Archive of articles from 2010

MPs' union lobbies watchdog over parental leave

MPs' staff in Portcullis House have struggled with new expenses regime

The Unite union is pressuring parliament's expenses watchdog to make paternity leave claims unconditional.

Dark clouds? Britain's economic recovery under threat

Britain is in danger is falling into a double-dip recession, many economists believe

Confidence about Britain's economic recovery could well be dented today, with the Bank of England expected to lower its growth forecast and raise expectations of inflation.

Coalition demands Labour hopefuls forego severance pay

Chris Huhne stood beside Baroness Warsi to lambast Labour's record today

Sayeeda Warsi has written to Labour leadership contenders demanding they forgo their ministerial severance pay due to their economic mismanagement.

Obama protects Americans against British libel law

Obama has signed the law protecting US citizens from British libel law

President Barack Obama has signed a law defending US writers and journalists and academics from British libel cases.

King lowers growth forecast

Bank of England governor Mervyn King has lowered Britain's economic growth forecast and raised expectations of higher inflation.

Unemployment falls - for now

Overall unemployment levels have fallen slightly, but the number of those without work for over 12 months has hit a 13-year high.

Consumer morale drops

Trouble on the High Street? Consumer morale dropped last month.

Consumer morale in July fell as low as May 2009, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Youth unemployment 'still rising'

Youth unemployment is still on the rise, according to the TUC

Youth unemployment is still rising across two-thirds of the country, according to the TUC.

Councils appeal for allotment funding

Some allotment waiting lists are ten years long

Britain's chronic shortage of allotments could be solved by reallocating funding from landfill tax, the Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed.

Ban for anti-terror ad

An anti-terror advert which suggested people who kept their curtains drawn could reasonably be suspected as terrorists has been banned.

Benefits crackdown triggers data protection suspicions

Credit rating firms could be used to root out benefits cheats

Government plans to use private sector firms to root out benefit cheats have attracted the attention of the information commissioner.

Megrahi senators seek medical records

Lockerbie memorial listing the 270 dead - many of whom are American

Four American senators have added to pressure on the Scottish government to release more details of the medical records which prompted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's release last year.

Top civil servant's future in doubt

Sir Gus O'Donnell (r) greets new PM David Cameron in No 10

Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, the head of the civil service, is expected to leave his post before the next general election.

Griffin to discover BNP leadership fate

The British National party (BNP) is set to announce whether any leadership challengers have sufficient support to force a vote against incumbent Nick Griffin.

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