13,791 source-backed politics facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 91 of 138.
“Council leaders have pledged to improve children's services within six months.”
“The report carried out over a two-week period in May stated that...”
“there was no named doctor for safeguarding in Salford Community Health.”
“During the inspection, Ofsted rated 33 different areas and found four were "good", 21 were "adequate" but eight were "inadequate", mostly in the safeguarding service.”
“John Merry said he had asked Ofsted to return in six months to "ascertain what progress we have made".”
“Sir Sherard has worked on Afghanistan and Pakistan for more than three years.”
“He was appointed special envoy in February 2009 after serving as ambassador to Kabul.”
“We're just trying to find creative ways of generating additional revenues,”
“A 1,000-signature petition opposing the sales plan”
“The county sold much of its farming estate in two rafts of sales in 1983 and 2003.”
“The council's Cabinet voted to hold a two-month review looking at all the farms it owns”
“The meeting also agreed to explore the sale of 20 council offices around Somerset”
“More than 120 people queued to attend the meeting at County Hall”
“The meeting also agreed to explore the sale of 20 council offices around Somerset.”
“Belarus has said it will settle its gas debts to Russia within two weeks.”
“Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka said Belarus would borrow the nearly $200m (£135m) demanded by the state‑controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom.”
“But he added that Russia owed Belarus $217m (£146m) in fees for transiting gas via its territory to Europe.”
“Earlier, Russia's president ordered Gazprom to reduce supplies by 15%.”
“Dmitry Medvedev said this would rise 'day‑by‑day' to 85% if Belarus did not start paying off its debts, accrued when it failed to pay increased prices.”
“about a fifth of its supplies of Russian gas is pumped through Belarus.”
“Russia increased the price of gas supplied to Belarus from $150 per 1,000 cubic metres of gas last year, to $169.20 in the first quarter of 2010 and $184.80 in the second.”
“But Belarus has continued to pay at $150.”
“Belarus had previously insisted that Russia provide it with cheap oil and gas as part of a customs union deal between the two countries that is due to come into force next month.”
“In January 2006 and again in 2009, Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine, causing knock‑on effects all over Europe.”
“In January this year, a row nearly resulted in Russian oil deliveries to Belarus being halted.”
“But on Saturday it was announced that the government had banned flights from a 125 sq mile (323 sq km) area around the site.”
“This is public money. If she feels she can go and earn vast sums in the private sector, then good luck to her.”
“Our proposals do not mean that our staff will lose their jobs. By taking the action we have managed to avoid this happening, unlike other authorities.”
“to plead guilty and 100 times more”
“on 1 May”
“all 10 charges”
“in October”
“three separate bombs”
“between two and a half minutes and five minutes”
“for two weeks”
“December 2009”
“$5,000”
“$7,000”
“30”
“The Labour government first put forward the plan to give Exeter and Norwich city councils wider powers in 2007, saying it would benefit local people.”
“High Court judge Mr Justice Ouseley said that in February 2010 the government ignored official advice that neither city fitted the criteria for unitary status.”
“He said: "A new council would have repaid the set-up costs in two and a half years, and by 2021 would have delivered around £30m in savings for Norwich taxpayers."”
“in February 2010 the government ignored official advice that neither city fitted the criteria for unitary status.”
“The Labour government first put forward the plan to give Exeter and Norwich city councils wider powers in 2007”
“I am disappointed that the reorganisation will not now go ahead in 2011, not least because Parliament agreed to postpone the 2009 elections to provide for this.”
“Earlier in June, the executive failed to agree a plan to more than halve the number of NI's councils to 11.”
“local elections in 2011 will be held to the existing 26 councils.”
“notwithstanding the fact that their boundaries have not been reviewed since 1992.”
“Earlier this month, SDLP, Sinn Fein and Alliance ministers all voted for the 11 council model but the three DUP ministers voted against. The UUP ministers did not vote.”
“Michael McGimspey, Sir Reg Empey and Edwin Poots absented themselves from the vote due to their roles as councillors.”
“local elections in 2011 will be held to the existing 26 councils”
“Ecuador severed diplomatic relations in March 2008”
“Mr Chavez froze diplomatic relations in July 2009”
“For Alfredo Rangel, the director of the Bogota think tank Security and Democracy Foundation, Mr Santos is the man to refine and adjust the DSP to meet the changing conditions of the 46-year civil conflict.”
“President-elect Santos has four tough years ahead of him.”
“10 Scottish councils expected to cut 10,000 jobs between them over the next few years”
“The report on the council's financial outlook and workforce planning will be considered at a meeting on Thursday”
“Renfrewshire Council said it could cut up to 700 jobs by next March as it struggles to plug a funding gap.”
“Renfrewshire Council, which is run by an SNP-Lib Dem coalition, shed 300 jobs last year.”
“Last week a survey by BBC Scotland revealed that 10 Scottish councils expected to cut 10,000 jobs between them over the next few years.”
“Any numbers still unregistered at the end of July will be disconnected, the government says.”
“registering the numbers would help the authorities tackle terrorism, drugs-trafficking and money-laundering, as well as the sending of hate messages”
“They say that China's currency is undervalued and gives the country an unfair competitive advantage.”
“The US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, had started talking tough ahead of the G20 summit in Toronto later this month, but may now revert to quiet diplomacy.”
“At least one person has been killed in Kyrgyzstan as security forces clashed with ethnic Uzbeks near the troubled southern city of Osh, officials say.”
“A man was shot dead in Nariman as the authorities attempted to flush out 'militants' behind the recent violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbek people.”
“Kyrgyzstan's interim leader has said as many as 2,000 people may have died in the fighting earlier this month.”
“Officials say at least 208 people were killed in fighting between Kyrgyz people and ethnic Uzbeks around Osh and Jalalabad.”
“Roza Otunbayeva told a Russian newspaper on Friday that the real toll could be '10 times the official figures'.”
“About 400,000 people have fled their homes since the violence erupted on 10 June, with many ethnic Uzbeks crossing into Uzbekistan.”
“The acts of the officer were justified," it said in a statement, adding that claims 20 people were injured did not "correspond to reality".”
“In 1992, the right-wing Portuguese administration removed Saramago's name from the shortlist of candidates for the European Literary Prize”
“Portugal declared two days of mourning on Saturday and Sunday for the author”
“It said a stoppage should only go ahead if 40% of the balloted workforce supported it, not only a simple majority among those who actually vote.”
“The number of days lost to industrial action is historically low and less than in many other countries”
“there were "no plans to change strike legislation"”
“This is a welcome drop to the lowest number of casualties for 60 years, continuing the downward trend witnessed in recent years.”
“Since June 2009, when Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2020 was launched, there has been an increase in different agencies working together to reduce deaths and injuries.”
“Mr Chidambaram said the cabinet would consider the recommendations on Friday.”
“About 57% of voters supported the move”
“collected more than 3,000 signatures”
“the Hispanic population in the 25,000-strong city had gone from 165 in the 1990s to an estimated 2,000”
“comes into effect next month”
“began two years ago”
“two high-ranking officers were also suspended and put under house arrest”
“Mr Kagame, in power for the past 16 years, is viewed by many in the West as one of Africa's more dynamic leaders.”
“at around midday on Saturday (1000 GMT) when the gunman approached their car.”
“The 68-mile (109km) London to Folkestone high speed rail link has been put up for sale by the government.”
“The Transport Secretary restated the government's aim to link HS1 to HS2, the north-south high-speed line the government hopes to start in 2015.”
“London Mayor Boris Johnson said: "This technology already works well in other cities around the world and Bringing it to London's streets is just one of the ways we are continuing to improve the experience of travelling around the capital.…”
“for the next five years”
“Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan was attending a flag raising ceremony at Cardiff Castle to celebrate the start of events leading up to Saturday's national celebrations.”
“"The government has declared war against its own people," the president of the People's Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti said.”
“The Wales Assembly Government recently published a 10-year major events strategy, external, which is out for consultation, but ministers say they are also interested in smaller, more local events too.”
“Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones said: "We're certainly looking for the big ticket numbers, and that has to do both with economic impact and to promote the image of Wales. But we're also interested in more locally-focused festivals which…”
“On Saturday, US President Barack Obama welcomed China's promise of increased flexibility in exchange rates”
“Henry Waxman, a House of Representatives Democrat who is overseeing congressional investigations into the rig disaster, has accused BP of taking safety shortcuts to save money. "BP appears to have made multiple decisions for economic reaso…”
“"First they said it was only 1,000 barrels, then they said it was 5,000 barrels, now we're up to 100,000 barrels," he told NBC's Meet the Press programme.”
“The National Housing Federation said it believed the housing budget could be cut by up to 32% over four years.”
“This could lead to 200,000 construction jobs being lost or not created, and 350,000 people being added to housing waiting lists in England, it said.”
