Search results for ‘public service cuts’
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Trident: the cost of delay
Channel 4 News FactCheck looks at what it would cost the government to delay a decision on replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent
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BBC freezes licence fee
The BBC Trust proposes to freeze the licence fee for two years saying the move is response to the economic climate. Siobhan Kennedy finds the cuts do not match those in the rest of the public sector.
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Unions fear further unemployment
Cutting public spending would prolong the recession and lead to unemployment soaring to four million, the country’s most senior union leaders have warned.
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Police Federation: 40,000 frontline jobs at risk
The Police Federation warns that 40,000 frontline jobs in England and Wales are at risk if the government presses ahead with cutting public spending by 25 per cent, as Simon Israel discovers.
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Government to press ahead with Royal Mail sell-off
The government is set to go ahead with plans to sell or privatise the Royal Mail. The CWU tells Channel 4 News it will not “rule anything out” in its fight to keep the company in public hands.
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Boris Johnson says immigration cap risks damaging economy
Channel 4 News FactCheck analyses the London Mayor Boris Johnson’s claim that the government’s cap on immigration from outside the EU is putting the economic recovery at risk
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Coalition policies to focus on ‘long-term’
Nick Clegg has promised a “horizon shift” in the way government works, with more focus on long-term objectives.
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‘Dig deep’ to boost arts funding, government asks
The government wants more philanthropic donations to boost arts funding in the UK. But will funders want a say in the artistic process? Culture editor Matthew Cain investigates.
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‘Two million’ protest in French pensions strike
Unions in France say more than two million people have joined a series of nationwide protests against plans to increase the retirement age.
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Tube strike brings London travel misery for millions
London commuters face a tough journey as Underground workers strike leaving millions facing a lengthy journey to work, with unions describing support for the walk-out as “rock solid”.
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Californian town swaps city staff for contractors
In a bid to cut budget deficits, Maywood city in California has taken extreme measures to reduce costs: replacing its entire city staff with contractors from outside to carry out all local services.
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Tony Blair endorses David Miliband, nearly
As the Labour Party gets ready to choose its next leader, Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports on former prime minister Tony Blair’s heaviest hint yet that he backs David Miliband for the top job.
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UK economic growth overshadowed by US data
The US Federal Reserve says it will “do all that it can” to prevent a double-dip recession as US growth is revised sharply lower. David Blanchflower explains how this threatens UK economic growth.
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Ed Balls: fighting to win Labour leadership
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Ed Balls, who says the contest has been a “liberation” from which he has no intention of quitting.
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Ed Miliband: the alternative brother
Read Krishnan Guru-Murthys interview with Ed Miliband on why he wanted to become Labour’s leader.