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PM's 100,000 job plan to mean broadband spending spree?
News The Conservatives however have come out in favour of a UK fibre deployment. Prime Minister Gordon Brown looks to have given the go ahead to a recession-busting programme of investment that could see... [05 Jan 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.08
Round-Up If they hadn't responded, the Conservatives would probably have accused the government of ignoring the democratic views of its own voting public on its own website. Predictably, the Tories have decried the video and,... [22 Aug 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News In response to the documents leaked to the Conservatives, the Home Office said it had always stated the scheme will be rolled out incrementally. Opponents have seized on the revelations as evidence that Gordon... [23 Jan 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News During Prime Minister's questions this week the leader of the Conservatives David Cameron questioned Brown about his commitment to the ID card scheme, and needled him on why he said in an interview with... [10 Jan 2008]
UK pay-as-you-drive fuelled by local plan
News The Conservatives, however, have labelled the scheme "a Trojan horse" that will eventually lead to a nationwide system of tolls. Shadow transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said in a statement: "It's now clear that... [23 May 2007]
Gordon Brown dubbed "analogue Chancellor"
News The Conservatives had suggested refining the scheme, including tighter definitions on the equipment which would qualify for tax relief in future, saving money for the Treasury, while still allowing the scheme to survive. [05 May 2006]
Budget 2002: What it means for you
News Leader of the Conservatives Ian Duncan-Smith immediately hit back at the Chancellor's speech, saying that with the National Insurance rises Brown had "opened people's wallets whilst he closed his mind to... [17 Apr 2002]
IR35 is driving a brain drain contractors claim
News In an interview with silicon.com, Hewitt said: "Quite honestly the very alarmist talk we were getting - from the Conservatives amongst others - of thousands of skilled IT professionals fleeing the country simply hasn't... [30 May 2001]
Industry to lobby politicians as final reckoning nears for IR35
News The 3 sixty group - the accountancy firm for IT contractors which is joining with the PCG and others in opposing IR35 - last week (http://www.silicon.com/a33615 ) pointed out that the government is using the same guillotine-motion... [02 Nov 1999]
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