Due to the budget cuts that have been made by the new government current police numbers are not “sustainable” according to the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers Sir Hugh Orde. Later today Sir Hugh orde is expected to tell a conference it is “misleading in the extreme” to claim otherwise.
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David Cameron has admitted that the pensions of existing public-sector workers will be cut. With this news it is likely that employees are expected to pay more towards their pensions and get less on retirement than they expected.
The prime minister and Nick Clegg said that they wanted to start by limiting the pensions [...]
Government spending cuts could lead to thousands of construction job losses and longer housing waiting lists, a campaign group has warned.
It is believed that The National Housing Federation said the housing budget could be cut by up to 32% over four years. This is bad news for constructuion jobs in general and [...]
A homeless man who became an “expert” at faking illnesses so he could stay in hospital has been handed a criminal Asbo. Christopher Dearlove is alleged to have used more than 70 aliases to trick NHS staff into admitting him to hospital. A judge at Bolton crown court has now banned him from [...]
When the Tory party was on the campaign trail, it promised to reform the financial sector so that economic problems such as those that caused the recession could be avoided in the future. Now the party is in a ruling coalition with the Liberal Democrats, that promise has been realised.
The Economic Crime Agency will be [...]
As you will know, British Airways are in the middle of long-running industrial action with the union UNITE over pay and conditions for their cabin crew. The dispute has threatened to affect those who rely on BA for their holiday plans or business arrangements with rolling strikes promised by the union, backed up by votes [...]
If you’re a teacher you’ve probably long suffered people claiming you have an easy job. “They’re only kids”, “You get so many holidays” and of course the gem of “You only work until 3.30pm!” have all rung in the ears of teachers who then have to explain why it isn’t the ticket to an easy [...]
Recently I have been looking around at the criteria by which finance is offered to people these days. Whether you’re looking for a credit card or a full-term mortgage, chances are the same criteria will be used to make the decision about whether you’re a worthwhile borrower or not.
Things such as salary, previous credit agreements [...]
Burnout is a condition which has been garnering a lot of attention over the last few years as employers try to get more out of their staff. The circumstances of work-related burnout are now beginning to be understood more clearly, and as one study has shown, women and men can suffer from the condition for [...]
The UK election is round the corner and so the campaigning is now starting to reach fever pitch. The Conservative party today outlined how they plan to attack ‘white collar crime’ should they be elected.
Apparently some £30 billion worth of financial services related crime is committed each year, with everyone losing out from taxpayers to [...]
