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BBC NEWS

Pardon appeal for Shields refused
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:33:04 GMT
Justice Secretary Jack Straw provisionally refuses an appeal for a pardon for jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields.

Gang rapists' sentences increased
London
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:52 GMT
Two young men involved in the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl who was doused in caustic soda have their sentences increased.

Biggs's health is 'deteriorating'
Norfolk
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The son of the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs says there is a risk his father could die if he does not respond to treatment.


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Some 300,000 people set to lose their jobs, hundreds of factories closing, a 92 per cent rise in repossessions, 4m people on housing waiting lists and an 11-year wait for a council house in Castle Vale, Birmingham. What will it take for our Government to wake up and smell the coffee? The recovery we all crave will be born out of building a better Britain and not encouraging spending on foreign imports on the high street.

This is the clear, urgent and determined message from the Get Britain Building Campaign, the biggest coalition in the building industry's history, who launched their campaign at the House of Commons on Tuesday 10th February 2009.

MPs from the three main political parties came to support the campaign, which was chaired by Building editor Denise Chevin, and explained their parties' policies to address the major concerns of the industry.

A packed room at the House of Commons heard representatives from across the industry spectrum express frustration at the lack of immediate action to get Britain building. This is now critical to halt a decline that is undermining our skill base and will, if not checked, result in the loss of most of our manufacturing and distribution capacity, which is vital if we are to build the homes and public buildings this country needs for the future.

The Get Britain Building Campaign is about outcomes, not rhetoric, and the time for Government spin is over. We need to unite and fight for our great industry. We must all challenge our local MPs and actively campaign for banks to be told they have to engage in responsible lending; for more new social homes and public buildings to be built in 2009; and for VAT to be cut to five per cent on home improvements in the spring 2009 budget.

These measures are entirely in Gordon Brown's and Peter Mandelson's grasp. Action is needed now. The way out of recession is to ‘Get Britain Building', by making the much-needed investments today for all our futures.

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Make a difference!Biggest Construction Coalition Calls on Scottish Government to Prevent 16,000 Scottish Job Losses

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VAT TrapArticle in Mail on Sunday - 22nd March 2009

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