Thursday, 2 July 2009

£30bn shortfall threatens rail and road plans

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The Guardian reports today that the recent nationalisation of the country's most expensive rail contract has exposed details of a £30bn...
Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Schools get heavy on 'voluntary' contributions

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In another example of how the vast amount of money Britain hands over to the EU towards its lavish costs - £115 million every single week on...
Wednesday, 10 June 2009

NHS 'faces huge budget shortfall'

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The BBC reports today that the NHS is facing the most severe and sustained financial shortfall in its history after 2011, according to a re...
Monday, 20 April 2009

Councils do not have enough money to prevent flooding, warns survey

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More than half of the councils in England do not have enough funding to protect homes against flooding, town halls have admitted. Following ...
Friday, 17 April 2009

Front line council service cut due to £1 bn black hole in council funding

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Front line council services will be cut and thousands of workers are set to lose their jobs as recession-hit town halls struggle with a £1 b...
Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Teachers threaten strike over £200m school funding cuts

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Teachers are threatening to strike over plans to cut £200m from school and college budgets amid claims it will "ration" teenagers...
Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Shocking state of roads costs UK drivers £1m every day

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A survey has confirmed what every motorist already suspected - our roads are becoming almost as potholed as the surface of the moon - report...