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  • Big Society red tape purge

    Lord Hodgson will lead a new taskforce to flush out bureaucracy in the voluntary sector, the government has announced.

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

  • New look for DFID’s project information

    The project information section of DFID’s website is re-launched today with a new look and an improved search interface.

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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, at Bloomberg

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to an invited audience at Bloomberg in London about the current state of the economy.

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

    DFID helps poor rural farmers in South Africa's Eastern Cape increase their profits at auction

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  • All roads point south

    The Stabilisation Unit’s Adrian Garside explains why getting stuck in mud and running into lions is all in a day’s work as a Stabilisation Advisor in Juba, Southern Sudan.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister's Q&A with MSN

    A transcript of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Q&A session.

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

  • Power to local people to preserve village life

    A new report today backs government plans to put power in the hands of rural communities to protect and preserve village life.

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

  • Swire condemns weekend violence

    Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP spoke after Omagh memorial service to mark 12th anniversary of atrocity in the town.

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

  • MSSG: Building bridges in Afghanistan

    Key to success in Afghanistan is improving security through stabilisation and reducing the influence of insurgents, and at the hard end of this strategy is the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) and its personnel on…

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

  • Francis Maude launches Pathfinder mutuals

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude, has announced the first wave of Pathfinder mutuals to be run by public sector staff.

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

  • Blazing a trail on spending transparency

    The Secretary of State opens the books to an army of armchair auditors as all Departmental spending over £500 goes online. Eric Pickles turns…

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

  • 7 Bahá'í leaders sentenced in Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement following the sentencing of 7 spiritual leaders of the Bahá'í faith to 20 years in prison.

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

  • Lieutenant John Charles Sanderson dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant John Charles Sanderson of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) [1 MERCIAN], attached to 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group…

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  • August Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Labour Market Statistics for August 2010

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

  • From Swansea to Santiago – historic church bells to return home

    A set of church bells that survived a Santiago fire and spent almost 150 years in Wales will return to Chile to mark the country's bicentennial celebrations, Minister for Latin America Jeremy Browne will announce today.

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

  • Afghan flag raised over Sayedabad

    Members of the Afghan National Army have raised their country's flag above the town of Sayedabad, the focus of Operation TOR SHEZADA and once a safe haven for insurgents, but now under Afghan and ISAF control.

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

  • Tornado squadron welcomed home from Afghanistan

    Over 2,000 well-wishers welcomed RAF Tornado crews and engineers home from Afghanistan on Friday when they paraded through the streets of their local town of Swaffham, Norfolk.

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

  • Funding opportunity for partner organisations

    DFID is inviting applications for a new round of Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) funding for the period from April 2011 to March 2014.

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

  • PM Direct in Manchester

    Prime Minister David Cameron took part in a PM Direct event with local residents in Manchester.

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

  • Royal Navy officer rises up the Pink List

    A Royal Navy officer has been voted the 51st most influential figure in the UK gay and lesbian community, eclipsing such household figures as Lord Mandelson and Gok Wan.

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