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Replace 30 old jails with 12 'hub prisons'
Ministry of Justice could meet its entire 2015/16 spending review commitment by replacing old prisons with new

''Cut public sector pay and ring-fencing''
The Chancellor should get ''much bolder'' with public service reform and pump money into infrastructure, says CBI

Boris unveils ''vision'' for London's future
The Mayor of London has set out how he plans to ''secure London's future'' as the best big city in the world

''No strong case'' for Severn barrage plan
MPs criticise scheme but Hafren Power has insisted it has government backing and will press ahead

'We shouldn't be afraid to pay big salaries'
Government should recruit the best people to lead and manage major projects, even if they are paid more than the PM

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Planning? It's not the enemy of enterprise

The coalition is only paying lip service to giving local authorities real power to shape places and planning is still taught with a silo mentality, delegates at Public Service Events' Shaping Places, Getting Britain Building conference heard. Rory Baxter reports

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