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  Providing a home
Date: February  25, 2009  

By Richard ReevesPresenter, Analysis, BBC Radio 4The government says councils should be building more social housing - but can they avoid repeating past mistakesOne of the five evils William Beveridge hoped to eradicate in his plans for the post-war welfare state was "squalor".After the sacrifices of the Second World War, families should no longer
  Texting death crash peer jailed
Date: February  25, 2009  

A Labour peer who sent and received text messages minutes being he was involved in a fatal crash on the M1 has been jailed for 12 weeks.Lord Ahmed was driving his Jaguar when he collided with a car stopped in the outside lane of the motorway on Christmas Day 2007.The driver of the vehicle, Martyn Gombar, 28, was killed.Lord Ahmed, 51, of Rotherham,
  Mandelson puts forward mail plans
Date: February  25, 2009  

Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson has introduced the controversial bill which would part-privatise the Royal Mail, a day earlier than expected. The plans to sell off 30% of Royal Mail were not debated and were given a First Reading in the House of Lords. There were protests against the plans on Tuesday and more than 120 Labour MPs have signed a mo
  China rights worsened , says US
Date: February  25, 2009  

The US state department has criticised China in an annual report on human rights around the world.China s human rights record worsened in some areas despite the country hosting the Beijing Olympics, the report said.On a trip to China last week US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said co-operation between the two countries should take precedence o
  Mandelson defends Royal Mail plan
Date: February  24, 2009  
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has defended plans to sell 30% of Royal Mail, insisting its overall ownership will stay in public hands.Some 125 Labour MPs oppose the scheme, fearing full privatisation and job cuts and citing Labour s election pledge to keep the service public.Lord Mandelson said he was "absolutely clear" it would stay publicly o
  Peers pip reporters and batter MPs in annual pancake race
Date: February  24, 2009  
Peers have swept to victory in one of the sporting highlights of Westminster life - the annual charity pancake race.The BBC s Nick Robinson, on the media team, was pipped to the post in the last stride by Lib Dem Lord Redesdale.He joined forces with fellow Lib Dems Lords Dholakia and Addington and Labour Lord Morris to create the winning team.Each
  Row grows over Royal Mail plans
Date: February  24, 2009  

Postal workers are preparing to protest in Westminster as the row grows over plans to sell off 30% of Royal Mail.The plan, set to be unveiled in a bill to Parliament on Thursday, is also opposed by more than 100 Labour MPs.Unions and MPs reacted with anger to the publication of a letter warning the Royal Mail pension fund was at risk.In a letter se
  Council tax rises to be limited
Date: February  24, 2009  

Council taxes are forecast to rise by an average of just 3% in England this year as local authorities seek to help families hit by the recession.Such a rise, equivalent to 79p a week on average bills, would be the lowest increase in a decade, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).Ministers have urged councils to keep tax rises to a mi
  Straw hit by internet fraudsters
Date: February  24, 2009  

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been the victim of Nigerian fraudsters who sent out hundreds of e-mails in his name asking for money.The e-mails claimed he had lost his wallet on charity work in Africa and needed 3,500 US dollars to get home.Messages headed the Right Hon Jack Straw MP were sent to council bosses, government chiefs and others.The f
  Petty Brown airbrushed site - SNP
Date: February  24, 2009  

Gordon Brown has been branded "petty" by the SNP after policies by the Scottish government to combat recession were removed from a website.The "real help now" website was launched by the prime minister to list action being taken around Britain.It initially included Scottish measures such as a council tax freeze and flexible business support but the


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