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Four deny charges over expenses
Posted by Newspapers Today in Europe on March 11th, 2010
Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.
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Published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:51:22 GMT
MPs query coalfields revival plan
Posted by Newspapers Today in Europe on March 9th, 2010
A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.
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Published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:04 GMT
MPs warn pub firms on ‘beer ties’
Posted by Newspapers Today in Europe on March 4th, 2010
Laws could be introduced forcing pub firms to change practices blamed for stifling competition, MPs warn.
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Published on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:22:31 GMT
MPs quiz ‘climategate’ scientist
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on March 1st, 2010
The climate scientist at the centre of the row over stolen e-mails faces his first public questioning.
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Published on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:31:57 GMT
Elderly tax affairs ‘too complex’
Posted by Newspapers Today in Business, Economy and Finance on February 24th, 2010
The UK tax authority’s system for dealing with older people’s tax affairs is too complex and leads to people overpaying tax, MPs say
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Published on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:02:56 GMT
NHS money ‘wasted’ on homeopathy
Posted by Newspapers Today in Health on February 22nd, 2010
Spending public funds on homeopathy is a waste of NHS money, MPs say.
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Published on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:41:03 GMT
Standard class ‘too noisy’ for hard-working politicians, says MP
Posted by Newspapers Today in Europe on February 18th, 2010
Sir Nicholas Winterton denounces plans to reduce first-class travel by MPs – arguing he needs “quiet” and privacy to work.
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Published on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:46:40 GMT
MPs ’should give up home profits’
Posted by Newspapers Today in Europe on February 16th, 2010
The man tasked with overhauling what MPs can claim as expenses says profits made on second homes should be handed back.
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Published on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:16:56 GMT
MPs to quiz Kraft on Cadbury deal
Posted by Newspapers Today in Europe on February 14th, 2010
MPs are to question senior officials from US food giant Kraft next month over its takeover of Cadbury.
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Published on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:26:35 GMT
Iceland to be ‘journalism haven’
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on February 12th, 2010
Icelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks propose to turn Iceland into a ‘journalism haven’.
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Published on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:32:05 GMT
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