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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 money2009-10-21T08:01:36ZColleges left 'crumbling' in £2.7bn funding fiasco
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'Reckless' behaviour by civil servants has left London's further education colleges at risk of being unable to carry out more than £300m of desperately needed refurbishment2009-07-28T07:46:00ZFinancial regulation: the Governor’s role
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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 sector2009-06-25T07:58:10ZMPs blast BBC's 'disgraceful' secret pay deals of star presenters
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MPs today attacked the BBC as "disgraceful" for refusing to reveal the pay deals of its top presenters2009-06-04T08:42:44ZTrouble over Gordon Brown's plan to let royal heirs wed Catholics
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Gordon Brown was hit by a backlash against plans to tackle discrimination against Catholics and women in royal succession laws2009-03-27T09:28:57ZNorthern Rock agreed £800m in high risk loans after bail-out
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Nationalised Northern Rock was allowed to lend £800 million in high-risk mortgages for six months after being placed on life-support with billions from the taxpayer2009-03-20T08:21:37ZStars’ wages send cost of BBC radio soaring
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Bumper salaries lavished on top BBC presenters are making their shows more expensive than commercial rivals, according to a damning report2009-02-05T09:02:02ZPalace rejects call to open doors longer to raise funds
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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 residence2009-01-27T09:08:28ZRecycling a 'waste of time' unless more treatment centres are built
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People recycling their waste could be doing so in vain because it could still end up in landfill sites, a new report warns2009-01-14T09:10:57ZMinisters blamed for £32m palace repairs backlog
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The Government came under fire for allowing the Royal Palaces to accumulate a £32 million repair backlog2008-12-10T10:10:02ZMiddle-class tax cheating is on the rise
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Middle-class tax cheats are a growing part of the black economy, a committee of MPs has warned2008-12-09T09:29:22ZCrime victim payouts 'too complicated', say MPs
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Government claims to prioritise victims of crime were questioned as MPs delivered a damning report into compensation for people injured in violent attacks2008-11-20T09:22:14ZDelayed rail passengers 'are not told how to claim refunds'
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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 say2008-11-18T09:50:46ZRule change 'abolishes' overcrowding on trains
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Government officials have abolished train overcrowding by changing the definition of what constitutes overcrowding2008-10-15T08:44:11ZCattletruck trains for years, warns watchdog
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Commuters on London train services face severe overcrowding despite inflation-busting fare rises, spending watchdogs warn2008-10-15T08:43:36ZFalse start for £100m push to win gold
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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 warned2008-07-24T08:35:34ZTaxpayer faces £60m bill for delays to new Greenwich homes
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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 £60million2008-07-16T07:40:59ZBoris calls for review of care for sick babies
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is under pressure to investigate claims that 500 critically ill children and babies were turned away from London hospitals2008-06-17T09:08:38ZBoris calls for review of care for sick babies
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is under pressure to investigate claims that 500 critically ill children and babies were turned away from London hospitals2008-06-17T09:08:38ZBoris calls for review of care for sick babies
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is under pressure to investigate claims that 500 critically ill children and babies were turned away from London hospitals2008-06-17T09:08:42ZOne out of three London health trusts still in red
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Many health trusts in London are still massively in debt despite radical attempts to cut costs2008-06-05T08:09:37ZBill for London 2012 Games could rise to £12billion, warn MPs
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Ministers' claims to have the £9.3 billion costs of the London Olympics under control have been dealt a blow2008-04-22T08:43:05ZComment: the real cost of the 2012 Games
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The Commons Public Accounts Committee's report on the spiralling cost of the London Olympics makes painful reading for Tessa Jowell, the minister responsible2008-04-22T08:11:27ZBill for Olympic Village work doubles to £500m
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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.2008-04-21T09:44:37ZMPs set to condemn spiralling budget for 2012 Olympic Games
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MPs are preparing to issue a scathing condemnation of the soaring cost of the 2012 Olympics2008-04-16T12:45:28ZColleges blamed as a quarter of students drop out
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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 course2008-02-20T09:09:53Z