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UK Coalition Government Comprehensive Spending Review - Oct 20th 2010
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science budget protected at 4.6bn per year
invest 220 million in medical research"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0 -
200 million for green energy
1bn for green investment bank to be setup"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0 -
under pressure, your doing a great job :T0
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housesitter wrote: »And the other apparently impoverished countries who also have a space programme that we give money to.
Hm, I wonder if that's why China has stopped sending rare earths to us;)“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
defra to make savings of 8% a year
oooooooooooooooooooo free entry to museums to stay
energy dept resource spending down by 5% a year
BBC to pay for world service amongst other things
BBC to make 16% saving
TV License free frozen for 6 years
BBC reduce online spend they will also contribute to superfast broadband in rural areas"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0 -
collywollys wrote: »under pressure, your doing a great job :T
Thanks
I have missed some check https://www.skynews.com/spendingreview for all the details and analysis"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0 -
collywollys wrote: »under pressure, your doing a great job :T
Certainly is!We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
Hrm... I didn't realise they'd cut Treasury by 15%... a bit of a foolish move... they are the ones that find the tax evaders.“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
Oooh we are getting a new bridge :j'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0
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