Archive

DWP launches 'fit note'

27 November 2008

The Department of Work and Pensions and the Department of Health have announced a package of initiatives aimed at encouraging people to stay in work rather than "drift into extended sick leave".

LSC told to focus on young people

27 November 2008

Ministers have told the Learning and Skills Council that it must focus more of its £12.1 billion annual budget on increasing the number of young people in education and training.

Countryside economy

By Tim Williams

27 November 2008

Urban regeneration sparks rural retreat

Mayoral massacre

By Sir Peter Hall

27 November 2008

Butcher Boris and his Gateway games

Most ex-Rover staff 'on less money in new jobs'

21 November 2008

Sixty per cent of the 6,300 workers who were made redundant by the collapse of car manufacturer MG Rover in 2005 but who now have new jobs are earning less than they did at Rover, research reveals.

Welfare watchdog: slow down reforms

21 November 2008

The Department for Work and Pension's welfare reform programme should be slowed down in the current economic climate, the Government's social security watchdog has recommended.

Edinburgh counts on shopping success

21 November 2008

The Scottish capital uses footfall measurement to plan retail development.

Exclusive - Welsh funding error sees fine for Government

21 November 2008

Poor management of European funding streams in Wales has resulted in a £12.6 million fine for the UK government.

Big Lottery Fund set to form new funding strategy

21 November 2008

Good causes distributor the Big Lottery Fund plans to form a new funding strategy by engaging individuals and organisations across the UK. An interview with Peter Wanless, the fund's UK chief executive, features in next week's issue.

Trusts need strong base to survive

21 November 2008

The collapse of a leading development trust signals the importance of having an asset base.