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Housing & Planning
I think this initiative is to be welcomed but it's unclear if this mindset will be applied to new... MORE
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Police & Emergency
Interesting, but we should be basing policy on "road fear" as well as collision statistics. Road... MORE
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Police & Emergency
We urgently need our Police Forces to help change the culture of speed in this Country. You are the... MORE
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Police & Emergency
The HSE manage hazards by a reporting policy that embraces all dangerous occurrences (RIDDOR) and... MORE
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Police & Emergency
Your foreword says "The police service is committed to preventing and reducing the loss of life or... MORE
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Public Transport
This article is so true. With commuter train prices rocketing the bus is more and more a vital... MORE
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Protecting disabled children
Disabled children are at risk of slipping through the child protection net, according to an Ofsted report published
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Free banking is just a myth, says Which?
With some consumers paying up to £900 in bank charges and others missing out on lost interest, latest research from Which? shatters the myth of 'free'...
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Seven times as many Tory councils to sell off school playing fields
Analysis produced by the Labour Party shows that seven times as many Conservative councils want to sell off school playing fields compared to Labour...
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Sell off expensive social housing to boost the economy, says think tank
Selling off social housing worth more than the average property in each region could create the largest social house building programme since the...
Editor's Feature
Tim Lamb Chief ExecutiveSports and Recreation Alliance

Creating an Olympic Legacy
The modern Olympics were founded, so the story goes, after a seed was planted in Pierre de Coubertin's thoughts whilst observing the school sports culture of Thomas Arnold's...
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Re: Dementia are we making progress or is it old news?
Research carried out by Staffordshire LINk shows that early diagnosis for someone with memory loss is vitally important to the individual and carers...
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Electricity Market Reform is not fit for purpose
This government claims that the electricity market reform will bring us energy security and encourage market liquidity. Is that really the case? We...
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Re: Is breast feeding best or a simply an embarrassing act which is sometimes even dangerous?
The act of breastfeeding clearly creates issues for some in society. Many women continue to be undermined by the attitudes and behaviours of others...
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More cooking, better health?
Should learning to cook be offered by GPs as part of weight management programmes? Learning to cook basic family dishes from easily sourced...
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What is the best way for local authorities to save energy from street lighting?
There is an ongoing debate in the media regarding various ways local authorities are trying to save energy by cutting down on street lighting....
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Re: Is Solar Power Finished?
Whilst I wholeheartedly agree education and attitudes will be key to embracing solar power; theories from behavioural economics would say that...
Media
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Tobin Stephenson, Better Utilisation of Property Assets (BUPA) Programme Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council
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Dr Steve Davies, Education Director, The IEA
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Karen Jennings, Assistant General Secretary, UNISON
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Professor Steve Albon Co-Chair, UK National Ecosystem Assessment & The James Hutton Institute
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Professor Sir John Lawton Chair, Lawton Report, `Making Space for Nature` Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
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House prices rise three times as much as incomes over ten years
National Housing Federation research found that in 2001 the average price of a home was £121,769, and the average salary was
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NHS Confederation comments on social care funding reports
Jo Webber said a long-term sustainable solution for social care is necessary. She said the reported proposals for additional funding to come from the NHS would need to be...
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TINAs turn heads in the low carbon arena
Low carbon technologies have today been put under the spotlight with the publication of three in-depth reports into key areas of...
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National Quality Board set out how to improve quality in the new health system
The National Quality Board (NQB) has today published a report setting out how the new health system will work together to maintain and improve quality and safety, ensuring...
Editor's Feature
Rick Muir Associate Director for Public Service Reformippr
Schools should be run in the public interest
There have been growing calls from right-of-centre think tanks for private companies to be able to set up free...
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