The UK economy faces a lost decade of economic stagnation due to the ‘deepening crisis’ in the world economy, shadow chancellor Ed Balls warned the Labour Party conference today.
Local authorities could be given the power to charge an additional tax on owners of homes that have been empty for more than two years, a Liberal Democrat minister has announced.
The Liberal Democrats today called for the Dilnot proposals on care funding to be used as the basis for implementing 'long-term overdue reform of the social care system'.