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Campaigners set out proposals for a better deal for low-income taxpayers
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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »

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European court says UK pension protection was inadequate
Govt pension protection ‘inadequate’

The government offered “inadequate” pension protection for workers whose companies went bust but does not necessarily have to compensate them, a court has ruled. The European court of justice (ECJ) found the government did not properly implement a 1983 European Union directive requiring member states to take “necessary measures” to ensure workers’ pensions were safe… Read more »

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MPs warn over schemes to help disabled people back to work
MPs condemn disability work programmes

Government programmes to get disabled people back to work are failing to reach those who would benefit most, a new parliamentary report has warned. More than £300 million is spent each year on support schemes that reach only about 160,000 people – far from the one million who say they want to return to employment,… Read more »