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Failed Tube firm 'allowed to print cash'

21.10.09

Government has been accused by MPs of 'handing the keys of the Royal Mint' to failed Tube contractor Metronet and allowing it to waste huge sums of public money... more

Colleges left 'crumbling' in Ł2.7bn funding fiasco

28.07.09

'Reckless' behaviour by civil servants has left London's further education colleges at risk of being unable to carry out more than Ł300m of desperately needed refurbishment... more

Financial regulation: the Governor’s role

25.06.09

The Governor of the Bank of England made clear that he had not been fully consulted about the Government’s proposals for regulatory reform of the financial sector ... more

MPs blast BBC's 'disgraceful' secret pay deals of star presenters

04.06.09

MPs today attacked the BBC as "disgraceful" for refusing to reveal the pay deals of its top presenters... more

Trouble over Gordon Brown's plan to let royal heirs wed Catholics

27.03.09

Gordon Brown was hit by a backlash against plans to tackle discrimination against Catholics and women in royal succession laws... more

Northern Rock agreed Ł800m in high risk loans after bail-out

20.03.09

Nationalised Northern Rock was allowed to lend Ł800 million in high-risk mortgages for six months after being placed on life-support with billions from the taxpayer... more

Stars’ wages send cost of BBC radio soaring

05.02.09

Bumper salaries lavished on top BBC presenters are making their shows more expensive than commercial rivals, according to a damning report... more

Palace rejects call to open doors longer to raise funds

27.01.09

The Queen's accountant has rejected calls for Buckingham Palace to be opened to the public all year round to raise funds needed to maintain the royal residence... more

Recycling a 'waste of time' unless more treatment centres are built

14.01.09

People recycling their waste could be doing so in vain because it could still end up in landfill sites, a new report warns... more

Ministers blamed for Ł32m palace repairs backlog

10.12.08

The Government came under fire for allowing the Royal Palaces to accumulate a Ł32 million repair backlog... more

Middle-class tax cheating is on the rise

09.12.08

Middle-class tax cheats are a growing part of the black economy, a committee of MPs has warned... more

Crime victim payouts 'too complicated', say MPs

20.11.08

Government claims to prioritise victims of crime were questioned as MPs delivered a damning report into compensation for people injured in violent attacks... more

Delayed rail passengers 'are not told how to claim refunds'

18.11.08

Rail passengers are missing out on hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation for poor service because they don't know how to claim refunds, MPs say... more

Rule change 'abolishes' overcrowding on trains

15.10.08

Government officials have abolished train overcrowding by changing the definition of what constitutes overcrowding... more

Cattletruck trains for years, warns watchdog

15.10.08

Commuters on London train services face severe overcrowding despite inflation-busting fare rises, spending watchdogs warn... more

False start for Ł100m push to win gold

24.07.08

Ministers drive to raise £100 million from the private sector to increase Britain's medal chances at the 2012 Olympics is not even "out of the starting blocks", MPs warned... more

Taxpayer faces Ł60m bill for delays to new Greenwich homes

16.07.08

A plan to build more than 10,000 homes on the Greenwich Peninsula is more than two years behind schedule, costing the taxpayer up to £60million... more

Boris calls for review of care for sick babies

17.06.08

Health Secretary Alan Johnson is under pressure to investigate claims that 500 critically ill children and babies were turned away from London hospitals... more

Boris calls for review of care for sick babies

17.06.08

Health Secretary Alan Johnson is under pressure to investigate claims that 500 critically ill children and babies were turned away from London hospitals... more

Boris calls for review of care for sick babies

17.06.08

Health Secretary Alan Johnson is under pressure to investigate claims that 500 critically ill children and babies were turned away from London hospitals... more

One out of three London health trusts still in red

05.06.08

Many health trusts in London are still massively in debt despite radical attempts to cut costs... more

Bill for London 2012 Games could rise to Ł12billion, warn MPs

22.04.08

Ministers' claims to have the £9.3 billion costs of the London Olympics under control have been dealt a blow... more

Comment: the real cost of the 2012 Games

22.04.08

The Commons Public Accounts Committee's report on the spiralling cost of the London Olympics makes painful reading for Tessa Jowell, the minister responsible... more

Bill for Olympic Village work doubles to Ł500m

21.04.08

The bill for the athletes' village at the 2012 Olympics has soared. The cost of infrastructure for the village is said to have more than doubled amid concern over transport links. ... more

MPs set to condemn spiralling budget for 2012 Olympic Games

16.04.08

MPs are preparing to issue a scathing condemnation of the soaring cost of the 2012 Olympics... more

Colleges blamed as a quarter of students drop out

20.02.08

London universities have been criticised by MPs for failing to cut student drop-out rates as new figures reveal one in four fails to complete their course... more