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Harrison Spinks Was Visited by The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg
Jan 15, 2014Yesterday Harrison Spinks – the luxury bed manufacturer which hand tailors mattresses under the Harrison, Somnus and Spink & Edgar brands – was visited by the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg. The purpose of the visit was to ...
Tags: Harrison Spinks, Nick Clegg, Regional Growth Fund, bed manufacturer
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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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Introducing Charge for Plastic Bags Make People Think Twice Before Throwing Away
Sep 17, 2013Over the weekend at the Liberal Democrat party conference, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that England will follow Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in charging shoppers for bags. Speaking to Packaging News, Incpen ...
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UK Liberal Democrats Will Allow Only Electric and Hybrid Vehicles by 2040
Aug 13, 2013The UK’s Liberal Democrats Party, led by Nick Clegg, is proposing to ban petrol and diesel-powered passenger cars on English roads by 2040, allowing only electric and hybrid vehicles to be used. According to UK reports, the proposal ...
Tags: Petrol Cars, Diesel Cars
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Pound 30 Million Facility Will Support 200 Convenience Stores Stretching
Jun 28, 2013When fully operational, the £30 million facility will support 200 convenience stores stretching from London to Brighton. The opening of the new distribution centre has created 350 jobs, providing a real boost to the local community. ...
Tags: Apparel
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Government Against "Knee-Jerk" Efforts to Revive The Communications Data Bill
Jun 3, 2013Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has once again warned the government against "knee-jerk" efforts to revive the Communications Data Bill in the wake of the murder of drummer Lee Rigby. Dubbed by critics the "snooper's charter", the ...
Tags: Clegg, Computer Products, snooper's Charter
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They Will Not Cooperate with The Proposed Communications Data Bill
Jun 3, 2013In a leaked letter to home secretary Theresa May, five US web giants have warned that they will not cooperate with the proposed Communications Data Bill, widely known as the "snooper's charter". In the letter, dated 18 April, which was ...
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The Government Has Snuck in New Proposals to Investigate Cybercrime
May 9, 2013The government has snuck in new proposals to investigate cybercrime in the Queen's Speech, after the controversial Communications Data Bill was dropped. The Bill, dubbed a 'Snooping Charter' by critics, was to allow unparalleled ...
Tags: Computer Products, Data Bill
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PM David Cameron with Deputy PM Nick Clegg at 10 Downing Street
Mar 7, 2013PM David Cameron with deputy PM Nick Clegg at 10 Downing Street Prime minister David Cameron’s residence has received a BREEAM award, after undergoing an LED makeover. 10-12 Downing Street, a 300 year-old building which houses 150 ...
Tags: David Cameron, LED makeover, lighting
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The Government's New Green Deal, Which Gives People The Opportunity
Jan 29, 2013The government's new Green Deal, which gives people the opportunity to make energy-saving home improvements with these then paid on their bills, has been launched today (January 28th). This is the coalition's new initiative aimed at ...
Tags: Green Deal, energy-saving home improvements, energy, lighting
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Cornish Pasty Firm Has Secured a Government Investment of Pound 1.5M
Jan 22, 2013A Cornish pasty firm has secured a government investment of pound 1.5M, which it will use to expand its business and create 50 jobs. The government has invested pound 1.5M in Proper Cornish The investment came from the Business ...
Tags: Cornish pasty firm
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Grade Boundaries of Some GCSE Science Examinations Were Changed Halfway
Dec 28, 2012As UK pupils studying core science,technology,engineering and maths(STEM)subjects continue to decline,exam board figures have revealed that grade boundaries of some GCSE science examinations were changed halfway through 2012,placing many ...
Tags: science grade goalposts, GCSE
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Clegg Was Responding to a Critical Report From MPs and Peers
Dec 28, 2012The government's controversial Draft Communications Data Bill, which aims to allow unparalleled interception of data about UK citizens' online communications and voice calls, needs to go back to the drawing board, according to Deputy Prime ...
Tags: Snooping Bill, government, unparalleled interception, UK, data
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Legislation Could Have a"Chilling Effect"on Online Freedoms
Dec 12, 2012Legislation designed to deal with internet trolling could have a"chilling effect"on online freedoms,MPs and Lords have warned. The Joint Committee on Human Rights(JCHR)has published its report on the upcoming Defamation Bill ahead of its ...
Tags: 'chilling Effect', anti-trolling law, MPs and Lords, internet regulation
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Closed Loop Recycling Plans
Dec 5, 2012Closed Loop Recycling plans to invest £12m, in a bid to double its capacity and create 100 new jobs. This is being done by the plastic bottle recycling plant as part of a series of government-backed announcements aiming to showcase ...
Tags: plastic bottle recycling, low-carbon investment, carbon emissions