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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Energy bosses defend price hikes
Ian Lavery, a Labour MP, is on the attack about fuel poverty and profits. “How can these profits be fair when people cannot afford to pay for their energy?” William Morris of SSE insists that the industry’s profit … Continue reading
Ideology meets idiocy in these brutal disability cuts
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith. ‘George Osborne is right to worry that Duncan Smith lacks the brainpower – and the basic numeracy – for this job’. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/Press Association Another mishap yesterday rammed into the back of … Continue reading
Ofgem says Profits made by energy firms on household bills have more than doubled in a year
Profits made by energy firms on household bills have more than doubled in a year, damning new figures reveal. As the Big Six companies drive through price hikes of up to 10 per cent, it also emerged that the costs … Continue reading
The parliament gym: is a ripped MP worth the fitness subsidy? Should taxpayers really be spending up to £250,000 helping our politicians feel the burn?
The parliament gym: is a ripped MP worth the fitness subsidy? Should taxpayers really be spending up to £250,000 helping our politicians feel the burn?.
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The parliament gym: is a ripped MP worth the fitness subsidy? Should taxpayers really be spending up to £250,000 helping our politicians feel the burn?
Is the honourable member in the aerobic zone yet? Photograph: Alamy Name: Westminster Gym. Age: 14 years. Appearance: A dank underground chamber filled with sweaty politicians and special equipment. That sounds unsavoury. Are restraints involved? Not as far as I’m aware. This is an exclusive … Continue reading
Britain’s £35bn tax gap is ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Margaret Hodge
Britain’s £35bn tax gap is ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Margaret Hodge.
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Britain’s £35bn tax gap is ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Margaret Hodge
Margaret Hodge, Labour party MP and chair of the House of Commons public accounts committee Photograph: Andrew Winning/REUTERS I have a huge amount of respect for Margaret Hodge; however, I think what she and the rest of the PAC … Continue reading
Lies, damn lies and wholesale gas prices
Now I don’t know about you, but I can put up with difficult personalities, bad weather and too much month at the end of the money, but if there is one thing I cannot bear it’s a liar. I know … Continue reading
More dodgy numbers on jobs for the disabled from the fake statistics machine
Originally posted on Mike Sivier's blog:
Making up the numbers: Thousands more disabled people are becoming self-employed, contributing to a huge boost in the number of private businesses – or are they? Someone in the Coalition government needs to…
Council funding cuts force care homes to pay less than the minimum wage 120 providers to be investigated by HM Revenue & Customs over contract bids that are too cheap to pay legal minimum
Care homes in Britain are bidding for contracts with councils at such low rates that they are trying to avoid paying workers the minimum wage, says the Low Pay Commission Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features Cuts in council funding … Continue reading
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