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Mike Smithson | LAB moves to its best YouGov position for seven weeks
09:29PoliticalBetting
Ukip drop to 13% The latest YouGov daily poll is out and sees the Tories still in the doldrums below the 30 mark. The comparisons in the chart above are with a week ago which was before the reported “...
Michael White | #woolwich Media on familiar script today. With no plot to uncover it's time to b...
09:28Michael White
#woolwich Media on familiar script today. With no plot to uncover it's time to blame police, M15, govt etc for actions of 2 disturbed crims
Sam Coates Times | Oh crikey, smile (an offshoot of Co-op bank) has sent reminder to all customers ...
09:16Sam Coates
Oh crikey, smile (an offshoot of Co-op bank) has sent reminder to all customers of what would happen in law it the bank fails. Not good omen
Subrosa | Enough Political Platitudes, Time For Action
09:14Subrosa Blonde
The horrors of Wednesday afternoon in Woolwich will stay in the minds of many for years. It will be perpetually in the thoughts of the family of Drummer Lee Rigby for the rest of their lives and I ca...
Paul Richards | Just finished @Andrew_Adonis Five Days in May. Really illuminating, esp the scen...
09:13Paul Richards
Just finished @Andrew_Adonis Five Days in May. Really illuminating, esp the scene of No.10 staffers celebrating the election result!
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23 March 2012
Responding to the Government's announcement today on the future of the Fire Service College, Cllr Brian Coleman, Chairman of the LGA's Fire Services Management Committee, said:
“It is good news that government has listened to the views of the sector and that there is now finally a clear intention to press ahead with getting the outside investment the college so badly needs.
“Our firefighters deserve the very best training facilities to ensure they are well prepared for their vital work saving lives and keeping the public safe, but they have been sold short by years of underfunding which has left the college unfit for the 21st century and financially unsustainable.
“The LGA and fire authorities have been clear from early on that the only sensible way forward for the college is to bring in the private sector to provide the business acumen and extra investment that will help transform it into the first - class facility our firefighters require.
“We will now be working with government as it starts the tendering process to ensure that the college finds new ownership which fully meets the needs of the fire service.”