Google News Belfast Telegraph Civil servants face curbs on union workFinancial TimesBy Sarah Neville, Public Policy Editor Curbs on the time civil servants can spend on trade union activities will be imposed by the government as Francis Maude, Cabinet Office …
Google News The Guardian Civil service shakeup: Francis Maude looks abroad for inspirationThe GuardianIn a fresh sign of the coalition's frustration at the civil service, the Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude will announce today that he is commissioning research into …
Google News Financial Times Maude in 15-minute strike proposalThe Press AssociationPublic sector workers would be allowed to down tools for a 15-minute protest without losing pay if trade unions call off full-scale strikes, a Cabinet minister leading pension negotiations has …
Google News BBC News Unexpected itemsThe GuardianOne of the key facts about the NHS pension reforms is hardly reported (Strike action looms after yes vote from Unison, 4 November). The government proposes to scrap the protected pension scheme now in …
Google News Telegraph.co.uk Top Tory rounds on core support over green beltThe IndependentSenior Conservative cabinet minister Francis Maude today describes opposition to the Government's controversial planning reforms – from the National Trust and Tory grassroots – as "bollocks", and says …
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