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NHS dentists earn over £200k pa in London

27.10.09
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London councillors' 20% pay rise in three years

20.10.09
Councillors in London have voted themselves 20 per cent pay rises since being elected, figures reveal... more

Speaker Bercow backs expenses curbs

15.10.09
Commons Speaker John Bercow signalled his support for the controversial backdated caps on MPs expenses as a fresh abuse allegation surfaced... more

Australia coach Michael Maguire takes reins at Wigan

07.10.09
Michael Maguire was named as Wigan's new head coach in succession to Brian Noble... more

MPs’ £60,000 jaunt to South Pacific islands

25.09.09
Group of MPs and peers have enjoyed a trip to the South Pacific at a cost of at least £60,000 to the taxpayer... more

Call for £50bn public spending cut to ease UK debt crisis

11.09.09
Plans to tackle the UK's debt 'crisis' by saving £50 billion of public spending through measures such as a pay freeze on the state pension have been put forward... more

£46,000-a-year Olympic role for county not hosting events

25.08.09
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...and GPs rake in £300,000

04.08.09
Doctors in London and the South East today came under fire over 'jaw-dropping' salaries of more than £300,000 a year... more

MP expenses chiefs' pay rises emerge

04.08.09
Official who ran the House of Commons fees office which administered the discredited MPs' expenses system was awarded a pay rise worth around 8% last year... more

Huge pay rises for Commons officials in expenses scandal

03.08.09
The House of Commons has awarded double-digit pay rises to senior officials, including some who oversaw the expenses scandals... more

Emission zone signs on the capital's roads to nowhere

03.08.09
Almost a third of the Low Emission Zone signs around London have been put up on "roads to nowhere"... more

Credit crisis lawyers cost taxpayer £23m

24.06.09
City law firm Slaughter and May was paid more than £22million by the Treasury last year for legal advice on the financial crisis.... more

Council exec's £500k after ‘falling out with leader’

22.06.09
A council chief executive is to walk away with a £500,000 pay-off after being forced out over a personality clash... more

Labour support slumps to 22% as voters show fury

15.05.09
Labour's support was in meltdown as a new poll showed the party had slumped to a record low of 22 per cent... more

Top Labour and Tory MPs are first victims in expenses scandal

14.05.09
Former minister suspended in day of panic-induced scalpings at Westminster which also saw a Tory MP resign as aide to David Cameron and two peers publicly disgraced... more

Ex-minister pays the price for ghost mortgage

14.05.09
Former minister Elliot Morley was suspended as a Labour MP after it emerged he claimed £16,000 for a mortgage that did not exist... more

£1.4m five-star trips for globetrotting MPs

07.04.09
Backbench MPs racked up almost £1.4 million of free trips last year with a further £1million of excursions already booked this year... more

Hosting G20 summit 'will cost taxpayers £80million'

02.04.09
Hosting the G20 summit will cost Britain's economy £80million, more than four times the Government's official estimate... more

London's £10 billion pensions timebomb

24.03.09
A pension funding shortfall of £10billion threatens local government services in London, the Evening Standard reveals... more

Northern Rock troubleshooter billed taxpayer for £173,000 expenses

03.03.09
The troubleshooter brought in by the Government to run Northern Rock cost the taxpayer £173,000 in expenses last year as she travelled between her home in Switzerland and the UK... more

Sleaze row peer claims £400,000 just in expenses

27.01.09
One of the peers at the centre of corruption allegations has claimed nearly £400,000 of taxpayers' money in expenses, the Standard can reveal... more

Six-figure salaries for almost 400 London town hall workers

13.01.09
Almost 400 council workers in London earned more than £100,000 last year, an Evening Standard investigation has found... more

Whitehall's £320,000 bill for TVs, stereos and DVD players

30.12.08
More than £320,000 of taxpayers' money has been spent on flat-screen televisions, hi-fis and DVD players for Whitehall departments, the Standard can reveal... more

Councils spending £65m on public relations in year

12.12.08
Councils in London spend a total of £65million a year on publicity, it was revealed... more

Inequality at the Equalities Office as Harman's staff get paid £12,000 more

05.12.08
Harriet Harman has come under fire after it emerged that her department spent £3 out of £4 on administration in its first six months... more

Top earners to pay new 45% income tax rate

24.11.08
Alistair Darling is today expected to announce a higher rate of income tax for top earners as he sets out how he will claw back a multi-billion boost to the shrinking economy... more

'Arrogant' Lloyds to pay bonuses despite bail-out

21.10.08
Lloyds TSB has been accused of arrogance after telling staff they will get bonuses this year despite the government crackdown on rewards at banks receiving taxpayers' money... more

2012 bosses pick up £1.7m bonuses despite cost rises

21.07.08
Olympics chiefs came under fire today for paying themselves "staggering" bonuses of £1.7 million in the past year... more

Taxpayers could pick up bill for MPs' free cars

02.07.08
MPs may get free cars courtesy of the taxpayer after some claimed they were unable to cover their vehicle costs at the current expense rate ... more

Crunch, what crunch? MPs ask for 21% rise

17.06.08
MPs were today revealed to be asking for a 21 per cent pay rise - worth £13,180... more

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