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Car sales fall 21% in worst conditions for 17 years – Times
Read more: Car sales fall 21% in worst conditions for 17 years – TimesCar registrations numbered 330,295 last month, down from 419,290 in September 2007. New registrations fell an annual 18.6 per cent in August to record their weakest showing since 1966. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) called…
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Three out of four British adults ‘are too fat’ – Telegraph
Read more: Three out of four British adults ‘are too fat’ – TelegraphIt is currently reported that 66 per cent of UK adults are either overweight or obese but based on our research, it is more likely to be at least 75 per cent. This clearly highlights that health care…
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FT.com: Government action fails to halt global sell-off
Read more: FT.com: Government action fails to halt global sell-offToday, the FT reports: London’s FTSE 100 fell 5.6 per cent, or 281 points, to 4,699.6. The renewed fall took the benchmark index 100 under its closing low point for the year and beneath the 4,700-point mark for…
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Do not play politics with us, police chiefs say after Blair
Read more: Do not play politics with us, police chiefs say after BlairFrom The Times: Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said that senior officers were extremely concerned that Sir Ian Blair’s sudden departure from Scotland Yard had “fundamentally altered the perception of policing independence”. I…
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Government will spy on every call and e-mail – Times Online
Read more: Government will spy on every call and e-mail – Times OnlineMore on the Government’s plans for a panopticon state: Ministers are considering spending up to £12 billion on a database to monitor and store the internet browsing habits, e-mail and telephone records of everyone in Britain. GCHQ, the…
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FT.com / David Cameron: “We will help give banks the capital they need”
Read more: FT.com / David Cameron: “We will help give banks the capital they need”David Cameron writes in the FT: This financial crisis is a challenge for our political system. Political parties and the independent financial authorities must show the character and judgment necessary to make the right decisions under pressure. Our…
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42-day detention dropped as unworkable – Times Online
Read more: 42-day detention dropped as unworkable – Times OnlineAccording to The Times: Gordon Brown is preparing for a humiliating climbdown over his proposal to hold terrorist suspects for 42 days after being told that it will be defeated in the House of Lords. I will celebrate…
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“Peter Mandelson ‘dripped pure poison’ about Gordon Brown”
Read more: “Peter Mandelson ‘dripped pure poison’ about Gordon Brown”According to the Telegraph: Peter Mandelson, the new Business Secretary, had a private meal with George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, just weeks ago during which he is alleged to have savagely criticised the Prime Minister. Would Mandelson dare…
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The US Community Reinvestment Act
Read more: The US Community Reinvestment ActFurther to the Spectator article previously reported, many people have picked up on the US Community Reinvestment Act: The CRA was passed by the 95th United States Congress and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1977…