Archive

To Manchester, the city-region spoils

25 April 2008

Ben Walker asks why Greater Manchester is closer than its rivals to becoming a statutory city-region and winning major devolution of spending and powers

Manchester draws up senate plans

25 April 2008

The ten leaders of Greater Manchester's proposed metropolitan senate will have to vote by a majority of seven to three in favour of controversial policies for them to be approved, it has emerged as the area works up the governance details of its proposed body.

Employer concerns over 'skills gap'

25 April 2008

More than half of employers fear they will be unable to find enough people with the right skills for their firm when they next recruit, a UK-wide survey reveals.

Pleased to see you - Liverpool celebrates influx of visitors in culture year

25 April 2008

Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations have put the city on course for a record-breaking year, according to the latest visitor figures.

Tackle joblessness locally, UK told

25 April 2008

UK councils should be given greater powers to develop programmes to tackle skills shortages and get the long-term unemployed back into work, an international think-tank has recommended.

Job agency deals 'open to abuse'

25 April 2008

Plans to part-privatise welfare schemes by paying companies to find jobs for the unemployed can cut dole queues but are fraught with difficulties and open to abuse, a study published last week warns.

Watchdog urges diligence over European cash

25 April 2008

Whitehall departments administering European funding must "redouble their efforts" to ensure the Government is not fined again for mismanaging the cash.

Johnson unveils team to lure big-business cash

25 April 2008

Conservative London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson has unveiled a team of advisers to help him tap big business for cash for community projects if he is elected next week.

Regeneration Games

By Richard Garlick

25 April 2008

Time to fulfil Olympics promises is running out

Ferry firms face EU competition probe

25 April 2008

Subsidies paid by the Scottish Government to two ferry firms are to be investigated for a possible breach of EU competition rules, Brussels announced last week.