THE Government’s rather blasé response to the IMF (lack of) growth forecasts last week were conveniently obscured by the usual conference season nonsense about empowering homeowners to bash burglars.Read
ALL forms of transport are essentially a ‘public good’; whether it is public transport, which is clearly an essential public service, or private transport, which relies on publicly-owned roads.Read
IT would be incredible if the current economic woes are not the key central focus of the main political parties’ conference fortnight which started this weekend.Read
EVEN when bad news is expected it’s still bad. The Business Secretary last week performed a smooth duet with Tory outrider Lord Beecroft in introducing plans to water down further the rights of UK workers even though he acknowledged the fact that the labour market here is already pretty flexible compared with most European countries.Read
THERE’S no credible evidence to support the claim that new members of the Government following last week’s reshuffle were issued with protective helmets when they received their brief.Read
THERE were no gasps of shock as the latest report from Eurostat showed that the economy in the EU and Eurozone shrunk by 0.2% from April to June compared to the same quarter last year.Read
THE political spat over the proposals for a Quality Bus Contract in Tyne & Wear will prove to be a minor skirmish compared to the reaction of the bus companies if the Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) does decide to introduce a more regulated bus service.Read
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