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Let's focus on a real worry as green belt is unbuckled

09.09.11
The palaver over new developer-friendly planning rules this week forced Chancellor George Osborne to support planning minister Greg Clark in a row that has generated far more heat than light... more

Planning power to the people

01.09.11
Local residents could be given unprecedented influence over planning decisions taken in their area under an initiative unveiled by the Government... more

Home Builders Federation warns of country's housing 'crisis'

26.08.11
The number of residential planning permissions granted in England in the three months to June fell by a quarter to just over 25,000, new figures have showed... more

Minister gives his support to Big Society shops

19.07.11
A Government minister has called on council bosses to make it easier for voluntary and other Big Society organisations to occupy empty shops... more

On property: Whirlwind, Brains and the Outsider are a winning trio

15.07.11
An almost audible snort of disdain came from property insiders on July 1 when Housing Minister Grant Shapps endorsed a £3 billion plan drawn up by three outsiders to build 20,000 rented homes... more

City Spy: They aren't even proper economists!

07.06.11
Much excitement that "52 economists" have written to The Observer saying that the Government debt reduction strategy is too severe. But the Adam Smith Institute claims that "only 15 of the 52 are actually practising mainstream economists"... more

As a society, we still mistrust the upwardly mobile

18.04.11
The mockery the Middleton family has been subjected to shows that Britain is as class-conscious as ever... 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

Running trains in snow 'a challenge' says boss as fares increase

13.12.10
Boss of rail company whose season ticket-holders face biggest fare increases in the new year admits it will 'always be a challenge' to run good services in the snow... more

De-icing trains sent for service during big freeze

09.12.10
Two de-icing trains crucial to keeping the rail network running were sent for their annual service at the height of the big freeze, an MP said today... more

City Spy: Marc Bolland’s late-night homework at Marks & Spencer

04.11.10
New Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland is said to be burning the midnight oil in his Paddington HQ ahead of next week’s trading statement... more

We will stem the growing blight of garden grabbing, vows minister

05.08.10
Ministers condemn increase in 'garden grabbing' by developers in London boroughs and commuter towns... more

Ministers take power over planning projects

29.06.10
Ministers claw back planning powers to decide on new nuclear power stations, wind farms and other critical projects... more

Tough new measures to halt garden grabbing by developers in London

09.06.10
Tougher rules to stop 'garden grabbing' for new homes in London and the South-East were unveiled by ministers ... more

The nation shares in Cumbria’s grief

09.06.10
Today the people of Cumbria came together to mourn their dead, a week after Derrick Bird’s savage killing spree took a dozen people’s lives... more

David Cameron puts finishing touches to new government

14.05.10
More ministerial appointments will be unveiled as David Cameron finalises his coalition government... more

More travel chaos predicted as Britain faces more snow

12.01.10
Agencies responsible for the supply and distribution of grit were due to hold another salt summit as forecasters warned of more snow on the way... more

Extreme weather warning in London with 18 inches of snow to fall in South-East

05.01.10
An 'extreme weather' alert issued for London and the South-East tonight with warnings of up to a foot and a half of snow in some places... more

David Cameron’s shadow cabinet team to repay £24,782 in expenses

18.12.09
David Cameron’s shadow cabinet team agrees to repay a total of £24,782 in over-claimed expenses, as Labour minister faces expenses probe... more

Dozens of UK officials fly to Danish climate talks

24.11.09
Government comes under fire for flying dozens of officials to Copenhagen for the world summit to tackle climate change... more

The hidden carbon cost of nuclear

12.11.09
Energy analysis: Weakened economies are producing less carbon and the demand for carbon credits is being outstripped by the supply... more

Green Deal to reduce fuel bills by £360 a year

06.10.09
Tory government would cut up to £360 a year from household bills under a £2.5billion 'Green Deal' to boost energy efficiency... more

Boris Johnson warns Lisbon referendum 'may be difficult'

06.10.09
Tory party conference: Boris Johnson stirs Tory row over Lisbon Treaty, warning it would be 'difficult' to hold a referendum if it had already come into force... more

UK facing widespread power cuts, says government

01.09.09
The UK faces widespread power cuts for the first time since the 1970s, according to the Government's own predictions... more

Open a window? We prefer air-con in our office, say officials in charge of climate policy

19.08.09
Civil servants responsible for cutting Britain's carbon emissions have scrapped an energy-saving plan to switch off their air-conditioning and open their windows instead... more

Fuel bills to rise by £230 in drive towards green energy

15.07.09
Homes face higher electricity and gas bills under an expansion of wind power and home insulation programmes being announced... more

Green energy will push up bills by £92 a year, admits Miliband

15.07.09
Home energy bills will rise on average by £92 a year as Britain turns into a low-carbon economy, climate change secretary Ed Miliband admitted... more

We're in depression, says Brown as his party slumps in polls

04.02.09
Gordon Brown said Britain and the world's economies were in "depression" as a new poll showed that Labour was heading for election defeat in key marginal seats... more

Cameron offers every home a £6,500 energy boost

16.01.09
Every home in Britain will be entitled to up to £6,500 of energy efficiency improvements under Tory plans to slash carbon emissions, David Cameron revealed... more

Third of all new homes being built on gardens

09.05.08
A third of new homes are being built on land that used to be someone's garden... more


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