May 30
Remember a 97.5% top tax rate, troops in Malaya and buying a Guardian for 28p? How different is Britain today – and where does the Queen get her cash from now? Get the key data
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May 29
Government backs down over chancellor’s budget measures and agrees concessions on secret courts plan
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May 29
Voluntary and community organisations have an opportunity to deliver local services – here is what you need to know
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May 28
Two experts share their views on whether women can make the most of opportunities granted to communities under the Localism Act
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May 28
by Adam Colclough Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs this week that he will resist calls from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to give prisoners in UK jails the right to vote. The issue was, he said, one that should be decided by ‘parliament and not a foreign court.’ He was responding to …
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May 28
A manager who worked for the Co-op was sacked after exposing the illegal sale of prescription drugs in scenes reminiscent of the escapades of Arthur Daley and Del Boy Trotter,’ referring to characters in Minder and Only Fools And Horses a Tribunal in Stoke-on-Trent has said. The Co-op sold many thousands of pounds worth of medicines …
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May 28
Almost half of women seeking asylum in Britain have fallen victim to rape in their home countries, according to a report published by a refugee support group. Conducted in Stoke-on-Trent, London, Manchester, Bradford, Cardiff, Newport and Glasgow, the research found that most of the women in the sample had experienced serious human rights abuses, including rape, …
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