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	<copyright>2008 ePolitix.com</copyright><description>Interviews with representatives of ePolitix.com&#39;s Stakeholders</description><language>EN</language>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 14:43:43 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Coalition 'damaging prospects for children in poverty']]></title>
	<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/coalition-damaging-prospects-for-children-in-poverty/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cathy Jamieson MP outlines her views on the findings of Action for Children&#39;s "The Red Book".]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Red Book: Addressing the false economy]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/the-red-book-addressing-the-false-economy/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Vulnerable people are already paying the human cost of decisions made in the first year since the spending review, according to research conducted by Action for Children.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pickles praises council waste cutting ]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/pickles-praises-council-waste-cutting/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The best councils are "doing everything within their power" to ensure that public money is being spent in a cost-effective and efficient manner, the communities secretary has said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:49:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK Expenditure Index shows ongoing weakness in consumer spending
]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/uk-expenditure-index-shows-ongoing-weakness-in-consumer-spending/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The latest report into consumer spending from Visa Europe has shown a dip in consumer expenditure, leaving the economic outlook &#39;uncertain&#39;.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK prosperity increases]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/uk-prosperity-increases/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Across Western Europe the UK has seen the greatest rise in levels of prosperity over the last two years, according to the only measure of global wealth and wellbeing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Red Book: Experiences of child neglect]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/the-red-book-experiences-of-child-neglect/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Child neglect is the most pervasive form of child abuse in the UK today, according to research conducted by Action for Children.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Retailers 'embody' the Big Society]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/retailers-embody-the-big-society/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Retailers are on the front line of the Big Society and the corporate social responsibility agenda, a parliamentary reception has heard.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2011 15:35:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local authorities 'not just inconsistent on adoption']]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/local-authorities-not-just-inconsistent-on-adoption/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Introducing measures to ensure improvements in the fostering and adoption system is all very well, but it is also important that government pays attention to children leaving care, says Janet Rich of National Care Leavers&#39; Week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Impact of cuts on vulnerable and disadvantaged]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/impact-of-cuts-on-vulnerable-and-disadvantaged/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The services Action for Children provide to three groups of children could be affected by the government&#39;s cuts, according to their recent publication The Red Book.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/impact-of-cuts-on-vulnerable-and-disadvantaged/</guid></item><item>
<title><![CDATA[Industry provides 'solid employment opportunities']]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/industry-provides-solid-employment-opportunities/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Corrugated Packaging Industry has been hailed as a "good news story" by a backbench MP.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lack of equality for care leavers]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/lack-of-equality-for-care-leavers/</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is a growing body of evidence to suggest unequal treatment of care leavers by local authorities, a backbench MP has said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:44:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['More sympathetic' legislation for manufacturing]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/more-sympathetic-legislation-for-manufacturing/</link>
<description><![CDATA[If the coalition is serious in its intention to be the &#39;greenest government ever&#39; it must understand the heavy regulatory burden placed on industry, the Confederation of Paper Industries has argued.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/more-sympathetic-legislation-for-manufacturing/</guid></item><item>
<title><![CDATA[Championing biodiversity]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/championing-biodiversity/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Organisations from the mineral products sector and champions of the natural environment have come together to both celebrate and build on the biodiversity potential of the minerals industry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Small Business finance – how are the banks doing?']]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/small-business-finance-how-are-the-banks-doing/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Alex Jackman, senior policy adviser at the Forum of Private Business looks at whether the initiatives introduced to encourage banks to lend to small businesses are working.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK should emulate Wales on heart transplants]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/uk-should-emulate-wales-on-heart-transplants/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The UK is at the bottom of the European league in terms of organ transplants, but developments in Wales could drive forward improvements, a trustee of the Kidney Wales Foundation has said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:09:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maintaining continuity in the construction sector]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/maintaining-continuity-in-the-construction-sector/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chief construction advisor Paul Morrell is to stay in his position for a further 12 months to ensure continuity in the construction industry, it has been announced.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More children need support]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/more-children-need-support/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two significant facts emerged from Action for Children’s recent publication The Red Book, more children need support, and because of cuts there is less capacity to respond.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tackling disability hate crime]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/tackling-disability-hate-crime-1/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Legislation is only one small part of the answer to tackling disability hate crime, the minister for disabled people has said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Parliament celebrates 'undervalued' professionals ]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/parliament-celebrates-undervalued-professionals/</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new report, launched in parliament, has described technicians as the "unsung heroes" of some of the UK&#39;s leading industries. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:13:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Age UK welcomes government pensions climbdown]]></title>
<link>https://epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/age-uk-welcomes-government-pensions-climbdown/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Compared to the original proposal, the coalition&#39;s plans to raise the state pension age to 66 in 2020 will reduce the negative impact on 245,000 women and 240,000 men, says Age UK.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:59:20 GMT</pubDate>
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