Archive of articles from 2010

Regulation powers returning to Bank of England

Bank of England to have regulatory powers restored

The Bank of England's macroprudential regulation powers are to be restored, George Osborne has announced.

MPs pile on expenses criticism

MPs are as fed up as ever

Backbenchers have launched a concerted attack on parliament's expenses watchdog as anger at the new allowances system boiled over.

Lib Dems to confront coalition tensions

Lib Dems want coalition arrangements clarified

Liberal Democrat MPs are engaged in intensive backroom discussions about the mechanics of coalition government, as they confront growing concerns about maintaining the party's independent voice in Westminster.

Emergency Budget: Unions lash out at 'deficit fetishism'

Barber: It doesn't have to be this way.

The TUC has lashed out at planned spending cuts ahead of next week's emergency Budget.

Thinktank eyes painful spending cuts

Time for some spending cuts pain

Proposals to slash the deficit through drastic spending cuts have been put forward by the Reform thinktank.

Paras hit back at Bloody Sunday report

Many observers believe the Seville Report, published yesterdsay, was of major importance in the peace process

The Saville Report into Bloody Sunday has been criticised by some of the paratroopers who served that day.

Hardline Obama vows to 'make BP pay'

Barack Obama vowed to make BP pay for its `recklessness`

US president Barack Obama used his first televised Oval Office address to deliver his harshest words yet against BP.

Proposal for lowered drink-drive limit

Experts have called for the UK to fall in line with neighbouring European countries by lowering the legal alcohol limit by nearly half.

Labour MSP quits over 'attractive girl' remark

A model poses for Look Fantastic

Labour MSP quits over 'attractive girl' remark

Balls: Milibands are briefing against each other

Is the Miliband relationship falling apart?

The Miliband brothers are briefing against each other, according to fellow Labour leadership candidate Ed Balls.

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