Faisal Islam
Councils axe 100,000 planned homes in England
Faisal Islam writes on how councils in England have scrapped plans to build 100,000 new homes following a change in the planning rules by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
Search results for ‘Eric Pickles’
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Councils face 8.9 per cent funding cuts
No council will see a budget cut of more than 8.9 per cent, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announces – and writes for Channel 4 News of the “sea change” in local government.
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Councils face 8.9 per cent funding cuts
No council will see a budget cut of more than 8.9 per cent, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announces – and writes for Channel 4 News of the “sea change” in local government.
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Council tax revaluation ruled out
Council tax bands in England will not be revalued during the current parliament, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced – a move he claims could save families £320 a year.
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Government opens up its art collection
George Osborne has an etching by Grayson Perry called Print for a Politician and Eric Pickles chose Yorkshire Roads by David Hockney. Culture Editor Matthew Cain looks into the government’s art.
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FactCheck: the government’s voter ID plans
What could it mean for future elections?
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Grant Shapps Wikipedia edits: the key questions
A storm has broken out over edits made to Wikipedia pages about Grant Shapps and other politicians. Channel 4 News explains what is going on.
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Young first-time home buyers in line for starter discount
A “game changer” scheme is launched by the government to give young buyers a 20 per cent discount on starter homes.
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‘Not fit for purpose’ Rotherham council cabinet resigns
The cabinet of Rotherham council resigns after a report into the council’s ongoing handling of thousands of child sexual exploitation cases paints a picture of cover ups, archaic sexism and bullying.
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Theresa May: ‘More effort needed to wipe-out anti-Semitism’
The home secretary insists efforts to wipe out anti-Semitism in the UK must be redoubled, amid safety fears among the Jewish community.
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Anti-semitism makes Jews ‘question their future in UK’
Some 45 per cent of British Jews say they may not have a long-term future in Britain, with a quarter having considered emigrating in the last two years because of anti-semitism.
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Have street lighting cuts made roads more dangerous?
Labour’s Hilary Benn tells Channel 4 News that cuts in street lighting have made roads more dangerous and people feel unsafe walking home in the dark.
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Thornberry row: do too many tweets really make a t***?
Labour MP Emily Thornberry is not the first politician to drop herself in it on Twitter. Countless others have also been forced to repent after unburdening themselves on social media.
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Tom Clarke
Was Lord Smith’s Environment Agency to blame for the floods?
The Environment Agency’s Lord Smith had to face angry citizens during the winter floods. But isn’t that the job of ministers?
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Can the Greens keep their principles and wield power?
Britain’s Greens want to present themselves as a radical alternative in the local and European elections, but in Ireland and Germany, Green party commitments to core principles appear to be lacking.
