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Chatty manse

04 November 2014

There’s scraping the barrel. And there’s scraping the bits under the barrel and then selling them...

Been and ghoul

04 November 2014

Halloween has once again been and gone and MJ Diary’s pointy hat and broomstick has been consigne...

Airport is a shore thing

04 November 2014

Eyebrows were raised at MJ Towers this week when it was announced that United Airlines are to lau...

FINANCE

Corridors of Power

04 November 2014

Sebastian and Antonia from Conservative Central Office are discussing the new Manchester combined...

HEALTH

Next government must get a grip on fiscal rule

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

A future government should ensure public spending never outpaces Exchequer receipts, a leading em...

WHITEHALL

DfE 'failed to establish councils' school spending responsibilities'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

The Department for Education (DfE) has failed to clearly set out what roles and responsibilities ...

FINANCE

Pickles proposes Tower Hamlets intervention

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has insisted his proposed Government intervention package for ...

WHITEHALL

Full Scottish income tax devolution 'EVEL' mistake, claims NIESR

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2014

Granting full devolution of income-raising powers to Scotland could undermine the right of Scotti...

WHITEHALL

East Midlands joins devolution calls

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 November 2014

Local authorities in the East Midlands have called for greater powers from Whitehall as the devol...

HEALTH

Government hopes Manchester will be 'first of many' after devolution deal

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2014

The Government has said it hopes Manchester will be the first of many cities to win greater devol...