Kit Sandeman
Politics Editor at The Yorkshire Post
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1 week ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Kit Sandeman
It found that the premise of private funds being used to invest in infrastructure was a ‘myth’ because: “since 1990, there has never been a year when investors put more cash into Yorkshire Water than they took out in dividends,” and the company borrowed money “simply to pay cash to their shareholders”. It said: “There never was any (net) equity investment in Yorkshire Water after the first £75 million in 1990.
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2 weeks ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Kit Sandeman
As well as improving educational standards, it would also help improve teacher retention - seen as critical by those in the sector - the review by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said. A £260 million investment over the course of the current parliament would reach 75 per cent of teachers, it found, with professional development the most cost-effective and empowering way to achieve high-quality teaching.
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2 weeks ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Kit Sandeman
The National Audit Office said a significant increase in investment is needed to remedy a daily shortage of five billion litres a day by the middle of the century - more than a third of the 14 billion litres a day currently used. With no new reservoirs built in the three decades since the sector was privatised, nine are now needed, among 30 major projects. This will cost £52 billion, on top of the £290 billion set to be spent keeping the current network running.
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3 weeks ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Kit Sandeman
It comes as the International Montary Foundation (IMF) slashed growth predictions for nearly all economies around the World, including the UK, in the wake of tariffs announced by Donald Trump. Global growth will be 0.5 per cent less than expected this year, it said, with the US economy the hardest hit. In Washington, Rachel Reeves will spend three days for the IMF’s spring meetings, alongside finance bosses and busines heads from across the G7 and G20.
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1 month ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Kit Sandeman
Sir Andrew Cook also urged the Government ro introduce selective tariffs on Chinese steel imports and prioritise British-made steel in UK taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects. He said nationalisation should always be seen as a last resort, but that it was now the “only option left”. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer said “all options are on the table” when asked about the plant during a meeting of the Liason Committee yesterday.
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