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  • Commandos descend on Tower of London

    Royal Marines descended on the Tower of London this week to launch a major fundraising campaign for serving and retired Royal Marines and their families.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Blog Action Day: Andrew Mitchell on water and sanitation

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell joined Blog Action Day by writing his own blog on the issues of water and sanitation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Police minister on cutting crime

    Nick Herbert has told Police Review magazine that like the public, he expects the police to focus crime fighting, not form writing.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Careers profession task force report: Towards a strong careers profession

    Publication of the careers profession task force report is welcomed by Dame Ruth Silver, chair, and John Hayes, Further Education Minister.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles attends an awards ceremony to celebrate British Bangladeshi achievements

    Eric Pickles has given credit to some of the most successful and influential British Bangladeshi people at an awards ceremony in East London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles celebrates British Bangladeshi achievements

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles gave credit to some of the most successful and influential British Bangladeshi people at an awards ceremony…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sowing the seeds of scuba rice

    How flood resistant rice is helping South Asian farmers feed their families when the floods come

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  • Tackling malnutrition, providing hope in western Chad

    Working with Action Against Hunger to alleviate the Chad food crises

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  • Improved governance in Helmand

    Lindy Cameron, who has recently returned from Afghanistan where she headed up the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, spoke yesterday about recent improved governance and its positive impacts on the Afghan population.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fuel poverty statistics 2010 - statistical press release

    The latest annual report on fuel poverty statistics 2010 is published today at 9.30am by the Department of Energy and Climate Change - headline…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government publishes its response to the CCC's second annual progress report

    Government response to the second annual progress report of the Committee on Climate Change The main messages in the response are that: …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Society strategy for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises

    Building a Stronger Civil Society, a strategy to support charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises, was unveiled by Nick Hurd.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • James Brokenshire's speech on crime and retail crime

    The minister delivered this speech on 13 October 2010 to the British Retail Consortium Annual Retail Crime and Loss Prevention Conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Potato blighted by ignorance

    Potato Day is an opportunity to clear up some of the myths around potatoes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Your chance to question Government’s science advisers

    Members of the public will have the chance to meet scientists who advise the Government and guide decisions on key scientific matters at London Zoo next week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DfE to close arm's length bodies to improve accountability

    A breakdown of the Department for Education's (DfE) plan for its arm's length public bodies, including details of those that are to close in an effort to increase accountability, transparency and efficiency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Yorkshire Post Business Excellence Awards dinner, Queen’s Hotel, Leeds

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Councils should recognise the valuable role of the voluntary sector

    Councils should make best use of the voluntary sector’s ability to deliver effective and innovative local services when managing future budgets…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Town hall waste and duplication

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Townhall waste and duplication

    In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government