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“The Congress of South African Trade Unions, a partner in an alliance with the ruling African National Congress, said the workers' wage shortfall was an example of 'greed'.”
“South Africa's Transport and Allied Workers' Union - the largest union representing the security guards - says it has asked labour authorities to investigate.”
“The union says it seems many workers were employed without written contracts.”
“He spoke as it was announced on Wednesday that his force would continue stadium security duties in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.”
“The committee questions the prime minister for two and a half hours on a wide variety of topics twice a year - but Sir George said it had "so far failed to spark".”
“He said one session received "next to no coverage at all in the newspapers with only a brief mention on the BBC's Yesterday in Parliament".”
“On Tuesday MPs voted to set up a committee giving backbenchers more control over Commons business.”
“On Tuesday MPs backed plans for the Commons to sit in September for the first time since 2004.”
“Sir George said the Commons' procedure committee might want to revisit MPs' sitting hours and recess dates, adding that the public did "not understand why we take 82-day summer holidays"”
“twice-yearly grillings of prime ministers by a committee of senior MPs had 'failed to spark' and received little coverage.”
“The committee questions the prime minister for two and a half hours on a wide variety of topics twice a year.”
“One-hundred-and-fifty minutes with the prime minister, cross‑questioned by Parliament's most effective examiners, ought to be one of the most important events in the political calendar.”
“the public did 'not understand why we take 82-day summer holidays'.”
“the last time the House considered MPs' sitting hours, a lively debate ensued for about three years.”
“Mrs Gillan outlined what the government's legislative programme - which she said was based on 'freedom, fairness and responsibility' - would mean for Wales.”
“Mrs Gillan said she would be pursuing a referendum on bringing further powers to the assembly as 'a priority'.”
“She said it could not be held in the autumn, as the assembly government had requested, because the previous Labour administration had not done the necessary work on the question that voters would be asked.”
“She said the way Wales was funded - known as the Barnett formula - was 'coming to the end of its existence'.”
“Plaid Cymru demanded a fairer way of financing Wales with the party's deputy assembly leader, Helen Mary Jones, arguing that there was a need to take prompt action to avoid, what she believed, would be double cuts in the Welsh budget.”
“Many AMs from across the political divide welcomed the fact Mrs Gillan is the first woman to hold the post of secretary of state for Wales since it was created in 1964.”
“Mrs Gillan said she would be pursuing a referendum on bringing further powers to the assembly as 'a priority'. She said it could not be held in the autumn, as the assembly government had requested, because the previous Labour administratio…”
“The changed architecture of government means the opportunity for a renewed relationship between Westminster and Cardiff, with four political parties in Wales involved in government.”
“Jamaat-ud-Dawa and four senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders were added to a UN sanctions list in December 2008.”
“The biggest public sector workers union, Unison, is calling for a four-year campaign to resist government cuts., external”
“We are already planning for government cuts for next financial year, but these immediate cuts have come on top of that.”
“About 20 people, many of them Somali women, handed out leaflets in the Easton area.”
“The Northern Ireland Assembly has banned wedding ceremonies at Stormont in future. The decision, which was taken in March, was not immediately announced but is contained in minutes subsequently published.”
“That means Anna Lo, the Alliance assembly member for South Belfast, will be able to have her ceremony at Stormont next month, followed by a reception. But she is likely to be the last member to be married at Stormont.”
“When the assembly commission checked practice at the Scottish Parliament and Wales, it found neither Cardiff or Holyrood allowed wedding ceremonies.”
“A revised policy allows wedding or civil partnership receptions to be booked by MLAs, staff and all members of the public provided the time and date doesn't interfere with core assembly business. She added: "The party booking the reception…”
“Another change is that members of the public will be able to apply to have their reception at Stormont. In the past only members, former members, staff and their close relatives could apply to use the premises.”
“will spell out additional public spending cuts on 22 June”
“The Coalition government is also reviewing all capital expenditure projects approved by the last Government since January - the results are expected in September”
“Lech Kaczynski and 95 other senior Polish officials died on 10 April when their plane crashed in western Russia.”
“The presidential election will be held in Poland on 20 June.”
“People will be able to cast their vote between 0060 BST and 2000 BST on 20 June at the polling station.”
“There's a large Polish community here in Northern Ireland, we've an established number of about 30,000," Ms Grosman said.”
“However, just something in the region of 1,000 people did register and express their willingness to vote in the presidential elections.”
“This facility has been offered before on two occasions, for last year's European Elections and four years ago for the Polish Parliamentary election.”
“Registration closes at midnight on Thursday.”
“To be eligible to vote, you need to have registered, to be over 18 and hold a Polish passport.”
“The election was called after the death of president Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash in western Russia in April.”
“makes a total of 51 recommendations in his report.”
“The Scottish government has received 1,325 letters of objection to the project and 1,259 in support.”
“Members of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross planning committee will consider the application on 22 June.”
“The project has faced numerous delays but was approved by the previous government in 2008.”
“Surrey County Council was granted a compulsory purchase order for the land last year and was awaiting final confirmation of funding.”
“The Bexhill to Hastings link road was the subject of a planning inquiry last November.”
“Paul Givan was returned as the new member for the Lagan Valley constituency replacing Jeffrey Donaldson MP who resigned as a member on 10 June.”
“A report into the first 18-month trial, due to end on 5 July, has shown a rise in accidents, predominantly with cars.”
“The second 18-month trial is due to start on 16 July.”
“The independent report had compared the 28 trial lanes, to 28 control sites on parallel routes where motorcyclists did not have access to bus lanes.”
“At the trial sites there was an increase from 30 to 41 collisions, whereas there was a reduction from 16 to eight on the control sites.”
“Councillor Martin Ford has written to committee chairmen, asking for them to state their stance.”
“In December 2007, Mr Ford was sacked as Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure services committee chair after his vote saw the Trump plan thrown out.”
“Scottish ministers stepped in and later gave the development the go-ahead.”
“All national parks across the country have been asked to return 5% of their budget to Defra, which provides funding to them.”
“The MEPs' vote could lead to new food labels in three to five years' time.”
“Many councils are waiting for the emergency Budget on 22 June before they will reveal their plans...”
“Israel and Egypt tightened their blockade on Gaza after the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the Palestinian territory in 2007.”
“shot and killed nine people on board a Turkish-backed vessel of an aid flotilla on 31 May.”
“delivering 10,000 tonnes of aid to Gazans.”
“deliver cargo from three of the aid ships to Gaza.”
“refused to accept the aid for the past two weeks”
“the areas most affected would be transport and grants supporting children's services.”
“the cuts to highways and transportation represented a reduction of more than 50% in the amount the government contributed to those schemes.”
“a number of road improvement schemes were now under threat and the Bedale and Leeming Bar bypass project had been put on hold.”
“it was not possible for the cuts not to impact the authority.”
“core funding for schools was safe.”
“The council will look into how it can best deal with the loss of funding while still maintaining priority services to the citizens of York.”
“two 48-hour strikes”
“plan to walk out on 23 June and 14 July”
“at the end of June”
“in May”
“Leeds Council has said 300 jobs will go in the coming year”
“the council said more than 1,400 jobs would be axed in the next three to five years”
“France's retirement age will be raised from 60 to 62 over the next eight years”
“Under current rules, both men and women in France can retire at 60, providing they have paid social security contributions for 40.5 years”
“As well as raising the retirement age to 62, the planned reforms will also require employees to work for a minimum of 41.5 years to qualify”
“Those who began working before the age of 18 would continue to retire at 60”
“The proposals must still be agreed by the French parliament in a vote in September”
“The Department for Regional Development set a target to maintain current quality levels for the next three years.”
“Councillor Ken Maddock said 62 council-owned farms could also be sold.”
“Out of 520,000 people that live in this county every single person will feel the effect... they'll lose something," he said.”
“In March, a BBC survey suggested that at least 25,000 council jobs in England would be under threat during the next three to five years.”
“The survey was based on answers given by 49 councils with a combined workforce of 256,000.”
“The latest snapshot showed that job losses continued to be high on the agenda, with the Isle of Wight Council, external estimating cuts of around 220-300 jobs over three years, while Oxfordshire County Council, external predicted 500 posts…”
“In Scotland, 10 councils said they expected to cut 10,000 jobs between them over the next few years, with Glasgow City Council, external admitting it could lose 2,800 posts.”
“Isle of Wight Council, external estimating cuts of around 220-300 jobs over three years.”
“Oxfordshire County Council, external predicted 500 posts will have gone by 2015.”
“In Scotland, 10 councils said they expected to cut 10,000 jobs between them over the next few years.”
“Glasgow City Council, external admitting it could lose 2,800 posts.”
“He also announced that the national commission he set up to investigate the causes of the oil spill would be headed by Ray Mabus, a former governor of Mississippi.”
“38 years ago”
“where more than 80 women came forward when he was charged.”
“is one of the reasons behind Prof Ian Hargreaves' call to map the creative industries sector in Wales in his recent report 'The Heart of Digital Wales'.”
“The report was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government”
“the Welsh Assembly Government and examined the assembly government's activities in creative industries. 'Although some of the recommendations have been debated within the sector, wider public debate is needed...'”
“The US started accessing Swift data after the 11 September 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington.”
“But the fact that the US was secretly accessing such data did not come to light until 2006.”
