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Energy firms to give £100 off for direct debit

17.10.11
Energy firms are to write to eight million customers telling them that they can save about £100 if they change their payments to direct debit... more

Energy firms 'ripping off customers to boost profits'

14.10.11
Energy companies are accused of ripping off customers through 'an effective cartel' after it was revealed that profits from bills have soared to an all-time high... more

Labour councils accused of 'cutting the voluntary sector'

28.02.11
Labour councils have been accused of making 'disproportionate cuts' to voluntary groups and charities ... more

We'll give you cash you find the services, says Tory borough

02.02.11
Radical changes to the way a flagship Tory council delivers its services could have a 'devastating effect' on the borough's most vulnerable people, Labour claimed today... more

Labour: Coalition's Localism Bill is a 'sham'

17.01.11
Labour denounces Government's flagship Localism Bill as a 'sham', claiming it will give ministers more than 100 new powers over local authorities, while placing new burdens on councils... more

Ed Miliband supporters thinly spread in shadow cabinet

08.10.10
Difficulties facing Ed Miliband underlined after it emerged that less than a third of his new top team believed he was the best candidate for Labour leader... more

Pressure grows over rape case anonymity plan

08.06.10
Government under mounting pressure to drop its plan to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases... more

City Spy: Is Sheikh Mohammed richer than Carlos Slim?

16.03.10
According to Forbes magazine, Mexican Carlos Slim is the world’s richest man. But is it possible they got it wrong?... more

I can’t see any ‘equal opportunities’ for the throne

19.06.09
One of the oldest established forms of sex discrimination, the practice of ­ignoring girls in favour of boys in family succession permeates the royals... more

Women lack that ruthless lust for power

09.06.09
Caroline Flint, the former Europe minister, is angry at the shortage of powerful women in Gordon Brown’s Cabinet... more

Airing of old schlock at Summertime Ball

08.06.09
From the moment opener Katy Perry appeared dressed as a Cath Kidston handbag at Capital FM Summertime Ball, there were moments to savour.... more

The least effective assassination bid ever

08.06.09
One question stalks the foiled attempt on Gordon Brown's political life: why was it so singularly inefficient?... more

Gordon Brown accused of 'fear and smears'

08.06.09
Gordon Brown was clinging on despite another ministerial resignation and savage attacks on his leadership... more

Flint admits: I haven't read Lisbon Treaty

31.03.09
The Minister for Europe has caused uproar by admitting she did not read the highly controversial Lisbon Treaty... more

Council tenants face losing their right to a 'home for life'

10.11.08
Council tenants may lose their right to a home for life under reforms being considered by ministers... more

Labour's eco-towns are shrinking rapidly

19.08.08
Labour's flagship "eco-towns" plan has been delayed amid fears that there is a lack of applicants for the housebuilding expansion... more

Council chiefs want power to offer mortgages

15.08.08
Town hall chiefs in London are drawing up proposals to offer mortgages to thousands of families struggling to buy a home... more

Homes crisis grows as orders for repossession rise by 25%

15.08.08
Soaring numbers of families face losing their homes after repossession orders jumped by a quarter... more

Minister: Stamp duty break may not work

08.08.08
A stamp duty "holiday" may fail to help the housing market recover, a senior minister has admitted... more

Government bails out builders by buying houses they can't sell

16.07.08
Ministers have unveiled plans to buy up homes which housebuilders hit by the global economic downturn are unable to sell... more

Developers to get cash boost for affordable homes

02.07.08
Big developers are to be given more cash in advance to help them carry on building affordable homes through the credit crunch... more

Revealed: the biggest new homes crash in 70 years

23.06.08
A new survey says house building in London has ground to a virtual halt and collapsing confidence threatens the capital's rejuvenation... more

The big squeeze just got tighter

14.05.08
Homeowners hoping for another rate cut have been dealt a painful blow by the Bank of England's latest inflation report... more

Official: housing crash on the way

13.05.08
Minister's blunder reveals secret paper predicting 10% fall in house prices this year ... more

Lenders are tightening screw in bad debts battle

25.04.08
Lenders are rushing to secure loans and credit-card debt against houses, says the Ministry of Justice... more

With building trade in a slump, it is just playing politics to call for 240,000 new homes

25.04.08
Never mind the economics, it's the votes that count... more

Ex-HBOS boss to boost outlook for mortgages

09.04.08
The Treasury appoints ex-HBOS chief executive Sir James Crosby to head an emergency review of the mortgage market... more

House price bombshell

08.04.08
A slump in house prices five times worse than expected has rocked the property market... more


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