Coalition Government Plans

To Work or Not to Work – That is the Question The Coalition Government is planning on slashing fixed state retirement age from 65, this means no longer will employers be able to sack people just because they’re old. It will become law in october and will give OAP’s the choice to retire or continue [...]

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Home Secretary Theresa May has indicated in a speech that the ASBO’s (Anti-Social Behavioural Order) might be scrapped. May said in a speech today it is “time to move beyond” ASBO’s, indicating the potential scrapping in England and Wales. Launching the new review system Theresa May said it was time to “stop tolerating” bad behaviour. [...]

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Forget 2014 – We want it all… We Want it NOW! Prime Minister David Cameron says UK troops could leave Afghanistan as soon as next year. This was announced at the US visit by PM David Cameron. David Cameron Told the BBC the same could be expected of UK forces “based on conditions on the [...]

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Remember during the General Election 2010 that big society that the Tories were ‘waffling’ about?… well David Cameron has launched that plan, and he’s serious. It gives more power to the people lets them have more control over their community and control the funding for projects and it sounds great… on paper. When I look [...]

Continue Reading Prime Minister David Cameron Launches the Tories Big Society Plan

Should GP’s Take Over the NHS Budget? The NHS has set aside £1.7bn for reform and reorganisation, more than seven times the amount it aims to save. This money will help pave the way for GP’s to take over of the budget from managers in hospitals. NHS Boss Sir David Nicholas said it was to [...]

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During the Election Campaign David Cameron said he would keep free bus passes for over 60′s, but it seems like he made a major U-turn on his old promise and ramped the age up to 65. Prime Minister David Cameron made changes to the £1bn concession scheme that allows 60 year old citizens take buses [...]

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Vince Cable has returned from his big TV disappearance – And the Elephant In the Room Has Got BIG News. Vince Is back and he’s got more attitude than ever slapping down policies left, right and centre he’s jumped from behind the parliamentary sofa and onto TV. Vince Cable has placed a graduate tax, this [...]

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Nothing is Safe From the Chancellor Not Even Essential Services. George Osborne has indicated that Incapacity Benefit (a benefit for disabled people under the state pension age) may be cut. George Osborne said he wants to protect those in “genuine need” while encouraging those who could work to do so. Currently in the UK over [...]

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