Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
Alan Arthur Johnsonis a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Johnson has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since the 1997 general election...
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ACOA has come under some harsh criticism. By putting it under the watchful eye of a progressive MP like Mr. MacKay, we can only be confident about its continuation.
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You don't see them like this every day, do you? I pretty much bought it the way it is but cleaned it up real good.
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The British government was disappointed that the meeting did not make more progress but relieved it did not end in failure like Cancun and Seattle.
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Companies have tried to avoid negotiations, but it's in your interest to start them as the employee -- even if it'll make the large company cringe,
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Coal has had a resurgence -- it will be a major aspect of the energy review.
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Often a patient will think they want a sicknote, when the best advice a critical friend can give might not meet their initial expectations,
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Ageism hits younger people too, who can find themselves discriminated against in the jobs market. For business to thrive in an increasingly competitive market, it must not ignore the skills of any worker, whatever their age. The regulations give younger workers new protection too.
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This investment will contribute towards the renaissance of Hull which is already under well under way.
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It is good news that 4,000 ex-Rover employees are back in work, but there is still a lot of work to do. Our aim is that the remainder will also soon be back in work.
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Given the right support most people claiming incapacity benefits can be helped back to work, ... Now we've brought down unemployment to a 30-year low and have half a million vacancies in the economy there's no reason for all this talent and potential to go to waste.
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He hasn't made that decision. The only decision the prime minister has made is that he has to make a decision ... within this parliament, ... I come to this completely neutral on nuclear.
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We're often kind and benevolent to senior executives who fail,
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Some of the leverage has moved from the employer to the employee.
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Looking ahead to 2006, most firms plan to hire strategically as concerns linger over rising interest rates, high energy prices and geo-political events,