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Cuts could extend to £75 billion, Tory adviser says
Tory adviser points to £75bn cuts

By politics.co.uk staff An economic adviser to David Cameron has warned that spending cuts could be forced as high as £75 billion. Michael Forsyth, who served as Scottish secretary under Margaret Thatcher, told a ConservativeIntelligence conference yesterday he believed public expenditure over the course of a parliament would have to be reduced by around £75… Read more »

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Money in the bin? The scheme was mismanaged from the start, MPs said.
‘Train to Gain’ criticised by MPs

By politics.co.uk staff The government’s Train to Gain, which improves the skill level of employees, has been mismanaged, an influential committee of MPs said today. The scheme, which was launched in 2006, suffered from underspending in its first two years, followed by an overspend in its third year, and held “unrealistically ambitious” targets, the MPs… Read more »