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  Harman warning on Goodwin pension
Date: March  01, 2009  

Harriet Harman has said former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief Sir Fred Goodwin should not "count on" keeping his full £650,000 a year pension.The deputy Labour leader described the pension settlement - agreed by the RBS board - as "money for nothing".The sum was unacceptable in "the court of public opinion," she told the BBC, and the governm
  School lotteries to be reviewed
Date: March  01, 2009  

The use of lotteries to allocate places at oversubscribed schools in England is to be reviewed.Schools Secretary Ed Balls has asked the chief schools adjudicator to look at how widely random selection is used and whether it is fair to children.Mr Balls said he would be "very concerned if it was happening other than as a last resort".Last year, almo
  Drive to cut Scots alcohol abuse
Date: March  01, 2009  

Measures to tackle alcohol abuse, including minimum pricing and an end to heavy discounting, are to be enforced by the Scottish Government.Ministers said radical action was needed to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and related health problems.However, plans to raise the age for buying drink from off-licences from 18 to 21 are thought unlikely to su
  Expulsion plan
Date: February  28, 2009  

There is dramatic evidence from one of Asia s fastest-expanding economies of the downturn s severity. A senior minister says the government wants to send back 60% of Malaysia s two million foreign workers, the BBC s Robin Brant reports.The machines are noisy, the smell of chemicals and paint pervades the air. Lim Kok Boon s plastics factory in Sela
  PM: Royal Mail needs private cash
Date: February  28, 2009  

The prime minister has defended the government s plan to sell-off 30% of Royal Mail, saying it is the only way to safeguard the service.Gordon Brown told Labour s policy forum the service s huge pension deficit made outside investment imperative.On Thursday, the business secretary said the sell-off would guarantee post was delivered to every home i
  Scots criminal age to go up to 12
Date: February  28, 2009  

Scotland had the lowest age of criminal responsibility in EuropeIn quotes: Scottish reactionNew challenge for youth offendingThe age of criminal responsibility in Scotland is to be raised from eight to 12, ministers have confirmed.It will bring Scotland into line with most of Europe, but the Scottish Government said the rise would not mean "letting
  Steam weapon in superbug battle
Date: February  28, 2009  

Hospitals will get more regular steam cleaning as part of the drive to rid them of infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C.diff).The Scottish Government has announced it is spending £400,000 on 250 extra steam cleaning machines.Twenty machines are already available, but the investment will mean every health board has its own equipme
  Mandelson raps mail union scare
Date: February  28, 2009  

Lord Mandelson has accused postal union leaders of using "scare tactics" in the row over government plans to part- privatise Royal Mail.In an interview with the Observer, the business secretary said union leaders were fighting an "ideological" battle that put pensions and jobs at risk.He warned Labour that it needed to show it can still pursue bold
  Brown renews banker pension plea
Date: February  27, 2009  

The prime minister is expected to renew his appeal for Sir Fred Goodwin to hand back part of his £16m pension at a meeting of Labour activists.Gordon Brown has threatened legal action against the ex-Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief over his pay-out.He will also tell Labour s national policy forum in Bristol that more global banking regulation
  Eurozone jobless queues lengthen
Date: February  27, 2009  

Unemployment across the nations that share the euro has risen again to its highest level in more than two years, as more firms laid off staff.The eurozone unemployment rate totalled 8.2% in January, according to the latest official European Union data.The figures is up from a revised 8.1% in December and above the 7.3% figure in January 2008, said


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