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Staff morale is rock bottom at HMRC
The department has come last in a government staff survey, says Treasury Committee
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£20bn of cuts ''needed by 2013/14''
PricewaterhouseCoopers says the Treasury has its figures wrong and cuts and tax rises might be necessary
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Business funding scheme ''too risky''
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has wasted £338m on venture capital funds
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New powers to take foreigners' DNA
The Crime and Security Bill is amended to extend police powers to record those convicted abroad
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'Can more data boost people power?'
In its new debate, the Audit Commission discusses the quality of public data
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LATEST FEATURES
EXCLUSIVE: School lotteries strike back
The current schools admissions system favours the rich over the poor and the unscrupulous over those who play fair, writes David Furness, head of strategic development at the Social Market FoundationPartnering for a stronger future
The next phase of the government's Healthy Schools programme will provide closer support for children's and young people's health and wellbeing within the school environment, writes Richard Sangster
Change: remembering the moral imperative
Education commentator Richard Gerver reveals the tears and a flash of inspiration that led him to reject a targets culture as a headteacher in favour of an organic process focused on the needs of children
We must agree new, stronger targets on biodiversity loss
Ahead of two major reports to be released this week on the state of wildlife in Britain and Europe, new Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik considers the need for radical new targets to halt biodiversity loss
In cyber security, confidence does not come cheap
More money and more cooperation are the building blocks to better cyber security in the UK, believes Tony Dyhouse, director of the Digital Systems KTN – Cyber Security Programme. He tells Mike Lowe what the UK might face if it was hit by a successful cyber attack
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