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IPPR 2013 Policy Impact 2013
IPPR have published their policy impact in 2013 Here it is: On energy policy – rarely out of the news this year – IPPR…
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CLG performance
The well publicised interrogation of Eric Pickles by the Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee on Monday – the public had been invited…
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Home truths – new report from the NHF
This new report shows England’s distorted economic recovery is pushing an extra 310 working people a day on to housing benefit. Home Truths shows that…
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Autumn statement – housing elements
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement – the housing elements in brief: Local authority borrowing The government will increase the funding available for new affordable homes,…
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Four Community made orders for planning get approved
Four of England’s first community-made orders that relax planning rules for certain kinds of developments in specific areas have been published by Cockermouth Town Council…
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Stock Transfer Guidance
The government consulted on the future of the stock transfer programme from June to September 2013; and in November 2013 issued the results of that…
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What is happening in parliament?
In this week’s parliamentary briefing, The guardian have the transcript of the Westminster Hall debate on the bedroom tax, a DWP minister answers questions…
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Row between PM and Local Councils over extent of cuts
Parliamentary committee chair Clive Betts has called on the prime minister to explain his claim that extra council cuts amount to just 2.3%. The…
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parliamentary briefing
Here is the weekly round up from the Guardian parliamentarybriefingoct10 The prime minster responding to a question on mortgages, a written statements from Eric…
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Major political parties change their housing spokesperson
In the reshuffle on Monday both the housing minister, Mark Prisk, and the shadow housing minister, Jack Dromey, were axed and both have now…
