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Letter to UK Politician From Mao Sells for $908,000
Dec 17, 2015Mao's letter bearing his and Zhu De's signatures.[Photo/China Daily] A letter from Mao Zedong appealing to the leader of the British Labour Party in 1937 for help against Japanese invaders has sold for 605,000 pounds ($908,000) at auction ...
Tags: Letter, Mao Zedong
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Letter From Mao Zedong to UK Politician to Go for Auction
Dec 2, 2015The file photo shows a fragment of a letter from China's Mao Zedong to former Labour Prime Minister Clement Atlee in 1937. A letter written by China's Mao Zedong asking a leading British politician for help in fighting Japanese invaders ...
Tags: Letter, Mao Zedong, UK Politician
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Pickles Spoke at The RWM 2014 Recycling and Waste Management Event at The NEC
Sep 18, 2014Speaking at the RWM 2014 recycling and waste management event at the NEC, Pickles said he has always supported weekly collections and weekly waste food collections, but drew criticism from some sections of the audience – many of whom ...
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Opening up The Banking Industry Will Help Drive Competition and Increase Access to Finance
Jan 21, 2014Commenting on the announcements made by Ed Miliband, Alex Jackman, Head of Policy at the Forum of Private Business, said, “This is a significant speech from Ed Miliband that sets out the emerging policy proposals from the Labour ...
Tags: Ed Miliband, Forum of Private Business, General Election, mechanism
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Current Prime Minister Is Offering Subsidies to Attract Financing for New Nuclear Reactors
Dec 27, 2013Nations that are considering nuclear energy must grapple with its high capital costs and Fukushima-scale risk. An energy-policy riptide along the English Channel shows how unpredictable the calculations can be: Both France and the United ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Nuclear Plants, Energy
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A Cross Party Group of Peers Tabled Amendments to The Children and Families Bill
Nov 29, 2013A cross party group of peers tabled amendments to the children and families bill that would have introduced plain packaging, although implementation will be subject to an evidence review. In July the government delayed plans to ban ...
Tags: Cigarette Packaging, Packaging, Printing
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The Big Energy Suppliers Will "Save a Fortune" According to Labour's Alan Whitehead
Nov 1, 2013The big energy suppliers will “save a fortune” because of the way the smart meter rollout has been designed, according to Labour’s Alan Whitehead. The MP, who is also a member of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, ...
Tags: Smart Meters, Instruments, Meters
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The Tobacco Retailer's Alliance Has Also Taken a Stand at The Event
Sep 24, 2013The tobacco giant exhibiting at the Labour Party conference in Brighton despite the party having already committed to backing standardised packaging for cigarettes. The Tobacco Retailer's Alliance has also taken a stand at the event, ...
Tags: Cigarette Packaging
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Google Is Trying to Do The Right Thing as It Faces Criticism in Britain
May 28, 2013GOOGLE boss Eric Schmidt has insisted his company is trying to do the "right thing" as it faces criticism in Britain over the amount of tax it pays, saying it is for countries, not companies, to decide tax policies. Schmidt was ...
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Australian Businesses Will Keep Cutting Their Spending This Year
May 8, 2013Australian businesses will keep cutting their spending this year, with expectations for capital investment, employment and new credit set to fall further. The deteriorating outlook for the September quarter suggests that despite pockets ...
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Last Year Was Packed with Surprises for The Food and Drink Manufacturing Sector
Feb 21, 2013Last year was packed with surprises for the food and drink manufacturing sector, according to business guru Paul Wilkinson. Paul Wilkinson reviewed a year of food and drink manufacturing surprises Here we capture the highlights of his ...
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The UK Department of Health Has Dismissed a Call by The UK's Leading Opposition Party
Jan 8, 2013The UK Department of Health has dismissed a call by the UK's leading opposition party for legal limits on salt, sugar and fat in foods aimed at children. A Department of Health spokesperson said today (7 January) that the government's ...
Tags: UK Department of Health, salt, sugar, fat, food safety
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Cornwall Council Voted in Support of IT Outsourcing and Telehealth Partnership with BT
Dec 24, 2012Cornwall County Council has voted in support of an IT outsourcing and telehealth partnership with BT after rejecting a controversial plan to privatise a much broader range of council services. After councillors threw out their executive's ...
Tags: Cornwall County Council, IT outsourcing, telehealth partnership, BT
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Incandescent Light Bulbs That Meet The New Standards
Dec 21, 2012Australia In February 2007, Australia enacted a law that will, in effect, by legislating efficiency standards, disallow most sales of incandescent light bulbs by 2010. The Australian Federal Government announced minimum energy performance ...
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Much Debate Has Occurred in The Past 24 Hours Over The Real Term Cuts to Benefits
Dec 7, 2012Yesterday, the chancellor of the exchequer stood at the dispatch box in the House of Commons to present his autumn statement to the UK. Much debate has occurred in the past 24 hours over the real term cuts to benefits, dropping the fuel ...
Tags: chancellor of the exchequer, fuel tax, 4G spectrum auction, broadband
