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dailymail.co.uk: Tony Blair dailymail.co.uk

Blair: Brown should go or Labour face disaster at polls... and to make it worse Ruth Kelly hints...

dailymail.co.uk     yesterday   16 related          

Tony Blair believes Gordon Brown should consider standing down as Prime Minister rather than face the humiliation of defeat at the General Election, it was claimed last night. Well-placed sources close to the former leader...                    

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Uninsured drivers risk having cars crushed

guardian.co.uk     Aug 31, 2008          

Ministers hope that new plans will cut average insurance premium by £30 A clampdown on uninsured drivers to be launched this autumn could help cut premiums for other motorists, ministers will claim this week. Drivers who...                    

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Britain to explore road-pricing technology

upi.com     Aug 18, 2008   2 related          

LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The British government is said to be pushing ahead with plans for a national road-pricing scheme that includes testing "spy in the sky" technology. Eight areas of the country have been selected by...                    

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dailymail.co.uk: Taxing: Could pay-as-you-go road tax be on the way? dailymail.co.uk

Coming soon: Pay-as-you-go road tax

dailymail.co.uk     Aug 18, 2008   7 related          

Pay-as-you-drive road taxes moved a step closer last night after the Government confirmed it was launching the first ever trials of the scheme. As part of several pilots taking place across parts of Britain, cars will be fitted...                    

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Outsourcing the Seeking of Opinions

typepad.com     Aug 12, 2008          

I wonder how much our politicians in Washington are spending on polls and surveys, whatever the source of funding. In the UK... In total $105 million has been spent in the past year. The most expensive project was for the...                    

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Tomorrow's Leaders: The Perils of Predictions...

iaindale.blogspot.com     Aug 11, 2008          

Five years ago, in the autumn of 2003, I wrote a magazine article predicting who would be at the top of politics ten years hence, in 2013. When Tony Blair eventually goes, would Gordon Brown retain the electoral infallibility...                    

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John Lennon Airport forced to pay for security costs

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 11, 2008   1 related          

LIVERPOOL John Lennon Airport faces a shock multi-million pound bill for its growing security costs, under government plans to ease the burden on Merseyside Police. The cost of policing JLA is kept under wraps for security...                    

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Royal sign off for Crossrail

railwaypeople.com     Aug 11, 2008          

London is set to get a world class cross-city railway after decades of campaigning by the rail industry, local media and RailStaff. Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, joined transport secretary, Ruth Kelly and TfL’s Peter Hendy to...                    

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Antonette A. Luongo

bostonherald.com     Aug 10, 2008          

Peabody, Mass Sunday, August 10, 2008 In Peabody, August 7, 2008, Antonette A. (Farrara) Luongo, 93, wife of the late Ferdinand “Fred” Luongo. Devoted mother of Valmore Parrott of Salisbury, and the late Ruth Kelly. Loving...                    

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Polls and surveys cost taxpayer £1m per week

telegraph.co.uk     Aug 9, 2008   5 related          

Taxpayers are effectively spending more than £1million per week on Government focus groups, surveys and opinion polls. In total £55m has been spent in the past year. The most expensive project was for the Department of...                    

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