various campaigners have called for a crackdown on energy companies they accuse of profiteering. Yesterday,...
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