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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8:54 PM

Policy Exchange

Type: Organization

Name: Policy Exchange

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Fraud: the UK's 30 million problem

It is almost 25 years since the Roskill Report published its radical recommendations for improving the way complex fraud, corruption and financial market crimes are tackled.In that time the complexity of business transactions and the amount of activity ... [Published 8 hours ago by Times Online]

Entities: Fraud, Crime, Financial Services Authority, Criminal Law

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 Documents

Liberal Democrats

Lib Dem immigration policy's north-south divide

You've got to admire Chris Huhne for devising an immigration policy that allows the Lib Dems to simultaneously attack the Tories in the south and Labour in the northThe Liberal Democrats always face the tricky problem in election campaigns of how to attack ... [Published 17 hours ago by Observer]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, Immigration, Chris Huhne, Scotland

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

Think tank urges rejection of manufacturing's 'todying' image

The centre-right think tank Policy Exchange yesterday (15 March) launched a new report highlighting what it describes as 'a skewed view of manufacturing' and calling on the government to re-commit to an open economy.The report, Innovation and Industry: ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Works Management]

Entities: Policy Exchange, United Kingdom, Invention

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

NHS

Infections 'still a concern for public'

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) such as MRSA remain a public concern, despite falling infection rates, suggests a new survey from AXA PPP healthcare.The poll of 2,282 people found that 49% are not confident that their local hospital has managed to ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Health Insurance Magazine]

Entities: NHS, Infection, Social Bookmarking

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 1 Documents

Compare like with like jobs, says Shoesmith

Comparing private sector jobs with public sector jobs is futile as each offer quite different career paths, according to Dean Shoesmith, head of HR at the London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton and vice-president of the Public Sector People Managers As ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by Recruiter Magazine]

Entities: Policy Exchange, Productivity

First Reported Mar 12 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 1 Documents

Offices to get eco-friendly facelifts from fund

Throwing money at tatty buildings might not seem like a great investment but a new consortium is planning to plough 350 million into buying and refurbishing old offices that pose an environmental threat.The Carbon Trust, Threadneedle and Stanhope, the ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by Times Online]

Entities: Stanhope (United Kingdom), Carbon Emissions, Consortium, The Carbon Trust, Policy Exchange

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Edward Garnier

Conservative-linked barrister calls for single financial crime-fighting agency

Financial crime-fighters at the FSA and Serious Fraud Office are waiting anxiously to find out what the Conservatives plan to do to tackle economic wrongdoing if they win the upcoming election.Indeed, in recent months various senior figures from those ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Times Online]

Entities: Jonathan Fisher, Barrister, Edward Garnier, Financial Crime

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 2 Documents

Fraud: a billion-pound business

Entities: Fraud, Crime, Financial Services Authority, Criminal Law

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Public sector pay rising faster

James Chapman, Daily MailSalaries of millions of public sector workers have risen 15% more than their private sector counterparts since Labour came to power, an explosive report reveals today.Life on Mars: UK is back in '1970s culture'WANT TO KNOW MO ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by This Is Money]

Entities: Layoffs, Policy Exchange, The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

Brown to announce pay freeze amid fears over UK's credit rating

The Prime Minister will use a speech on the economy to attempt to show that he is willing to get tough with those on the public payroll.But his announcement comes as a new study shows that public sector pay has risen by 15 per cent more than oay in the ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Telegraph]

Entities: Brian Coulton, Policy Exchange, United Kingdom

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Budget date starts countdown for 6 May poll

Labour likely go to the country on same day as local elections in England as budget date confirmed The Treasury will announce the budget will be held on 24 March, making 6 May a racing certainty for the general election.The timing is likely to mean parliament ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Observer]

Entities: Policy Exchange, Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, Neil O'Brien, The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported Feb 17 2010 - Updated Feb 17 2010 - 8 Documents

Annual cancer costs 'to reach Â£25bn'

Cancer costs England more than £18bn a year, but the figure could rise to almost £25bn over the next decade, a report published today says.NHS cancer costs amount to more than £5bn, £36m is spent on hospices, and lost productivity due to illness and premature ... [Published Feb 17 2010 by Nursing Times]

Entities: Cancer, England, NHS, Policy Exchange

Quotes

He claims that the Tory policy of an arbitrary national limit would bring the worst of all worlds: "Immigrants would continue to crowd into the most populous parts of the country - making the policy too lax for the south-east of England and too tight for Scotland." Give that man a job in a coalition cabinet!

Lib Dem immigration policy's north-south divide [Observer - 17 hours ago]

...Given that this is taxpayers' money, the idea you will be cushioned no matter how badly you perform and no matter what you do, is wrong. "I would imagine there will be one institution and probably more that will face the risk of bankruptcy." Restructuring

Universities face going to the wall [Guardian.co.uk - Mar 16 2010]

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Fraud: the UK's 30 million problem [Times Online - 8 hours ago]
Lib Dem immigration policy's north-south divide [Observer - 17 hours ago]
Think tank urges rejection of manufacturing's '... [Works Management - Mar 16 2010]
Universities face going to the wall [Guardian.co.uk - Mar 16 2010]
Infections 'still a concern for public' [Health Insurance Magazine - Mar 16 2010]
Deprived students to get extra – Balls [Guardian.co.uk - Mar 15 2010]
Compare like with like jobs, says Shoesmith [Recruiter Magazine - Mar 15 2010]
Hamish McRae: So you think we live in a two-tie... [The Independent - Mar 14 2010]
Offices to get eco-friendly facelifts from fund [Times Online - Mar 12 2010]
When it comes to education, the past is our future [Telegraph - Mar 12 2010]
Online banking fraud hits £60m [Credit Today - Mar 12 2010]
Conservative-linked barrister calls for single ... [Times Online - Mar 11 2010]
Fraud: a billion-pound business [Times Online - Mar 10 2010]
Fraud and corruption is costing Britain £3... [Times Online - Mar 10 2010]
The long war on stop and search, [open Democracy News Analysis - - Mar 10 2010]
Public sector pay rising faster [This Is Money - Mar 10 2010]
Brown to announce pay freeze amid fears over UK... [Telegraph - Mar 10 2010]
Budget date starts countdown for 6 May poll [Observer - Mar 10 2010]
Cut down on spending and meddling [Times Online - Mar 09 2010]
Get off our backs and just let us do our jobs [Times Online - Mar 08 2010]
Think tank: Slackers find a safe haven in the p... [Times Online - Mar 07 2010]
Deploymnt Engineer [ZDNet UK - Mar 05 2010]
Dealmaking in a New Decade: The Impact of Macro... [Merger Market - Mar 04 2010]
Lord Carlile calls for consensus and new act on... [Times Online - Mar 04 2010]
More cash for poor pupils... worth it? [Public Service - Mar 04 2010]
Gay marriage warning; plus, a million children ... [Guardian.co.uk - Mar 04 2010]
Abolish cap on student tuition fees, says report [Telegraph - Mar 04 2010]
Turning welfare into work [Spectator - Mar 03 2010]
Middle-class mothers need a scam of their own [Telegraph - Mar 03 2010]
Wealthy families should have tax credits and ch... [Telegraph - Mar 03 2010]

Blogs

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Lib Dem immigration policy's north-south divide... [Politics: Politics blog \| guardian.co.uk - Mar 16 2010] You've got to admire Chris Huhne for devising an immigration policy that allows the Lib Dems to simultaneously attack the Tories in the south and Labour in the northThe ...
Judge Judge gets on the bus [Harry's Place - Mar 04 2010] This is a guest post by Amie During the hearing last week of the BCA v Simon Singh, there were a plethora of vexed issues for the three heavyweight Justices to ...
Why Purnell mattered [Comment Central - Times Online - WBLG - Feb 19 2010] The departure of James Purnell is a disaster for the centre left. Because he really mattered. Before the 2005 General Election, a small group of us (myself, David ...
Think Tank Clash: The Future of Political Debate [The Spectator.co.uk Martin Bright Blog - Feb 13 2010] I am pleased to report that the New Deal of the Mind Think Tank Clash at the Soutbank Centre on Tuesday went down a storm. The event sold out the Purcell Room, which ...
Asbos for gangs don't work. This talking cure j... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 21 2010] Instead of issuing control orders, Westminster can learn from a radical project that has curbed violence in GlasgowIt is only when the mother starts to speak that ...