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• U.K. Government Launches Consultation on Rules Governing Product Placement on Television

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The U.K. Government is seeking further views on whether to allow product placement in programs made for British television. A consultation, also asking what safeguards should be in place should the product placement rules be revised, is published today by Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw. Current rules mean UK ...
  14 hours ago

• What a complete disaster of a "man"

  
  Noclue — Authority: 137
  I watched the Remembrance Day service on TV yesterday and was very disgusted to see our esteemed leader not bother to bow his head after laying his wreath. It is an automatic gesture for me to always do so – if I am walking or driving and pass a hearse I nod my head downwards. Whether I know the person or not I do ...
  1 day ago

• Winslet algorithm used to work out the value of British stars

  
  Moo News Moo News - Entertainment, Sports, Showbiz, Celebrities & TV — Authority: 540
  Economists attempting to place a value on the creative arts in this country have come up with a new way of working out a film star’s worth. Using Kate Winslet as a model economists have come up with what is affectionately being called the Winslet algorithm. By working out things like a stars average salary along ...
  2 days ago

• UK Government backs electric city car

  
  Green cars: latest news — Authority: 543
  The UK-backed Technology Strategy Board will invest £4.5million as part of a new £9million research and development project that will allow a consortium to develop four prototypes of a new all-electric city car. Known as the T.27 project the electric city car will be sustainably manufactured, and is led by a ...
  3 days ago

• Where now for workers struggle after post strikes suspended?

  
  Through The Scary Door — Authority: 121
  In particular : A Royal Mail source quoted in the press today gets it wrong when they say, “The stumbling block to a solution was a small group of union activists in London who seemed to think they were fighting a class war. They were being driven on by the Socialist Workers Party.” But it is true that the ...
  4 days ago

• Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead design – secret report

  
  osmoothie — Authority: 487
  Guardian.co.uk, “ Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead design – secret report ” The UN’s nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that Iranian scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian has learned. The very existence of the technology, known as ...
  4 days ago

• Lessons From Public Sector Contracting

  
  Commitment Matters — Authority: 118
  At today’s IACCM member meeting in London, more than 100 delegates heard from IACCM Chairman Tim Cowen about current initiatives on public sector contracting. Since leaving his role as General Counsel at BT Global Services, Tim has been leading a multi-company effort to address some of the challenges in EU and UK ...
  5 days ago

• MPs -still more to do

  
  Nouslife — Authority: 465
  I just got an email Id like to ask you to consider acting on. It reads in part:Today many politicians are telling us to "move on" - the problem is fixed, the beast has been tamed.I welcome Christopher Kellys report - and urge MPs to take their medicine and accept his recommendations in full. But this crisis was the ...
  5 days ago

• Response to petition to Gordon Brown to resign

  
  Bill's Comment Page — Authority: 421
  Some months ago I signed a petition at "number10.gov.uk" for the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to resign. This evening I received an email with his response; just as with Prime Ministers Questions on a Wednnesday at midday, Brown almost never answers the questions he has been asked and he doesnt do any better with his ...
  6 days ago

• Branch sales as RBS & Lloyds agree APS deal

  
  ICM Commercial & Business News — Authority: 435
  The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group have agreed to the terms associated with the UK Government’s Asset Protection Scheme (APS), it was announced today (3 November 2009). In January this year the Government announced a comprehensive financial stability package which included the Asset ...
  1 week ago

• British government downsizes bailed-out U.K. banks

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 965
  LONDON -- The British government moved Tuesday to break up parts of major financial institutions bailed out by taxpayers, highlighting a growing divide across the Atlantic over how to deal with the massive banks that were partially nationalized during the height of the financial crisis.
  1 week ago

• British government moves to downsize bailed-out U.K. banks

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 965
  LONDON -- The British government is moving to break up parts of major financial institutions bailed out by taxpayers, with a restructuring plan expected to be unveiled as soon as Tuesday. The move highlights a growing divide across the Atlantic over how to deal with the massive banks partially...
  1 week ago

• Alzheimer Scotland predicts Argyll sufferers to double in 20 years

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 144
  Highlands & Islands MSP, Rhoda Grant indicates she has had statistics from Alzheimer Scotland predicting that the number of Alzheimers sufferers in Argyll is likely to double - to 2,500 - in the next 20 years.This prediction is one of the principal reasons why the MSP is backing the Charter of Rights for People ...
  1 week ago

• Beware of bogus websites!

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  Note: The following text is a quote: Beware of bogus websites! (30/10/2009) The UK Border Agency is the official UK Government authority providing information and guidance for visa applicants and for making decisions on visa applications for the United Kingdom. We operate through the following official websites: UK ...
  1 week ago

• UK Government Recognizes the Value of Research Data (in 2004!)

  
  Zzzoot — Authority: 103
  I recently discovered the (at least partial) root of some of the excellent activity in the area of research data management in the UK: the UK governments Science & innovation investment framework 2004-2014 . Of particular interest: 2.23 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to ...
  1 week ago

• Illegal File Sharers To Be Cut Off By 2011

  
  Darknet - The Darkside — Authority: 465
  It was 2008 when the UK government originally proposed disconnecting pirates from the Internet, then a few months later Australia followed suit.The latest is that it’s really going to be legislated and will come into force by April 2010 under the Digital Economy Bill.I’ve noticed this trend picking up lately, a ...
  1 week ago

• Tax havens cannot rely on UK bailout

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  The future of Britains tax havens is in question after a Government report raised doubts over Britains willingness to act as a lender of last resort.
  1 week ago

• Oban Passport Office one of 10 to close

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 144
  The UK Government is to close 10 Passport Interview Offices, including the only one in Argyll - in Oban. The office in Stirling is also to close, leaving the population of the second largest landmass in Scotland - Argyll and the Isles - with a choice of going to Inverness or Glasgow.Northen Ireland is to [...]
  1 week ago

• 5.9 Million Free Swims During the Second Quarter of the U.K. Government’s Free Swimming Initiative

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The U.K. Government has welcomed the latest official data that shows that there were 5.9 million free swims during the second quarter of its £140m free swimming initiative, covering July, August and September 2009 – up from 4.5 million in the first quarter after the scheme began in April. This consists of 4 ...
  1 week ago

• U.K. Government Announces Proposals to Ensure That Credit And Store Card Companies Give People a Fairer Deal

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The U.K. Government has announced new proposals to ensure that credit and store card companies give people a fairer deal, in the latest of a series of reforms designed to make financial services work for consumers. Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan said: “Card companies have to get their act together and do more ...
  1 week ago

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