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Wage growth: Conservative cost of living nightmare confirmed
Today's ONS stats show that UK wage growth has failed to keep pace with the rising cost of living.
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We're running out of cabbies
Taxi drivers are disappearing, so Wiltshire Council is trying to get people to take up the trade.
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Going electric
The move to electric vehicles will accelerate over the next couple of decades as it becomes ever more difficult and expensive to run petrol cars. This will lead to new problems and significant…
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Murty statement: Taxes must be backdated in full
Responding to the statement from Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty announcing she will now start paying UK tax on her overseas income, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
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No more pandemic grants
The government's COVID grant support schemes have come to an end. In Wiltshire £183m has gone to businesses to help them through the pandemic.
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Wiltshire Council fails in bus bid
The government has announced that whilst 31 of the 79 authorities that submitted Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP) got part of the £7bn funding, Wiltshire is amongst the losers.
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Energy Strategy: Poorly insulated homes are paying £9bn more in heating bills
13 million homes across UK have poor energy efficiency rating Conservatives' failure to upgrade homes leaves some households paying nearly £1,000 than needed In some areas over four in five families…
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Wiltshire to be hit by £82 million National Insurance bombshell as cost of living crisis bites
Wiltshire to be hit by £82 million National Insurance bombshell as cost of living crisis bites
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Selling off UK vaccine manufacturing centre is "ridiculously short-sighted"
Responding to the news that the government-funded Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) has been sold to the US firm Catalent, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
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Second homes – do we have a problem?
It's estimated that 3% of families have second homes. This would be some half a million properties across the UK.