UK economy will get worse before it gets better
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:14:37
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
Reacting to the growth figures for quarter four of 2011, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)’s Chief Economist says that the short term outlook suggests the UK economy has slipped back into recession and ‘the feared ‘double-dip’ began in the final quarter of 2011'.
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FSA consults on changes to the Listing Rules
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:13:53
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed a number of changes to the Listing Rules that set out the requirements for companies listed in the UK.
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Go-it-alone UK Carbon Price Floor could harm industry and consumers
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:13:01
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The Government’s decision to set a unilateral Carbon Price Floor could have a ‘devastating effect’ on UK industry and will artificially raise electricity prices for consumers, while having no overall impact on emissions – MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee have warned.
Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the Committee, said:
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Oxford introduces further HMO licensing powers
Sector: Local Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:12:22
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
Oxford City Council’s groundbreaking new powers for licensing houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) will require every HMO in the city to be licensed from the end of January.
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Council Leader: Mayor of London should be responsible for local rail services
Sector: Local Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:11:45
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The Leader of the London Borough of Bexley, Cllr Teresa O’Neill, has given her backing to calls for the Mayor of London to be given responsibility for decisions on local rail services in the capital, including monitoring operators’ contracts.
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Poorest communities feel brunt of spending cuts
Sector: Local Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:11:02
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The first systematic review of the real impact of public spending cuts on local authorities has been published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It finds that the most deprived local authorities have been hardest hit by the cuts. It also finds conflict within local authorities over whether the needs of vulnerable people should be prioritised.
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BPF comments on feed-in tariffs appeal
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:09:51
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The British Property Federation (BPF) has commented on the Government’s decision to appeal the verdict of the Court of Appeal, which found that Government cuts to solar feed-in tariffs were unlawful.
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CBI responds to climate change risk report
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:08:52
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The CBI has commented on the publication by Defra of its Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), in which the Department outlines the key challenges to the UK and its economy of a changing climate.
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Third of English councils ready for broadband
Sector: Local Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:06:42
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has said that good progress is being made by most local authorities developing plans to roll out superfast broadband.
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West Dunbartonshire jobs safeguarded
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Fri 27th Jan 2012, 16:05:06
Source: GO News
Link: http://www.govopps.co.uk
The Scottish Government’s decision to appoint West Dunbartonshire Council’s Building Standards team as the sole verifier for new homes and buildings in the council area has safeguarded local authority jobs.
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