Over the next decade, pressures on public funds will severely restrict spending on Britain's crumbling infrastructure. We

...yesterday's Observer showed the Tory lead over Labour shrinking to just six points.Mr Clegg made it clear that he would not help keep Labour in power - even if Mr Brown offered him...puts the Conservatives on 37 per cent, Labour on 31 and the Liberal Democrats on 17...

...recession.The British Chambers of Commerce has written to Lord Mandelson, business secretary, calling for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation.Even though some of the changes have been deferred until 2011 at business's request, the BCC fears that small companies...

...sunday's Observer showed the Tory lead over Labour shrinking to just six points.Mr Clegg made it clear that he would not help keep Labour in power - even if Mr Brown offered him...the Conservatives on 37 per cent with Labour on 31 and the Liberal Democrats on 17...

...economic and environmental development relies on the import of hundreds of thousands of workers, ranging from low-skilled labourers to senior executives - some locals are resentful about sharing the hydrocarbons wealth.The ratio of Qataris to foreigners...

Labour has moved through three phases in its attempt to improve...that public sector reform was the key.At the tail-end of Labour's third term, the money has run out and much of the passion...what David Cameron has called "the big issue" dividing Labour and the Tories at the next election: the role of the state...

Labour has moved through three phases in its attempt to improve...that public sector reform was the key.At the tail-end of Labour's third term, the money has run out and much of the passion...what David Cameron has called "the big issue" dividing Labour and the Tories at the next election: the role of the state...

...pressure on Gordon Brown has eased after Labour's strong performance in a Glasgow byelection...the victory in Glasgow North East, where Labour's majority was only slightly reduced from...which had been growing since it ousted Labour from Holyrood in 2007, was checked by...

...recession.The British Chambers of Commerce has written to Lord Mandelson, business secretary, calling for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation.Even though some of the changes in employment law have been deferred until 2011 at business's request, the BCC fears...

...employees against them."They said there would be chaos in the market," says Majeed al Alawi, the labour minister. "But cheap labour distorts the whole labour market. We want to ensure the human rights and contractual rights for expatriates are respected...