Government launches competition to find office for Great British Railways outside London October 5, 2021 As Great British Railways is set to take the reins of the UK railway network, the Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a competition to find a new appropriate headquarters. UK transport secretary Grant Shapps has launched a competition to find the Great British Railways a head office, the new state-owned public body in charge [...]
Blunkett set to sell shares November 1, 2005 Beleaguered Work and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett said yesterday his family will sell shares he bought in a biotech firm, DNA Bioscience. In a written statement Blunkett said he had asked his sons to authorise trustees “to dispose of the shares.” The decision comes after Prime Minister Tony Blair asked the Cabinet Secretary to see [...]
Brown shaves £3bn off budget deficit October 21, 2005 Chancellor Gordon Brown got off lightly yesterday when the public sector finance figures released by the Treasury looked much healthier than expected. However, analysts suspect some sleight of hand in the way the figure has been calculated. The budget deficit narrowed to £14.6bn for the first six months of fiscal year 2005-2006, down from £17.6bn [...]