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Dashwood: Lloyd's of London could abandon its historic home at 1 Lime Street
www.telegraph.co.uk
[Telegraph.co.uk] - But Alan Milburn, who has advised the Deputy Prime Minister on social mobility, was noticeable by his absence. My tipsy source slurred: “The night was less about who you know and more who wasn't there.” Zipcar, the car club that recently merged with
Child Poverty is a Tough Nut to Crack - But it is Wrong to Say it Can't Be Done
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
[Huffington Post UK (blog)] - Just as Westminster and Whitehall were winding down for Christmas, Alan Milburn, the former minister and current government child poverty and social mobility Tsar, gave his first speech on child poverty. Milburn described as a 'fantasy' the idea that
Guardian: Charitable status for private schools: the judges say politicians must decide
[The Guardian] - A joint committee of the Commons and Lords, chaired by then backbench MP Alan Milburn, was tasked with scrutinising the bill and went further, recommending that private schools should be stripped of charitable status altogether, but given tax breaks if
Guardian: Couples with children 'to be hardest hit' by coalition tax and benefit changes
[The Guardian] - The government's social mobility tsar, Alan Milburn, last month urged the coalition to admit that it would fail to meet the child poverty targets set out in law. Ministers are increasingly critical of the value of the poverty targets they inherited
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