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Jobless 'outnumber workers in some British neighbourhoods'More than half the working-age population is dependent on benefits in some parts of Britain, a study by the Centre for Social Justice revealed today. 20 May 2013
Cable pushes alternative finance for SMEsPlans to create a government-backed business bank are part of moves to 'shift' lending to firms away from conventional financiers, Business Secretary Vince Cable said today. 20 May 2013
Hunt offers £260m to help hospitals go digitalHospitals are to share £260m of additional funding to speed up the move to electronic patient records and prescriptions, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. 17 May 2013
England's fire services could save £200m, says reviewAround £200m could be saved each year if the efficiency of England's fire services was improved, an independent report commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government has concluded. 17 May 2013

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The state of things to comeThe June Spending Review is going to slice Whitehall's funding cake so thinly that departments will be left fighting over the crumbs. So how are public services meant to cope, asks Tony Travers 01 May 2013
Bank of England: under new managementIt's all change at the Bank of England with a new governor about to take over the reins and a revised remit from the chancellor. So can Mark Carney deliver, asks James Zuccollo 01 May 2013
False economies?The Treasury's plan to cut public sector pension costs by raising staff contributions has been stymied by workforce cuts and a related surge in early retirements 01 May 2013

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