{"document":"Business_1","words":"ad sale boost time warner profit quarterly profit medium giant timewarner jumped bn âm three month december yearearlier firm one biggest investor google benefited sale highspeed internet connection higher advert sale timewarner said fourth quarter sale rose bn bn profit buoyed oneoff gain offset profit dip warner bros le user aol time warner said friday owns searchengine google internet business aol mixed fortune lost subscriber fourth quarter profit lower preceding three quarter however company said aols underlying profit exceptional item rose back stronger internet advertising revenue hope increase subscriber offering online service free timewarner internet customer try sign aols existing customer highspeed broadband timewarner also restate result following probe security exchange commission sec close concluding time warner fourth quarter profit slightly better analyst expectation film division saw profit slump helped boxoffice flop alexander catwoman sharp contrast yearearlier third final film lord ring trilogy boosted result fullyear timewarner posted profit bn performance revenue grew bn financial performance strong meeting exceeding fullyear objective greatly enhancing flexibility chairman chief executive richard parson said timewarner projecting operating earnings growth around also expects higher revenue wider profit margin timewarner restate account part effort resolve inquiry aol market regulator already offered pay settle charge deal review sec company said unable estimate amount needed set aside legal reserve previously set intends adjust way account deal german music publisher bertelsmanns purchase stake aol europe reported advertising revenue book sale stake aol europe loss value stake"}
{"document":"Business_10","words":"court reject bn tobacco case government claim accusing country biggest tobacco company covering effect smoking thrown appeal court demand bn âbn filed clinton administration rejected decision court washington found case could brought federal antiracketeering law among accused altria group rj reynolds tobacco lorillard tobacco liggett group brown williamson case government claimed tobacco firm manipulated nicotine level increase addiction targeted teenager multibillion dollar advertising campaign lied danger smoking ignored research contrary prosecutor wanted cigarette firm surrender bn profit accumulated past year impose tougher rule marketing product court appeal district columbia ruled government could sue firm legislation drawn counteract mafia infiltration business tobacco company deny illegally conspired promote smoking defraud public also say already met many government demand landmark bn settlement reached state share tobacco company closed higher ruling altria rising reynolds showing gain"}
{"document":"Business_100","words":"ebbers denies worldcom fraud former worldcom chief bernie ebbers denied claim knew accountant doctoring book firm speaking court mr ebbers rejected allegation pressured exchief financial officer scott sullivan falsify company financial statement mr sullivan made accounting decision told federal court saying finance chief keen command number mr ebbers denied charge fraud conspiracy second day questioning new york trial mr ebbers played working relationship mr sullivan denied frequently met discus company business questioned prosecution lot week would speak three four time mr ebbers said adding conversation finance rarely oneonone usually discussed group people instead mr ebbers relationship mr sullivan key case surrounding financial corruption led collapse firm following discovery bn accounting fraud prosecution star witness mr sullivan one six worldcom executive indicted case pleaded guilty fraud appeared prosecution witness part agreement prosecutor time witness stand mr sullivan repeatedly told juror met frequently mr ebbers told change made worldcoms account hide cost warned practises improper however case tuesday mr ebbers denied allegation wasnt advised scott sullivan anything ever wrong told court he never told made entry wasnt right wouldnt today mr ebbers could face jail sentence year convicted charge facing shareholder lost bn worldcoms collapse worker lost job company went bankrupt company emerged bankruptcy last year known mci"}
{"document":"Business_101","words":"australia rate four year high australia raising benchmark interest rate highest level four year despite sign slowdown country economy reserve bank australia lifted interest rate first upwards move year however shortly bank made decision new figure showed fall economic growth last quarter bank said acted curb inflation move criticised analyst rate hike first since december wellflagged advance however opposition party analyst said move illtimed given data showing australian economy grew october december annual basis figure representing decline growth gdp seen july september market expectation consumer spending remains strong however bank concerned growing inflationary pressure recent month become increasingly clear remaining spare capacity labour good market becoming rather limited said ian macfarlane governor reserve bank inflation remains within bank target range however export declined second half fuelling rise country current account deficit difference value import compared export record australian dollar bn australian government said economy remained strong unemployment near year low economy strong properly moderating doesnt look like slowing unreasonable way said treasurer peter costello stock market factored likelihood rate rise analyst still expressed concern strength economy annual growth rate lowest seen since postelection slump saw back said michael blythe chief economist commonwealth bank australia suggests economy really slow sharply second half"}
{"document":"Business_102","words":"company admits benin bribery defence telecommunication company agreed pay admitting bribery west african state benin titan corporation accused funnelling reelection campaign president mathieu kerekou time titan trying get higher price telecommunication project benin suggestion mr kerekou aware wrongdoing titan californiabased company pleaded guilty falsifying account violating antibribery law agreed pay criminal penalty well settle civil lawsuit brought financial watchdog security exchange commission sec sec accused titan illegally paying unnamed agent benin claiming tie president kerekou money used pay tshirts campaign slogan ahead election shortly poll mr kerekou benin official agreed quadruple titan management fee prosecuting attorney carol lam said company take note attempting bribe foreign official criminal conduct appropriately prosecuted company say longer tolerates practice foreign corrupt practice act crime american firm bribe foreign official"}
{"document":"Business_103","words":"insurer marsh cut job job go insurance broker marsh mclennan shake following biggerthanexpected loss insurer said cut part costcutting drive aimed saving million dollar marsh posted âm loss last three month âm profit year blamed payout settle pricerigging lawsuit brought new york attorney general elliot spitzer settlement announced january marsh took pretax charge octobertodecember quarter top charge previous quarter clearly difficult year mmcs financial history marsh chief executive michael cherkasky said ongoing restructuring drive group also led hit fourth quarter world biggest insurer said analyst expect latest round cut focus brokerage unit employ staff latest layoff take total number job go firm expected lead annual saving part effort cut cost company said halving dividend payment cent share cent move enable save looking ahead mr cherkasky forecast profitable growth year ahead operating margin upperteens opportunity margin expansion meanwhile company also announced would spinoff mmc capital private equity unit manages bn trident fund operation group employee marsh say move would take place said signed letter intent insurer hit headline october last year faced accusation price rigging new york attorney general elliot spitzer sued company accusing receiving illegal payment steer client selected firm well rigging bid fixing price january marsh agreed pay settle suit figure line placement fee collected agreed change business practice february former senior executive pleaded guilty criminal charge wideranging probe fraud bidrigging insurance industry january former senior vice president also pleaded guilty criminal charge related investigation effort reform business practises marsh said already introduced new leadership new compliance procedure new way dealing customer result ready put matter behind move ahead restore trust client placed rebuild shareholder value mr cherkasky said"}
{"document":"Business_104","words":"seek new bn smoker ruling justice department try overturn court ruling threw claim bn âbn damage tobacco firm earlier month threejudge appeal court panel rejected claim filed administration bill clinton decision government lawyer said would ask full court appeal district columbia hear case court room battle seen key government attempt fight smoking pretty clear theyve suffered severe setback said anthony sebok professor brooklyn law school adding appeal government would expected ask prosecutor argued tobacco firm lied danger smoking ignored research highlighted problem looked increase addiction manipulating nicotine level targeted young advert among firm accused altria group rj reynolds tobacco lorillard tobacco liggett group brown williamson prosecutor went company using legislation put place fight organised crime accused firm conspiring running racketeer influenced corrupt organisation tobacco company denied charge saying never illegally conspired promote smoking fool public also said met many government demand laid landmark bn settlement hammered state threejudge panel agreed company finding case could brought federal antiracketeering law central government case meeting plaza hotel new york december prosecutor contend executive major tobacco firm met agreed present unified strategy denying harmful effect smoking despite denying decade smoking could linked illness company modified stance recent year altrias philip morris accepts nicotine harmful company main lawyer william ohlemeyer told bbc last year earlier statement may wrong dishonest government lawyer march file appeal"}
{"document":"Business_105","words":"budget aston take porsche british car maker aston martin gone headtohead porsches sport car launch cheapest model yet price tag vantage ten thousand pound cheaper existing aston model vantage important car history company said astons chief executive ulrich bez aston whose car famously used james bond unveil vantage geneva motor show thursday mr bez former executive rival porsche said new car company affordable car ever make brand accessible turn would make aston martin globally visible still exclusive added first shown concept car north american international auto show detroit vantage available uk late summer development cost vantage kept low sharing platform astons db mr bez described previous important car company currently month waiting list db mr bez said vantage built new aston factory gaydon near warwick double astons total output presently"}
{"document":"Business_106","words":"golden rule intact say exaide chancellor gordon brown meet golden economic rule margin spare according former chief economic adviser formerly one mr brown closest treasury aide ed ball hinted budget giveaway march said hoped would done build current tax credit rule rate rise ahead expected may election would affect labour party chance winning added last july mr ball right step treasury position run parliament defending labour stronghold normanton west yorkshire mr ball rejected allegation mr brown sidelined election campaign saying playing different role one played last two election rejected speculation mr brown considering becoming foreign secretary saying recent travel linked effort boost international development gordon brown decision announce date budget trip china sensible thing since talking skill investment time mr ball told bbc commenting speculation interest rate rise said within remit bank england monetary policy committee mpc factor potential election rate decision expectation rate rise gathered pace figure showed house price still rising consumer borrowing rose nearrecord pace january dont believe would big election issue britain problem labour mr ball said prime minister tony blair yet name date election pundit betting may likely day"}
{"document":"Business_107","words":"liberian economy start grow liberian economy started grow sustained deep reform effort needed ensure long term growth international monetary fund imf said imf mission made comment report published following day talk transition government imf said according data provided liberian country gdp rose decline liberia recovering year civil war came end powersharing national transition government liberia remain place election october first presidential parliamentary ballot since conflict ended imf said liberia economy started grow last year thanks continued strong recovery rubber production domestic manufacturing local service including postconflict reconstruction imf however remains cautious see lack transparency government action particular pointed mystery surrounding sale iron ore stockpile alleged disappearance import export permit matter investigated liberian authority imf called finding made public imf also said crucial central bank liberia strengthened national budget effectively managed sound economic basis built allow country large external debt addressed imf team stand ready assist liberian authority strengthening area mentioned said report team agreed liberian authority period election inauguration new government pose exceptional challenge fiscal management express willingness providecontinued support"}
{"document":"Business_108","words":"slowdown hit factory growth industrial production increased st month row february slower pace january official figure show institute supply management ism index fell february adjusted january although index lower january fact held show continued growth sector february another good month manufacturing sector said ism survey chairman norbert ore overall rate growth slowing overall picture improving price increase shortage becoming le problem export import remain strong said analyst expected february figure stronger january come manufacturing sector surveyed ism reported growth included textile apparel tobacco chemical transportation sector ism index national manufacturing activity compiled response purchasing executive industrial company"}
{"document":"Business_109","words":"lufthansa fly back profit german airline lufthansa returned profit posting huge loss preliminary report airline announced net profit euro âm compared loss euro operating profit euro ten time lufthansa hit tough competition dip demand following iraq war killer sars virus also hit trouble catering business last year lufthansa showed sign recovery even european airline teetering brink bankruptcy board lufthansa recommended paying dividend euro per share shareholder get dividend company said give detail result march"}
{"document":"Business_11","words":"ask jeeves tip online ad revival ask jeeves become third leading online search firm week thank revival internet advertising improving fortune firm revenue nearly tripled fourth quarter exceeding âm ask jeeves among bestknown name web relatively modest player profit quarter dwarfed announced rival google earlier week quarter yahoo earned tipping resurgence online advertising trend taken hold relatively quickly late last year marketing company doubleclick one leading provider online advertising warned business would put sale thursday announced sharp turnaround brought unexpected increase profit neither ask jeeves doubleclick thrilled investor profit news however case share fell analyst attributed fall excessive expectation quarter fuelled dramatic outperformance google tuesday"}
{"document":"Business_110","words":"japanese growth grind halt growth japan evaporated three month september sparking renewed concern economy long decadelong trough output period grew annual rate export usual engine recovery faltered domestic demand stayed subdued corporate investment also fell short growth fall well short expectation mark sixth straight quarter expansion economy stagnated throughout experiencing brief spurt expansion amid long period doldrums one result deflation price falling rather rising made japanese shopper cautious kept spending effect leave economy dependent ever export recent recovery high oil price knocked growth rate falling dollar mean product shipped becoming relatively expensive performance third quarter mark sharp downturn earlier year first quarter showed annual growth second showing economist predicting much time around export slowed capital spending became weaker said hiromichi shirakawa chief economist ubs security tokyo personal consumption look good mainly due temporary factor olympics amber light flashing government may find difficult raise tax policy implement economy pick help deal japan massive public debt"}
{"document":"Business_111","words":"unilever shake profit slip anglodutch consumer good giant unilever merge two management board reporting unsatisfactory earnings blamed poor result sluggish decision making rise discounted retailer wet european summer company also cited difficult trading condition lack demand good slimfast range unilever owns brand including dove soap said annual pretax profit fell bn euro âbn share fell penny london dropped euro amsterdam restructuring plan patrick cescau ukbased cochairman become group chief executive dutch cochairman antony burgmans take role nonexecutive chairman recognised need greater clarity leadership moving simpler leadership structure provide sharper operational focus mr burgmans said leaving behind one key feature unilevers governance natural development following change introduced last year company dual headquarters rotterdam london since announce location head office later date unilever alone trying simplify business oil giant shell last year dismantled dualownership structure series problem relating size oil reserve hammered share price led resignation key board member best part news morning company announced structure simplification said arjan sweere analyst petercam company said organizational change would speed decision making also may make change company said main focus improving profit planning accelerate increase investment main brand certainly case market tougher past eighteen month expected also lost market share said mr cescau let range target limit ability flexibility adjust plan quickly enough difficult business environment objective reverse share loss experienced market return growth unilever said european sale fell last year dragged part sale beverage division revenue dipped almost sale ice cream frozen food dipped last year revenue grew despite disappointing sale slimfast company said asia leading product came attack rival procter gamble unilever took bn euro onetime charge fourth quarter including euro writedown slimfast diet food sale slimfast product hit recent year popularity atkins diet looking ahead unilever said optimistic prospect slimming product saying demand wane rival lowcarbohydrate diet company also said planned spend euro year buying back share"}
{"document":"Business_112","words":"france telecom get orange boost strong growth subscription mobile phone network orange helped boost profit owner france telecom orange added five million new customer leading increase revenue increased takeup broadband telecom service also boosted france telecom profit showed rise bn euro bn âbn france telecom spend euro buying minority shareholder data service provider equant france telecom one world largest telecom internet service provider saw fullyear sale rise bn euro orange enjoyed strong growth outside france united kingdom core market swelling subscriber base million france telecom broadband customer also increased rising million across europe end year firm said met main strategic objective growing individual business reducing large debt illfated expansion drive late saw france telecom debt soar bn euro however reduced bn euro result allow improve financial structure focusing innovation drive strategy said chief executive thierry breton looking ahead company forecast likeforlike sale growth next three year france telecom consolidating interest equant provides telecom data service business subject approval shareholder two firm buy share equant already france telecom said would fund deal selling stake telephone directory company pagesjaunes"}
{"document":"Business_113","words":"brussels rap mobile call charge european commission written mobile phone operator vodafone tmobile challenge high rate charge international roaming letter sent two company commission alleged firm abusing dominant market position german mobile phone market second time vodafone come commission scrutiny uk operator already appealing allegation uk roaming rate unfair excessive vodafones response commission letter defiant believe roaming market competitive expect resist charge said vodafone spokesman however need time examine statement objection detail formally respond commission investigation vodafone deutsche telekoms tmobile centre tariff two company charge foreign mobile operator access network subscriber foreign operator use mobile phone germany commission belief wholesale price high excess passed consumer commission aim ensure european consumer overcharged use mobile phone travel around european union commission said statement vodafone britain big mobile phone operator sent similar statement objection commission july last year vodafone sent commission response allegation december last year waiting reply vodafone spokesman said similar process would set motion latest statement objection operation germany company three month respond commission allegation process may go time yet spokesman said commission could charge company annual turnover though practice sort figure rarely demanded commission latest move come month national telecom regulator across europe launched joint investigation could lead people charged le using mobile phone travelling abroad investigation involves regulator assessing whether effective competition roaming market"}
{"document":"Business_114","words":"worldcom director admits lying former chief financial officer telecom firm worldcom admitted new york court used lie fellow board member speaking trial former bos bernard ebbers scott sullivan said lied board cover hole worldcoms finance mr ebbers trial fraud conspiracy relation worldcoms collapse pleads guilty firm overstating account bn âbn mr sullivan already pleaded guilty fraud sentenced following mr ebbers trial appearing prosecution witness mr ebbers always insisted unaware hidden shortfall worldcoms finance new york court wednesday mr ebbers lawyer reid weingarten asked mr sullivan believe something interest willing able lie accomplish isnt right date yes lying replied mr sullivan mr weingarten suggested mr sullivan implicating mr ebbers win lighter sentence something mr sullivan denies mr sullivan also reject suggestion told fellow worldcom board member bert robert mr ebbers unaware accounting fraud worldcom trial mr ebbers third week hour questioning federal prosecutor mr sullivan previously told court repeatedly warned mr ebbers falsifying book would way meet wall street revenue earnings expectation mr sullivan claim mr ebbers refused stop fraud mr ebbers could face sentence year convicted charge facing worldcoms problem appear begun collapse dotcom boom cut business internet company prosecutor allege company top executive responded orchestrating massive fraud twoyear period worldcom emerged bankruptcy protection known mci"}
{"document":"Business_115","words":"glaxo aim high profit fall glaxosmithkline saw profit fall last year âbn bn europe biggest drugmaker say recovery way cheap copy drug particularly antidepressant paxil wellbutrin weak dollar hit profit global sale firm confident new drug pipeline deliver profit despite failure obesity drug chief executive jeanpierre garnier said difficult year early afternoon trade london company share price penny mr garnier said company absorbed âbn lost sale generic still managing grow business continuing success key product mean look forward good performance said also important year term research development pipeline progress however firm discontinued development experimental treatment obesity known disappointing clinical trial result glaxo relying new treatment condition cancer diabetes depression hivaids allergy lift pace sale growth several disappointing year"}
{"document":"Business_116","words":"japan bank share link talk share sumitomo mitsui financial smfg daiwa security jumped amid speculation two japan biggest financial company merge financial newspaper nihon keizai shimbun claimed firm join next year already held discussion japanese regulator firm denied link said examining way working closely together smfg share climbed daiwa added yen combining smfg japan thirdbiggest lender daiwa country secondlargest brokerage firm would create company asset bn âbn smfg president yoshifumi nishikawa said company needed bolster business company need strengthen retail operation said adding issue common daiwa said although TRUE two group engaging various discussion enhance cooperation plan enter negotiation consolidate two business analyst said consolidation japan financial sector likely continue likely positive impact earnings crossselling opportunity bank broker increasing thanks deregulation expect relationship get even stronger said heronry nozaki analyst nikkocitigroup merger would good move added"}
{"document":"Business_117","words":"car giant hit mercedes slump slump profitability luxury car maker mercedes prompted big drop profit parent daimlerchrysler germanus carmaker saw fourth quarter operating profit fall euro bn bn euro mercedesbenzs woe profit slid euro obscured strong performance chrysler group whose return met market expectation mercedes face fierce competition luxury car sector bmw hope revive fortune mercedes profit period compared unfavourably euro figure well analyst expectation euro year whole operating profit fell bn euro sale mercedes brand fell demand cooled revenue affected weakness dollar carmaker blamed fall profit high launch cost new model loss mercedes smart minicar range mercedes hoping increase productivity bn euro negotiated euro annual saving german worker last year firm said determined retain mercedes position world successful luxury brand however daimlerchryslers share fell news division well big worry continue surround mercedesbenz michael rabb analyst bank sal oppenheim told reuters contrast chrysler enjoyed annual increase unit sale revenue calculated dollar rose division whose marque include dodge jeep transformed full year operating loss euro bn euro profit last year overall daimlerchrysler saw worldwide vehicle sale rise million total revenue added bn euro chryslers strong performance helped world fifth largest carmaker boost net income euro bn euro year show strategy work well even challenging competitive environment said jurgen schrempp daimlerchryslers chairman daimlerchrysler took euro hit cost stemming defect scandal joint venture japanese subsidiary fuso daimlerchrysler last week agreed compensation package partner mitsubishi motor see buy stake fuso looking forward daimerchryslers profit expected slightly higher however expecting significant improvement profitability result major investment mercedes product range"}
{"document":"Business_118","words":"ericsson see earnings improve telecom equipment supplier ericsson posted rise fourth quarter profit thanks client like deutsche telekom upgrade network operating profit three month december bn kronor âm bn bn kronor last year share tumbled however company reported profit margin le forecast analyst third quarter ericsson share dropped kronor early trading thursday however company remained optimistic earnings outlook sale fourth quarter rose bn kronor longterm growth driver industry remain solid ericsson said statement chief executive carlhenric svanberg explained world population access mobile communication exciting company vision allcommunicating world added mr svanberg however warned extra demand driven sale already dissipated business usual added sale first three month would subject normal seasonality whole ericsson returned net profit bn kronor compared loss bn kronor sale climbed billion kronor bn kronor"}
{"document":"Business_119","words":"bank opts leave rate hold bank england left interest rate hold sixth month row bank monetary policy committee mpc decided take action amid mixed signal economy economist predict rise cost borrowing come later year interest rate rose five time november august soaring house price buoyant consumer data sparked inflation fear bank england governor mervyn king recently warned placing much weight one month economic data suggesting mpc waiting clearer picture emerge economist see next week inflation report mpc key assessing whether interest rate rise necessary keep economy check slower consumer spending quieter housing market likely convinced mpc rate left unchanged recent month inflation however rising faster expected hitting annual rate december highest level six month data wednesday also showed manufacturing output rose fastest rate since may last month reinforcing view economic growth stronger forecast recent house survey halifax nationwide indicated price still rising albeit slower pace recent year philip shaw chief economist investec security said believed rate would remain rest year although strong economic data could lead hike economic landscape changed quite considerably last couple month said growth appears stronger mpc may become concerned inflation trend howard archer economist global insight said mpc may well consider balance risk growth inflation outlook moved downside upside business group welcomed mpcs widelyexpected move leave rate hold cautioned rise british chamber commerce bcc said concerned clamour quarter early interest rate increase believe demand firmly resisted said david frost bcc director general manufacturing still face extremely serious problem performing poorly spite recent revised figure ian mccafferty chief economist cbi said mpc faced interesting challenge consumer appear pulled horn holiday period exporter struggling strength sterling said however broader economy continues show healthy growth tight labour market buoyant commodity price nudging inflation higher"}
{"document":"Business_12","words":"indonesian face fuel price rise indonesia government confirmed considering raising fuel price much million indonesian use kerosene basic cooking price heavily subsidised year president susilo bambang yudhoyonos government said want curb fuel subsidy direct money aid programme poor critic argue cutting subsidy hurt poorer family government say want help million people left homeless indonesia acehs region following earthquake tsunami disaster late december indonesia pay subsidy importer order stabilise domestic fuel price higher oil price forced government spend holding price spent trillion rupiah bn âbn fuel subsidy sum far excess original projection trillion rupiah since president yudhoyonos government came power october indicated intention raising domestic fuel price cutting subsidy january march quarter year best time increase fuel price said sri mulyani indrawati state minister national development planning still considering hike suitable moment sooner better state budget bbcs correspondent jakarta rachel harvey told world business report likely strong public reaction price rise big question whether go one big short sharp shock raise price whether try stagger said indonesia previous government led president megawati sukarnoputri also attempted cut subsidy forced back face public protest"}
{"document":"Business_120","words":"nigeria boost cocoa production government nigeria hoping triple cocoa production next three year launch ambitious development programme agriculture minister adamu bello said scheme aimed boost production expected tonne year tonne government pump naira subsidy farming chemical seedling nigeria currently world fourthlargest cocoa producer cocoa main export product nigeria coming oil government began pay le attention cocoa sector production began fall peak tonne year launch programme southwestern city ibadan mr bello explained additional aim project encourage processing cocoa country lift local consumption also announced naira funding available earmarked establishing cocoa plant nursery country could looking emulate rival ghana produced bumper crop last year however farmer sceptical proposal people farming hijack subsidy said joshua osagie cocoa farmer edo state told reuters farmer village never see assistance added time nigeria announced new initiative ghana world second largest cocoa exporter announced revenue industry broken new record country saw bnworth bean exported analyst said high techproduction technique crop spraying introduced government led huge crop pushing production closer level seen country world leading cocoa grower"}
{"document":"Business_121","words":"interest rate increased interest rate rise fourth time five month widely anticipated move federal reserve raised key federal fund rate quarter percentage point light mounting evidence economy regaining steam company created twice many job expected october export hit record level september analyst said clearcut victory president bush last week election paved way rise another rise could store december economist warned fed open market committee set interest rate policy voted unanimously favour quarter point rise fed gradually easing rate since summer quarter percentage point rise june august september central bank acting restrain inflationary pressure careful obstruct economic growth fed rule raising rate december noted future increase would take place measured pace statement fed said longterm inflation pressure remained well contained economy appeared growing moderate pace despite rise energy price financial analyst broadly welcomed fed move share traded largely flat dow jones industrial average closed point recent evidence pointed upturn economy firm created job last month twice amount expected export reached record level september economy grew third quarter slower forecast improvement growth seen second quarter analyst claimed fed assessment future economic growth positive one stressed jury still prospect rise december let wait see growth employment bear fourth quarter energy price drag concluding fed work said avery shenfeld senior economist cibc world market think federal reserve want rock boat using gradual approach raising interest rate said sung sohn chief economist well fargo bank economy bit better right still concern geopolitics employment price oil added rise rate unlikely direct bearing uk monetary policy bank england boe kept interest rate hold past three month leading commentator argue rate may peaked report published wednesday bank said rate current level inflation would rise target within two year however boe governor mervyn king warned last month era consistently low inflation low unemployment may coming end"}
{"document":"Business_122","words":"bank sec settlement five bank america subsidiary agreed pay total âm settle investigation fraudulent trading share practice security exchange commission announced settlement latest industrywide cleanup mutual fund sec also said brought fraud charge two exsenior executive columbia distributor columbia distributor part fleetboston bought boa last year three excolumbia executive agreed settlement sec sec set task stamping mutual fund use markettiming form quickfire shortterm share trading harm interest small investor mutual fund particularly popular last two year imposed penalty totalling nearly bn fund sec unveiled two separate settlement one covering boa direct subsidiary another business part fleetboston time case said secret deal engage market timing mutual fund share sec agreed deal totalling banc america capital management bacap distributor banc america security made pay back gain market timing penalty paid damaged fund shareholder separately sec said reached deal equally split penalty compensation probe columbia management advisor cam columbia fund distributor cfd three excolumbia executive business became part boa snapped rival bank fleetboston bn merger last march sec filed civil fraud charge boston federal court james tambone say headed cfds sale operation alleged second command robert hussey sec pressing highest tier financial penalty pair multiple violation repayment personal gain injunction prevent future breach spokeswoman sec boston office told bbc immediate comment men lawyer sec settlement cam cfd included agreement three exmanagers peter martin erik gustafson joseph palombo paid personal financial penalty"}
{"document":"Business_123","words":"train strike grip buenos aire strike buenos aire underground caused traffic chaos large queue bus stop argentine capital tube worker walked last week demanding pay rise protest installation automatic ticket machine metrovias private firm run five tube line city offered increase wage firm promised job would lost result new ticket machine said would put commitment paper underground staff warned continue protest management put acceptable offer table argentine work ministry mediating conflict could call obligatory conciliation would force side find solution put end conflict tube commuter hidden frustration ongoing strike broken window underground train according local press taken hostage dont know right harm one said accountant jose lopez"}
{"document":"Business_124","words":"bargain call widen softbank loss japanese communication firm softbank widened loss heavy spending new cutrate phone service service launched december dubbed otoku bargain almost order softbank said firm market leader highspeed internet operating loss three month december bn yen âm without otoku marketing spend would made profit expects move black firm give figure extent profit expected make next year born tech boom investing widely becoming fastrising star till end tech bubble hit hard recent return high profile came purchase japan telecom country thirdbiggest fixedline telecom firm acquisition spurred broadband internet division pole position japanese market million subscriber end december"}
{"document":"Business_125","words":"wmc profit amid bid criticism australian mining firm wmc resource seen fivefold rise profit continuing target hostile takeover bid wmc said made net profit bn australian dollar bn âm abn year currently arguing offer swiss xstrata firm raised abn last week wmc said undervaluation report say australian government deal trade minister mark vaile said bid may national interest mr vaile quoted australian financial review compared xstratas attempt take wmc similar bid oil giant shell australia woodside petroleum bid thrown treasurer peter costello national interest ground wmcs interest uranium deposit contributing factor mr vaile said wmc however objection principle bought spun aluminium operation make tempting target long price right stellar performance built skyhigh price metal copper nickel particular high demand thanks china booming economy expanded past two year nickel price rose year copper"}
{"document":"Business_126","words":"barclays profit hit record level barclays uk thirdbiggest bank seen annual pretax profit climb record level boosted sharp rise business investment arm profit year december rose âbn bn barclays chief john varley said bank caught wind strong world economy earnings barclays capital investment bank rose âbn investment branch operation held back growth uk retail business group first britain five big bank report result according analyst forecast hsbc biggest uk bank stock market valuation report profit âbn later month barclays result line market expectation global investor wing made âm jump figure profit barclaycard rose âm said affected series interest rate rise investment grow customer base bank also blamed margin pressure mortgage business spending branch past year fall profit uk retail division âbn outlook good result balance sheet growth investment made mr varley said barclays cautioned growth year may slower back softer chinese economy impact interest rate rise household spending uk added bid acquire controlling stake south africa leading retail bank absa considered regulatory authority speaking bbc radio mr varley declined drawn report barclays held merger talk bank well fargo tieup barclays californiabased well fargo would create world fourth biggest bank valued bn gmt share barclays trading penny headline number line story cost said analyst alex potter lehman brother bit aggressive expected cost overshoot barclays capital uk bank"}
{"document":"Business_127","words":"yukos owner sue russia bn majority owner embattled russian oil firm yukos sued russian government bn âbn kremlin last year seized sold yukos main production arm yugansk staterun oil group rosneft bn offset massive back tax bill group menatep gibraltarbased holding company control yukos say illegal menatep already asked rosneft repay loan yugansk secured asset russian government argument selling yuganskneftegaz unit full name yukos owed bn back tax year onwards accused firm using web offshore firm avoid tax liability court sent bailiff freeze yukos account seize yugansk critic say selloff assault yukos finance part attempt bring energy industry back state control according menatep government action contrary energy charter treaty designed regulate disagreement energy investment warned russian government continuing attack yukos personnel shareholder warned buyer yuganskneftegaz would face lifetime litigation said tim osborne director group menatep time warning action recover value loss begin earnest today menatep said value yukos shareholding gone bn virtually nothing since result russian government action share fallen according paris lawyer emmanuel gaillard shearman sterling overall claim based figure addition share gain could accrued since arbitration lawsuit could take place stockholm hague mr gaillard said russia signed charter never ratified expert say could make difficult menatep press case mr gaillard told bbc news charter came effect signature ratification russia said past bound attract foreign investor said yukos still waiting see happen filing court bankruptcy protection took action try prevent forced sale yugansk first littleknown shell company turn bought rosneft yukos claim downfall punishment political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky mr khodorkovsky currently facing fraud tax evasion charge one founder menatep since signed shareholding one fellow investor"}
{"document":"Business_128","words":"qantas see profit fly record australian airline qantas posted record fiscal firsthalf profit thanks costcutting measure net profit six month ending december rose âm year earlier analyst expected figure closer qantas share fell almost however warned earnings growth would slow second half sale dip least indian ocean tsunami devastated many holiday destination qantas said tsunami affected travel pattern way bit surprised chief executive geoff dixon explained certainly affected japanese travel australia soon tsunami hit saw lessening booking australia higher fuel cost also expected eat earnings coming month dont much hedging benefit second half first said chief financial officer peter gregg qantas facing increased pressure rival lowcost carrier virgin blue australian government talk whether allow singapore airline fly australia one qantas key route even firm predicting fullyear earnings increase previous month analyst forecast fullyear profit rise around million million qantas bos mr dixon also said would reviewing group costcutting measure first six month fiscal year qantas made saving track top target full year last month company warned may transfer many job australia mr dixon quoted saying carrier could longer afford remain allaustralian"}
{"document":"Business_129","words":"iraq invite phone licence bid iraq invite bid two telephone licence saying want significantly boost nationwide coverage next decade bid invited local arab foreign company iraq ministry communication said winner work partnership iraqi telecommunication post company itpc firm install operate fixed phone network providing voice fax internet service ministry said wanted increase iraq low telephone service penetration rate today within year also hope develop highly visible changeable telecommunication sector detail bidding tender process published ministry website february also planning roadshow investor amman jordan ministry said would base selection criterion including speed implementation tariff rate coverage firm experience financial strength"}
{"document":"Business_13","words":"peugeot deal boost mitsubishi struggling japanese car maker mitsubishi motor struck deal supply french car maker peugeot sport utility vehicle suv two firm signed memorandum understanding say expect seal final agreement spring alliance come badlyneeded boost lossmaking mitsubishi several profit warning poor sale suv built japan using peugeots diesel engine sold mainly european market falling sale left mitsubishi motor underused capacity production deal peugeot give chance utilise january mitsubishi motor issued third profit warning nine month cut sale forecast year march sale slid past year catalysed revelation company systematically hiding record fault secretly repairing vehicle result japanese car maker sought series financial bailouts last month said looking bn yen bn âbn fresh financial backing half company mitsubishi group usgerman carmaker daimlerchrylser shareholder mitsubishi motor decided april pump money deal peugeot celebrated mitsubishis newlyappointed chief executive takashi nishioka took three top boss stood last month shoulder responsibility firm trouble mitsubishi motor forecast net loss bn yen current financial year march last month signed production agreement japanese rival nissan motor supply small car sale japan making car nissan since"}
{"document":"Business_130","words":"aviation firm eye booming india india defence minister opened country aero india air show invitation global aerospace firm outsource job nation pranab mukherjee said company could take advantage india highly skilled worker low wage civil military aerospace firm country attending show analyst said india could spend bn âbn aviation market next year giant boeing airbus civil aviation front well lockheed martin france snecma military side firm attending show tremendous scope outsourcing india area company competitive said mr mukerjee keen welcome international collaboration conformity national goal lockheed said signed agreement stateowned hindustan aeronautics hal share information orion maritime surveillance aircraft fact indian armed force considering buying used orion well fighter jet lockheed military industry show strong interest open link india relation two country improved lot fact first time air force attend air show since sanction imposed india nuclear test lifted indian air force also considering proposal foreign firm france dassault aviation sweden saab russia mikoyangurevich meanwhile france snecma also said plan joint venture hal make engine part initial investment civilian front boeing announced deal india hcl technology develop platform flight test system dreamliner aircraft company also said agreed new indian budget airline sale plane airline spicejet also option acquire aircraft airbus also recently signed fresh deal two indian airline air deccan kingfisher addition european company plan open training centre india meanwhile flag carrier air india considering buy new aircraft either boeing airbus market going see growth seen coming year said dinesh keskar senior vice president boeing"}
{"document":"Business_131","words":"russian oil merger excludes yukos merger russian gas giant gazprom oil firm rosneft go ahead include yugansk controversially bought last year merger backed russian authority allow foreigner trade gazprom share gazprom chief alexei miller confirmed rosneftowned yugansk part deal instead spun agreement state get controlling share gazprom exchange rosneft state wanted control gazprom allowing foreigner trade speaking ntv television controlled gazprom mr miller added yugansk swallowed rosneft late last year operate separate stateowned oil firm headed current rosneft chief sergei bogdanchikov according report russian news agency interfax deal go next two three month obtaining majority control gazprom beginning liberalisation market gazprom share mr miller added opening trading gazprom foreigner firm become top emerging market play trader currently foreigner trade gazprom via small issue londonlisted proxy share positive news international investment community global asset management investment chief david smith said majority investor going happy added however analyst disappointed yugansk would included deal yugansk heavy cashflow generator would much better asset gazprom renaissance capital energy analyst adam landes told reuters news agency said latest development simply interim step allow foreigner trade gazprom ultimately industrially gazprom need yugansk added analyst said deal would give gazprom control russia total oil production improvement current still far le share would gained also taken yugansk however merged group still remain outside russia top five oil producer led lukoil market followed tnkbp half owned bp surgutneftegaz instead merged gazpromrosneft group rank alongside sibneft market yugansk sold littleknown shell company disputed auction december following many thought politicallymotivated attack yukos shell company snapped rosneft yukos unsuccessfully sought halt auction applying bankruptcy court unit auctioned russian authority help pay bn backtax bill"}
{"document":"Business_132","words":"brazil buy boost belgium inbev belgian brewing giant inbev seen profit soar thanks acquisition brazil biggest beer firm ambev last year inbev make stella artois said pretax profit rose bn euro bn âm said expected solid growth performance come sale bn euro firm formerly interbrew became world biggest brewer volume bought ambev august acquisition meant sale volume grew four month ambev sale accounting almost increase beermaker anheuserbusch sell le beer volume inbev bigger term value sale continuing demand inbevs product south american market brazilian arm popular mean expects keep boosting turnover brazil business thats said ing analyst gerard rijk inbevs strong performance ambev boosted share brazil beer market end december inbev reported contrast inbevs european business saw volume sale fall although central eastern european sale rose overall net profit euro"}
{"document":"Business_133","words":"salary scandal cameroon cameroon say widespread corruption finance ministry cost bn cfa franc âm month official accused either awarding extra money claiming salary nonexistent worker prime minister ephraim inoni vowed tackle corruption came office last year said found guilty would face tough punishment scam believed begun prime minister office said alleged fraud uncovered investigation payroll ministry certain case staff said lied rank delayed retirement order boost earnings prime minister office said auditor found irregularity career structure certain civil servant added staff question appear received unearned salary boosting payroll fidelis nanga journalist based cameroon capital yaounde said government considering taking criminal action found guilty forcing repay money owed prime minister given instruction exemplary penalty meted accused accomplice found guilty told bbcs network africa programme mr inoni launched anticorruption drive december foreign investor criticised lack transparency country public finance one initiative designed improve efficiency civil servant arrived late work locked office government intends carry audit payroll government ministry report compiled anticorruption body transparency international graft said pervasive cameroon"}
{"document":"Business_134","words":"add job expected economy added job october sevenmonth high far wall street expectation welcome economic boost newly reelected president george bush labor department figure come slow summer weak job gain job created every sector economy except manufacturing separate unemployment rate went september people actively seeking work new job added payroll october twice figure wall street economist forecast addition labor department revised number job created two previous month september instead august instead better expected job data immediate upward effect stock new york main dow jones index gaining point late morning trading look like job situation improving support consumer spending going holiday offset drag caused high oil price year said economist gary thayer ag edward son analyst said upbeat job data made likely federal reserve would increase interest rate quarter percentage point meet next week empower fed clearly something said robert macintosh chief economist eaton vance management boston kathleen utgoff commissioner bureau labor said many new construction job added october involved rebuilding cleanup work florida neighbouring deep south state following four hurricane august september dollar rose temporarily job creation news falling back new record low euro investor returned attention economic factor us record trade deficit also speculation president bush deliberately try keep dollar low order assist growth export"}
{"document":"Business_135","words":"feta cheese battle reach court row whether greece allowed label cheese feta reached european court justice danish german government challenging european commission ruling said greece sole right use name commission decision gave legal protection feta italian parma ham french champagne critic judgement say feta generic term cheese produced widely outside greece commission controversial ruling gave protected designation origin status feta cheese made greece effectively restricting use feta name producer onwards greek firm exclusive use feta label producer elsewhere europe must find another name describe product german danish government argue feta relate specific geographical area firm producing exporting cheese year opinion generic designation name term type cheese han arne kristiansen spokesman danish dairy board told bbc denmark europe second largest producer feta greece producing tonne year export product greece concerned ruling could threaten production cheese denmark brie would cost million wanted introduce new designation mr kristiansen said one cost case also major impact britain sole feta producer yorkshire company shepherd purse cheese judy bell company founder said would cost huge amount rebrand product lose go massive remerchandising process reorganisation said never tried pull wool anyones eye clear label yorkshire feta original decision victory greece feta cheese believed produced year feta soft white cheese made sheep goat milk essential ingredient greek cuisine greece make tonne mainly domestic consumption court expected reach verdict case autumn"}
{"document":"Business_136","words":"ukraine revisits state selloff ukraine preparing could wholesale review privatisation thousand business previous administration new president viktor yushchenko said limited list company drawn wednesday prime minister yulia tymoshenko said government planning renationalise firm government say many privatised firm sold ally last administration rockbottom price business massive corporation tiny shopfront sold since command economy built ukraine part soviet union dismantled tymoshenko said prosecutor drawn list business reviewed return state illegally put private hand day earlier mr yushchenko keen reassure potential investor said top firm would targeted list limited final extended completion said openended list could damage outside investor fragile faith ukraine said stuart hensel economist intelligence unit government seemed keen make review look like kind wholesale renationalisation many fear russia mr hensel said result planning resell rather keep firm state hand theyre aware need scare investor careful internal divide within ukraine said dont want seen transferring asset one set oligarch new set foreign investment ukraine head one lowest among exsoviet state mr yushchenko became president two election december first annulled amid allegation voting irregularity massive street protest opponent viktor yanukovich still huge support country eastern industrial heartland mr yushchenkos administration accused predecessor led expresident leonid kuchma corruption privatisation review number one target steel mill sold consortium included viktor pinchuk mr kuchmas soninlaw âm despite higher bid several foreign group mill krivorizhstal one world profitable say krivorizhstal stolen cost return state mr yushchenko told investor conference kiev one jilted bidder netherlandsbased group lnm said welcomed possibility mill might back market original privatisation annulled new tender issued would look great interest spokesman told bbc news resale krivorizhstal could potentially triple price according economist intelligence unit mr hensel warned government could decide take easy route revaluing company charging existing owner revised price rather undertaking fresh sale way mr yushchenko go public say forced oligarch play rule told bbc news"}
{"document":"Business_137","words":"bank set leave rate hold uk interest rate set remain hold following latest meeting bank england bank ratesetting committee put rate five time past year rate hold since september amid sign slowdown economic growth slowed previous quarter manufacturing output fell consumer confidence slipped also growing evidence previously booming uk housing market cooling house price fell october according nationwide biggest monthly fall since february last month bank england governor mervyn king said economy hit softer patch rapid economic growth first half richard jeffrey chief economist bridgewell security said unlikely bank england would put rate time around sufficient sign economy slowdown stay bank england hand told bbc radio today programme however mr jeffrey said believed slowdown economic activity temporary dangerous assume rate peaked still think interest rate going said wood"}
{"document":"Business_138","words":"winter freeze keep oil oil price carried rising wednesday cold weather side north atlantic pushed crude price fourmonth high freezing temperature heavy snowfall took crude oil price past barrel tuesday first time since november decline dollar also contributed rising oil price crude trading gmt asian electronic trade wednesday barrel crude oil closed new york tuesday opec member said tuesday given high price cartel saw reason cut output although last year peak barrel reached october price well average brent crude also rose london trading adding close much western europe north east america shivering unseasonably low temperature recent day decline dollar fiveweek low euro also served inflate price primary factor weak dollar said victor shum singaporebased analyst purvin gertz expectation rebound dollar would halt oil price rise immediately borne wednesday morning oil price carried upwards dollar strengthened euro pound yen several opec member said tuesday cut production unlikely citing rising price strong demand oil asia agree need cut supply price much fathi bin shatwan libya oil minister told reuters think need cut unless price falling barrel added"}
{"document":"Business_139","words":"german jobless rate new record million german work february new figure show figure million people workingage population highest jobless rate europe biggest economy since news come head germany panel government economic adviser predicted growth would stagnate speaking german tv bert ruerup said panel earlier forecast optimistic warned growth would german government trying tackle stubbornlyhigh level joblessness range labour market reform centre hartziv programme introduced january shake welfare benefit push people back work even job heavily subsidised latest unemployment figure look set increase pressure government widely leaked german newspaper day advance produced screaming headline criticising chancellor gerhard schroeders social democratgreen party administration mr schroeder originally come office promising halve unemployment still measure suggest picture quite bleak soaring official unemployment figure follows change methodology pushed jobless rate january adjusted seasonal change overall unemployment rate million people percentage point previous month using internationallyaccepted methodology international labour organisation ilo germany million people work january ilobased figure also suggest new net job created month taking number people employed million ilo defines unemployed person someone previous four week actively looked work could take immediately"}
{"document":"Business_14","words":"telegraph newspaper axe job daily sunday telegraph newspaper axing journalist job editorial staff telegraph group say cut needed fund âm investment new printing facility journalist firm met friday afternoon discus react surprise announcement cut come background fierce competition reader sluggish advertising revenue amid competition online advertising national union journalist called management recall notice redundancy midday monday face strike ballot pearsons financial time said last week offering voluntary redundancy reporter national union journalist said stood strongly behind journalist rule strike manager torn agreed procedure kicked staff teeth sacking people pay printing facility said jeremy dear nuj general secretary nuj official barry fitzpatrick said company ignored day consultation period required company planning redundancy shown complete disregard consultative right member said mr fitzpatrick added company planned observe consultation procedure two telegraph title currently employ journalist broadsheet newspaper especially moved tabloid format suffered circulation decline hitting revenue telegraph announced plan go tabloid although independent time seen circulation rise since shrinking size guardian hedging bet planning larger tabloid format like popular continental europe telegraph group bought barclay twin frederick david last year previously owned lord conrad black hollinger international brother currently mulling sale another business retailer littlewoods telegraph executive murdoch maclennan said two newspaper would add eight colour page coming month journalist lifeblood newspaper maintaining quality daily telegraph sunday telegraph reader vital said however action improve production capability secure title competition also vital many newspaper investing new printing machinery enables print colour page case colour every page hoping boosting colour make publication attractive advertiser reader alike recent month news corp news international unit publishes sun news world guardian medium group trinity mirror daily mail general trust announced substantial investment new printing plant"}
{"document":"Business_140","words":"ore cost hit global steel firm share steel firm dropped worldwide amid concern higher iron ore cost hit profit growth share germany thyssenkrupp uk corus france arcleor fell japan nippon steel slid agreed pay iron ore china baoshan iron steel co said delaying share sale weak market condition adding would raise steel price offset ore cost threat higher raw material cost also hit industry carmaker france peugeot warned profit may decline year result higher steel plastic commodity price steelmaker enjoying record profit demand steel risen driven booming economy country china india steel price rose globally january alone china boom time far analyst say earnings growth may slow share price fall initially triggered news two world biggest iron ore supplier negotiated contract muchhigher price miner rio tinto cia vale rio dolce cvrd week managed boost price iron ore key component steel analyst expected japan nippon agree price rise steel analyst peter fish director sheffieldbased consulting group meps said extent cvrds price rise uncharted territory adding steel industry hasnt seen increase magnitude probably year analyst expect iron ore producer australia bhp billiton seek annual price rise news triggered share price weakness sparked worry steel maker might able increase product price cover rising ore cost explained kazuhiro takahashi daiwa security smbc europe arcelor shed euro paris thyssenkrupp dropping euro london corus fell penny japan biggest steel company nippon steel lost yen closest rival jfe holding china baoshan country largest steel producer said uncertainty surrounding industry prompted pull planned share sale firm expected offer bn yuan bn worth share investor date given billion share come market baoshan stock climbed news delay decision increase price steel"}
{"document":"Business_141","words":"bmw reveals new model pipeline bmw preparing enter market carstyle people carrier firm chief told bbc news speaking bmw event ahead geneva motor show helmut panke predicted demand crossover vehicle would soar europe contrast said popularity vanstyle sevenseat vehicle traditional saloon car would fade customer moving minivan traditional concept attractive anymore said decided bmw enter crossover segment said clearest indication yet car maker intention mr panke praised honda accura best execution yet crossover vehicle decided bmw brand enter segment said decision bmw manage entry new market due first half typically take three year decision taken new model hit street mr panke said implying bmw crossover could market coming switch driven part need successful carmaker stay aware transatlantic difference car market mr panke insisted driver tend prefer sport utility vehicle suv bmw sibling europe demand crossover vehicle likely considerable mr panke said there growing market said going go way"}
{"document":"Business_142","words":"asian bank halt dollar slide dollar regained lost ground major currency wednesday south korea japan denied planning selloff dollar suffered biggest oneday fall four month tuesday fear asian central bank lower reserve dollar japan biggest holder dollar reserve world south korea fourth largest dollar buying yen gmt stronger day also edged higher euro pound one euro worth one pound buying concern rising oil price outlook dollar pushed stock market tuesday dow jones industrial average closed nasdaq lost dollar latest slide began south korean parliamentary report suggested country bn foreign reserve plan boost holding currency australian canadian dollar wednesday however south korea moved steady financial market issued statement bank korea change portfolio currency reserve due short term market factor japan steadied nerve senior japanese finance ministry official told reuters plan change composition currency holding foreign reserve thinking expanding euro holding japan bn foreign exchange reserve start year currency lost euro final three month fallen record low staged something recovery analyst however pointed dollar inability recently extend rally despite positive economic corporate data highlighted fact many us economic problem disappeared focus country massive trade budget deficit analyst predicted dollar weakness come"}
{"document":"Business_143","words":"weak dollar trim cadbury profit world biggest confectionery firm cadbury schweppes reported modest rise profit weak dollar took bite result underlying pretax profit rose âm bn would higher currency movement stripped owner brand dairy milk dr pepper snapple generates sale outside uk cadbury said confident would hit target external commercial environment remains competitive confident strategy brand people deliver within goal range said chief executive todd stitzer modest profit rise expected analyst company said december poor summer weather hit soft drink sale europe cadbury said underlying sale growth helped confectionery brand including cadbury trident hall enjoyed successful year likeforlike sale drink sale strong growth carbonated soft drink led dr pepper diet drink offset weaker sale europe cadbury added fuel growth costcutting programme saved âm bringing total cost saving âm since scheme began mid programme set close group factory shed workforce cadbury schweppes employ people worldwide uk"}
{"document":"Business_144","words":"oil price fall back high oil price retreated fourmonth high early trading tuesday producer cartel opec said unlikely cut production following comment acting opec secretary general adnan shihabeldin light crude fell cent barrel said high oil price meant opec unlikely stick plan cut output second quarter london brent crude fell cent barrel opec member next meeting discus production level march monday oil price rose sixth straight session reaching fourmonth high cold weather threatened stock heating oil demand heating oil predicted normal week stock currently level year ago cold weather across europe also put upward pressure crude price"}
{"document":"Business_145","words":"winndixie file bankruptcy supermarket group winndixie filed bankruptcy protection succumbing stiff competition market dominated walmart winndixie among profitable grocer said chapter protection would enable successfully restructure said store would remain open analyst said would likely offload number site jacksonville floridabased firm total debt bn âm bankruptcy petition listed biggest creditor food giant kraft food owes analyst say winndixie kept consumer demand also burdened number store need upgrading month restructuring plan deemed failure following largerthanexpected quarterly loss earlier month winndixies slide bankruptcy widely expected company new chief executive peter lynch said winndixie would use chapter breathing space take necessary action turn around includes achieving significant cost reduction improving merchandising customer service location generating sense excitement store said yet evan mann senior bond analyst gimme credit said mr lynchs job would easy bankruptcy would inevitably put customer real big issue whats going happen next one two quarter bankruptcy customer see local newspaper said"}
{"document":"Business_146","words":"target better many economic target set lisbon summit european union leader meant help europe leapfrog way past united state become world leading economy lisbon target much economic prestige many economist analyst ensuring europe doesnt become global economic laggard also ensuring europe continue compete equal growing economic giant asia india china well economic might united state thats tone urgency report wednesday former dutch prime minister wim kok mr kok commissioned european commission march year ass far eu come towards meeting lisbon target five year inception conclusion simple many target seriously missed lisbon risk becoming synonym missed objective failed promise report said status quo option risk medium long run nothing le sustainability society europe built said report come time europe competitive position waning eu economic growth rate projected year next growth overall employment rate europe productivity lag behind meeting lisbon target requires political commitment eu member state volunteered far part due state global economy past year mr koks report noted ink scarcely dried lisbon agreement worldwide stock market bubble imploded suffered two year economic slowdown recession european economy followed suit circumstance werent conducive creating million new job promised eu leader lisbon neither conducive getting government spend research development money needed eu meet target becoming socalled knowledgebased economy lisbon vision compelling one order society change said paul hofheinz lisbon council brusselsbased citizen action group find lot people fighting change find trade union fighting change also employer association even though tell theyre favour change many actually pushing le competition subsidy le free market activity part problem also linked original target set lisbon five year ago target habit coming back haunt lisbon case covered much according wim report economic growth job creation linked issue ranging environmental protection social inclusion even safety sea agenda broad result nothing prioritised lisbon everything thus nothing kok report said everybody responsible thus one thats kok report recommends lisbon target narrowed key indicator emphasis creating job economic growth also recommends european commission draw league table rank country according step theyre taking towards meeting target effectively naming shaming faming rhetoric delivery dont necessarily go hand hand mr kok said press conference alongside publication report dont luxury anymore exchange politeness one another one point mr kok clear european union try emulate economy european economic social model need change much social environmental issue take backseat economic growth sense lisbon agenda sailing unchartered water kok report try away belief job need sacrificed altar economic growth ambitious said john palmer political director european policy centre brusselsbased thinktank something advanced economy world tried going require quite new innovative policy analyst believe kok report doesnt come sort innovative policy thinking needed make lisbon target reality example recommends putting place policy encourage woman older people remain workforce doesnt say company convinced incoming president european commission jose manuel barroso adopt mr koks recommendation press eu government mr barroso said eu competitiveness top priority expects fiveyear term office judged europe success meeting lisbon agenda"}
{"document":"Business_147","words":"malaysia lift islamic bank limit malaysia central bank relax restriction foreign ownership encourage islamic banking bank malaysia able sell islamic banking unit limit kind bank remains rhb malaysia thirdbiggest lender already scouting foreign partner new islamic banking unit firm told reuters move put malaysia ahead deadline open sector country deal join world trade organisation set year deadline liberalisation islamic banking also tuesday central bank released growth figure showing malaysia economy expanded growth slowed sharply fourth quarter central bank said expected expansion malaysia changed law allow islamic banking granted licence three middle eastern group along local player mean eight fullyoperational islamic banking group country islamic bank offer service permit modern banking principle sticking islamic law ban payment interest malay make half country population muslim"}
{"document":"Business_148","words":"alfa romeo get gm engine fiat stop making sixcylinder petrol engine sporty alfa romeo subsidiary union italian carmaker said union claim fiat close fiat powertrain plant arese near milan instead source sixcylinder engine general motor fiat yet comment matter union say new engine made gm australia news come week gm pulled agreement buy fiat gm pay former partner fiat bn euro bn âbn get deal could forced buy italian carmaker outright fiat gm also ended fiveyear alliance two joint venture engine purchasing agree continue buying others engine powertrain told today alfa romeo engine longer made arese said union leader vincenzo lilliu reported reuters news agency assembly line dismantled sixcylinder alfa romeo motor replaced engine gm produce australia reuters also said mr lilliu union boss shouted insult fiat chairman luca di montezemolo following meeting tuesday regarding future arese plant union said end engine production facility would mean loss job alfa romeo model bought sixcylinder engine sportwagon gtv gt spider"}
{"document":"Business_149","words":"saab build cadillacs sweden general motor world largest car maker confirmed build new mediumsized cadillac bls lossmaking saab factory sweden car unveiled geneva motor show intended compete mediumsized luxury car market sold said gm europe president carlpeter forster part effort make marque appeal european driver car first cadillac diesel engine gm announcement go way allay fear saab factory closure factory trollhaettan centre rumour gm planned severe cutback troubled european operation group new commitment swedish factory may welcomed group opel worker ruesselsheim germany may face larger proportion gm cut neither announcement seen unalloyed good news sweden since reflects saabs failure make significant inroad lucrative european luxury car market year saab consistently said competing headon bmw mercedes jaguar segment leader agree gm plan build american marque sweden part effort push alternative luxury brand european driver long established upmarket brand even presidential limousine carry badge yet could prove tough cadillac steal market share major europe luxury car maker notably toyota subsidiary lexus enjoyed tremendous success without managing make significant inroad europe german marque mercedes benz bmw retained stranglehold luxury market bringing cadillac production sweden help introduce desperatelyneeded scale saab factory currently produce fewer car per year half major car maker consider sufficient number profitable operation saab losing money fast albeit loss halved âm euro previous year beyond job cut announced last year european operation gm reducing expenditure building saabs opel badged vauxhalls uk cadillacs framework allowing different brand share part another way reduce saabs loss could shift production saabs market driver adopted upmarket european car would remove exposure weak dollar making saabs expensive consumer everyone industry agree would best way forward know five year dollar stronger today chief executive leading european car maker told bbc news current trend towards production stupid said separate announcement gm unveiled new scheme allow european consumer chance test drive opel vauxhall model deploy fleet test car across country inviting potential buyer try vehicle hour follows similar initiative gm gm said wanted change customer perception opel vauxhall car showing quality improved recent year"}
{"document":"Business_15","words":"air passenger win new eu right air passenger unable board flight overbooking cancellation flight delay demand greater compensation new eu rule set compensation euro euro depending length flight new rule apply scheduled charter flight including budget airline airline attacked legislation saying could forced push price higher cover extra cost european commission facing two legal challenge one european lowfare airline association elaa international air transport association iata attacked package bad piece legislation previously passenger could claim euro euro stopped boarding however scheduled flight operator obliged offer compensation case overbooking offer compensation flight cancellation eu decided increase passenger compensation bid deter airline deliberately overbooking flight overbooking often lead bumping passenger moved later flight happens passenger airline offer compensation addition flight cancelled delayed two hour fault airline passenger must paid compensation however airline offer compensation flight cancelled delayed due extraordinary circumstance airline fear extraordinary circumstance may include bad weather security alert strike event outside control eubased airline operator flight take eu adhere new compensation regime came force thursday lowcost airline criticised new compensation level arguing payout could worth ticket preposterous piece legislation among airline fighting ryanair deputy chief executive michael cawley told radio today programme european region airline association eraa claim neither airline consumer consulted change andy clarke eraa director air transport said ec advice misleads customer lead believe airline could liable payouts flight delayed bad weather ec spokeswoman marja quillinanmeiland conceded grey area said big airline making case dispute national enforcement body would decide whether passenger case said new technology mean easier airline take land bad weather added eraas mr clarke also warned airline would comply new rule extra cost would passed onto passenger reckon going cost european air passenger airline airline money paid passenger bn euro thats âbn year loaded onto european passenger mr clarke said thats basically transfer money passenger whose journey disrupted passenger whose journey disrupted wednesday jacques barrot vice president european commission also commissioner transport said change necessary boom air travel need accompanied proper protection passenger right concrete example union benefit people daily life added ec launched information campaign airport travel agency inform airline passenger new right"}
{"document":"Business_150","words":"share hit drug suspension share elan biogen idec plunged monday firm suspended sale new multiple sclerosis drug tysabri patient death new york stock exchange share irelandbased elan lost partner biogen idec shed firm took action death central nervous system disease suspected case condition case cited involved use tysabri avonex biogen idecs existing multiple sclerosis drug company said report rare condition progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy pml patient taking either tysabri avonex alone tysabri approved use last november widely tipped become world leading multiple sclerosis treatment company work clinical investigator evaluate tysabritreated patient consult leading expert better understand possible risk pml two firm said statement outcome evaluation used determine possible reinitiation dosing clinical trial future commercial availability analyst believed product would provide new growth opportunity biogen idec faced increased competition rival avonex elan biggest firm irish stock exchange also expected receive boost new product inquiry elan account brought group close bankruptcy firm rebuilding since share price increasing almost fourfold last year value company tysabri said ian hunter goodbody stockbroker dublin there question mark elan finished biogen fell share uk pharmaceutical firm phytopharm closed penny london stock exchange monday said partner set pull deal experimental alzheimers disease treatment phytopharm said japan yamanouchi pharmaceutical likely end licensing agreement prompting analyst raise question level future cash reserve"}
{"document":"Business_151","words":"bank voted rate change decision keep interest rate hold earlier month passed bank england ratesetting body minute shown one member bank monetary policy committee mpc paul tucker voted raise rate news surprised analyst expected latest minute show another unanimous decision worry growth rate consumer spending behind decision freeze rate minute showed bank latest inflation report released last week noted main reason inflation might fall weaker consumer spending however mpc member paul tucker voted quarter point rise interest rate argued economic growth picking equity credit housing market stronger expected bank minute said risk inflation forecast sufficiently downside keep rate hold latest meeting however minute added member noted increase might warranted due course economy evolved line central projection ross walker uk economist royal bank scotland said surprised dissenting vote made soon said minute appeared trying get market focus possibility rise rate economy pan expect probably going hike rate however added rate increase likely happen later year mpc member likely look sustainable pick consumer spending acting"}
{"document":"Business_152","words":"crude oil price back cold weather across part united state much europe pushed crude oil price barrel first time almost three month freezing temperature heavy snowfall increased demand heating fuel stock low fresh fall value dollar helped carry price mark first time since november barrel crude oil closed new york tuesday opec member said tuesday saw reason cut output although last year peak barrel reached october price well average brent crude also rose london trading adding close much western europe north east america shivering unseasonably low temperature recent day decline dollar fiveweek low euro also served inflate price dollar moved sharply overnight oil following said chris furness senior market strategist cast dollar continues weaken oil obviously higher several opec member said cut production unlikely citing rising price strong demand oil asia agree need cut supply price much fathi bin shatwan libya oil minister told reuters think need cut unless price falling barrel added opec closely watch global stock ensure excessive supply market arrival spring northern hemisphere focus attention stockpile crude gasoline higher time last year heavy stockpile could help force price lower demand eas"}
{"document":"Business_153","words":"house price show slight increase price home uk rose seasonally adjusted february say nationwide building society figure mean annual rate increase uk lowest rate since june annual rate halved since august last year interest rise cooled housing market time number mortgage approval fell january near year low official bank england figure shown nationwide said january house price went month year earlier seeing market collapsing way feared said nationwide economist alex bannister number warning uk housing market may heading downturn four year strong growth november barclays owns former building society woolwich forecast fall property price followed decline last summer economist pricewaterhousecoopers pwc warned house price overvalued could fall price average uk property stand homeowner expect house price rise next six month mr bannister said said growth continued level bank england may increase interest rate current think key bank expects happen housing market always thought would see small rise thought would see small decline house price risen year nationwide said pace increase persists price would rise year december slightly range nationwide predicts evidence slowdown housing market emerged bank england lending figure released tuesday new mortgage loan january fell december bank said past month seen approval fall level last seen bank revealed fewer mortgage approved january month overall mortgage lending rose âbn january marginally âbn rise december"}
{"document":"Business_154","words":"golden rule boost chancellor chancellor gordon brown given âbn boost attempt meet golden economic rule allows borrow investment extra leeway came office national statistic said measuring road expenditure data wrongly past five year come week ahead budget expected general election shadow chancellor oliver letwin said best timing change convenient government review ons found made mistake double counting spending road since correcting error would mean reducing current expenditure increasing net investment thus helping mr brown meet golden rule borrowing invest economic cycle economist speculated might also allow votecatching measure budget change ons increase current budget measure past five year âbn total mr letwin said murky area inevitably suspicion figure fiddled conservative also said mr brown would still forced raise tax general election fill annual âbn black hole nation coffer treasury said would relaxation economic discipline golden rule would met even without data revision january independent institute fiscal study ifs said mr brown would need raise tax get public finance onto track predicted last year budget also said government might narrowly miss golden rule current economic cycle ended ons announcement economist said could also proportionate boost current budget âm none change big picture dramatic deterioration overall fiscal position last four five year said jonathan loynes chief uk economist capital economics accordingly seems likely form fiscal consolidation required due course"}
{"document":"Business_155","words":"macys owner buy rival bn retail giant federated department store buy rival may department store bn âbn deal bring together famous store like macys bloomingdales marshall field creating largest department store chain combined firm operate store across combined annual sale bn two company facing competition like walmart tried merge two year ago talk failed source familiar deal said negotiation two company sped may chairman chief executive gene kahn resigned january part deal federated owner macys bloomingdales assume bn may debt bringing deal total value bn director company approved deal expected conclude third quarter year may struggled compete larger department store group federated retailer walmart federated expects merger boost earnings deal cost bn oneoff charge taken first step toward combining two best department store company america creating new retail company truly national scope presence said terry lundgren federateds chairman analyst see merger rescue deal may without deal may would put bluntly washed said kurt barnard president barnards retail consulting group federated annual sale bn may yearly sale bn"}
{"document":"Business_156","words":"industrial revival hope japan japanese industry growing faster expected boosting hope country retreat back recession industrial output rose adjusted time year january month earlier time retail sale picked faster time since news sent tokyo share eightmonth high investor hoped recovery three quarter contraction seen april nikkei index ended day point yen strengthening dollar yen weaker export normally engine japan economy face weak domestic demand helped trigger contraction final three month last year two previous quarter shrinking gdp exceptionally strong performance early month kept year whole showing decline output figure brought cautiously optimistic response economic official overall see low risk economy falling serious recession said bank japan chief toshihiko fukui despite warning indicator growth number worrying within overall industrial output figure sign pullback export slowdown among bestperforming sector key overseas sale area car chemical electronic good growth better expected picture export early could also one sustained demand electronics also one key improved domestic market product flatscreen tv high demand january"}
{"document":"Business_157","words":"khodorkovsky ally denies charge close associate former yukos bos mikhail khodorkovsky told court fraud charge levelled FALSE platon lebedev trial alongside mr khodorkovsky since june case centring around privatisation fertiliser firm pair claim punished authority political ambition mr khodorkovsky mr lebedev said absurd contradiction case opening defence said could see legal basis charge faced also include allegation tax evasion embarrassment could understand file complaint told moscow court mr lebedev headed menatep group parent company yukos mr lebedev mr khodorkovsky face possible year jail sentence convicted questioned judge next day mr khodorkovsky began testimony last week telling court objected way running normal business presented work criminal fiction charge seen supporter politically motivated part drive russian president vladimir putin rein country superrich business leader socalled oligarch yukos presented bn âbn tax demand russian authority key yugansk division auctioned part settle bill company effort gain bankruptcy protection bid win damage sale dismissed court texas"}
{"document":"Business_158","words":"qatar shell bn gas deal shell signed bn âbn deal middle eastern sheikhdom qatar supply liquid natural gas lng north america europe ukdutch group project qatar state oil firm owning rest agreement latest string deal reached qatar trying make regional leader natural gas oil giant exxonmobil signed bn deal earlier sunday france total expected join exxonmobil scheme dubbed qatargas monday taking million tonne lng year exxonmobil taking million tonne year year end deal shell agreement name qatargas foresees building new facility handle billion cubic foot gas million tonne lng year onwards"}
{"document":"Business_159","words":"india unveils antipoverty budget india boost spending primary school health budget flagged boost ordinary citizen india defence budget also raised bn rupee bn priority finance minister palaniappan chidambaram fight poverty keep government communist ally onside option limited new law make cut budget deficit said would gdp year march country overall deficit thought spending india state territory included fiscal responsibility law mr chidambaram trim deficit percentage point year target say met current year heavy spending poverty reduction mean target deficit mr chidambaram said falling short new law requirement left option press pause button vi vi act said following year though would back track warned may add perilously close limit fiscal prudence room spending beyond mean said coming year reduction meant bringing business india burgeoning service sector tax system restructuring personal tax system although numerous corporate tax duty reduction built budget presenting budget lower house parliament mr chidambaram said indian economy performing strongly inflation reined said india economy grew budget mr chidambaram increased spending primary education bn rupee bn increased spending health bn rupee bn announced bn rupee bn spent building rural infrastructure pledged bn rupee bn tsunami victim increased flow fund agriculture announced package sugar industry addition bn rupee bn spent infrastructure sourced borrowing country foreign exchange reserve keeping budgeted spending control given resilience indian economy possible launch direct assault poverty mr chidambaram said whole purpose democratic government eliminate poverty new indian government led congress party voted power last may pledged introduce economic reform human face finance minister say committed continue reforming india tax system expanding tax base part reform announced duty cut capital good raw material expanded service tax net raised incometax threshold rupee reduced income tax earning le rupee reduced corporate tax rate annual economic survey released friday said india needed ease limit restriction foreign investment reform labour law cut duty apart widening tax base longterm economic growth mr chidambaram pressure communist party focus increasing social spending communist also hostile measure seeking increase foreign investment allow company hire fire employee recent month expressed displeasure government economic reform plan including increasing foreign direct investment telecommunication aviation last budget mr chidambaram pledged billion dollar improving education health service poor well special assistance farmer"}
{"document":"Business_16","words":"china keep tight rein credit china effort stop economy overheating clamping credit continue state medium report curb introduced earlier year ward risk rapid expansion might lead soaring price also fear much stress might placed fragile banking system growth china remains breakneck corporate investment growing year breakneck pace economic expansion kept growth year rapid toolingup china manufacturing sector mean massive demand energy one factor kept world oil price skyhigh year theory government growth target continues insist overshoot mean hard landing shape overbalancing economy low exchange rate china yuan pegged rate dollar seems relentless decline mean chinese export cheap world market china thus far resisted international pressure break link least shift level peg extent credit control seem taking effect industrial output grew year october february inflation slowed although retail sale still booming"}
{"document":"Business_160","words":"gm pay bn evade fiat buyout general motor pay fiat bn euro bn âbn get deal could forced buy italian car maker outright fiat sold gm stake part partnership agreement fiat heavy loss convinced gm whose european operation red back away payoff mean two firm unwind joint venture fiat keep supplying diesel engine money allow reduce debt fiat share milan stock exchange rose gmt euro shot early trading absolute freedom design future said fiat chief executive sergio marchionne analyst said fiat seemed done well deal although prediction expected bn euro payoff fiat get bn euro immediately another follow within day firm italy largest private employer failure reach agreement could severe consequence thousand worker italian economy part gm keen ward criticism deal mistake needed scale europe get cost able working fiat said gm chief executive rick wagoner fiatgm alliance came alternative selling fiat outright germanus car firm daimlerchrysler willing buy firm fiat patriarch gianni agnelli want give control instead gm swapped stake fiat gave fiat put option sell gm rest car maker january july despite alliance fiat failed put back track continuing lose money market share result selloff looked better better italian much worse gm struggling lossmaking european marque opel saab relationship soured fiat sold half finance arm recapitalised halving gm stake"}
{"document":"Business_161","words":"exboeing director get jail term exchief financial officer boeing received fourmonth jail sentence fine illegally hiring top air force aide michael sears admitted guilt breaking conflict interest law recruiting darleen druyun still handled military contract druyun currently serving nine month sentence favouring boeing awarding lucrative contract boeing lost bn government contract pentagon inquiry case contract provide refuelling tanker air force cancelled last year pentagon revealed earlier week would examine eight contract worth bn belief may tainted druyuns role procurement process boeing sacked mr sears druyun november allegation violated company recruitment policy druyun talk mr sears october working boeing still top procurement official within pentagon subsequently joined company january druyun admitted steered multibillion dollar contract boeing favoured company document filed virginia court ahead mr sears sentencing prosecutor blamed boeings senior management failing ask key question legal ethical issue surrounding druyuns appointment mr sears told prosecutor boeing official aware druyun still responsible major procurement decision time discussing job boeing however analyst believe boeing may yet face civil charge arising scandal pentagon investigated contract dating back since allegation druyun came light boeings corporate ethic come scrutiny several occasion recent year boeing sued lockheed martin rival accused industrial espionage contract competition boeing apologised publicly affair although claimed gain unfair advantage pledged improve procedure pentagon subsequently revoked bn worth contract assigned boeing prohibited seattlebased company future rocket work"}
{"document":"Business_162","words":"verizon seal takeover mci verizon takeover battle phone firm mci bid worth bn âbn report say two firm expected seal deal monday morning according news agency report despite thought higher bid qwest telecom market consolidating fast former longdistance giant att bought former subsidiary sbc earlier year bn mci exited bankruptcy april gone bust previous name worldcom bankruptcy followed admission illegally booked expense inflated profit shareholder lost bn company collapsed worker lost job former worldcom bos bernie ebbers currently trial accused overseeing bn fraud qwest come suspicion substandard behaviour paying security exchange commission october settle charge manipulated result keep wall street happy mci us secondbiggest long distance firm att consolidation telecommunication industry picked past month company look cut cost boost client base merger mci verizon would fifth billiondollar telecom deal since october last week sbc communication agreed buy former parent phone trailblazer att bn buying mci would give either qwest verizon access mcis global network businessbased subscriber rationale similar one underpinning sbcs att deal verizon far bigger company successful mobile arm factor may swung board favour since suitor offering mixture cash share"}
{"document":"Business_163","words":"data spark inflation worry wholesale price rose fastest rate six year january according government data new figure show labor department producer price index ppi rose line forecast core producer price exclude food energy cost surged biggest rise since december increasing inflationary concern contrast university michigan barometer retail consumer confidence showed slight dip university index consumer spending fell early february january could indicate fall retail spending public mixed set data friday led volatile early wall street trade dow jones standard poor nasdaq swung positive negative territory economic figure come back increased fear federal reserve chairman may raise interest rate order stifle inflationary pressure fed raising interest rate gradual pace since june attempt make sure inflation get control mr greenspan told congress week central bank guard possibility rebounding economy could trigger stronger inflation pressure ppi would argue greenspan continue raise rate measured pace said joe quinlan chief market stategist bank america capital management michigan survey tell consumer might downshifting little bit term confidence spending could indication consumer spending account economic activity viewed gauge health economy michigan data closely observed however friday overshadowed core ppi core figure surged past month biggest yearonyear gain nine year concern trader might interpret big jump core ppi impetus fed aggressive measured move moving rate said paul cherney chief market analyst standard poor ian shepherdson chief economist high frequency economics said ppi report much le alarming first glance onetime increase alcohol tobacco price indication broad ppi pressure responsible increase said price auto truck also jumped january shepherdson said good bet increase wont stick"}
{"document":"Business_164","words":"yukos sue four firm bn russian oil firm yukos sued four company role last year forced state auction key oil production unit yuganskneftegas yukos claiming bn âbn damage yugansk sold december settle back tax four company named law suit gas giant gazprom unit gazpromneft investment company baikal state oil firm rosneft yukos submitted suit houston filed bankruptcy well suing damage yukos asked court send tax dispute russian government international arbitrator also submitted reorganisation plan part chapter bankruptcy filing clash yukos kremlin came head last year yukos hit bill bn back tax unpaid fine settle bill russia forced yukos sell yuganskneftegas yukos called sale illegal turned court effort regain control oil production business also vowed use legal mean disposal go firm try buy take control asset earlier month sued russian government bn analyst questioned whether court jurisdiction russian company moscow official dismissed yukos legal wrangling meaningless houston bankruptcy judge letitia clark start twoday hearing february hear argument whether court proper forum case threat legal action yukos bankruptcy filing houston effect last year auction however concerned would caught court battle gazprom gazpromneft withdrew auction yuganskneftegas sold littleknown investment firm baikal finance group day later baikal gave control company staterun oil group rosneft bn rosneft meanwhile agreed merge gazprom bringing large chunk russia profitable oil business back state control yukos claim right shareholder ignored punished political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky mr khodorkovsky russia richest man prison charged fraud tax evasion repeatedly denied bail"}
{"document":"Business_165","words":"consumer spending lift growth economic growth accelerated third quarter helped strong consumer spending official figure shown economy expanded annual rate july september period commerce department said figure marked increase growth recorded second quarter fell short rate pencilled forecaster increase reflected biggest jump consumer spending year little softer consensus real surprise said gary thayer economist ag edward son friday growth estimate one last significant piece economic data november presidential election democrat challenger john kerry criticised president george bush handling economy pointing net loss job since mr bush took office analyst said economy still growing fast enough stimulate largescale job creation pretty good growth rate may good enough create enough job said robert brusca chief economist fact opinion economics new york however president bush expected point commerce department figure showing consumer spending grew third quarter second evidence policy generating solid growth consumer spending account two third economic activity weaker expected growth figure make le likely federal reserve raise interest rate next month economist said economy regained traction third quarter growth robust ag edward thayer think mean fed take time raising rate well probably see one rate hike end year effort preempt rising inflation federal reserve pushed three quarterpoint rate rise since june year taking borrowing cost financial market dollar fell slightly euro yen dow jones index leading share little changed"}
{"document":"Business_166","words":"crossrail link get goahead âbn crossrail transport plan backed business group get goahead month according mail sunday say uk treasury allocated âbn bn project talk business group raising rest begin shortly much delayed crossrail link bill would provide fast crosslondon rail link paper say go house common february second reading could follow march weve always said going introduce hybrid bill crossrail spring remains case department transport said sunday jeremy de souza spokesman crossrail said sunday could confirm whether treasury planning invest âbn bill would go parliament however said impetus may provided proximity election new line would go far maidenhead berkshire west london link heathrow canary wharf via city heathrow city would take minute dramatically cutting journey time business traveller reducing overcrowding tube line support mayor london ken livingstone business group government three year argument funded mail sunday financial mail said âbn treasury money earmarked spending âbn instalment"}
{"document":"Business_167","words":"hariri killing hit beirut share share solidere lebanese company founded assassinated former prime minister rafik hariri fell renewed trading beirut real estate firm dominates lebanon stock exchange ended day trader said panic selling friday session first since threeday market closure mourn death mr hariri beirut benchmark blom stock index closed solidere mr hariri major shareholder major drag index company owns much property central beirut restored redeveloped following end lebanon bitter year civil war solidere disaster falling said one trader solidere drop much lower would consider buying opportunity big company held many lebanese critic accused mr hariri using lebanon postwar reconstruction drive personal financial gain assassination monday sent shudder lebanon business community saw billionaire tycoon country best hope economic revival solidere posted profit first half share gaining recent month"}
{"document":"Business_168","words":"small firm hit rising cost rising fuel material cost hitting confidence among uk small manufacturer despite rise output business lobby group cbi say cbi quarterly survey found output risen fastest rate seven year many firm seeing benefit offset increasing expense cbi also found spending innovation training retraining forecast go next year however firm continue scale back investment building machinery cbi said company looking government lessen regulatory load hoping interest rate kept hold smaller manufacturer facing uphill struggle said hugh morgan williams chair cbis sme council manufacturing sector need period longterm stability economy cbi found firm managed increase price first time nine year many said increase failed keep rise cost company surveyed saw order rise saw fall positive balance plus compared minus previous survey firm questioned output volume survey returned balance plus highest rate increase seven year rose plus looking ahead next three month"}
{"document":"Business_169","words":"buyer snap jet airway share investor snapped share jet airway india biggest airline following launch much anticipated initial public offer ipo ipo million share fully sold within minute opening friday analyst expect jet raise least bn rupee âm offering interest jet ipo fuelled hope robust growth india air travel market share offer representing jet equity oversubscribed news agency reuters reported jet founded londonbased travel agent naresh goyal plan use cash buy new plane cut debt company grown rapidly since launched operation overtaking stateowned flag carrier indian airline however face stiff competition rival lowcost carrier jet ipo first series expected share offer indian company year move raise fund help business rapidlygrowing economy"}
{"document":"Business_17","words":"parmalat boast doubled profit parmalat italian food group centre one europe painful corporate scandal reported doubling profit pretax earnings fourth quarter euro âm period le welcome news firm fined euro violated takeover rule five year ago firm sought bankruptcy protection december disclosing bneuro hole account overall company debt close bn euro falling slowly brand wellknown italy overseas continued perform strongly however barely lost revenue since scandal broke crucial factor company future legal unwinding intensely complex financial position tuesday company administrator turnaround expert enrico bondi sued morgan stanley former banker return euro relating bond deal brought number bank mr bondi sued mass legal action could bring much bn euro company also sued former auditor financial advisor damage criminal case company former management proceeding separately"}
{"document":"Business_170","words":"house price suffer festive fall uk house price fell december according figure office deputy prime minister nationally house price rose annual rate december le rise previous month average uk house price fell november reflecting recent land registry figure confirming slowdown late major uk region apart northern ireland experienced fall annual growth december december traditionally quiet month housing market christmas celebration however recent figure land registry showing big drop sale last quarter previous year suggested slowdown could seasonal blip volume sale october december dropped nearly quarter period land registry said although office deputy prime minister odpm land registry figure point slowdown market recent survey nationwide halifax indicated market may undergoing revival registering fall backend halifax said house price rose january nationwide reported rise first month year"}
{"document":"Business_171","words":"deutsche boerse boost dividend deutsche boerse german stock exchange trying buy london rival said boost dividend payment analyst said move aimed winning investor opposed bid london stock exchange critic takeover complained money could better used returning cash shareholder deutsche boerse also said profit three month december euro âm sale climbed euro lifting revenue year record bn euro frankfurtbased deutsche boerse offered âbn bn bn euro london stock exchange rival paneuropean bourse euronext working also bid late monday deutsche boerse said would lift dividend payment euro cent euro cent year earlier whiff sweetener anais faraj analyst nomura told bbcs world business report disgruntled shareholder deutsche boerse complaining money used bid could better placed hand paid dividend mr faraj continued deutsche boerse trying buy sense said"}
{"document":"Business_172","words":"newest eu member underpin growth european union newest member bolster europe economic growth according new report eight central european state joined eu last year see growth united nation economic commission europe unece said contrast euro zone country put lacklustre performance generating growth global economy slow unece forecast due widespread weakness consumer demand warned growth could also threatened attempt reduce united state huge current account deficit turn might lead significant volatility exchange rate unece forecasting average economic growth across european union however total output across euro zone forecast fall due largely faltering german economy shrank last quarter monday germany bdb private bank association said german economy would struggle meet growth target separately bundesbank warned germany effort reduce budget deficit gdp presented huge risk given headline economic growth set fall year publishing economic survey unece said central european country czech republic slovenia would provide backbone continent growth smaller nation cyprus ireland malta would also among continent best performing economy year said uk economy hand expected slow growth falling last year consumer demand remain fragile many europe largest country economy mostly driven growth export view fragility factor domestic growth dampening effect stronger euro domestic economic activity inflation monetary policy euro area likely continue wait see organisation said report global economic growth expected fall despite continued strength chinese economy unece warned attempt bring controlled reduction current account deficit could cause difficulty orderly reversal deficit major challenge policy maker united state economy noted"}
{"document":"Business_173","words":"brewer profit lose fizz heineken carlsberg two world largest brewer reported falling profit beer sale western europe fell flat dutch firm heineken saw annual profit drop warned earnings may also slide danish brewer carlsberg suffered fall profit due waning demand increased marketing cost looking russia china provide future growth western european market largely mature heinekens net income fell euro âm euro year ago blamed weak demand western europe currency loss warned september weakening dollar cut value foreign sale would knock euro operating profit despite dip profit heinekens sale improving total revenue year bn euro bn euro heineken said plan invest euro aggressive highimpact marketing europe heineken also owns amstel murphy stout brand said would also seek cut cost may involve closing brewery heineken increased dividend payment euro cent warned continued impact weaker dollar increased marketing spend may lead drop net profit carlsberg world fifthlargest brewer saw annual pretax profit fall bn danish krone euro beer sale affected sluggish european economy banning smoking pub several european country nevertheless total sale increased bn krone thanks strong sale carlsberg lager russia poland carlsberg optimistic heineken projecting rise net profit year however also plan cut job sweden sale hit demand cheap imported brand remain cautious mediumtolong term outlook revenue growth across western europe host economic social structural reason investment bank merrill lynch said carlsberg"}
{"document":"Business_174","words":"yangtze electric profit double yangtze electric power operator china three gorge dam said profit doubled firm benefited increased demand electricity time power shortage hit city province across country hydroelectricpower generator hurt higher coal cost net income jumped bn yuan âm compared bn yuan sale surged bn yuan bn yuan year earlier figure topped analyst expectation even though rate growth slowed analyst forecast likely decline year rate expansion closer yangtze electric expanding output meet demand driven china booming economy government delayed building number power plant effort rein growth amid concern economy may overheat led energy crunch demand outstripping supply earlier month work halted underground power station supply unit three gorge dam well power station sister xiluodu dam environmental worry total largescale project halted across country similar reason three gorge dam project led half million people relocated drawn criticism environmental group overseas human right activist sister project xiluodu dam built jinshajiang river golden sand upper reach yangtze known"}
{"document":"Business_175","words":"french consumer spending rising french consumer increased spending january figure bodes well country economic growth figure revealed national statistic institute insee added consumer spending january rose yearonyear basis rising sale household equipment behind increase insee also said french consumer price fell january annual basis despite general increase spending january french household bought fewer car january according insee car sale fell january following fall december yearonyear basis sector still saw sale increase consumer spending fuelled france economic growth last quarter analyst expect continue support economy growth remain fragile vulnerable risk like strong rise longterm interest rate tension oil price emmanuel ferry exane bnp paribas told reuters news agency meanwhile italy consumer confidence rose highest level since october economic research group isae said italian consumer confidence rose despite slight deterioration shortterm sentiment"}
{"document":"Business_176","words":"gsk aim stop aid profiteer one world largest manufacturer hivaids drug launched initiative combat smuggling cheaper pill supplied poorer african country back europe resale far higher price company glaxosmithkline alter packaging change colour pill currently provided developing nation humanitarian agreement estimated drug company losing hundred million dollar year result diversion product way sensitive area big drug company want maintain profit put tremendous pressure provide cheap antiaids drug world poorest nation result drug supplied africa thirty time cheaper sold europe bringing medicine within reach million hivpositive african government health care system wide difference price also mean big gain made illegally diverting cheaper drug back wealthier country reselling higher price glaxosmithkline belief coating pill destined africa red dye adding new identification code onto pill packaging trade substantially reduced company say possible identify specific distributor africa resold humanitarian drug profit well supplier europe also involved trade glaxo say distribution newlook drug already begun chemical content identical currently sold europe"}
{"document":"Business_177","words":"optimism remains uk housing uk property market remains robust despite recent slowdown according mortgage lender bradford bingley housebuilder george wimpey bb said buytolet market bank major player would continue grow much faster wider mortgage market comment came reported rise profit âm wimpey reported rise profit âm said recent new home reservation better expected recent housing market survey indicated uk property market cooled recent month several year rapid growth last week figure council mortgage lender cml indicated popularity buytolet mortgage key phenomenon housing boom could waning bb share uk buytolet mortgage market said rate growth moderating sector continues grow rate considerably whole mortgage market overall bb said housing market fundamental remain strong interest rate unemployment likely remain historically low level real household income continue grow housing demand likely outstrip supply mediumterm despite upbeat tone share bb morning trade analyst worried future earnings growth wimpeys profit figure came top expectation number helped buoyant sale offsetting slight slowdown uk wimpey said uk housing market proved challenging last year late summer market general slowed sharply across country showed real improvement autumn added however first seven week year produced promising sign wimpey said visitor level interest period encouraging reservation stronger end expectation share wimpey morning trade"}
{"document":"Business_178","words":"russia wto talk make progress talk russia proposed membership world trade organisation wto making good progress say behind negotiation chairman working party ambassador stefan johannesson iceland warned still lot work done comment came president george bush said backed russian entry said russia make progress government must renew commitment democracy rule law comment come three day due meet president vladimir putin russia waiting decade join wto hope finally become member early decision could reached december wto current member gather summit hong kong would allow earliest date membership january hong kong summit gave approval pinpointing several area difficulty bilateral multilateral work russia said meeting much efficient weve seen time australia said one best meeting recall term substance mr johannesson also said progress bilateral market access side accelerating sticking point membership included limit foreign ownership telecommunication life insurance business well issue surrounding counterfeiting piracy data protection wto member also dislike russia energy price subsidy competitor say give russian business unfair advantage"}
{"document":"Business_179","words":"irish duo could block man utd bid irishman jp mcmanus john magnier stake manchester united reportedly reject formal âm offer club sunday time sunday telegraph say oppose formal âm takeover bid tycoon malcom glazer mr glazer got permission look club account last week irish billionaire mr mcmanus mr magnier said believe âm bid undervalues club prospect mr magnier mr mcmanus hold stake cubic expression investment vehicle power block bid mr glazer financial backer including jp morgan investment bank said wont back bid unless receives backing owner least club share however much speculation irish duo simply think price offered share high enough mr glazer stalking premier league football club since mr magnier mr mcmanus issued statement late friday saying remained longterm investor man utd sunday telegraph say board manchester united also considered management buyout go ahead"}
{"document":"Business_18","words":"india rupee hit fiveyear high india rupee hit fiveyear high standard poor sp raised country foreign currency rating rupee climbed per dollar thursday close currency gained almost past three session sp rate borrower creditworthiness lifted india rating one notch bb indian asset seen le gamble cash expected flow market buoying rupee upgrade positive basically people use excuse come back india said bhanu baweja strategist ubs money moved india first two three week january market like korea thailand upgrade lead reversal india foreign currency rating one notch investment grade start bbb increase put level romania egypt el salvador one level russia"}
{"document":"Business_180","words":"dollar drop reserve concern dollar dropped major currency concern central bank may cut amount dollar hold foreign reserve comment south korea central bank end last week sparked recent round dollar decline south korea bn foreign reserve said plan instead boost holding currency australian canadian dollar analyst reckon nation may follow suit ditch dollar gmt euro day euro per dollar british pound added break level dollar fallen japanese yen trade yen start year currency lost euro final three month fallen record low staged something recovery analyst however pointed dollar inability recently extend rally despite positive economic corporate data highlighted fact many us economic problem disappeared focus country massive trade budget deficit prediction dollar weakness come comment korea came time sentiment towards dollar already softening said ian gunner trader mellon financial tuesday trader asia said south korea taiwan withdrawn bid buy dollar start session mansoor mohiuddin chief currency strategist ubs said sentiment market central bank asia middle east buying euro report last month already showed dollar losing allure currency offered rocksteady return stability compiled central banking publication sponsored uk royal bank scotland survey found nation questioned increasing euro holding cutting back dollar"}
{"document":"Business_181","words":"india russia energy talk india russia work together series energy deal part pact could see india invest bn oil gas project agenda oil gas extraction well transportation deal led russian energy giant gazprom india ongc indian firm also expected hold talk tuesday buying stake asset owned yukos reported keen buying stake oil unit yuganskneftegas former yukos subsidiary controversially sold last year eventually acquired stateowned energy giant rosneft russian medium reported india russia signed memorandum understanding energy cooperation tuesday meeting oil natural gas corporation chairman subir raha gazprom chairman aleksey miller india petroleum minister mani shankar aiyar agreement likely see two company develop refining facility russia india elsewhere organise delivery oil gas petrochemical russia india country across asia ongc could invest gas oil field sakhalin far east russia may also take part joint tender bid project eastern siberia caspian sea india urgently searching fresh energy supply particularly liquefied natural gas domestic demand growing year ongcs mr raha said two could work together joint bid next year current oil gas price cash flow situation good told reuters saying gazprom huge amount gas money investment may go bn period five year russian news agency reported india petroleum minister mr aiyar russian energy minister viktor khristenko would discus future yugansk meeting tuesday ongcs mr raha declined drawn firm reported interest company however stressed ongc interested loanforoil deal connection yugansk similar concluded recently rosneft china national petroleum corporation china problem immediate demand needed oil coastal refinery would like longterm security equity participation thought decision yugansk delayed court decided whether grant yukos bankruptcy protection yukos suing host company involved sale yugansk auctioned pay huge backtax bill also threatened legal action business future commercial dealing former subsidiary"}
{"document":"Business_182","words":"weak data buffet french economy batch downbeat government data cast doubt french economy future prospect official figure showed friday unemployment unchanged last month consumer confidence fell unexpectedly october time finance minister nicolas sarkozy warned high oil price posed threat french growth oil price weigh consumer spending short term potentially confidence said world oil price risen since start year production struggle keep pace soaring demand analyst said french company keen protect profit margin time rising energy cost reluctant take extra staff unemployment figure show main problem french economy growth without improvement employment said marc touati economist natexis banques populaires politician must gut solve structural unemployment thorough reform otherwise five ten year late obligatory employer contribution worker welfare programme mean cost hire staff france many european economy many economist urged government stimulate employment reducing nonwage payroll cost scrapping restriction working hour french statistic agency insee expects economy grow year buoyed strong consumer spending business investment projected eurozone average"}
{"document":"Business_183","words":"business fear sluggish eu economy european leader gather rome friday sign new eu constitution many company focusing matter much closer home namely stay business lille popular tourist destination briton want taste france weekend many tourist look impressively grand victorian chambre de commerce stand beside opera house consider built like town hall many northern english town wealth created coal steel textile like northern england industrial scotland industry long term decline last coal pit closed beckcrespel specialist steel firm armentieres mile lille company laid worker since specialises making bolt fixing power station oil industry many built europe day director hugues charbonnier say pressure factory far east able make output cheaply key market china india business market absolutely global imagine living size business even within enlarged european union would need people perhaps say isnt globalisation hurting law france mean worker paid hour week even though work hour least still steel industry coal totally vanished textile struggling new business attracted enough make difference one reason people great fan eu say frederic sawicki politics lecturer university lille region today unemployment rate area dont see europe kind euro scepticism especially working class say strange lille crossroad europe anywhere benefiting euro euro designed increase trade within eurozone biggest increase trade rest world much trade pass world largest port rotterdam holland home specialist crane maker huisman itrec crane help build oil rig lifted sunken russian submarine kursk sea bed huisman itrec setting factory china cost cheaper main customer closer bos henk addink blame low growth rate europe lack order closer home growth something like china estimating eu le say mr addink blame euro stifling demand much preferred old currency europe moved relation country economic performance germany industry exporting day economy whole mired slow growth high unemployment growth likely peak year britain would bad year germany one best recent year germany making third eurozones economy major problem germany doesnt become powerhouse europe growth across bloc never going strong could however one factory near dutch border thing changing siemens plant boscholt make cordless phone employ staff staff started working extra four hour week extra pay siemens threatened take factory job hungary factory manager herbert stueker say hope increase productivity nearly germany need much reform industry compete place hungary china government reforming labour market cutting generous unemployment system real solution cut wage low skilled worker say helmut schneider director institute study labour bonn university labour costly germany especially low skilled labour main problem could solve problem could cut unemployment half say eu set target efficient economy world four year process target seems away ever"}
{"document":"Business_184","words":"cut price average mark spencer cut price london region average according research city investment bank dresdner kleinwort wasserstein said spite snow uk still feel early cutting price spring merchandise stuart rose head said last year price high bringing range new price point compete midmarket retailer like next said next one ms biggest competitor move may force lower price drkw said cut either clear stock could indicate longer term step change pricing certain area either way cannot good news margin added brought quite lot new clothing new price point part stuart rose strategy quality style price said spokesman many analyst believe february proving difficult month retailer british retail consortium figure due week expected reflect tough trading environment separately investment bank goldman sachs produced reseach showing basket good highstreet average compared higher last year strange week tuesday received statement philip green billionaire bh owner confirming rebidding company followed day mark paulsmeier south african financier issuing press release saying paulsmeier group interested sudden spike ms share price followed however spokesman said sunday evidence mr paulsmeier lined sufficient finance bid also said takeover panel uk financial watchdog financial service authority touch beginning week find knew paulsmeier development"}
{"document":"Business_185","words":"bank loses customer detail bank america revealed lost computer tape containing account detail one million customer federal employee several member senate among affected could vulnerable identity theft senate source say missing tape may stolen plane baggage handler bank gave detail record disappeared said probably misused customer account monitoring account holder would notified unusual activity detected bank official said bank america said tape went missing december shipped backup data centre federal law authority done robust thorough investigation neither would make statement lightly believe tape lost alexandra tower spokeswoman north carolinabased bank told time magazine although evidence criminal activity bank said secret service federal agency whose brief includes investigation serious financial crime said looking loss new york senator charles schumer said told senate rule committee tape probably stolen commercial plane whether identity theft terrorism theft new complicated world baggage handler background check care taken hired increasingly sensitive position democrat senator said detail vermont colleague pat leahys credit card account among missing senator leahys spokeswoman tracy schmaler said military civilian staff defence department among million affected according pentagon spokesman"}
{"document":"Business_186","words":"huge rush jet airway share indian airline jet airway initial public offering oversubscribed time banker said friday bid higher end price range rupee jet airway lowfare airline founded londonbased extravel agent naresh goya control indian domestic airline market sold equity million share bid raise âm price share begin trading agreed weekend banker said demand ipo impressive believe next two year domestic aviation sector promise strong growth even though fuel price could high said hiten mehta manager merchant banking firm fortune financial service india began open domestic airline market previously dominated staterun carrier indian airline jet began flying competitor including air deccan air sahara budget carrier kingfisher airline spicejet planning launch operation may year jet aircraft run scheduled flight daily within india recently government permission fly london singapore kuala lumpur"}
{"document":"Business_187","words":"bank payout pinochet victim bank said donate victim former chilean military ruler augusto pinochets regime madrid court settlement riggs bank put money special fund managed madridbased charity salvador allende foundation help abused victim bank accused illegally concealing gen pinochets asset people killed political reason gen pinochets regime official report say last month court riggs bank pleaded guilty failing report suspicious activity relating account held gen pinochet government equatorial guinea occasion ordered pay fine gen pinochet never put trial human right violation rule despite several highprofile case facing charge relating murder one chilean disappearance nine others also investigated tax evasion tax fraud embezzlement state fund general opponent rejoiced settlement agreed court spanish capital madrid lawyer victim eduardo contreras told reuters news agency demonstrates horror pinochet dictatorship mystery anyone whole world know victim deserve reparation riggs spokesman mark hendrix said settlement detail announced next week opportunity move enables institution put matter behind told reuters settlement follows legal complaint filed bank spanish judge baltasar garzon alleging illegally concealed asset bank agreed create fund victim charge dropped"}
{"document":"Business_188","words":"qwest may spark mci bidding war phone company qwest said table new offer mci losing larger rival verizon setting scene possible bidding war mci accepted bn âbn buyout telecom giant verizon monday rejecting higher offer qwest qwest chairman richard notebaert sent letter mcis board thursday saying plan submit new offer examining verizons bid formerly known worldcom mci longdistance corporate phone firm snapping mci would give buyer access global telecommunication network large number businessbased subscriber share mci electronic trading close new york market qwest said wednesday mci rejected deal worth bn would like advise completed review verizon merger agreement intend submit modified offer acquire mci letter qwest said verizons offer made cash share dividend number investor said undervalues mci verizon plan swap share cash mci share well offering special dividend share company board backed deal regulator still need give approval well trying lure investor promise better return qwest also reckons offer face le regulatory scrutiny verizons takeover would fifth billiondollar telecom deal since october company look cut cost boost client base earlier month sbc communication agreed buy former parent phone trailblazer att bn may concern cash however especially mci emerged bankruptcy protection last april verizon far bigger qwest fewer debt built successful mobile division also mci trading name worldcom became biggest corporate bankruptcy history admitting illegally booked expense inflated profit former worldcom bos bernie ebbers currently standing trial accused overseeing bn fraud qwest meanwhile pay security exchange commission october settle charge massaged earnings keep wall street happy"}
{"document":"Business_189","words":"fiat chief take steering wheel chief executive fiat conglomerate taken daytoday control struggling car business effort turn around sergio marchionne replaced herbert demel chief executive fiat auto mr demel leaving company mr marchionne becomes fourth head business expected make euro bn loss many year fiat underperformed market europe last year seeing flat sale car business made operating loss five last six year forced push back breakeven target management change part wider shakeup business following fiat resolution dispute general motor part major restructuring fiat integrate maserati car company currently owned ferrari within operation ferrari fiat owns majority stake could separately floated stock market either mr marchionne joined company last year said fiat auto principal focus attention made decision take post chief executive auto unit speed company recovery said profound cultural transformation underway following management reorganisation delivered agile efficient structure added although mr marchionne background car industry playing increasing role group activity last year said series new model launched part group recovery plan boosted revenue much hoped car business best known alfa romeo marque expected make loss euro sale expected fall fiat said week exit unprofitable area rental car market mr demel car industry veteran took helm november recruited former fiat chief executive giuseppe morchio mr morchio made bid last year become chairman death president umberto agnelli however rejected founding agnelli family mr morchio subsequently resigned earlier week fiat reached agreement gm dissolve alliance could obliged gm buy italian firm outright gm pay fiat bn part settlement"}
{"document":"Business_19","words":"india widens access telecom india raised limit foreign direct investment telecom company communication minister dayanidhi maran said need fund fastgrowing mobile market government hope increase number mobile user million million need least bn âbn investment part come foreign direct investment said mr maran decision raise limit foreign investor faced considerable opposition communist party give crucial support coalition headed prime minister manmohan singh potential foreign investor however need government approval increase stake beyond mr maran said key position chief executive chief technology officer chief financial officer held indian added analyst investor welcomed government decision positive development carrier investment community looking take longerterm view huge growth indian telecom market said gartners principal analyst kobita desai fdi relaxation coupled rapid local market growth could really ignite interest indian telecommunication industry added ernst young sanjay mehta investment bank morgan stanley forecast india mobile market likely grow year indian mobile market currently dominated four company bharti televentures allied singapore telecom essar linked hong kongbased hutchison whampoa sterling group tata group"}
{"document":"Business_190","words":"consumer drive french economy france economic growth accelerated last three month driven consumer spending report show gross domestic product gdp rose fourth quarter compared previous three month period statistical office insee said expansion pushed annual growth fastest rate two year consumer spending fourth quarter also rebound business investment gave recovery extra shove analyst warned france still facing challenge unlikely keep expanding current pace france still strong economic growth said marc toutai economist natexis banques populaires check figure detail there problem consumer spending still high french household spent saving consume france cant sustain high growth rate without improvement job market there much gap growth employment unemployment level currently stuck proving difficult bring despite government effort another worry demand germany italy two france main trading partner sluggish despite concern analyst pointed france outperforming majority european counterpart economy looking robust previous year well strong domestic demand export climbed fourth quarter biggest increase foreign sale year economic growth seems well balanced said nicolas claquin analyst ccf beginning growth mainly driven consumer spending get contribution investment export though household consumption still strong expect overall economic growth fall percent"}
{"document":"Business_191","words":"regulator rule pain drug food drug regulator decide friday whether recommend sale painkiller linked high risk heart attack stroke food drug administration fda advisory panel give verdict hearing evidence three day painkiller called cox inhibitor sold brand name celebrex vioxx vioxx withdrawn shop last year merck said would consider selling get fda approval fda asked decide benefit patient justify increased risk putting vioxx back shelf likely boost profit merck make easier legal battle people claim injured drug analyst said merck voluntarily stopped sale vioxx september move caused firm fourthquarter earnings slide bn âm bn year earlier mercks share tumbled news company set aside million dollar cover cost vioxxrelated litigation alarm bell rung research note called approve showed risk heart attack stroke doubled patient taking drug least month cox inhibitor developed drug company including merck pfizer cause user fewer stomach problem painkiller pfizer still selling celebrex bextra product though investigation suggested may also harmful heart mercks announcement possible reintroduction vioxx caught analyst surprise mercks head research peter kim said withdrew vioxx based information available time knowing alternative therapy went say thing since changed light new report given new information clear cardiovascular risk observed approve make vioxx unique class similar drug marketed mr kim explained thursday david graham fda office drug safety told advisory panel really doesnt appear need cox inhibitor according calculation presented senate dr graham november vioxx may linked many american death facing stem criticism handling vioxx case fda said tuesday create independent body oversee safety drug already market place european regulator meanwhile ruled thursday patient heart disease stroke take cox inhibitor european medicine agency also said doctor cautious giving drug patient risk factor heart disease"}
{"document":"Business_192","words":"yukos bankruptcy matter russian authority abide court decision taken regard troubled oil giant yukos houston court told legal expert william butler said treaty russia recognise others legal ruling meant moscow would adhere ruling yukos case yukos say court entitled declare bankrupt yugansk unit sold since subsidiary local bank account yukos made surprise chapter bankruptcy filing houston december unsuccessful attempt halt auction yugansk main oil producing unit russian authority yugansk sold help pay bn âbn back tax bill bought bn previously unknown group turn bought statecontrolled oil company rosneft court jurisdiction challenged deutsche bank gazpromneft former unit russian gas monopoly gazprom due merge rosneft deutsche bank maintains case place court yukos asset apart two bank account house houston owned chief finance officer bruce misamore deutsche bank involved case sued yukos agreed loan gazpromneft money bid yugansk bankruptcy judge letitia clark issued injunction december try prevent yugansk sale said rule pretty promptly however anticipate ruling next tuesday yukos claimed sought help forum russian court european court human right either unfriendly offered le protection claimed russia imposed huge tax bill forced sale yugansk part campaign destroy yukos former owner mihkail khodorkovsky facing year prison term russia fraud tax evasion yukos parent company gibraltarbased menatep group suing russia europe bn financial damage company also seeking bn separate lawsuit rosneft gazprom role sale yugansk"}
{"document":"Business_193","words":"borussia dortmund near bust german football club former european champion borussia dortmund warned go bankrupt rescue talk creditor fail company share tumbled said entered lifethreatening profitability financial situation borussia dortmund posted record loss missed rent payment westfallen stadium chief executive gerd niebaum stepped last week creditor pushing greater control share borussia dortmund germany stockmarket listed football club dropped almost euro early afternoon trading fund manager florian hamm borussia dortmund largest investor said would invest money company got greater say run demand better transparency quoted saying germany manger magazin club also faced call appoint executive outside club borussia dortmund posted record loss euro âm month june made loss euro first half current fiscal year said total debt increase euro middle unless restructuring plan pushed bill mismanagement past year said hvb analyst peterthilo halser club appointed auditor recommended number step including deferring rent due stadium suspending debt repayment least fiscal year stephen schechter uk investment banker held talk borussia dortmund possible bond sale said club need capital injection euro need strong people board history club said"}
{"document":"Business_194","words":"postchristmas lull lending uk mortgage lending showed postchristmas lull january indicating slowing housing market lender said council mortgage lender cml building society association bsa said lending sharply cml said gross mortgage lending stood âbn compared âbn january last year bsa said mortgage approval loan approved yet made âbn âbn january time british banker association bba said lending weaker overall bba said mortgage lending rose âbn january far smaller increase âbn seen december return weaker pattern lending seen last month bba added however yearonyear lending comparison striking cml said lending house purchase gross mortgage lending lower yearonyear respectively figure show beyond doubt recent slowdown housing market peter williams cml deputy director said"}
{"document":"Business_195","words":"uk risk breaking golden rule uk government raise tax rein spending want avoid breaking golden rule report suggests rule state government borrow cash invest finance spending project national institute economic social research niesr claim tax need rise âbn state finance put order treasury said plan track funded according niesr government current economic cycle run march unlikely golden rule met cycle end year earlier chance improve either way fiscal tightening needed niesr said report latest call question viability government spending projection earlier month accountancy firm ernst young said chancellor exchequer gordon brown forecast tax revenue optimistic claimed revenue likely âbn estimate end tax year despite economy growing line forecast treasury spokesperson dismissed latest claim saying track meeting spending rule golden rule current cycle beyond spending plan set fully affordable warning possible tax hike niesr report optimistic state uk global economy said recent recordbusting surge oil price would limited effect worldwide expansion saying anything world economy continue grow strongly global gross domestic product gdp tipped year dipping picking continue drive expansion albeit slightly slower rate case japan hinting better time uk exporter niesr said euro zone expected pick speed growth britain also set accelerate forecast despite weak growth third quarter force sustaining upswing remain intact economy expand robustly niesr said adding economy become better balanced next two year export stage recovery gdp expected main cloud horizon niesr said uk much analysed fretted property market"}
{"document":"Business_196","words":"worldcom director end evidence former chief financial officer telecom firm worldcom finished giving evidence trial exboss bernie ebbers scott sullivan admitted juror willing commit fraud meet wall street earnings projection mr ebbers trial fraud conspiracy relation worldcoms collapse pleads guilty mr sullivan spent two day crossexamined lawyer former worldcom chief executive mr ebbers attorney reid weingarten attempted portray mr sullivan liar thursday quizzed decision commit fraud meet analyst profit estimate point time mr sullivan said referring first FALSE entry late knew wrong knew law thought would get short term mr sullivan already pleaded guilty fraud sentenced following mr ebbers trial appearing prosecution witness mr ebbers always insisted unaware hidden shortfall worldcoms finance former finance officer said mr ebbers knew improper accounting entry made conceal soaring expense inflate revenue mr ebbers could face sentence year convicted charge facing worldcoms problem appear begun collapse dotcom boom cut business internet company prosecutor allege company top executive responded orchestrating massive fraud twoyear period worldcom emerged bankruptcy protection known mci monday mci agreed buyout verizon communication deal valued bn"}
{"document":"Business_197","words":"ukraine steel selloff illegal controversial selloff ukrainian steel mill relative former president illegal court ruled mill krivorizhstal sold june âm well offer president viktor yushchenko elected december planning revisit many ukraine recent privatisation krivorizhstal one dozen firm say sold cheaply friend previous administration wednesday prime minister yulia tymoshenko said many firm could included list firm whose sale reviewed mr yushchenko previously said list would limited enterprise business massive corporation tiny shopfront sold since command economy built ukraine part soviet union dismantled analyst suggested government need avoid impression openended list preserve investor confidence thursday ruling district court perchesk overturned previous decision lower court permitting sale consortium auction mill created viktor pinchuk soninlaw formerpresident leonid kuchma rinat akhmetov country richest man next step supreme court annul sale altogether opening way krivorizhstal resold mr yushchenko suggested fair valuation could much bn one foreign bidder lost steel giant lnm told bbc news would interested renewed sale"}
{"document":"Business_198","words":"cairn share new oil find share cairn energy jumped firm said indian oilfield larger previously thought cairn said drilling northwest development site rajasthan produced strong result company also said believed development area would able produce oil year cairn share price rose last year number oil find share hit december following disappointing drilling update december share fall mean cairn still danger relegated ftse index reshuffled next month cairn share closed penny thursday christmas cairn revealed drilling north field rajasthan disappointing caused share lose one day however thursday group said belief path oil area actually moved west proved correct area need appraisal drilling look strong dr mike watt head exploration said chief executive bill gammell added progress rajasthan better feel cairn made discovery granted extension drilling licence january indian authority firm applied month extension scout oil outside main development area includes mangala aishwariya field cairn previously announced major discovery also said production field across globe likely surpass level seen"}
{"document":"Business_199","words":"georgia plan hidden asset pardon georgia offering oneoff tax amnesty people hid earnings regime former president eduard shevardnadze country new president mikhail saakashvili said anyone willing disclose wealth pay income tax measure designed legitimise previously hidden economic activity boost georgia flagging economy georgia black market estimated twice size legal economy mr saakashvili elected president january mr shevardnadze toppled urged georgian parliament approve amnesty soon possible one series proposal designed tackle corruption rampant shevardnadze era boost georgia fragile public finance new government encouraging company pay tax scrapping existing corruption investigation destroying tax record january three day president saakashvili elected people money afraid show president told government session documentation money came doesnt exist former entirely warped regime earning capital honestly possible declaring asset paying oneoff tax people would able legalise property mr saakashvili stressed one right check money origin money must go back economy amnesty extend people made money drug trafficking international money laundering criminal investigation case thought involve georgian business continue mr saakashvili accused shevardnadze regime toppled popular uprising november allowing bribery flourish georgia economy desperate condition half population living poverty line many surviving income le three euro day unemployment rate around country bn public debt"}
{"document":"Business_2","words":"dollar gain greenspan speech dollar hit highest level euro almost three month federal reserve head said trade deficit set stabilise alan greenspan highlighted government willingness curb spending rising household saving factor may help reduce late trading new york dollar reached euro thursday market concern deficit hit greenback recent month friday federal reserve chairman mr greenspans speech london ahead meeting finance minister sent dollar higher earlier tumbled back worsethanexpected job data think chairman taking much sanguine view current account deficit he taken time said robert sinche head currency strategy bank america new york he taking longerterm view laying set condition current account deficit improve year next worry deficit concern china however remain china currency remains pegged dollar currency sharp fall recent month therefore made chinese export price highly competitive call shift beijing policy fallen deaf ear despite recent comment major chinese newspaper time ripe loosening peg meeting thought unlikely produce meaningful movement chinese policy meantime federal reserve decision february boost interest rate quarter point sixth move many month opened differential european rate halfpoint window believe could enough keep asset looking attractive could help prop dollar recent fall partly result big budget deficit well us yawning current account gap need funded buying bond asset foreign firm government white house announce budget monday many commentator believe deficit remain close half trillion dollar"}
{"document":"Business_20","words":"call centre user lose patience customer trying get call centre getting impatient quicker hang survey suggests past welcome message caller average hang second listening canned music drop patience come number call call centre growing rate every year customer getting used idea always available society say cara diemont firm dimension data commissioned survey however call centre also saw sharp increase customer simply abandoning call say record last year automated phone message system taken equation customer pick way multiple option message number abandoned call even higher sixth caller give rather wait one possible reason lack patience diemont say fact customer calling move using mobile phone surge customer trying get call centre also reflection centre growing range task call centre may looked mortgage agent may also responsible credit card insurance current account diemont say problem occurring increased responsibility going handinhand training survey found dimension data call alarming development average induction time call centre worker fell last year day leaving agent equipped deal customer diemont warns scary good bottom line either poor training frustrates call centre worker customer result call centre high churn rate nearly quarter worker throwing towel every year turn force company pay training new staff resolution rate number call customer query resolved mutual satisfaction running query passed second third person specialist manager rate rise still well industry target resolution rate suggestion outsourcing relocating call centre lowcost country like india south africa blame wrong diemont say big difference wait time call resolution call centre based europe north america developing country around world make call centre perform anywhere good management right process place say however company decide offshore operation driven cost consideration say saving money main consideration closing domestic call centre operation half argue worker country offer better skill money everybody belief outsourcing offshoring solution nearly twothirds firm polled survey plan offshore call centre give three key reason making move call centre operation part business core function worried risk going abroad fear damage brand join offshoring drive survey conducted sunovate behalf dimension data based indepth questionnaire call centre country five continent experience call centre happy listen vivaldi greensleeves want immediate response work call centre training prepare job"}
{"document":"Business_200","words":"cuba wind back economic clock fidel castro decision ban cash transaction dollar cuba turned spotlight cuba ailing economy conversion dollar cuba convertible peso november subject tax cuban citizen receive money overseas foreign visitor change dollar cuba affected critic measure argue step backwards reflecting cuban president desire increase control economy clamp private enterprise live television broadcast announcing measure president castro chief aide said necessary united state increasing economic aggression ten percent obligation applies exclusively dollar virtue situation created new measure government suffocate country said bush administration taken increasingly harsh line cuba recent month president bush government strong supporter yearold trade embargo cuba introduced even tighter restriction cuba may cuban living limited one visit cuba every three year send money immediate relative leading expert cuban economy say castro tax plan smack desperate economic measure political gesture think primarily effort raise cash say jose barrionuevo head strategy latin american emerging market barclays capital underscore fact economy bad shape government looking source revenue tax hit family cuban exile hardest benefit money displaced relative send home money known remittance amount much bn year remaining cuba pay tax relative abroad may choose send money currency subject tax euro increase dollar payment compensate however many cuban poorest citizen could worse result tax also affect two million tourist visit cuba every year particularly american continue defy ban travel cuba tourist industry one economic success story last ten year according un economic commission latin america worth bn country tax designed provide muchneeded revenue cuba cashstrapped economy cuba badly need dollar pay essential item food fuel medicine much cuba basic infrastructure state disrepair recent week cuba suffered serious power cut decade also water shortage part island cuba economy staged modest recovery mid collapse soviet union forced embrace foreign capital decentralise trade permit limited private enterprise however decline foreign tourism since periodic hurricane increasing cost importing oil put strain economy however yet seen tax provide solution government economic problem tax could fuel active black market currency trading mr barrionuevo said main impact could create black market typically see country like venezuela restriction capital say mr barrioneuvo say measure could dropped damaging effect economic activity intended permanent measure sure last long"}
{"document":"Business_201","words":"novartis hit acquisition trail swiss drugmaker novartis announced bn euro bn âbn purchase make sandoz unit world biggest generic drug producer novartis last month forecast record sale said bought germany hexal also acquired hexals affiliate eon lab offered buy remaining share novartis said would able make cost saving year following acquisition novartis share rose swiss franc early trading deal see novartis sandoz business overtake israel teva pharmaceutical world biggest maker generic based figure newly merged producer would sale bn company estimated novartis said would merge number department adding may job cut strong growth outlook sandoz create job expected partially compensate necessary reduction work force firm said statement generic drug chemically identical expensive branded rival producer sandoz copy branded product usually patent protection expires sell cheaply pay research development cost generic drugmakers worldwide analyst predicted consolidation market call fragmented however analyst initially convinced deal expensive acquisition birgit kuhlhoff sal oppenheim investment bank told reuters find strange making acquisition exactly market suffered price pressure"}
{"document":"Business_202","words":"mci shareholder sue stop bid shareholder phone firm mci taken legal action halt bn âbn buyout telecom giant verizon hoping get better deal lawsuit filed friday qwest communication earlier offer mci rejected said would submit improved bid mcis director backed verizon despite tabling le money accused breaching fiduciary duty depriving mci shareholder maximum value according legal paper filed delaware court verizon set pay unconscionable unfair grossly inadequate sum mci formerly known worldcom qwest said wednesday mci rejected deal worth bn number large mci shareholder expressed unhappiness decision saying verizons offer made cash share dividend undervalued company friday lawsuit argues verizon offer make provision future growth prospect consolidation phone industry put premium mcis network asset client mcis director argued verizon bigger qwest fewer debt built successful mobile division chief executive michael capella spent last week meeting shareholder effort win backing investor thennamed worldcom lost million company filed bankruptcy following accounting scandal however firm renamed mci put operation order emerged bankruptcy protection last april longdistance corporate phone firm would provide buyer access global telecommunication network large number businessbased subscriber mci share jumped friday hitting highest level since april amid speculation would focus bidding war takeover mci would fifth billiondollar telecom deal since october company look cut cost boost client base earlier month sbc communication agreed buy former parent phone pioneer att bn"}
{"document":"Business_203","words":"standoff deutsches lse bid deutsche boerse investor unhappy london stock exchange bid chance throw exchange management may reuters say sunday time reported hedge fund tci atticus planning demand removal group chairman chief executive deutsche boerse told news agency reuters move would wait may annual general meeting investor want deutsche return cash shareholder rather bid longterm investor experienced removing management scared take conclusion time atticus david slager told sunday time however deutsche boerse told reuters tcis request removal supervisory board considered annual general meeting may sunday time reported tci drawing list heavyweight executive replace deutsches chairman rolf breuer chief executive werner seifert group owns deutsche enough demand extraordinary general meeting call shareholder oust german exchange management german law deutsche need investor backing make takeover bid tci atticus opposed lse bid time saying would destroy shareholder value would better spent share buyback deutsche competition paneuropean bourse euronext take london exchange many commentator suggested bidding war two could break however move would wait march office fair trading completes investigation competition aspect pair takeover proposal"}
{"document":"Business_204","words":"bush outline toughest budget president bush send toughest budget proposal date congress seeking large cut domestic spending lower deficit federal program could cut axed altogether part trillion trillion package aimed curbing giant budget deficit defence spending rise however proposal exclude cost continuing military operation iraq vicepresident dick cheney said budget tightest far heart administration fifth budget presented congress monday austere package domestic measure would see discretionary spending rise projected level inflation belttightening designed tackle massive budget deficit increase president bush first term mr cheney admitted budget toughest bush presidency argued fair responsible something done meat axe suddenly turning back needy people society said war iraq afghanistan increased expenditure national security recession wiped budget surplus inherited president bush turned record deficit shortfall projected rise bn education environmental protection transport initiative set scaled back first step towards reducing deficit bn controversially government seeking cut medicaid budget provides health care nation poorest bn reduce farm subsidy spending defence homeland security set increase although much originally planned president bush proposal would see pentagon budget rise bn bn homeland security would get extra bn budget include cost running military operation iraq afghanistan administration expected seek extra bn congress later year also featuring proposal cost funding administration radical proposed overhaul social security provision expects believe could require borrowing bn trillion twenty year period despite republican holding majority house congress proposal fiercely contested next month john mccain republican senator said pleased administration prepared tackle deficit deficit running glad president coming austere budget said however democratic senator kent conrad said proposal exposed country huge financial commitment beyond cost everything president bush advocate explodes said"}
{"document":"Business_205","words":"orange colour clash set court row colour orange could hit court mobile phone giant orange launched action new mobile venture easyjets founder orange said starting proceeding easymobile service trademark infringement easymobile us easygroups orange branding founder stelios hajiioannou pledged contest action move come two side failed come agreement six month talk orange claim new lowcost mobile service infringed right regarding use colour orange could confuse customer known passing brand right associated extremely important orange said statement absence firm commitment easy left choice start action trademark infringement passing however mr hajiioannou plan launch easymobile next month vowed fight back saying nothing afraid court case right use corporate colour become famous last year easyjet founder also said planned add disclaimer easygroup website ensure customer aware easymobile brand connection orange new service latest venture easygroup includes chain internet cafe budget car rental intercity bus service easymobile allow customer go online order sim card airtime rented tmobile existing handset"}
{"document":"Business_206","words":"standard life cut policy bonus standard life europe largest mutual life insurer cut bonus withprofit policyholder annual bonus rate withprofits life policy cut bonus pension policy reduced sixth time three year standard life made cut bonus rate despite rise value withprofits fund insurer blamed cut poor share return low interest rate withprofits policy designed smooth peak trough stock market volatility profit made good year kept reserve pay investor annual bonus even stock market performs badly slumping share price throughout forced firm trim bonus rate policy standard life came criticism sticking stock market investment insurer argued share outperformed investment long term policyholder would feel benefit stock market recovered recently norwich union axa sun life cut withprofit bonus rate john gill managing director insurer life pension division said strong stock market recovery past two year partly compensated loss addition low interest rate meant longterm investment return well historic level mr gill added however mr gill maintained withprofits continued perform well long term payouts continue stand well type longterm investment similar period said standard life estimated million withprofits policyholder last year company announced looking float stock market"}
{"document":"Business_207","words":"emi share hit profit warning share music giant emi sunk firm issued profit warning following disappointing sale delay two album release emi said music sale year march fall year profit set lower analyst expected blamed poor sale since christmas delay release new album coldplay gorillaz gmt monday emi share penny emi said two major album scheduled release end financial year march one coldplay one gorillaz release date put back emi music sale particularly reorder january also lower anticipated expected continue february march company added therefore full year constant currency emi music sale expected lower prior year company said expected profit âm alain levy chairman chief executive emi music described performance disappointing added remained optimistic future trend industry physical music market showing sign stabilisation many part world digital music form continues develop rapid pace said commenting delay release coldplay gorillaz album mr levy said creating marketing music exact science cannot always coincide reporting period rescheduling recent softness disappointing change view improving health global recorded music industry added paul richards analyst numis security said market would focusing slump music sale rather timing two album unusual see much downgrade phasing said"}
{"document":"Business_208","words":"china shanda buy stake sina chinese online game operator shanda interactive entertainment bought stake sina country biggest internet portal firm move may precursor full takeover analyst saying betterknown international firm may also show interest sina shanda said may boost stake sina even buying outright merger would create firm offer online roleplaying game news entertainment wireless messaging sina said purchase stake shanda would impact business board director said statement would continue act best interest company stakeholder including shareholder employee customer company listed new york stock exchange nyse technologydominated nasdaq index filing security exchange commission sina said share purchased january february rumour possible takeover boosted sinas share friday added extra electronic trading trading session finished may gain amid bid speculation trading resume new york tuesday monday public holiday analyst forecast could still potential party could still counter bid said wallace cheung analyst db vickers even though shanda sina still quite long way take full control however mr cheung noted foreign company trying take control chinese internet portal firm ability filter pas news may viewed favourably beijing"}
{"document":"Business_209","words":"mixed reaction man utd offer share manchester united noon monday following new offer malcolm glazer board man utd expected meet early week discus latest proposal tycoon value club âm bn manchester united revealed sunday received detailed proposal mr glazer senior source club told bbc time different board obliged consider deal man utd supporter club urged club reject new deal manchester united past present footballer eric cantona ole gunnar solskjaer club manager sir alex ferguson lent backing supporter group shareholder united spoken bid spokesman supporter club said cant see difference compared mr glazer previous proposal âm le debt isnt bringing money club hell use money buy mr glazer latest move led mr glazer two son avi joel according financial time proposal received david gill uniteds chief executive end last week pitched share david cummings head uk equity standard life investment said believed well funded share bid would enough mr glazer take control club think anything manchester united fan told bbc complain curtain may want going get tycoon wooing club last month approached united board detailed proposal confirmed mr glazer owns tampa bay buccaneer team hope lead formal bid accepted believed increased amount equity new proposal though clear much proposal succeed need support uniteds largest shareholder irish horseracing tycoon jp mcmanus john magnier united cubic expression investment vehicle mr glazer family hold stake yet known whether mr mcmanus mr magnier would support glazer bid nm rothschild investment bank advising mr glazer according financial time previous adviser jpmorgan quit last year mr glazer went ahead voted appointment three united director board advice ft said thought jp morgan may still role financing mr glazer latest financial proposal"}
{"document":"Business_21","words":"rank set sell film unit leisure group rank could unveil plan demerge film service unit sell medium business report claim rank formerly famous carry series expose shakeup announcement result friday sunday telegraph reported advisor goldman sachs understood valued demerged deluxe film unit âm report added speculation possible shakeup mounted since rank announced study possible demerger september since mike smith appointment chief executive group focused fewer business embarked major costcutting programme seen dispose number business including odeon cinema chain pinewood studio move left group three core division gaming hard rock deluxe film provides technical service hollywood studio rank aim concentrate gaming bar hotel business including extending hard rock brand casino trial success also owns deluxe medium make distributes dvd video however business seen le successful last year made profit âm turnover âm expert suggest success moving dvd vhs video could make attractive target private equity buyer spokesman firm refused comment report said result demerger study likely set unveiled result friday analyst predict firm likely report slight drop annual pretax profit âm âm last year formed firm leading uk film producer cinema owner many year diversified range leisure activity mainly uk including hotel roadside service area holiday centre owns grosvenor casino mecca bingo chain hard rock cafe country"}
{"document":"Business_210","words":"gold fall imf sale concern price gold fallen international monetary fund imf said look way using gold reserve provide debt relief revaluing holding imf may able sell billion dollar gold use cash cancel debt owed world poorest nation plan put forward finance minister weekend price gold fell ounce asia rebounding slightly early european trading imf bos rodrigo rato asked minister carry study feasibility revaluing selling gold reserve expected present conclusion imf meeting washington april whatever happens market going disconcerted back foot april imf meeting said john reade analyst ubs imf value gold reserve ounce price fixed tenth metal current market value imf tonne gold ounce bringing book price gold line market value would boost imf balance sheet giving money distribute idea put forward seems committed political drive address issue global poverty first time mention use gold communiqu achieving debt relief said uk chancellor exchequer gordon brown meeting london finance minister backed plan write debt owed world poorest country mr brown said meeting would remembered debt relief summit debt relief seems jumped top global agenda everyone convinced selling imf gold best way forward veto plan sell imf gold choose said looking way solving problem convinced thats necessary way said treasury secretary john taylor canada key gold producer also expressed reservation"}
{"document":"Business_211","words":"electronics firm eye plasma deal consumer electronics giant hitachi matshushita electric joining force share develop technology flat screen television tieup come world top producer contend falling price intense competition two japanese company collaborate research development production marketing licensing said agreement would enable two company expand plasma display tv market globally plasma display panel used large thin tv replacing oldstyle television display market highdefinition television split model using plasma display panel others manufactured like sony samsung using liquidcrystal display lcd deal enable hitachi matsushita make panasonic brand product develop new technology improve competitiveness hitachi recently announced deal buy plasma display technology rival fujitsu effort strengthen presence market separately fujitsu announced monday quitting lcd panel market transferring operation area japanese manufacturer sharp sharp inherit staff manufacturing facility intellectual property fujitsu plasma panel market seen rapid consolidation recent month price consumer electronic good component fallen samsung electronics sony among company working together reduce cost speed new product development"}
{"document":"Business_212","words":"mg rover china tieup delayed mg rover proposed tieup china top carmaker delayed due concern chinese regulator according financial time paper said chinese official irritated rover disclosure talk shanghai automotive industry corp october proposed deal seen crucial safeguarding future rover longbridge plant west midland however growing fear deal could result job loss observer reported sunday nearly half workforce longbridge could threat deal go ahead shanghai automotives proposed âbn investment rover awaiting approval owner shanghai city government national development reform commission oversees foreign investment chinese firm according ft regulator annoyed rover decision talk publicly deal intense speculation ensued mean rover future result hope approval deal may fasttracked disappeared paper said continued speculation viability rover longbridge plant falling sale unfashionable model according observer job total workforce could lost deal go ahead paper said chinese official believe cutback required keep mg rover cost line revenue also said production new model joint venture would take least eighteen month neither rover shanghai automotive commented report"}
{"document":"Business_213","words":"bank bos hail genius smith federal reserve chairman alan greenspan given speech scottish church honour pioneering economist adam smith delivered th adam smith lecture kirkcaldy fife adam smith lecture celebrates author wealth nation became bible capitalism dr greenspan invited chancellor gordon brown whose minister father john used preach st bryce kirk church mr brown introduced dr greenspan invited guest world greatest economist dr greenspan uk attend meeting london said world could never repay debt gratitude owed smith whose genius compared mozart said philosopher towering contributor modern world kirkcaldy birthplace adam smith extension modern economics also course chancellor reared led ponder extent chancellor renowned economic financial skill result exposure subliminal intellectenhancing emanation area continued smith reached far beyond insight predecessor frame global view market economics emerging worked supported change societal organisation measurably enhance standard living dr greenspan said smith revolutionary philosophy human selfinterest laissezfaire economics competition force good world incredible insight handful intellectual enlightenment especially smith toiling environs kirkcaldy created modern vision people free choose act according individual selfinterest said following lecture dr greenspan received honorary knighthood queen balmoral awarded honorary fellowship royal society edinburgh later opened exhibition dedicated smith atrium fife college higher education joyce johnston principal college said fitting world premier economist delivered lecture tribute world first economist dr greenspan became chairman federal reserve unprecedented fifth term june step january next year served president george bush bill clinton george bush ronald reagan also chairman council economic advisor gerald ford"}
{"document":"Business_214","words":"economy strong election year uk business set prosper next month could trigger interest rate rise according report optimism highest since business reap benefit continuing rise public spending say researcher bdo stoy hayward bank england expected keep rate hold week could go later year rate likely rise anticipated general election may bdo optimism index leading indicator gdp growth two quarter ahead edged january october rise due part increase public spending increased merger acquisition activity thing blighting business optimism year uncertainty associated general election bdo said bdos output index predicts gdp movement quarter advance remained january implying gdp growth second quarter however output index held back recent interest rate rise sterling strength dollar high oil price group noted inflation index risen continuously last month climbed january october last year uk looking strong going general election business need prepare jolt ahead bank england reacts growth inflationary pressure said peter hemington partner bdo stoy hayward growth probably slow end likely see higher interest rate sharp drop demand product service"}
{"document":"Business_215","words":"sec rethink postenron rule stock market watchdog chairman said willing soften tough new corporate governance rule ease burden foreign firm speech london school economics william donaldson promised several initiative european firm protested law introduced enron scandal make wall street listing costly regulator said foreign firm may get extra time comply key clause sarbanesoxley act act come force mid obliges firm stock market listing make declaration critic say add substantially cost preparing annual account firm break new law could face huge fine senior executive risk jail term year mr donaldson said although act provide exemption foreign firm security exchange commission sec would continue sensitive need accomodate foreign structure requirement disagree intention act obliges chief executive sign statement taking responsibility accuracy account european firm secondary listing new york objected arguing compliance cost outweigh benefit dual listing act also applies firm shareholder situation many firm without listing could find shareholder threshold drawn anger effectively block obvious remedy delisting mr donaldson said sec would consider whether new approach deregistration process foreign firm unwilling meet requirement seek solution preserve investor protection without turning market one exit said revealed staff already weighing merit delaying implementation act least popular measure section foreign firm seen particularly costly implement section obliges chief executive take responsibility firm internal control signing compliance statement annual account sec already delayed implementation clause smaller firm including one market capitalisation âm delegation european firm visited sec december press change financial time reported led digby jones director general uk confederation british industry cbi included representative basf siemens cadbury schweppes compliance cost already believed making firm wary listing air china picked london stock exchange secondary listing bn âm stock market debut last month also rumour two chinese staterun bank china construction bank bank china abandoned plan multibillion dollar listing new york later year instead cost sarbanesoxley persuaded stick single listing hong kong according press report china"}
{"document":"Business_216","words":"nissan name successor ghosn nissan named lifetime employee run operation carlos ghosn highly successful bos take charge renault chief operating officer toshiyuki shiga run nissan daily basis although mr ghosn masterminded recovery remain chief executive mr ghosn become chairman chief executive renault owns japanese carmaker april mr ghosn transformed nissan fastgrowing profitable business mr shiga nominally serve mr ghosns deputy however nissan senior japanbased executive charge firm global sale marketing currently charge nissan operation across asia australasia credited significantly improving sale china inherit strong legacy mr ghosn overseen dramatic turnaround nissan fortune past five year dubbed le cost killer pushing huge cost cut previous job mr ghosn reduced nissan overhead trimmed workforce taking charge action helped nissan turn bn yen bn loss bn yen bn profit following year tenure nissan increased market share made significant stride key export market nissan aim increase vehicle sale four million launching new model process new job renault chief executive mr ghosn devote time renault nissan rest group activity north america key market mr ghosn said mr shigas appointment would ensure seamless transition management need leadership team capable accelerating performance delivery result characterized nissan past six year mr ghosn said full confidence toshiyuki shiga new leadership team help implement next chapter nissan growth nissan also announced number management appointment promotion several younger executive"}
{"document":"Business_217","words":"ukraine trim privatisation check ukraine review dozen state asset sale country new administration tackle corruption figure announced president viktor yushchenko le case mentioned last week cover many biggest deal ukraine recently ousted longserving leader leonid kuchma said want closer european union link separate statement eu said back ukraine entry world trade organisation comment came viktor yushchenko prepared head brussels meet president george bush north atlantic treaty organisation nato leader nonnato member leader invited attend summit mr yushchenko recently defeated moscowbacked presidential candidate prime minister viktor yanukovych poll made secret wish fight corruption make ukraine transparent earlier month new prime minister yulia tymoshenko said many firm may privatisation put spotlight comment raised concern among number investor mr yushchenko seen monday trying soothe frayed nerve acknowledge business ukraine shaped privatisation carried according law mr yushchenko said monday trust business want defend law continued adding review would focus dozen company hundred thousand cited last year sale ukrainian steel producer krivorizhstal one raised concern sold june consortium included viktor pinchuk soninlaw formerpresident kuchma rinat akhmetov country richest man âm despite higher offer viceprime minister oleg rybachuk called eu recognise step ukraine taking fearing country rewarded effort may backlash closer relation brussels said understood ukraine ready eu membership country needed see progress topic trade visa requirement deserve honest response mr rybachuk told associated press interview understand difficulty refuse understand double standard ukraine may find sympathetic ear brussels eu reiterated support ukraine fast accession wto possible would like happen time year said claude veronreville spokesman eu trade commissioner peter mandelson said much american feel important pull together ukraine allowed wto mr yushchenko careful turn back russia border country east saying important maintain pragmatic tie moscow russia ukraine eternal strategic partner mr yushchenko said"}
{"document":"Business_218","words":"absa barclays talk continue south africa biggest retail bank absa said still talk uk bank barclays sale majority stake group november absa said close striking deal barclays group said barclays still waiting approval south africa banking competition authority make formal offer absa also announced expects see earnings grow current financial year discussion barclays continuing shareholder advised agreement reached offer made barclays acquire majority stake absa absa said statement barclays buy stake absa one largest foreign investment south africa recent year absa currently market value bn âbn analyst said absas earnings forecast better expected however company warned headline earnings growth would trimmed four percentage point share option black economic empowerment transaction staff share incentive scheme south african group release result year march may"}
{"document":"Business_219","words":"rescue hope borussia dortmund share struggling german football club borussia dortmund slipped monday despite club agreeing rescue plan creditor friday club posted record loss racked debt said last week lifethreatening profitability financial situation creditor agreed friday suspend interest payment news deal boosted share club friday stock slipped back monday morning addition interestpayment freeze borussia dortmund also get shortterm loan help pay salary estimated need almost euro âm end june pay bill football club hoping creditor agree defer rent payment westfalen stadium borussia official met almost bank involved financing friday weekend three creditor yet agree deal struck last week march one creditor property investment fund molsiris owns club stadium hold agm discus rescue plan chief executive gerd niebaum stepped last week creditor pushing greater say club run borussia dortmund also facing call appoint executive outside club club posted record loss euro month june adding woe borussia dortmund beaten bayern munich saturday"}
{"document":"Business_22","words":"sluggish economy hit german job number people work europe largest economy risen tenth straight month growth remains stubbornly slow german unemployment rose november million people workforce seasonally adjusted rise showed smaller rise expected government measure encourage job creation began take effect official said stagnant growth still stifling job market clear sign revival domestic demand said frankjuergen weise head federal labour agency statement growth third quarter still insufficient deliver positive momentum labour market high oil price soaring euro damage competitiveness exporter also negative effect said brunt unemployment still felt eastern part germany rate unemployment stuck million year government chancellor gerhard schroeder put job creation top agenda controversial package measure shake incentive get back work paid cutting cherished benefit sparked anger among german worker strike number industry notably among country iconic carmaker demonstrated displeasure well fear job loss outsourcing take hold among new initiative socalled oneeuro job top unemployment benefit scheme formal launch january hirings position already taking place affecting unemployment statistic economist said deterioration labour market come surprise said isabelle kronawitter hypovereinsbank job creation measure probably prevented stronger increase seasonally adjusted number"}
{"document":"Business_220","words":"standard life concern lse bid standard life latest shareholder deutsche boerse express concern german stock market operator plan buy london stock exchange said deutsche boerse show planned âbn bn offer lse good shareholder value report say standard life owns stake deutsche boerse may seek shareholder vote issue fellow shareholder usbased hedge fund atticus capital ukbased tci fund management also expressed doubt deutsche boer supervisory board approved possible takeover lse despite sign opposition investor onus deutsche boer management demonstrate purchase lse creates value shareholder strategy buyback said richard moffat investment director uk equity standard life investment atticus capital holding deutsche boerse want buy back share rather buy lse tci hold made request extraordinary shareholder meeting held vote replacing company entire supervisory board also demanded shareholder consulted proposed acquisition whether operator frankfurt stock exchange return âm shareholder instead december deutsche boerse also owns derivative market eurex clearing firm clearstream put informal offer penny per lse share table however lse said cash offer undervalued business benefit tieup since improved offer deutsche boerse anticipated management continued talk lse chief executive clara furse london exchange also holding talk deutsche boer rival euronext operates amsterdam brussels lisbon paris exchange well londonbased international derivative market liffe"}
{"document":"Business_221","words":"bp surge ahead high oil price oil giant bp announced rise annual profit bn âbn back record oil price last week rival shell reported annual profit bn record profit uklisted company bp added increasing fourthquarter dividend cent would continue share buyback bp chief executive lord browne said result strong operationally financially company earning hour despite record annual profit figure bps performance expectation city analyst however bps share price rose nearly morning trading profit rise year included profit bn âbn final three month bn year ago third quarter speaking bbcs today programme tuesday lord browne said profit solely high oil price alone profit price oil said lord browne pointed bp reaping benefit investment oil exploration spent many year buying asset price low said company made new discovery egypt gulf mexico angola however lord browne rejected call windfall tax company huge profit saying north sea paid progressively tax profit made lord browne belief oil price remain quite high currently barrel said price oil well supported barrel medium term bp put production year billion barrel oil slightly lower four billion barrel initially aimed"}
{"document":"Business_222","words":"oil company get russian setback international oil mining company reacted cautiously russia decision bar foreign firm natural resource tender oil giant exxon said plan take part new tender project previously signed preliminary agreement miner highland gold said regretted limit privatisation bp big investor declined comment firm least russianowned permitted bid federal natural resource agency said government interested letting russian company develop strategic resource foreign ownership issue dealt according russia competition law natural resource minister yuri trutnev quoted saying interfax news agency detail given mr trutnev suggesting russia may decide casebycase basis observer said move may represent shift policy administration vladimir putin put protection national interest free market dynamic russia recently wrested back control large chunk oil industry stockmarket listed company yukos move prompted call outrage many investor analyst warned still early draw many conclusion new set proposal company echoed sentiment saying would require information ringing alarm bell good understandable said al breach economist ubs brunswick investment climate stable thats much important foreigner course would like free entry end world number nation including mexico saudi arabia kuwait protect national resource foreign firm surprised observer since collapse communism russia courting foreign investment bp spent bn create russianregistered oil company tnkbp partnership develop sakhalin petroleum field stateowned rosneft exxon world largest oil company signed preliminary agreement develop sakhalin field company spokesman glenn waller said exxon still considered deal valid despite russia inviting new offer land block according mr waller exxon planning bid new tender anyway regret ministry taken decision said ivan kulakov deputy chairman highland gold mining firm motto bringing russia gold market would shame negative impact investment climate firm linked investment russia include france total usbased chevrontexaco miner barrick gold"}
{"document":"Business_223","words":"gaming firm sell uk dog track six uk greyhound track put sale gaming group wembley part move lead breakup group wembley announced planned sale revealed offload gaming division blb investor gaming consortium blb pay âm unit although deal subject certain condition blb hold stake wembley last year came close buying whole firm âm takeover deal share wembley penny midmorning sale gaming unit leave wembley uk business includes greyhound track wimbledon london belle vue manchester perry barr hall green birmingham oxford portsmouth analyst valued six track âmâm business account wembley operating profit consists operation rhode island colorado blbs purchase unit subject agreement revenuesharing deal struck rhode island authority wembley said deal completed anticipated returning surplus cash shareholder whilst completion sale gaming division remains subject number condition believe development positive step towards maximisation value shareholder said wembley chairman claes hultman wembley sold english national football stadium concentrate gaming operation"}
{"document":"Business_224","words":"man utd open book glazer manchester uniteds board agreed give tycoon malcolm glazer access book earlier month mr glazer presented board detailed proposal offer buy football club statement club said would allow mr glazer limited due diligence give opportunity take proposal formal bid said continued oppose mr glazer plan calling assumption aggressive plan damaging many manchester uniteds supporter share club fanbased group shareholder united strongly opposed takeover mr glazer fan protested outside old trafford ground two day ago rival local club manchester city pleaded visiting fan protest inside ground two team play televised match sunday manchester uniteds response come little surprise board made clear board responsibility consider bona fide offer proposal club said statement become firm offer price board likely regard fair term may deliverable also stressed stayed opposed mr glazer proposal board continues believe mr glazer business plan assumption aggressive statement said direct indirect financial strain business could damaging whether bid attractive monetary term case manchester united many investor hold stock sentimental rather financial reason present mr glazer family hold stake making manchester uniteds second biggest shareholder successful tampa bay buccaneer american football team based florida family make formal offer need support club biggest shareholder irish horse racing millionaire jp mcmanus john magnier united investment vehicle cubic expression yet express view bid approach group five mp calling department trade industry block takeover club football magnate public interest ground signed house common motion tony lloyd manchester central mp whose constituency includes club old trafford ground pledged take matter tony blair necessary common motion say takeover designed transform club private company would interest supporter football however dti dismissed proposal spokesman said department believe case changing enterprise act takeover football club could looked noncompetition ground mr glazer offer value club âm bn pitched per share also relies le debt finance earlier approach tycoon rejected hand manchester united share closed friday day"}
{"document":"Business_225","words":"sale fail boost high street january sale failed help uk high street recover poor christmas season survey found store received boost bargain hunter trading reverted december level british retail consortium accountant kpmg said sale traditionally strong month rose likeforlike basis compared year earlier consumer remain cautious buying bigticket item like furniture said brc director general kevin hawkins higher interest rate uncertainty housing market continue take toll retail sector brc said clothing footwear sale said generally better december department store also good month threemonths january likeforlike sale showed growth rate three month december brc said following relatively strong new year bank holiday trading took downward turn said mr hawkins even extending promotion discount payday boost later month could tempt customer previous brc survey found christmas worst year retailer according office national statistic data sale december failed meet expectation count worst since"}
{"document":"Business_226","words":"mcdonalds sponsor mtv show mcdonalds world largest restaurant chain sponsor programme music channel mtv part latest youth market promotion show advance warning highlight new talent mtv reckons give mcdonalds access nearly million home country mcdonalds golden arch name im loving catchphrase used throughout halfhour programme move come amid growing concern obesity europe european union called food industry reduce number advert aimed young child warning legislation would introduced unless voluntary step taken food group kraft among firm already cut back promoting sugar fattening product young mcdonalds also taking step improve junk food reputation revamping menu providing client healthrelated product pedometer well burger like big mac quarter pounder cheese company sell healthier option salad fresh fruit chief executive jim skinner attributed increase january worldwide sale vitality menu among thing hooking mtv expected add extra momentum mcdonalds recent revival mtv played key role emergence music video show advance warning channel across world programme present seen featured artist like british star joss stone franz ferdinand mcdonalds targeted youth market past advertisement signing star like jellylegged dancer justin timberlake allwoman singing group destiny child"}
{"document":"Business_227","words":"call save manufacturing job trade union congress tuc calling government stem job loss manufacturing firm reviewing help give company tuc said submission budget action needed job lost sector last year call better pension child care provision decent wage page submission also urge government examine support european country provide industry tuc general secretary brendan barber called commitment policy make real difference life working people greater investment childcare strategy people delivering childcare increase option available working parent said commitment public service manufacturing sector ensures continue compete global level deliver frontline service country need also called practical measure help pensioner especially woman said likely retire poverty submission also call decent wage training people working manufacturing sector"}
{"document":"Business_228","words":"tsunami hit sri lanka bank sri lankas bank face hard time following december tsunami disaster official warned sri lanka bank association said wave killed people also washed away huge amount property securing loan according estimate much loan made private bank client disaster zone written damaged stateowned lender may even worse hit said association estimate private banking sector bn rupee âm loan outstanding disaster zone one hand bank dealing death customer along damaged destroyed collateral extending cheap loan rebuilding recovery well giving client time repay existing borrowing combination mean revenue shortfall slba chairman commercial bank managing director al gooneratne told news conference bank given moratorium collecting interest least quarter said public sector one ten stateowned people bank customer south sri lanka affected bank spokesman told reuters estimated bank loss bn rupee"}
{"document":"Business_229","words":"share rise new man utd offer share manchester united closed monday following new offer tycoon malcolm glazer board football club expected meet early week discus latest proposal value club âm bn manchester united revealed sunday received detailed proposal mr glazer look set receive serious scrutiny club previously rejected mr glazer approach hand senior source club told bbc time different supporter group shareholder united however urged club reject new deal spokesman shareholder united said cant see difference compared mr glazer previous proposal âm le debt isnt bringing money club hell use money buy mr glazer latest move led mr glazer two son avi joel according financial time proposal received david gill uniteds chief executive end last week pitched share david cummings head uk equity standard life investment said believed well funded share bid would enough mr glazer take control club think anything manchester united fan told bbc complain curtain may want going get tycoon wooing club last month approached united board detailed proposal confirmed mr glazer owns tampa bay buccaneer team hope lead formal bid accepted believed increased amount equity new proposal though clear much proposal succeed need support uniteds largest shareholder irish horseracing tycoon jp mcmanus john magnier united cubic expression investment vehicle mr glazer family hold stake yet known whether mr mcmanus mr magnier would support glazer bid nm rothschild investment bank advising mr glazer according financial time previous adviser jpmorgan quit last year mr glazer went ahead voted appointment three united director board advice ft said thought jp morgan may still role financing mr glazer latest financial proposal"}
{"document":"Business_23","words":"mixed signal french economy french economy picked speed end official figure show still look set fallen short government hope according state statistic body insee growth three month december seasonallyadjusted ahead forecast confirmed would best quarterly showing since early leaf gdp full year short french government predicted despite apparent shortfall annual economic growth good quarterly figure socalled flash estimate mark continuing trend improving indicator health french economy government reiterating target european central bank making positive noise nation eurozone whole also friday france industrial output december released showing growth number good said david naude economist deutsche bank send positive signal rebound output open way continuation trend new year service sector activity improved january hitting sevenmonth high unemployment remains high"}
{"document":"Business_230","words":"yukos drop bank court bid russian oil company yukos dropped threat legal action five bank accused involvement sale key yugansk unit stateowned rosneft bought unit bn âbn yukos forced sell asset meet bn tax bill yukos say sale illegal pursuing damage court lawyer accept abn amro bnp paribas calyon jp morgan chase bank dresdner kleinwort wasserstein involved sale financing however yukos still outstanding complaint deutsche bank alleges leader consortium behind bid yugansk state gas monopoly gazprom company also accused gazprom russian federation two russian firm gazprom expected win december auction ended bidding yugansk sold littleknown shell company turn bought rosneft yukos claim downfall punishment political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky firm whose finance chief based filed bankruptcy houston texas sought court injunction sale deutsche bank suggested yukos artificially manufactured legal case stop sale main asset hearing scheduled february rule whether court jurisdiction case"}
{"document":"Business_231","words":"venezuela review foreign deal venezuela review foreign investment mining industry effort strengthen indigenous industrial output president hugo chavez ordered existing contract foreign firm examined see provide maximum benefit country review cover production gold aluminium iron ore although excludes country oil sector chavez sought extend state role sector economy leftwing president conducting controversial review land ownership country also seeking create staterun telecom firm compete foreignowned business argued major economic reform vital improve life venezuela poorest citizen announcing review raw material production minister victor alvarez said government would seek transfer technology training capability content project foreign partner defending national sovereignty use national resource must serve endogenous development nation mr alvarez said reason reviewing memorandum understanding letter intent agreement signed contract check comply directive everything absolutely everything reviewed venezuela previously assured foreign company operation mineral rich country respect existing contract however government insisted needed develop industrial infrastructure order create new job lessen reliance foreign partner dont going carry slave supplier raw material life never develop productive capacity mr alvarez added company united state canada france switzerland substantial investment venezuela mining sector"}
{"document":"Business_232","words":"lloyd london head chides fsa head lloyd london insurance market criticised britain financial watchdog financial service authority fsa speech monday mr prettejohn urged fsa force broker disclose size commission fsa change change said mr prettejohn want move disclosure request mandatory disclosure call came speech improving london insurance market fsa bide time wait see seize moment mr prettejohn lloyd chief executive said fsa took regulation general insurance sector january sidestepped call require broker disclose commission earn insurer client last week city watchdog gave broker insurer guidance managing conflict interest broker must give information commission customer request fsa said lack transparency broker commission led problem world biggest insurance broker marsh mclennan said last week would pay settle charge raised new york attorney general eliot spitzer october sought rig bid conjunction insurer probe centred around socalled contingent commission whereby broker rewarded according much business brought insurer arrangement always benefit broker customer insurance business written lloyd market placed via broker"}
{"document":"Business_233","words":"bat spit drug firm go market german firm whose main product derived saliva vampire bat looking raise euro âm stock market firm paion said hoped sell million share third firm euro share main drug desmoteplase based protein bat saliva protein stop blood clotting help bat drink victim could also used help stroke sufferer company share go sale later week scheduled start trading frankfurt stock exchange february final price top range company could valued much euro money raised spent largely developing company drug since desmoteplase already licensed one manufacturer forest laboratory"}
{"document":"Business_234","words":"vodafone appoints new japan bos vodafone drafted uk chief executive william morrow take charge troubled japanese operation mr morrow succeed shiro tsuda president vodafone kk japan number three mobile operator april mr tsuda become chairman appointed president two month ago business struggled since losing customer january vodafone pinned hope launch phone november demand slow million customer japan vodafone found difficult satisfy japan technologically demanding mobile user suffered net loss customer january second monthly reverse last year vodafone going need put lot money japan want rebuild business tetsuro tsusaka telecom analyst deutsche bank told reuters know worth spend kind money japan"}
{"document":"Business_235","words":"pension hitch longliving men male life expectancy much higher originally estimated leading pension researcher said pension policy institute ppi said life expectancy unskilled professional men understated life expectancy birth year manual worker year professional gap eight year measured age instead ppi said manual worker live year professional worker year gap five year ppis estimate higher excludes people died reach year age also take account ongoing improvement life expectancy government ruled raising state pension age say would penalise lowerskilled worker generally lower life expectancy chris curry ppi research director said calculation suggested could pressure state pension spending originally envisaged even people social class unskilled manual worker widely likely lowest life expectancy still expect live year state pension age said researcher updated life expectancy projection woman average live longer men"}
{"document":"Business_236","words":"card fraudsters targeting web new safeguard credit debit card payment shop led fraudsters focus internet phone payment antifraud agency said antifraud consultancy retail decision say cardnotpresent fraud good paid online phone risen since start introduction chip pin card tightened security transaction high street clampdown caused fraudsters change tack retail decision said introduction chip pin card aimed cut credit card fraud store asking shopper verify identity confidential personal pin number instead signature retail decision chief executive carl clump told bbc doubt chip pin would reduce card fraud cardpresent environment however important monitor happens cardnotpresent environment fraudsters turn attention internet mail order telephone order interactive tv said seen uplift cardnotpresent fraud uk since start year fraud doesnt disappear mutates next weakest link chain said retail decision survey implementation chip pin found shopper adapted easily new system bank performance distributing new card patchy best main issue everyone pin need said mr clump nearly two third people interviewed said used chip pin make payment happy experience though nearly quarter said struggled remember pin number however said received replacement card necessary chip technology card provider furthermore said none card replaced said uk shopper spent âbn plastic card last full year figure available association payment clearing service apacs altogether card scam ukissued card totalled âm cardnotpresent fraud rose annual âm making biggest category even within internet fraud totalled âm apacs figure show"}
{"document":"Business_237","words":"britannia member âm windfall britannia building society member receive profit share worth average member uk second largest building society share âm receiving windfall depending much borrow invest member earn reward point entitle share society profit payouts bigger last year stricter eligibility rule last year britannia member shared âm average payment qualify year payment customer must member least two year december britannia also stopped making payment member worth le qualify profit share member must either mortgage investment account deposit account customer also qualify permanent interest bearing share pib profit share scheme introduced paid âm britannia unveil result wednesday"}
{"document":"Business_238","words":"firm pump billion pension employer spent billion pound propping final salary pension past year research suggests survey scheme income data service id said employer contribution increased âbn âbn year rise company facing biggest deficit raised pension contribution id said many firm struggling keep type scheme open rising cost increased liability final salary scheme also known defined benefit scheme promise pay pension related salary scheme member earning retire rising cost maintaining scheme led many employer replace final salary scheme money purchase defined contribution scheme le risky employer money purchase scheme employee pay pension fund used buy annuity policy pay income death retirement id said scheme good health many case firm forced top fund tackle yawning deficit level contribution paid employer increased gradually since late example contribution rose contrast employer cut contribution level helen sudell editor id pension service said rise contribution staggering highest ever recorded id warned widespread closure final salary scheme new entrant beginning much bigger movement away paternalistic provision said sudell figure like little doubt many employer reduce future benefit point staff still scheme"}
{"document":"Business_239","words":"uk home hit trillion total value uk housing stock reached trillion mark triple value year earlier report indicates research halifax country biggest mortgage lender suggests value private housing stock continuing rise steadily region saw least doubling asset past decade northern ireland led way rise scotland saw smallest increase core retail price index rose period underlining effective investment housing people past decade third uk private housing asset representing trillion pound value concentrated london south east halifax figure indicate tim crawford group economist halifax said value private housing stock continues grow family home remains large margin valuable asset majority household uk halifax monthly figure house sale issued thursday suggest average price british property stand rise january housing expert split prospect market saying price growth slow fall others predict sharp drop value"}
{"document":"Business_24","words":"trade gap hit record gap export import hit alltime high bn âbn latest figure show commerce department said trade deficit last year previous record imbalance bn deficit china bn largest ever recorded single country however monthly basis trade gap narrowed december âbn consumer appetite thing oil imported car even wine cheese reached record level last year figure likely spark fresh criticism president bush economic policy democrat claim administration done enough clamp unfair foreign trade practice example believe china currency policy manufacturer claim undervalued yuan much given china rapidly expanding economy unfair advantage competitor meanwhile bush administration argues deficit reflects fact america growing faster rate rest world spurring demand imported good economist say may allow upward revision economic growth fourth quarter others point deficit reached astronomical proportion foreigner many choose hold many dollardenominated asset may turn harm growth export rose trillion import rose even faster new record trillion foreign oil export surged record bn reflecting rally global oil price increasing domestic demand import affected dollar weakness last year expect deficit continue widen even dollar get back downward trend said economist mariepierre ripert ixis"}
{"document":"Business_240","words":"economy strong election year uk business set prosper next month could trigger interest rate rise according report optimism highest since business reap benefit continuing rise public spending say researcher bdo stoy hayward bank england expected keep rate hold week could go later year rate likely rise anticipated general election may bdo optimism index leading indicator gdp growth two quarter ahead edged january october rise due part increase public spending increased merger acquisition activity thing blighting business optimism year uncertainty associated general election bdo said bdos output index predicts gdp movement quarter advance remained january implying gdp growth second quarter however output index held back recent interest rate rise sterling strength dollar high oil price group noted inflation index risen continuously last month climbed january october last year uk looking strong going general election business need prepare jolt ahead bank england reacts growth inflationary pressure said peter hemington partner bdo stoy hayward growth probably slow end likely see higher interest rate sharp drop demand product service"}
{"document":"Business_241","words":"back africa debt relief plan finance minister backed plan write debt world poorest country uk chancellor gordon brown said london meeting world seven richest nation would remembered debt relief summit country could benefit casebycase review body including world bank imf said say cannot support mr brown international finance facility boost aid developing country bbc correspondent said meeting produced movement towards uk ambition much work needed mr brown said major breakthrough international organisation offer multilateral debt relief vast bulk money owed poorest country could beginning final stage process debt owed poorest country built year debt simply unpayable real world finally taken care said added richest country hearing voice poor said would insist government reform need transparency tackling corruption openness poorest richest nation bbc correspondent patrick bartlett said agreement principle organisation involved look would work practice oxfam senior policy adviser max lawson welcomed statement said minister passed first hurdle added need move quickly turn proposal real change world poorest two million child die needlessly next meeting april rich country going keep promise tackle obscene poverty need deliver deliver quickly talk continuing finance increased overseas development assistance international monetary fund imf look proposal use gold supply help debt relief effort meet april mr brown said minister agreed defer debt interest payment repayment country affected tsunami end uk plan international finance facility iff help deal debt developing world agreed mr brown wanted provide bn âbn year decade using backing money could borrowed front financial market key element proposal modern version marshall plan brought aid rebuild europe world war ii developing world mr brown said winning support every day said programme agreed draw detail time summit july treasury undersecretary john taylor said could support iff legislative process completely committed poverty reduction providing financing said particular mechanism work united state work country fine earlier told bbc radio today programme increased support africa past four year bn per year bn per year south africa finance minister trevor manuel told bbcs talking point programme needed one approach wealthy nation board said much money pledged yet dispensed uk made poverty poorest nation key theme presidency group eight comprises russia country meet gleneagles scotland dinner friday night former south african president nelson mandela backed mr brown plan urged finance chief writeoff african debt provide extra bn âbn year aid next decade talk also centred impact rising economy china india budget trade deficit europe japan act boost global economic growth hivaids minister called flexibility international exchange rate said excess volatility would impede economic growth representative china india russia south africa brazil invited attend session summit set take place july"}
{"document":"Business_242","words":"qa malcolm glazer man utd battle control manchester united taken another turn club confirmed received fresh takeover approach business tycoon malcolm glazer formal offer made yet manchester united confirmed received detailed proposal entrepreneur could lead bid report put offer per share would value manchester united âm bn approach yearold owner tampa bay buccaneer american football team reportedly led two son avi joel previous approach united board mr glazer october last year turned however bbc learnt club unlikely reject latest plan hand mr glazer previous offer involved borrowing large amount money finance takeover would left club debt level deemed best interest company manchester uniteds board rejected approach last year however mr glazer latest offer reported cut amount borrowing needed âm uniteds board may casting serious eye mr glazer latest proposal supporter remain fiercely opposed deal supporter group shareholder united proved adept rallying opposition mr glazer campaign said would fight move manchester united debtfree company dont want fall debt dont need fall debt shareholder uniteds sean bone told bbc uniteds player also appear unhappy prospect takeover lot people want club interest people grown club got interest heart rio ferdinand told bbc radio five live noone know guy bringing table key successful bid attracting support uniteds largest shareholder irish horse racing tycoon john magnier jp mcmanus cubic expression vehicle club mr glazer owns joe mclean football specialist accountancy firm grant thornton said support mr magnier mr mcmanus utterly crucial mr glazer bid proceed without support previously indicated holding stake investment thats case share therefore need price attachment penny maybe thats case mr glazer might well secure support bid could well go ahead indeed malcolm glazer littleknown uk started build stake manchester united late february said considering whether bid club bid emerged mr glazer continued increase holding club october manchester united said received preliminary approach turned come mr glazer however board rejected move amount debt would involve club annual general meeting november mr glazer took revenge using hefty stake club oust three director board legal adviser maurice watkins commercial director andy anson nonexecutive director philip yea voted wish chief executive david gill move led banker jp morgan public relation firm brunswick withdrawing glazer bid team"}
{"document":"Business_243","words":"making office work mission brighten working life continues time taking long hard look office next month panel expert listening gripe work suggesting way make workspace efficient congenial simply prettier week hearing marianne petersen planning convert barn sweden base freelance writing work click link photograph read story scroll see panel say want take part series go bottom story find get touch working home present multitude challenge understanding work personality allows work term style feel confident work output without conferring others able retain discipline self motivate get job done build idea others introspective problem solver order virtual office succeed keeping boundary work home life essential may useful quite rigid allowed visit keep strict office hour referring space work give around clear message professional space imperative consider bring outside world keeping date development maintaining network isolated work environment mean carefully thought strategy developed suit personality industry joining professional group forming loose association likeminded people may assist useful structure meeting advance often get relegated le important status time busy danger workload eas resurrected prior interior work undertaken essential ensure roof wall made waterandweathertight structure checked stability appears roof truss may need repair additional bracing ideally roof replaced outer material keeping character location barn would also allow wellinsulated inner skin provided light coloured likely efficient way heating building electricity order provide owner need electrical engineer calculate potential heating power lighting load make sure main supply distribution capacity adequate ideally would good main water supply mean drainage toilet washing facility wall dry lined single skin plasterboard laid rockwool slab allow good wall insulation power lighting circuit concealed wall painted light colour owner mention might lay new floor existing plank improve insulation offer level surface would suggest laying new oak veneer plank work character barn lighting consider combination floor mounted uplights wall light wall washer selected downlights use combination main voltage fluorescent fitting dimmable unit vary light level feel interior please click link right see idea mariannes barn layout office reflects need working area relaxed meeting space large desk space extensive storage would combine tub chair maximise space available finish chosen furniture need reflect unusual setting lighting temperature control mechanism used influence workplace regarding accessing internet via connection main house plan going wireless sensible wireless routeraccess point house wireless lan card pc renovated area may sufficient however important point consider distance two building nature material signal pas could result weak signal strength may require additional wireless access point renovated area local supplier able advise havent already invested robust firewall antivirus software essential protect investment really take advantage wireless technology might consider laptop computer docking station external mouse monitor could use one new tablet computer allow write directly screen convert text builtin hand recognition software finally save money space considering multifunction product print scan copy fax"}
{"document":"Business_244","words":"market unfazed aurora setback aurora limped back dock january blizzard photo interview seemed add unambiguous tale woe ship another slice bad luck add history health scare technical trouble owner po cruise part huge carnival corporation looking significant slice chopped year profit potential pr fiasco noone however seems told stock market warning fivecent hit earnings came hour one world biggest investment bank upped target carnival share price investor barely blinked gmt carnival share london single penny mismatch public perception market response aurora issue ongoing one time say deutsche bank simon champion clearly source uncertainty company long cruise stock market good treating issue oneoff event despite string bad luck pointed aurora one vessel large carnival fleet uk po princess group merged much larger firm generally speaking carnival reputation keeping ship pretty much schedule carnival incredibly strong track record mr champion similarly analyst expect impact rest cruise business limited hundred disappointed passenger give opportunity spend next three month aurora got refund credit another cruise mitigate pr risk carnival main competitor royal caribbean common cancellation technical reason entirely unusual industry wrote analyst citigroup smith barney note client friday moreover event typically limited impact booking pricing future cruise aurora incident may big news uk carnival customer elsewhere unlikely make much splash assuming citigroup right demand stay solid structure industry also work carnival favour wake po princess takeover carnival business great extent duopoly given expense building outfitting running cruise ship slowing supply growth certainty said david anders merrill lynch thursday word want cruise option limited carnival remaining market leader look set keep selling ticket matter happens illfated aurora future"}
{"document":"Business_245","words":"ticking budget facing budget proposal laid administration president george bush highly controversial washingtonbased economic policy institute tends critical president look possible fault line politician citizen political persuasion dose shock therapy without major change current policy political prejudice federal budget simply cannot hold together news coverage bush budget dominated debate spending cut fact large cut small program standpoint big fiscal trend cut gratuitous big budget train wreck yet come direct threat federal government ability make good debt social security trust fund soon fund begin require cash return bond holding order finance promised benefit trigger coming shock rising federal debt grow year conservative estimate half nation total annual output upward trend force increased borrowing federal government putting upward pressure interest rate faced consumer business even growing share borrowing abroad government cannot finance operation without heavy borrowing central bank japan china among nation bode well influence world decline dollar warning sign current economic trend cannot continue dollar already sinking long credit market likely react interest rate creep upwards shock interestsensitive industry feel pain immediately sector housing automobile consumer durables agriculture small business recall news footage angry farmer driving heavy equipment around capitol late need constitutional amendment balance budget public outcry force congress act whether act wisely another matter happen definition deficit mean little revenue much spending neutral description doesnt adequately capture current situation federal revenue level spending remains recent decade much higher addition united state two significant military mission bush administration chosen remedy least feasible one reducing domestic spending eliminating waste fraud abuse toothless slice budget small solve problem indeed congress rash enough balance budget way would hardly spending left law enforcement space exploration environmental cleanup economic development small business administration housing veteran benefit aid state local government would disappear fantasy think routine government function could slashed biggest spending growth area defence including homeland security health care elderly poor extent increase area inevitable population aging nation face genuine threat world serious saving found big money saving health care spending come expense health achieved wholesale reform entire system public private brute force budget cut spending cap would illserve nation elderly indigent revenue side lion share revenue lost tax cut enacted since replaced rearranging could hold many people harmless focus pain relatively high income finally blind allegiance balanced budget abandoned good reason fixate anyway moderate deficit slowly rising federal debt sustained indefinitely borrowing investment education infrastructure pay future year make sense sooner face reality sooner workable reform pursued first list tax reform raise revenue simplify tax code restore fairness eroded bush tax cut second dispassionate reevaluation huge increase defence spending past three year much unrelated afghanistan iraq terrorism third must start serious debate largescale health care reform one thing certain destroying budget order save going equip economy government challenge new century"}
{"document":"Business_246","words":"ebbers aware worldcom fraud former worldcom bos bernie ebbers directly involved bn financial fraud firm closest associate told court giving evidence criminal trial mr ebbers exfinance chief scott sullivan implicated colleague accounting scandal firm mr sullivan worldcoms former number two government chief witness case mr ebbers mr ebbers denied multiple charge conspiracy fraud senior worldcom executive accused orchestrating huge fraud former telecom company exaggerated revenue hid cost expense firm forced bankruptcy largest history mr sullivan pleaded guilty fraud last year agreed assist government case mr ebbers prosecutor alleged mr ebbers directed mr sullivan hide TRUE state company finance providing FALSE information firm accountant mr ebbers denied charge saying unaware fraud lawyer claim client unfamiliar detailed accounting practice left side business mr sullivan however monday mr sullivan named mr ebbers one five executive participated accounting fraud ebbers got handson grasp financial information mr sullivan told new york court first day questioning mr sullivan admitted falsifying company financial statement disclose adjustment said talk adjustment information FALSE mr sullivan said former bos knew accounting matter many chief financial officer described detailoriented portrayed mr ebbers charismatic businessman built worldcom small regional operator one america largest telecom firm obsessed cost would talk coffee filter coffee bag mean employee taking coffee home said needed cut expense needed cut lot coffee expense mr sullivan centre government case mr ebbers mr ebbers could face sentence year convicted charge facing"}
{"document":"Business_247","words":"renault bos hail great year strong sale outside western europe helped renault boost profit although firm warned lower margin year france second largest carmaker enjoyed healthy rise net profit bn euro bn âbn sale rose bn euro firm said strong demand outside western europe good performance megane range lifted result chairman louis schweitzer said great year firm renault sold million vehicle increase previous year growth came mainly outside western europe particularly strong sale turkey russia north africa total sale outside western europe renaults core market rose japanese carmaker nissan renault owns stake contributed bn euro net income year nissan chairman carlos ghosn succeed mr schweitzer head renault later year renault said outlook industry europe year stable small growth forecast region firm benefit launch new clio model coming year rollout logan many market however firm said expected operating margin lower sale opposed sluggish market environment impacted rise raw material price renault intends continue grow global sale company said statement"}
{"document":"Business_248","words":"survey confirms property slowdown government figure confirmed widely reported slowdown uk housing market late house price higher year last quarter julytoseptember quarter land registry said average house price england wale julyseptember volume sale october december dropped nearly quarter period government figure first official confirmation fall market end land registry figure le date bank building society since record completion mortgage approval however figure viewed accurate measure house price include property transaction including cash sale cost buying home fell seven region third fourth quarter biggest annual gain made wale house price fourth quarter house price rose slowest greater london capital volume sale fell period also decline number millionpound property sold capital property âm sold compared period although figure point slowdown market recent survey nationwide halifax indicated market may undergoing revival registering fall back end halifax said house price rose january nationwide reported rise first month year member bank england ratesetting committee make latest decision interest rate thursday"}
{"document":"Business_249","words":"bush budget seek deep cutback president bush presented budget cutting domestic spending bid lower record deficit projected peak bn âbn year trillion trillion budget submitted congress affect domestic programme farming environment education health foreign aid due rise money treat hivaids reward economic political reform military spending also set rise reach bn budget include cost running military operation iraq afghanistan administration expected seek extra bn congress later year congress spend several month debating george bush proposal state department planned budget would rise bn fraction defence department request including almost bn assist ally war terror however administration keen highlight global effort tackle hivaids bbcs jonathan beale report planned spending would almost double bn much money going african nation mr bush also want increase amount given poorer country millennium challenge corporation scheme set reward developing country embrace considers good governance sound policy yet mr bush proposed spending bn project well initial promise bn key spending line missing proposal cost funding administration proposed radical overhaul social security pension programme many american rely retirement income expert believe could require borrowing trillion year period neither budget include cash purchase crude oil emergency petroleum stockpile concern level reserve created led rise oil price past year bush administration instead continue fill reserve taking oil rather cash energy company drill federal lease outline proposes reduction budget government agency including cut agriculture environmental protection agency spending plan year beginning october banking healthy economy boost government income trillion spending forecast grow trillion budget still tightest yet mr bush presidency order sustain economic expansion must continue progrowth policy enforce even greater spending restraint across federal government mr bush said budget message congress mr bush promised halve us massive budget deficit within five year deficit partly result massive tax cut early mr bush presidency key factor pushing dollar lower independent congressional budget office estimate shortfall could shrink little bn returning surplus seen late estimate depend tax cut made permanent line promise passed would sunset disappear republican however want stay place figure also rely social security trust fund money set aside cover swelling cost retirement pension offset main budget deficit"}
{"document":"Business_25","words":"yukos loses bankruptcy battle judge dismissed attempt russian oil giant yukos gain bankruptcy protection yukos filed chapter protection houston unsuccessful attempt halt auction yugansk division russian authority court ruling blow effort get damage sale yugansk yukos claim illegally sold separately former yukos bos mikhail khodorkovsky began testimony friday trial fraud tax evasion mr khodorkovsky jail year pleaded guilty charge brought denied involvement criminal activity pride heading year number successful company helping enterprise rise knee told russian court yugansk auctioned help pay bn âbn unpaid tax bought bn previouslyunknown group turn bought almost immediately statecontrolled oil company rosneft texas judge letitia clark said yukos enough presence establish jurisdiction vast majority business financial activity yukos continue occur russia judge clark said ruling activity require continued participation russian government yukos argued court entitled declare bankrupt yugansk unit sold since local bank account chief finance officer bruce misamore life houston yukos claimed sought help forum russian court european court human right either unfriendly offered le protection russia indicated would case abide ruling court ruling judge acknowledged appears likely agency russian government acted manner would considered confiscatory united state law said role simply decide jurisdiction court jurisdiction challenged deutsche bank gazpromneft former unit russian gas monopoly gazprom due merge rosneft analyst said ability gazprom rosneft trade freely overseas stifled ownership yugansk remained unclear yukos said would consider option light ruling however claimed court backed argument four five key issue believe merit case strong simple said chief executive steven theede asset illegally seized want back damage paid"}
{"document":"Business_250","words":"profit stall china lenovo profit chinese computer firm lenovo stood still amid slowing demand home stiffening competition firm international spotlight last year signing deal buy pc division personal computer pioneer ibm lenovos profit three month december hkm usm âm le year chinese pc sale risen fifth past two year growing slowly company still far biggest player china quarter market western firm dell hewlettpackard also mounting solid fight market share china lenovos sale revenue hkbn bn agreement lenovo signed ibm december go mark end era ibm pioneered desktop pc market early although strategic misstep helped lose early dominance case margin pc market wafer thin profit hard come vendor except directsales giant dell investor le impressed lenovos move designed take china onto world stage share since announcement two month ago largely unprofitability unit buying rumour deal could trouble government agency fear could offer china opportunity industrial espionage report possibility investigation risk sent lenovos share late january"}
{"document":"Business_251","words":"mci share climb takeover bid share phone company mci risen speculation takeover talk wall street journal reported thursday qwest bid bn âbn mci firm also expressed interest mci secondlargest longdistance phone firm may table rival bid analyst said share mci changed name worldcom emerged bankruptcy press report suggest qwest mci may reach agreement early next week although rival bid may muddy water largest telephone company verizon previously held preliminary merger discussion mci reuters quoted source saying consolidation telecommunication industry picked past month company look cut cost boost client base merger mci qwest would fifth billiondollar telecom deal since october last week sbc communication agreed buy former parent phone trailblazer att bn competition intensified fixedline phone provider mci att seen overtaken rival buying mci would give qwest local phone service provider access mcis global network businessbased subscriber mci also offer internet service mci renamed emerged chapter bankruptcy protection april last year hit headline worldcom admitting illegally booked expense inflated profit scandal key factor global slide share price reverberation still felt today shareholder lost bn company collapsed worker lost job former worldcom bos bernie ebbers currently trial accused overseeing bn fraud"}
{"document":"Business_252","words":"bt offer equal access rival bt moved preempt possible breakup business offering cut wholesale broadband price open network rival move come telecom regulator ofcom said november firm must offer competitor real equality access phone line time ofcom offered bt choice change splitting two ofcom carrying strategic review aimed promoting greater competition uk telecom sector bts competitor frequently accused misusing status former telecom monopoly controller access many customer favour retail arm latest submission delivered watchdog ahead deadline second phase review central proposal plan bt offer operator lower wholesale price faster broadband service transparent highlyregulated access bts local network former monopoly said statement united kingdom opportunity create exciting innovative telecom market world bt chief executive ben verwaayen said bt critical role play today making set farreaching proposal towards framework said bt want lighter regulation exchange change well removal breakup threat group set new access service division separate board would include independent member ensure equal access rival local loop copper wire run telephone exchange household company also unveiled plan cut wholesale price popular broadband product april area high customer demand added plan invest âbn next five year create st century network meet growing demand greater bandwidth bt said would begin trial april view launching higherspeed service nationally autumn telecom analyst ovum welcomed move saying bt given lot ground big question whether industry particularly ofcom feel bts proposal go far enough real negotiation begin director telecom research tony lavender said internet service provider isp plusnet also backed proposal saying entirely happy ofcom accepts bt challenged play fair plan introduce level playing field scenario well people execute business plan service provider chief executive lee strafford said chris panayis managing director isp freedomsurf said would make situation clearer business think first productive thing weve bt said aol backed price cut said regulation still needed ensure level playing field reminder ofcom long bt change dynamic whole broadband market process opening uk local telephone network infrastructure investment competition remains fragile spokesman said ofcom need return regulation wholesale broadband service ipstream provide robust rule local loop unbundling consumer see benefit increased competition infrastructure investment telecom firm consumer group interested party expected make submission regulator consultation phase ofcom expected spend next week examining proposal making announcement within next month"}
{"document":"Business_253","words":"job growth still slow created fewer job expected january fall jobseekers pushed unemployment rate lowest level three year according labor department figure firm added job january gain nonfarm payroll market expectation new job nevertheless enough push unemployment rate lowest level since september job gain mean president bush celebrate albeit fine margin net growth job economy first term office presided net fall job last november presidential election first president since herbert hoover result job creation became key issue last year election however adding december january figure administration first term job record ended positive territory labor department also said revised job gain december analyst said growth new job strong could expected given favourable economic condition suggests employment continuing expand moderate pace said rick egelton deputy chief economist bmo financial group getting boost employment would got given low value dollar still relatively low interest rate environment economy producing moderate satisfying amount job growth said ken mayland president clearview economics mean limited number new opportunity worker"}
{"document":"Business_254","words":"news corp eye video game market news corp medium company controlled australian billionaire rupert murdoch eyeing move video game market according financial time chief operating officer peter chernin said news corp kicking tyre pretty much video game company santa monicabased activison said one firm takeover list video game big business paper quoted mr chernin saying would like get success product sonys playstation microsofts xbox nintendos game cube boosted demand video game day arcade classic space invader pacman donkey kong long gone today game often budget big enough feature film look give gamers real experience possible price tag reflecting heavy investment development company video game proving almost profitable fun mr chernin however told ft news corp finding difficult identify suitable target struggling gap company like electronic art ea come high price tag next tier company explained conference phoenix arizona may focused one two product line activision stock market capitalisation bn âbn compared ea bn game industry main player recently looking consolidate position making acquisition france ubisoft one europe biggest video game publisher trying remain independent since electronic art announced plan buy firm analyst said industry merger likely future"}
{"document":"Business_255","words":"call overhaul uk state pension uk pension system branded inadequate complex leading retirement thinktank pension policy institute ppi said replacing state pension citizen pension would help tackle inequality complexity change would see pension calculated length residency uk rather national insurance ni contribution reform could reduce poverty aiding people broken employment record ppi added state system reformed government look option overhaul private workplace pension think tank proposal made response recent publication pension commission initial report uk retirement saving according pension commission report million working people saving enough retirement result living standard could fall next generation uk pensioner report added combination higher tax higher saving andor higher average retirement age needed solve uk pension crisis"}
{"document":"Business_256","words":"singapore growth singapore economy grew best performance since figure trade ministry show advance secondfastest asia china led growth key manufacturing sector however slowerthanexpected fourth quarter point modest growth tradedriven economy global technology demand fall back slowdown china could hit electronics export tsunami disaster may effect service sector economic growth set halve singapore year fourth quarter city state gross domestic product gdp rose annual rate third quarter fell well analyst forecast surprised weak fourth quarter number main drag came electronics said lian chia liang economist jp morgan chase singapore economy contracted summer weighed soaring oil price economy poor performance july september period followed four consecutive quarter doubledigit growth singapore bounced back strongly effect deadly sars virus"}
{"document":"Business_257","words":"turkey knock six zero lira turkey relaunch currency saturday knocking six zero lira hope boosting trade powering growing economy change see end dizzyinglyhigh denomination five million lira enough short taxi ride note worth valuation product decade inflation recently high inflation since tamed economic prospect improving currency officially known new lira launched midnight january point onemillion lira note become new onelira coin government hope change seen promise growing economic stability turkey embarks long process trying join european union everyday level hoped change stimulate international trade end confusion among foreign investor turk alike transition new turkish lira show clearly economy broken vicious circle imprisoned long year said sureyya serdengecti head turkish central bank new lira also symbol stable economy dreamed long year turkish economy teetered brink collapse lira plunged value two million people lost job turkey turn international monetary fund financial assistance accepting bn loan return pushing wideranging austerity programme tough measure borne fruit inflation fell earlier year first time decade export year meanwhile economy expanding healthy rate growth expected government hope new currency cement country economic progress two week eu leader set date start turkey accession talk slimmeddown lira likely widely welcomed business community turkish lira like funny money tevfik aksoy chief turkish economist deutsche bank told associated press least cosmetic term look like real currency however feel quite happy seeing nominal value investment reduced person billion lira investment suddenly decrease shop owner hayriye evren told associated press definitely affect people psychologically"}
{"document":"Business_258","words":"korea spending boost economy south korea boost state spending next year effort create job kick start sputtering economy earmarked trillion bn first six month total annual budget government main problem slumping consumption contraction construction industry aim create job focus infrastructure home building well providing public firm money hire new worker government set economic growth rate target next year hinted would danger unless took action internal external economic condition likely remain unfavourable finance economy ministry said statement blamed continuing uncertainty fluctuating oil price foreign exchange rate stagnant domestic demand shown sign quick rebound growth ministry said everyone convinced plan work primary worry centre believe government overly optimistic view front loading budget enough turn economy around consultancy cast said report problem facing south korea many consumer reeling effect credit bubble recently burst million south korean defaulting credit card bill country biggest card lender hovering verge bankruptcy month part spending plan government said ask firm roll mortgage loan come due first half also pledged look way helping family low income government voiced concern effect redundancy building trade given economic spill employment effect construction sector sharp downturn construction industry could adverse effect ministry said result south korea give private company also given chance build school hospital house public building also look real estate tax system plan table include promoting new industry biotechnology nanotechnology well offering increased support small medium sized business focus job creation economic recovery given unfavourable domestic global condition likely dog korean economy ministry said"}
{"document":"Business_259","words":"latin america see strong growth latin america economy grew best performance since export registered best performance two decade united nation economic commission latin america caribbean said region grew year interamerican development bank iadb said regional export reached bn âbnbn euro doubt strength recovery overheating chinese economy however pose risk organisation also warned high oil price raise risk either inflation recession nevertheless economic commission latin america caribbean eclac still forecast growth strong recovery country venezuela uruguay boosted overall performance region eclac also said six largest latin american economy argentina brazil chile colombia mexico venezuela grew second time year chinese economic strength helped boost export strong demand agricultural mining product fact latin american export china grew bn higher oil price also helped boost export mexico venezuela important oil exporter regional bloc well free trade agreement contributed region strong performance iadb said"}
{"document":"Business_26","words":"safety alert gm recall car world biggest carmaker general motor gm recalling nearly vehicle safety ground according federal regulator national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa said largest recall involves pickup van sport utility vehicle suv possible malfunction braking system affected vehicle product recall model year gm said vehicle potential fault chevrolet avalanche express kodiak silverade suburban gmc savana sierra yukon nhtsa said pressure accumulator braking system could crack normal driving fragment could injure people hood open could allow hydraulic fluid leak could make harder brake steer could cause crash warned gm also recalling cadillac xlr coupe srx suv pontiac grand prix sedan model year accelerator pedal may work properly extremely cold temperature requiring braking addition car giant calling back buick ranier chevrolet trailblazer gmc envoy isuzu ascender model year windshield properly fitted could fall crash however gm stressed know injury related problem news recall follows announcement last month gm expects earnings year lower world biggest car maker grappling loss european business weak sale product recall january gm said higher healthcare cost north america lower profit financial service subsidiary would hurt performance"}
{"document":"Business_260","words":"asia share defy postquake gloom indonesian indian hong kong stock market reached record high investor seemed feel worstaffected area underdeveloped tragedy would little impact asia listed firm obviously lot loss life lot time needed clean mess bury people find missing said abn amros eddie wong necessarily really big thing economic sense india bombay stock exchange inched slightly previous record close wednesday expectation strong corporate earnings drove indonesian stock exchange jakarta record high wednesday hong kong hang seng index may benefiting part potential listed property company gain rebuilding contract tsunamiaffected region south east asia sri lanka economist said much annual growth may lost sri lankas stock market fallen since weekend still higher start thailand may lose bn baht âm earnings tourism next three month according tourism minister sontaya kunplome affected province expects loss tourism revenue offset government reconstruction spending thailand intends spend similar sum around bn baht rebuilding work take fourth quarter next year tourist visitor phuket five province return normal level said naris chaiyasoot director general ministry fiscal policy office maldives cost reconstruction could wipe economic growth according government spokesman nation peril said ahmed shaheed chief government spokesman estimated economic cost disaster hundred million dollar maldives gross domestic product wont surprising cost exceeds gdp said last year made great progress standard living united nation recognised see disappear day minute shaheed noted investment single tourist resort economic mainstay could run odd resort severely damaged similar number suffered significant damage however many expert including world bank pointed still difficult ass magnitude disaster likely economic impact part scale delivering aid recovering dead remain priority calculator wait said imf official briefing wednesday financial world community turning toward reconstruction effort point people begin sense financial impact"}
{"document":"Business_261","words":"booming market shed tear market former british government minister michael heseltine said morality indeed stock exchange trader around asia wasted little time regretting victim week disaster stock market indonesia india hit alltime high week even sri lanka comprehensively affected main index lost since wave hit bigger market afield barely twitched msci world share index measure global stock market performance hit highest level week since early bbc global risen past week time sentiment aside insurance cost already estimated ten billion dollar country around region looking trimming growth forecast fact market perfectly rational start notional insurance cost disaster little bearing corporate bottom line overwhelming majority victim insurance according estimate india onequarter affected wealthy enough afford insurance onequarter group taken policy indonesia likely even lower takeup rate insurance certainly place example many tourist complex affected cost borne faraway corner global reinsurance market rather landing locally second stock market trade sort company likely damaged biggest company traded soaring jakarta stock exchange oil technology financial service none hit flooding tourist business likely sufferer either foreignowned small share listed listed suffered confifi hotel holding small sri lankan tourism firm halved value week winner well loser asian stock market heavily inclined towards property construction company many rubbing hand reconstruction opportunity indonesia share state construction company adhi karya semen gresik jumped sharply week broadly academic consensus major disaster largely neutral longerterm economic impact according natural hazard research application information center colorado state university little evidence disaster inevitably followed depression need find money replace lost damaged property balanced beneficial effect reconstruction activity rarely centre say sort rebuilding boom case sizeable indirect loss avoided study de moines flood disaster research center university delaware found local business worse disaster another felt better although commonly assumed basis anecdotal evidence disaster result business failure bankruptcy large scale research indicates business even especially hardhit indeed recover author concluded disaster vast psychological impact market driven psychological factor particular many analyst warn panic spreading unchecked global financial system investor seek cover unforeseeable effect unguessable event fact risk lower seem even costliest natural disaster rendered minuscule global capital market currently trillion rising series recent shock colorado centre argued demonstrated seamless global contagion hardly ever happens market tremor rarely translate economic slump economic woe rarely seriously undermine market trilliondollar debt japan bank example effect stock market afield tokyo stock market way long september rose six month following attack broking community indifferent disaster feeling one bombay trader said week reaction would seen business affected business sense probably tends overrule everything else"}
{"document":"Business_262","words":"asian quake hit european share share europe leading reinsurers travel firm fallen scale damage wrought tsunami across south asia become apparent people killed following massive underwater earthquake many worst hit area popular tourist destination reisurance firm swiss munich lost value investor worried rebuilding cost disaster little impact stock market asia currency including thai baht indonesian rupiah weakened analyst warned economic growth may slow came worst possible time said han goetti singaporebased fund manager impact tourist industry pretty devastating especially thailand travelrelated share dropped europe company germany tui lufthansa france club mediterranne sliding insurer reinsurance firm also pressure europe share munich swiss world two biggest reinsurers fell market speculated cost rebuilding asia zurich financial allianz axa also suffered decline value however loss much smaller reflecting market view reinsurers likely pick bulk cost worry size insurance liability dragged european share although impact exacerbated light postchristmas trading germany benchmark dax index closed day point lower france cac index leading share fell point investor pointed however decline probably would industry specific travel insurance firm hit hardest still early concrete damage figure swiss re spokesman floiran woest told associated press also fact damage widely spread geographically unfolding scale disaster south asia little immediate impact share however dow jones index risen point late morning analsyts cheered encouraging report retailer postchristmas sale asian market adjustment made quickly account lower earnings cost repair thai airway shed almost country relies tourism total economy singapore airline dropped singapore annual gross domestic product gdp come tourism malaysia budget airline airasia fell resort operator tanco holding slumped travel company also took hit japan kinki nippon sliding dropping however overall impact asia largest stock market japan nikkei slight share fell concern strength economic growth going forward weighed currency market indonesian rupiah lost much dollar bouncing back slightly trade thai baht lost currency trading india people thought died rupee shed dollar analyst said difficult predict total cost disaster warned share price currency would come increasing pressure bill mounted"}
{"document":"Business_263","words":"splitcaps pay âm compensation investor lost money following splitcapital investment trust scandal receive âm compensation uk financial watchdog announced eighteen investment firm involved sale investment agreed compensation package financial service authority fsa split marketed lowrisk way benefit rising share price stock market collapsed product left thousand investor pocket estimated people took splitcapital fund investing life saving scheme paying compensation overseen independent company fsa said detail investor able claim share compensation package announced new year save investor take case financial ombudsman service something doubt welcome rob mcivor fsa spokesman told bbc news agreeing pay compensation mean eighteen firm involved admitting guilt fsa added investor accepting compensation waive right take case financial ombudsman service fsa investigating whether investor misled risk posed splitcapital investment trust fsas strong investigation team looked whether fund manager colluded socalled magic circle hope propping one anothers share price firm involved presented file evidence detailing taped conversation interview may fsa widely reported asked firm pay âm compensation mr mcivor told bbc final settlement figure smaller two unnamed firm pulled compensation negotiation investor two firm may take compensation claim financial ombudsman service court"}
{"document":"Business_264","words":"french suitor hold lse meeting european stock market euronext met london stock exchange lse amid speculation may ready launch cash bid euronext chief jeanfrancois theodore held talk lse bos clara furse day rival deutsche boerse put forward bid case german exchange said held constructive professional friendly talk lse euronext declined comment talk ended friday speculation mounting german may raise bid âbn deutsche boerse previously offered âbn rejected lse euronext rumoured facility place fund âbn cash bid far however neither tabled formal bid deal either bidder would create biggest stock market operator europe second biggest world new york stock exchange speculation euronext would use friday meeting opportunity take advantage growing disquiet deutsche boer plan dominance london market union deutsche boerse staff frankfurt reportedly expressed fear job would moved london takeover successful work council expressed concern equity derivative trade could managed london future reuters news agency report union source saying german politician also said angry market operator promise move headquarters london bid successful meanwhile lse shareholder fear deutsche boer control clearstream unit clearing house process security transaction would create monopoly situation would weaken position shareholder negotiating lower transaction fee share dealing lse euronext control clearing settlement operation situation critic say transparent competitive german group ownership clearstream seen main stumbling block londonfrankfurt merger commentator believe deutsche boerse formally asked german authority approve plan buy lse may offer sell clearstream gain shareholder approval euronext far given little away sweetener offer lse europe biggest equity market deal"}
{"document":"Business_265","words":"troubled marsh sec scrutiny stock market regulator investigating troubled insurance broker marsh mclennans shareholder transaction firm said security exchange commission asked information transaction involving holder firm share marsh said cooperating fully sec investigation marsh also focus inquiry new york attorneygeneral whether insurer rigged market since inquiry launched october marsh replaced chief executive held boardroom shakeout meet criticism lessening number company executive board prosecutor allege marsh world biggest insurance broker insurance firm may fixed bid corporate cover issue heart inquiry new york top law officer eliot spitzer separate prosecution five insurer state california sec investigation socalled related party transaction includes dealing trident fund managed mmc capital company private equity firm marsh new chief executive michael cherkasky trying negotiate settlement mr spitzer mr spitzer built reputation fierce critic campaigner corporate america misdeed uncertainty unleashed scandal prompted three credit rating agency standard poor moody fitch downgrade marsh recent week according financial time insurance analyst questioning whether marsh able maintain strong record earning growth draw forecast first quarter next year doubt also exist much company may pay regulator lawyer put scandal behind"}
{"document":"Business_266","words":"could yukos blessing disguise thing equal notion entrepreneur languishing jail company sold song ought bad business lookingglass world modern russia opposite might TRUE new report argued study centre economic policy research praise rough handling oil company yukos argues rigorous tax policing benefited russian firm even target tax police increase tax enforcement increase amount dividend income outside shareholder receive even accounting increased level taxation author say paper reasoning complex based sophisticated model relationship tax regime corporate governance particular propensity management steal company calculation demonstrated many russian analyst already knew increasing tax rate increase amount manager steal since undeclared income becomes relatively valuable west meanwhile higher tax rate translate far smoothly higher government revenue hand increasing rigour tax collected encourages company become transparent forcing able demonstrate financial position far accurately net result author say extra amount company pay tax compensated greater efficiency financial soundness vladimir putin became president raise tax put lot effort much critic argue enforcement since russian stock market trebled value rise author attribute least part newly tough approach report highlight case sibneft russian oil company came close merging yukos last year mr putin came power company overall effective tax rate rose sibneft target series aggressive raid fiscal police shareholder benefited hugely sibneft started pay dividend almost bn closed network opaque subsidiary previously used siphoning unofficial fund according author although variety change sweeping russian industry time increase tax enforcement likely explanation change fortune sibneft many peer analysis make sense part certainly fault corporate russia become far orderly lawabiding since company rushed list share international stock exchange something unthinkable wilder day large firm produce account international standard foreign direct investment long negligible starting flow serious amount bn stock market return among healthiest europe author model quite cover complexity start model assumes various party clearlydefined motivation company want maximise profit government want maximise tax revenue fact alarmingly close connection big business government russia connection often greased bribery blur apparently antagonistic relationship company example persuade official overlook nonpayment tax author definition tax enforcement seems unrealistically western genuine disinterested tax collection might well work wonder russia problem recent example erratic unpredictable way law enforced case yukos example moved fit start little clarity government intention little faith investor letter law would followed far commentator concerned state pursuing yukos political vendetta rather simply enforce fiscal rectitude since yukos founder mikhail khodorkovsky arrested year ago russian market dropped indication investor feel optimistic salutary effect corporate performance"}
{"document":"Business_267","words":"nasdaq planning share sale owner technologydominated nasdaq stock index plan sell share public list market operates according registration document filed security exchange commission nasdaq stock market plan raise âm sale observer see another step closer full public listing however nasdaq icon technology boom recently poured cold water suggestion company first sold share private placement technically went public stock started trading otc bulletin board list equity trade occasionally nasdaq make money sale investor bought share private placings filing document said nasdaq made share technology firm company high growth potential potent symbol internet telecom boom nosediving bubble burst recovery fortune tech giant intel dotcom survivor amazon helped revive fortune"}
{"document":"Business_268","words":"giving financial gift child child grandchild may want latest toy christmas giving present help financial future gift financial variety might longer lasting impact may encourage child save start fund could count towards university cost example government trying encourage saving early age new child trust fund first voucher worth lowincome family distributed january child born st september eligible parent need decide financial institution manage gift time start scheme april parent relative able top fund year grow free income capital gain tax child trust fund force time christmas relative could invest gift higher rate childrens deposit account use feeder fund account designed start child saving habit often pay higher rate interest best instantaccess account currently available include ladybird account saffron walden building society paying minimum balance alliance leicester firstsaver pay also starting interest earned child subject income tax however child like adult personal income tax allowance current tax year account hold money gifted friend relative parent interest earned saving account may set allowance long total amount interest fall within allowance tax payable account opened form available bank building society completed confirms account holder nontaxpayer allows interest received without deduction income tax tax rule different parent save behalf child interest per parent taxfree interest exceeds level whole interest taxed parent prevent parent holding cash saving childrens name taking advantage tax allowance parent relative saving behalf child consideration given opening separate account one parent gift one gift relative therefore may preferable parent contribute child trust fund tax free gift relative take total annual limit directed deposit account another favourite solution premium bond promise rich far greater mere deposit account make great present parent guardian responsible bond receive notification purchase prize sent parent child guardian minimum purchase bond sold multiple gift opportunity beyond cash account ignored longer term stock market fund outperformed type investment although shorter term volatile one benefit investing child investment generally longer term ten year help reduce risk associated investing share one way spread risk invest stock market unit investment trust pooled investment fund give access wide range share fund may actively managed fund manager pick individual stock based view future potential passive manager invests share comprise stock market index example ftse exchange traded fund offer alternative way track stock market single share give return underlying index really another form tracker difference charge quite low drawback financial gift child gain absolute right money age parent control spent larger gift may worthwhile taking professional advice establishment suitable trust allow ongoing control capital income"}
{"document":"Business_269","words":"air china bn london listing china national airline make overseas stock market debut dual listing london hong kong london stock exchange lse said air china plan raise bn âm flotation share trading begin december lse said china aviation authority listing part modernisation airline sector cope soaring demand air travel detail share price number share given lse working hard woo chinese company choose london rather new york listing opened asiapacific office hong kong last month delighted air china chosen london listing outside china said lse chief executive clara furse london stock exchange offer ambitious chinese company access world international equity market combined high regulatory corporate governance standard said spokesman lse said weve engaged air china month two year part pitch bring listing london lse thought highlighting extra cost redtape imposed new law passed since enron scandal whilst stressing london strong regulatory environment germany chancellor gerhard schroeder began threeday visit beijing monday signing deal worth bn euro bn âm airbus sell new plane air china deutsche welle radio station reported china booming economy created huge demand air travel among middleclass chinese turning country sale battleground rival plane maker airbus boeing air china longawaited flotation part strategy modernise dozen stateowned carrier reorganised three group air china china southern china eastern merrill lynch sole bookrunners air china flotation take form share placing institutional investor london though retail investor may able buy air china share hong kong air china primary listing hong kong secondary listing london share denominated hong kong dollar however investor may wary chinese stock collapse last week china aviation oil singaporelisted arm chinese jet fuel trader cast spotlight corporate governance shortcoming chinese firm"}
{"document":"Business_27","words":"steel firm cut job mittal steel one world largest steel producer could cut job next five year chief executive said netherlandsbased company due complete bn acquisition firm isg next month making one largest global firm kind however lakshmi mittal told investor combined company shed thousand job indianborn magnate say job loss would fall mr mittal told investor acquisition international steel group completed company would aim reduce workforce annually could see workforce trimmed staff investing modernisation employee go mr mittal told conference chicago mittal steel formed last year mr mittals lnm holding merged dutch firm ispat combination mittal steel isg would annual sale bn âbn bn euro production capacity million tonne mittal steel spokeman said decision job cut made yet trying create sustainable steel industry want invest new technology spokesman said mittal steel operation country many business particularly eastern europe previously state owned huge workforce employ staff kazakhstan alone large operation romania czech republic south africa united state"}
{"document":"Business_270","words":"oil price reach threemonth low oil price fallen heavily second day closing threemonth low news crude stock improved ahead winter london brent crude closed thursday drop dived barrel first time since midseptember light crude traded new york lost lowest close since september price benchmark crude dropped two day fall triggered energy information administration eia said wednesday crude stock higher year ago news calmed worry winter shortage weak fuel heating oil stock persistent factor pushing oil price amazing quickly sentiment changed said rick mueller analyst energy security analysis analyst also attributed fall mild earlywinter weather tempered demand heating oil stronger fuel inventory helped boost stock market ninemonth high wednesday though nasdaq index hung onto gain end thursday london ftse index closed point higher longawaited drop oil price helped ease persistent investor jitter impact energy cost company profit economic growth however trader warned fall could shortlived cold snap north america winter major supply problem part world price crude still start fallen record set late october opec nation increased production year high meet global demand helped rebuild stock hit supply disruption hurricane ivan september trader also encouraged comment wednesday energy minister opec member algeria chakib khelil said cartel likely keep output unchanged meet next week however analyst believe sharp fall crude price may harden opec attitude overproduction leading scaling back oil output fear still remain level heating oil stock rising remain level cold spell north america would start deplete supply could spark price rise analyst however say price fall inventory continue rise mother nature going huge next several week said kyle cooper citigroup global market long term think headed dont think yet lot winter left john person president national future advisory service said eia data indicated adequate supply next three month"}
{"document":"Business_271","words":"arsenal may seek full share listing arsenal vicechairman david dein said club may consider seeking full listing share london stock exchange speaking soccerex football business forum dubai said full listing one option funding club move new stadium club currently listed smaller ofex share exchange due move new seater emirate stadium ashburton grove start season mr dein also warned current level tv coverage premiership may reaching saturation level sign match attendance dropping first month season arsenal move new stadium see proportion turnover medium earnings drop season two year time club hoping increase matchday earnings turnover ruled moneyearning mean including full share listing new stadium open go thorough financial review mr dein said listing would one option flexible decision made issue yet want best financial health maybe club listing manchester united success mr dein said although television money coverage driven english game forward past year feared might many game shown since formation premier league season premiership club seen income television soar television driving force past year must constantly improve want remain world leading league competition must monitor quality product ensure attendance decline must balance quantity exposure tv think practically reached saturation point sometimes think le club funding move ashburton grove number source including debt bank money already receive coming year sponsor sale surplus property including highbury stadium also looking create new revenue stream overseas market including asia two executive travelling round japan china moment building relationship organisation club know supporter club growing around world got good product important go look market make sure case"}
{"document":"Business_272","words":"market signal brazilian recovery brazilian stock market risen record high investor display growing confidence durability country economic recovery main bovespa index sao paolo stock exchange closed point friday topping previous record market close reached previous day market buoyancy reflects optimism brazilian economy could grow much brazil recovering last year recession worst decade economic output declined president luiz inacio lula da silva elected brazil first workingclass president strongly criticised pursuing hardline economic policy investor praised handling economy foreign investment risen unemployment fallen inflation brought control analyst believe stock market rise mark first time long space gain end year somewhere point said paschoal tadeu buonomo head equity trading broker tov brazil currency real also rose highest level dollar two year friday although interest rate still stand punitive inflation fallen export booming particularly agricultural product first time decade three economic policy pillar line recovery finance minister antonio palocci told associated press news agency government account surplus current account surplus inflation control investor deeply suspicious president da silva former trade union leader campaigned programme extensive land redistribution large rise minimum wage however mr da silva stuck orthodox monetary policy inherited predecessor even face last year economic crisis earned disapproval rural farm worker thousand took street brasilia thursday protest government policy president da silva defended policy arguing brazil cannot afford continue cycle boom bust afflicted recent decade"}
{"document":"Business_273","words":"market fall weak dollar fear rising oil price sinking dollar hit share monday finance minister meeting stern word fed chief alan greenspan london ftse fell tokyo nikkei dropped steepest fall three month finance minister said nothing supporting dollar whose slide could jeopardise growth japan europe mr greenspan warned asian state could soon stop funding deficit monday afternoon euro close alltime high dollar oil pushed higher monday investor fretted cold weather europe potential output cut oil producer group opec although price cooled end day london benchmark brent crude price closed cent barrel new york light sweet crude closed cent barrel slide come attempting talk traditional strong dollar policy latest pitch president george bush told asia pacific economic cooperation apec summit chile remained committed halving budget deficit together bn trade gap red ink spreading across america public finance widely seen key factor driving dollar lower last week treasury secretary john snow told audience uk policy remained unaltered also said rate entirely market signal trader took advice sell dollar looked meeting direction mr snow made clear exchange rate agenda government letting dollar drift useful shortterm fix export get affordable helping perhaps close trade gap meantime debt keep getting bigger congress authorising bn rise owe taking total trillion speech friday federal reserve chairman alan greenspan warned longer term thing likely get tricky present much gap public debt covered selling bond asian state japan china since dollar seen world reserve currency similarly asian investment help bridge gap current account deficit whole spends earns already turning cautious auction debt august found taker mr greenspan said could turn trend fall dollar kept eating value investment seems persuasive given size current account deficit diminished appetite adding dollar balance must occur point said"}
{"document":"Business_274","words":"google share fall staff sell share google fallen employee early investor web search took advantage first chance sell holding restriction imposed ahead flotation august prevent share dumped quickly onto market one closelywatched initial public offering stock market history usbased company sold million share google share risen since fell tuesday close restriction known lockup eased piecemeal million additional share become free trade february selling share could turn many google worker millionaire fear potential increase share circulation tuesday would ease demand stock however analyst say expected shareholder would holding back selling share immediately google good performance future growth potential mean demand hold first earnings report since floating stock market google said made net profit three month ending september sale surged third quarter year earlier google main service internet search free user firm make much money selling advertising space linked word user search also sell use technology company need make either website internal information system searchable"}
{"document":"Business_275","words":"five million german work germany unemployment figure rose psychologically important level five million last month wednesday german federal labour agency said jobless total reached million january take jobless rate yes effectively five million people unemployed government minister said earlier zdf public television unemployment high germany since change way statistic compiled partly explain jump number figure embarrassing government figure apparently worst weve seen postwar period number charged politically said christian jasperneite economist mm warburg could well put end recent renaissance weve seen spd ruling social democrat poll state election due schleswigholstein north rhinewestphalia may adverse effect government chance opposition also made political capital figure said million million people subsidised employment scheme fact looking real job added government reform including unpopular benefit cut go far enough government controversial hartz iv reform came effect beginning year unemployment benefit welfare support longterm unemployed officially classified looking work bad winter weather also took toll key sector construction sector laid worker adjusted seasonal factor german jobless total rose january december"}
{"document":"Business_276","words":"india power share jump debut share india largest power producer national thermal power corp ntpc risen stock market debut government partial selloff ntpc part controversial programme privatise staterun firm million share offer mix new share sale government raised bn rupeesbn india second bn stock debut three month coming flotation software firm tata share offer eleven time oversubscribed good investment bet said suhas naik investment analyst ing mutual fund power need india set rise ntpc benefit analyst say success ntpc flotation would encourage government reduce stake power company ntpc said use money share sale feed growing need country energystarved economy firm largest utility company india sixth largest power producer world"}
{"document":"Business_277","words":"turkey turn economic charm three year gruelling economic crisis turkey dressed economy impress part charm offensive ahead december european union decide whether start entry talk turkey economic leader banging drum draw attention recent achievement economy growing fast insist education level among young large population rising unemployment level percentage term heading fast towards single digit inflation control new law govern turbulent banking system card tourism industry booming revenue visitor double bn âbn three year moreover government spending set frozen burdensome social security deficit tackled income corporate tax cut next year order attract bn foreign investment next three year loan restructuring deal international monetary fund imf pretty much following recent macroeconomic restructuring effort currency floating freely central bank independent point convince europe decision maker rather phenomenally costly exercise eu allowing turkey would fact bring mass economic benefit cake bigger everybody said deputy prime minister abdullatif sener earlier month turkey burden eu budget admitted eu turkey would contribute almost bn euro bn âbn budget according recent impact study country state planning organisation turkey gross domestic output gdp set grow per year average contribution would rise le bn euro almost bn euro turkey could also help alleviate labour shortage old europe population come age one four turk million people aged le literate qualified turkish population insisted mr sener make positive impact eu run contrary popular view turkey getting ready dig deep eu taxpayer wallet however turkey assertion confirmed brussels impact study indeed say turkish membership would good news eu economy time cost projected vast early year turkey membership subsidy alone estimated exceed bn euro according prediction balloon bn euro would include vast agricultural subsidy regional aid though payment decline country farm sector currently employ one three turk would employ one five high initial expense would coupled risk benefit flagged turkey government would never delivered say feel turkish project shunned fear rather providing educated sophisticated labour force europe large people leave turkey seek work abroad poor uneducated plentiful recently le palatable concern least liberal european circle voiced senior eu member state official talking darkly river islam oriental culture threat europe cultural richness course many opponent politically motivated view ranging xenophobic prejudice country muslim tradition welldocumented concern government human right record yet economic argument dismissed hand critic insist much optimism turkey economic roadmap overegged argument amplified rise country current account deficit bn first month year country massive debt includes bn owed imf billion borrowed via international bond market also remains major obstacle ambition joining eu new member state european union gross public debt typically gross domestic product say reza moghadam assistant director imf european department gdp turkey gross debt double figure turkey debt largely arisen effort push banking reform run bank caused country devastating recession question although turkey much better past remains quite vulnerable say michael deppler director imf european department debt far high emerging economy key factor eu decision maker whether turkey met economic criterion economics science although state turkey economy important pace reform final decision december taken politician course guided political instinct"}
{"document":"Business_278","words":"sbc plan posttakeover job cut phone company sbc communication said expects cut around job following bn âbn takeover former parent att sbc said position would go result network efficiency another go sale department business operation across legal advertising public relation sbc currently employ people att employ takeover announced monday deal financed bn share well bn special dividend paid att shareholder effectively mark end att founded telephone pioneer alexander graham bell one us bestknown company sbc att said estimated cost saving least bn main driver merger att longdistance telecom firm sbc mainly focused local market western also data network business takeover subject approval atts shareholder regulator company said expected complete agreement first half"}
{"document":"Business_279","words":"german bidder talk lse deutsche boerse boss held constructive professional friendly talk london stock exchange lse chief said werner seifert met lse chief executive clara furse amid rumour german group may raise bid âbn bn initial âbn offer however rival suitor euronext also upped ante bid battle ahead talk lse friday paneuropean bourse said may prepared make offer cash parisbased exchange owner liffe london reported ready raise âbn fund bid news came deutsche boerse held third meeting lse since bid approach december turned london exchange undervaluing business however lse agree leave door open talk find whether significantlyimproved proposal would interest shareholder customer meantime euronext combine paris amsterdam lisbon stock exchange also began talk lse statement thursday euronext said offer likely solely cash added assurance stage offer made deal either bidder would create biggest stock market operator europe second biggest world new york stock exchange however neither side made formal offer lse source claiming step may still week away deutsche boerse could also face mounting opposition bid home among sweetener reported discussed mr seifert furse plan move management cash eurex derivative market london well two member executive board han reckers board member germany central bank bundesbank said cash trading also remain frankfurt something deutsche boerse could move uk headquarters boerse also important market segment must stay permanently frankfurt special importance business activity bank consultant said local government official frankfurt state hessen also spoken move wish headquarters stay maintain frankfurt standing number one financial centre continental europe alois rhiel minister economic affair added"}
{"document":"Business_28","words":"strong demand trigger oil rally crude oil price surged back barrel mark thursday energy market watchdog raised forecast global demand international energy agency iea warned demand opec crude first quarter would outstrip supply iea raised estimate oil demand growth barrel day million barrel day light crude rose brent crude london gained parisbased iea watchdog advises industrialized nation energy policy said upward revision due stronger demand china asian country fresh rally crude price followed gain wednesday triggered large fall crude supply following cold spell north america january department energy reported crude stockpile fallen barrel top ongoing problem beleaguered russian oil giant yukos also prompted iea revise output estimate russia major nonopec supplier think price beginning set new range look like level said energy analyst orin middleton barclays capital"}
{"document":"Business_280","words":"amex share spinoff news share american express surged tuesday said spin le profitable financial advisory subsidiary credit card travel service giant said offloading american express financial advisor aefa would boost profitability aefa adviser selling financial advice fund insurance million customer year delivered poor profit even loss excellent move american express focus core business sell laggard division problem quite time said marquis investment research analyst phil kain analyst estimate standalone aefa could market value bn âbn unit acquired american express year ago investor diversified service minneapolis time firm amassing onestop financial empire however business selling investment never integrated rest group"}
{"document":"Business_281","words":"axa sun life cut bonus payment life insurer axa sun life lowered annual bonus payouts withprofits investor regular annual bonus rate former axa equity law withprofits policy cut axa blamed poor stock market performance cut adding recent gain yet offset market fall seen cut hit estimated axas policyholder rest know fate march cut axas policy mean policyholder invested month endowment policy past year would see final maturity payout equated annual investment growth rate axa said withprofits policy designed smooth peak trough stock market volatility however heavy stock market fall throughout forced firm trim bonus rate policy stock market grown past month however enough undo damage occurred axa spokesman mark hamilton axa spokesman told bbc news axa cut payouts investor last january"}
{"document":"Business_282","words":"chinese dam firm defies beijing china three gorge project corp refusing obey government order stop construction one giant dam chinese state press said builder three gorge dam continuing work sister xiluodu dam said beijing news xiluodu dam one largescale construction project called halt lack proper environmental check beijing news said company may instead choose pay fine firm also ignored order stop construction two project three gorge underground power plant three gorge project electrical power supply plant far construction project targeted china state environmental protection agency sepa carried mandatory environmental impact assessment complied shutdown order china three gorge project corp could face fine yuan last week denied project violated regulation three gorge corporation along abided law built project accordance law said sepa order come chinese government appears trying cool country booming economy previously encouraged construction new electricity generating capacity solve chronic energy shortage forced many factory parttime working last year china increased generating capacity megawatt mw xiluodu dam designed produce mw electricity built jinshajiang river golden sand upper reach yangtze known sister project main three gorge dam downstream half million people relocated drawing criticism environmental group overseas human right activist"}
{"document":"Business_283","words":"stock market eye japan recovery japanese share ended year highest level since july amidst hope economic recovery nikkei index leading share gained year close point rise toward predicted morgan stanley equity strategist naoki kamiyama optimism financial market contrast sharply pessimism japanese business community earlier month quarterly tankan survey japanese manufacturer found business confidence weakened first time since march slower economic growth rising oil price stronger yen weaker export blamed fall confidence despite trader expect strength global economy benefit japan close sliding recession recent month structural reform within japan anticipated end banking sector bad debt problem also help say"}
{"document":"Business_284","words":"iraqi voter turn economic issue beyond desperate security situation iraq lie economy tatter vicious cycle unemployment poor social service poverty made worse lack investment much hope elected government break deadlock first rule law economy say radwan hadi deputy managing director aberdeenbased oil gas consultancy blackwatch petroleum service entered iraq mr hadis view new government priority shared many iraqi economy become secondmost dominant issue many political party ahead sunday election according bristol university political scientist anne alexander working project look governance security postwar iraq job creation rank high election manifesto iraqi people wish list nobody know exactly many iraqi work clear situation dire estimate iraq unemployment rate vary estimate washingtonbased independent thinktank brookings institution say iraq index progress made largely thanks country oil revenue exceeded bn since june iraq infrastructure mend notable improvement made area electricity supply irrigation telephone network reopening hospital serious problem remain growing divide have havenots angering voter one iraqi woman told alexander frustration watched tv advert private hospital soon failed track basic medicine baghdad pharmacy observes mr hadi economy present mark big divide rich get richer poor get poorer indication seen world finance contrast daily plight ordinary people private bank operate one run accordance islamic banking principle hope high future finance foreign bank buying sector national bank kuwait bought majority stake credit bank iraq jordanian investment bank export finance bank bought national bank iraq foreign firm also hope cash reconstruction effort bechtels effort rebuild school restore power attracted controversy well boosting bottom line halliburton enjoyed wealth military contract involvement foreign firm health banking sector beyond sits uneasily many iraqi accustomed state taking responsibility function essential making society work observes alexander seen selling iraq asset bringing multinationals expense iraqi business iraqi worker say consequently transitional government forced backtrack recent month proposal allow foreign ownership iraqi asset explains west easy forget otherwise brutal baathist regime used look majority iraq citizen rather well term job creation social security healthcare opinion poll suggest people still want state take leading role providing thing alexander say yet area economy investment abroad still warmly welcomed insists mr hadi iraqi left country three decade ago think private sector evolve incredibly fast mr hadi say iraq vast natural resource support magnitude economic growth many foreign company say keen get act yet actually entering country meaningful way exception mr hadis blackwatch one many small operator preparing much bigger future blackwatchs baghdadbased affiliate falcon group dozen people working across country kirkuk baghdad engineer geoscientists work iraqi oil ministry hammer technology transfer issue mr hadi point guy trying work iraqi business people business time life go iraq people take responsibility want live normal life"}
{"document":"Business_285","words":"eu slow economic reform eu country failed put place policy aimed making europe world competitive economy end decade report say study undertaken european commission sought ass far eu moved towards meeting economic target eu leader summit lisbon pledged european economy would outstrip economic target became known lisbon agenda commission report say eu country pace economic reform slow fulfilling lisbon ambition difficult impossible uk finland belgium denmark ireland netherlands actually followed policy recommendation among biggest laggard according report greece italy lisbon agenda set increase number people employed europe encouraging older people woman stay workforce also set raise amount private sector spends research development bringing greater discipline public spending debt level combined high environmental standard effort level playing field business throughout eu plan europe become world dynamic economy next week commission present revised proposal meet lisbon goal many people expect target quietly dropped"}
{"document":"Business_286","words":"china continues breakneck growth china economy expanded breakneck faster predicted well news may mean limit investment lending beijing try take economy boil china sucked raw material energy feed expansion could knockon effect rest world overheats official pointed industrial growth slowed service providing much impetus growth industrial output main target government effort impose curb credit investment previous year still consumer price rose faster adding concern sharp rise producer price could stoke inflation overall investment fixed asset still high previous year although way peak seen first quarter result could higher interest rate china raised rate percentage point first hike nine year october despite apparent rebalancing economy overall growth picture remains strong economist said sign slowdown said tim congdon economist ing baring china economy gathering speed thanks domestic demand also soaring sale overseas figure released earlier year showed export sixyear high part impetus come relative cheapness yuan china currency government keep pegged close rate dollar much chagrin many lawmaker blame china lost job competitiveness despite urging ease peg official insist long way ready make shift marketset rate need good feasible plan formulating plan also need time national bureau statistic chief li deshui told reuters hope make fortune speculating renminbi revaluation succeed making profit"}
{"document":"Business_287","words":"japan ageing workforce built last twenty battled tuberculosis eight year went run clothing business marrying late thirty yearold torao toshitsune eaten raw fish pretty much every day throughout life mr toshitsune one japan centenarian club growing annually oldest member neat osaka detached house life one sexagenarian daughter mr toshitsune keep regular routine copying buddhist sutra preparing traditional japanese tea ceremony task remarkably active senior citizen reveals next goal well whats important japan number one mr toshitsune want outlive everyone come longevity japan country appears woman expect live men four year longer american european outskirt kyoto yearold yuji shimizu contemplates phenomenon round golf younger friend seventy think food industry environment improved remark average live longer whether diet traditional family structure role clearly defined something gene japan elderly remarkable life may game golf mr shimizu grandchild huge problem ahead japan world least fertile nation childbirth rate two third japan population expected peak million shrink million middle century mean million fewer worker time number elderly almost doubled year birth rate remains people make population explains shigeo morioka international longevity centre tokyo japan finance stay track decade economic stagnation huge deficit spending public sector debt already country gross domestic product gdp highest rate among industrialised country international monetary fund predicts falling birth rate take grip cost running japan welfare state double gdp current account balance deteriorate unfortunately japan appears poorly prepared financially politically glen wood vice president deutsche security japan asks who going fund pension fund next generation indeed going new japanese worker going build economy going leader going producer gdp going forward one option welfare reform another immigration possibly philippine indonesia far emerging policy appears restricted limited number nursing staff standing next tokyo harbour version new york statue liberty yet japan ready elli island japan never really liked option history think option thats becoming plausible necessary insists mr wood japan europe also face workforce decline immigration sensitive subject japanese economy facing fewer consumer mean slumping domestic sale car hitech kit home appliance perhaps even another property crash course japanese could always child government currently considering financial reward procreative couple similar operation australia would pay back today baby taxpayer demographic crisis like europe start unfold contrast japan course european union population expected increase million middle century although president bush must redevise social security take account rise america imf foresees positive contribution current account balance combined force fertility immigration voice japanese industry calling radical change nature japanese labour market want shift towards financial service though doubt persist country ability let alone willingness move away manufacturing japan still problem getting viable banking system let alone shifting auto business semiconductor business broad based tech manufacturing business overseas say mr wood japan either drive radical reform else run risk vicious ageing recession falling demand lower tax take could result soaring budget pressure basket case currency come japan could dependent shrinking workforce industrialised power fear world number two economy doomed permanent recession none mr toshitsunes concern anymore chuckle feel fine"}
{"document":"Business_288","words":"ge see excellent world economy behemoth general electric posted jump quarterly sale profit declared great shape benefiting growth initiative excellent global economy said ge chief executive jeff immelt ge biggest firm based stock market valuation ge net profit bn âbn final three month sale came bn group whose business range jet engine nbc television channel forecast sustained growth year next ge share rose news ending friday lower industry ge well material financial industrial sector picking said steve roukis analyst fund manager matrix asset advisor share ge ge said order fourth quarter higher period growth across board fourth quarter nine business delivered least doubledigit earnings growth said mr immelt full year gain le spectacular still respectable net profit bn last year ge bought vivendi universal merging nbc form nbc universal success universal studio film ray portrait jazz musician ray charles helped boost earnings unit"}
{"document":"Business_289","words":"uk economy facing major risk uk manufacturing sector continue face serious challenge next two year british chamber commerce bcc said group quarterly survey company found export picked last three month best level eight year rise came despite exchange rate cited major concern however bcc found whole uk economy still faced major risk warned growth set slow recently forecast economic growth slow little manufacturer domestic sale growth fell back slightly quarter survey firm found employment manufacturing also fell job expectation lowest level year despite positive news export sector worrying sign manufacturing bcc said result reinforce concern sector persistent inability sustain recovery outlook service sector uncertain despite increase export order quarter bcc noted bcc found confidence increased quarter across manufacturing service sector although overall failed reach level start reduced threat interest rate increase contributed improved confidence said bank england raised interest rate five time november august last year rate kept hold since amid sign falling consumer confidence slowdown output pressure cost margin relentless increase regulation threat higher tax remain serious problem bcc director general david frost said consumer spending set decelerate significantly next month unlikely investment export rise sufficiently strongly pick slack"}
{"document":"Business_29","words":"uk firm face venezuelan land row venezuelan authority said seize land owned british company part president chavez agrarian reform programme official cojedes state said friday farmland owned subsidiary vestey group would taken used settle poor farmer government cracking socalled latifundios large rural estate say lying idle vestey group said informed planned seizure firm whose agroflora subsidiary operates farm venezuela insisted complied fully venezuelan law prosecutor south country targeted hato el charcote beef cattle ranch owned agroflora according reuters plan seize acre hectare acre hectare farm official claim agroflora posse valid document proving ownership land question also allege area ranch used form active production legal boundary match actual boundary surplus state prosecutor alexis ortiz told reuters consequence government taken action controversial reform passed give government right take control private property declared idle ownership cannot traced back th century critic say power president chavez argues needed help country poorest citizen develop venezuelan economy trample private property right vestey group said owned land since would cooperate fully authority spokesman added agroflora absolutely confident submitted demonstrate legality title land company pointed farm employ worker provides meat solely venezuelan market last month government said identified idle farm yet consider status authority said landowner whose title order whose farm productive nothing fear president chavez venezuelan government steadily expanded state involvement country economy recently said mining contract involving foreign firm would examined ensure provided sufficient economic benefit state"}
{"document":"Business_290","words":"bank hold interest rate bank england left interest rate hold widelypredicted move rate went five time november bank sought cool housing market consumer debt remained unchanged since august recent data indicated slowdown manufacturing consumer spending well mortgage approval retail sale disappointed christmas analyst putting drop le consumer confidence rising interest rate accompanying slowdown housing market knocked consumer optimism causing sharp fall demand expensive good according report earlier week british retail consortium brc said britain retailer endured worst christmas decade today change decision correct said david frost director general british chamber commerce bcc clear sign economy slows mpc ready take quick corrective action cut rate dismal report retail trade christmas sale worrying indicate general weakening consumer spending mr frost added housing market outlook remains highly uncertain widely accepted house price start falling sharply risk facing economy worsen considerably cbi chief economist ian mccafferty said economy slowed recent month response rate rise difficult gauge christmas period likely pace activity summer bank juggle emergence inflationary pressure driven tight labour market buoyant commodity price risk overabrupt slowdown consumer activity said interest rate likely remain hold time thursday gloomy news manufacturing front office national ons statistic revealed british manufacturing output unexpectedly fell november fifth month past six ons said manufacturing output dropped november matching similar unrevised fall october confounding economist expectation rise manufacturer organisation eef said expected hold interest rate continue near future also said evidence manufacturer confidence may waning outlook world economy becomes uncertain far evidence suggests last year rate increase helped rebalance economy without damaging recovery manufacturing said eef chief economist steve radley however business outlook start deteriorate bank stand ready cut rate economist predicted rate drop later year although others feel bank may still think need rise happens bank remains concerned longterm risk posed personal debt rising year economic condition worsen"}
{"document":"Business_291","words":"tobacco giant hail court ruling tobacco company welcomed appeal court decision reject government bn âbn claim alleged deceit smoking danger tobacco stock rose sharply wall street decision court washington found case filed clinton administration could brought federal antiracketeering law antismoking group urge government fight justice department said appeal among accused altria group rj reynolds tobacco lorillard tobacco liggett group brown williamson delighted decision sent reynolds share altria share charles blixt executive vicepresident rj reynolds tobacco said ruling dramatically transforms government lawsuit altria group said statement government must prove company engaged fraudulent behaviour past likely future government claimed tobacco firm manipulated nicotine level increase addiction targeted teenager multibillion dollar advertising campaign lied danger smoking ignored research contrary prosecutor wanted cigarette firm disgorge bn profit accumulated past year impose tougher rule marketing product brought case racketeering law passed deny mafia gang profit crime tobacco company denied illegally conspired promote smoking defraud public also said already met many government demand landmark bn settlement reached state threejudge panel district columbia court appeal ruled friday government could sue firm antiracketeering law judge david sentelle ruling said law aimed putting end illegal conduct going forward hold language law comprehensive remedial scheme law preclude disgorgement possible remedy case wrote justice department refused say would appeal saying today received ruling reviewing spokeswoman said friday william corr campaign tobaccofree kid urged government continue pressing case today ruling excuse administration seek weak settlement let tobacco industry hook said"}
{"document":"Business_292","words":"steady job growth continues created fewer job expected december analyst said dip hiring enough derail world biggest economy according labor department figure new job added last month took total million best showing five year job creation one last year main concern economy worry still remain condition set steady growth analyst said unemployment rate stayed december job need created month figure drop respectable report said michael moran analyst daiwa security payroll growth december little lighter consensus forecast upward revision prior two month increase manufacturing employment manufacturing cyclical area economy showing job growth good indication economy solid growth track mean federal reserve likely continue policy raising interest rate fed lifted borrowing cost five time last year citing evidence economic recovery becoming robust job creation one last year main concern economy proved main topic debate presidential election demand worker far booming condition set steady growth overall compared previous year look great keep going stronger stronger expect case said kurt karl economist swiss new york meanwhile economist cautioned reading much data federal reserve showing unexpected bn drop consumer debt november fall consumer spending make twothirds economic activity could help limit extent future interest rate rise economist said could number reason fall borrowing include credit card personal loan noting figure vary monthtomonth basis"}
{"document":"Business_293","words":"glazer make new man utd approach malcolm glazer made fresh approach buy manchester united could lead bid valuing premiership club âm tycoon wooing club last month approached united board detailed proposal confirmed mr glazer owns tampa bay buccaneer team hope lead formal bid accepted new offer expected contain substantially le debt mr glazer already one takeover attempt turned red devil responded using shareholding vote three board member last november man united turned bid based high level borrowing newspaper speculated recently tycoon gained support leading bank come stronger le debtladen bid last week however mr glazer issued statement stock exchange distancing new bid meanwhile uniteds chief executive david gill said december talk would resume unless glazer came definitive proposal board confirmed bidder back statement issued sunday reading board confirm received detailed proposal subject various precondition may form basis offer announcement made due course succeed malcolm glazer still need approval major shareholder john magnier jp mcmanus club irish duo cut talk glazer proposed sale stake far made comment latest approach united fan reacted anger announcement vehemently opposed proposed takeover glazer since first showed interest club september sunday announcement vowed fight fight tooth nail stop whatever offer say want anybody else taking united said mark longden independent manchester united supporter association campaign proposed takeover continue done since glazer first showed interest club"}
{"document":"Business_294","words":"wall street cheer bush victory stock market closed higher response george bush victory presidential election benchmark dow jones share index closed higher nasdaq rose many investor believe mr bush policy businessfriendly democrat challenger john kerry higher share price also reflect relief clear winner emerged proved tight poll investor worried outcome poll would inconclusive paving way repeat legal wrangling marred election dow lost value three week immediately election unclear would occupy white house mr kerry conceded defeat wednesday abandoning lastditch hope carrying vote swing state ohio relief market may decision move forward said tim ghriskey chief investment officer solaris asset management analyst predicted jump share price would shortlived saying investor would quickly focus health economy would look stock market rally bush kind oneday event said ken mayland clearview economics recent economic performance mixed solid growth offset disappointingly low job creation figure mounting worry record budget deficit elsewhere financial market wednesday dollar dipped slightly euro climbed yen oil price closed barrel new york rise oil price partly reflects view president bush le likely mr kerry release supply strategic oil reserve share price london frankfurt paris also closed higher successive poll runup tuesday election shown two candidate running neck neck economic issue well war iraq forefront campaign key swing state ohio suffered substantial job loss past four year president bush handling economy became crucial election issue senator kerry attacked president bush economic record campaign hammering home fact net job lost term office president bush focused fact two million job created past year claiming vindicated taxcutting agenda future policy candidate pledged bring america bn federal budget deficit control senator kerry planned increase tax earning year president bush placed reform pension system heart economic agenda second term however economist said candidate economic programme rested questionable assumption future growth"}
{"document":"Business_295","words":"business confidence dip japan business confidence among japanese manufacturer weakened first time since march quarterly tankan survey found slower economic growth rising oil price stronger yen weaker export blamed fall december confidence level seen september bank japan said however september reading strongest year economy pause unlikely fall economy minister said feel bit slower next year year growth may bit gentle situation recovery continue said economy minister heizo takenaka bank japan december survey balance big manufacturer saying business condition better minus saying worse september japan economy grew three month september according revised data issued month recovery slowing world second biggest economy expected grow tankan index based survey firm big manufacturer even pessimistic first quarter view suggest march reading could go low still positive territory weaker dollar decline strengthened yen making japanese export expensive china attempt cool fastgrowing economy also hit japanese industry sale abroad confidence among nonmanufacturers unchanged final quarter forecast drop one point march survey nonetheless japanese firm stepping capital investment survey found pace quickening company reported expect invest year march previous year expectation increase september tankan"}
{"document":"Business_296","words":"million lose textile job million world poorest textile trade worker lose job new trade rule introduced new year charity warned world trade organisation wto end multifibre agreement mfa midnight december christian aid condemned move saying would see almost million job bangladesh alone axed however supporter change claim mean increased efficiency lower cost western consumer also see job created india china advocate argue wto said many developing country support end quota stressed funding available country bangladesh help make transition fully liberalised market period adjustment required said wto spokesman keith rockwell country better others one suggesting developing country well country may appear order dry seen order surging many company continue existing trading relationship christian aid called british firm simply cut run look worker new report called rag rich rag added employment alternative available many sacked garment worker could end far worse job mainly female worker forced sex trade wto warned many million job could lost result liberalisation textile industry world fastest developing country rely textile export build growth example bangladesh textile account almost country export industry employ around million people mfa pact helped developing country get bigger share world market loser new trade landscape vulnerable worker country bangladesh cambodia sri lanka nepal andrew pendleton christian aid head trade policy said hardpressed cope garment industry lose protection deeply concerned new year spell misery huge number garment worker wto said consenus among member retain quota emphasised funding available country bangladesh help adjust liberalised market added impact change worker affected shakeup considered adding seismic change policy put interest poor people first rather simply aiming liberalise market cost current mfa perfect allow third world country like bangladesh get onto first rung industrial development christian aid said international trade must governed race bottom pitch one set poor people another mr pendleton added"}
{"document":"Business_297","words":"dutch bank lay staff abn amro netherlands largest bank cut job result falling profit cut amounting bank workforce result oneoff charge euro bn job go investment banking go human resource respectively abn amro third large european bank announce cutback past month following deutsche bank credit suisse group profitability hit fall mortgage lending united state bank largest single market following recent interest rate rise abn amros operation netherlands united kingdom hardest hit job also lost accounted profit first half across operation america asiapacific region restructuring designed improve efficiency reducing administrative cost increasing focus client service bank said course rise net income year operating profit set fall fall revenue abn amro currently staff get profit growth coming year lower cost shedding job make total sense ivo geijsen analyst bank oyens van eeghen told bloomberg europe leading bank seem set period retrenchment deutsche bank said earlier month would reduce german workforce many job lost credit suisse first boston"}
{"document":"Business_298","words":"fannie mae restate book mortgage company fannie mae restate earnings move likely put billiondollar dent account watchdog said security exchange commission accused fannie mae using technique comply material respect accounting standard fannie mae last month warned record incorrect main mortgage firm freddie mac restated earnings bn âbn last year probe book sec comment likely increase pressure congress strengthen supervision fannie mae freddie mac two firm key part financial system effectively underwrite mortgage market financing nearly half american house purchase dealing actively bond financial instrument investigation freddie mac june sparked concern wider health industry raised questionsmarks role office federal housing enterprise oversight ofheo industry main regulator pricked action ofheo turned attention fannie may september year said firm tweaked book spread earnings smoothly across quarter play amount risk taken sec found similar problem watchdog chief accountant donald nicolaisen said fannie maes methodology assessing measuring documenting hedge ineffectiveness inadequate supported generally accepted accounting principle"}
{"document":"Business_299","words":"rule yukos refuge call yukos said bankruptcy court decide whether block russia impending auction main production arm thursday russian oil firm filed bankruptcy protection attempt halt forced sale however judge letitia clark said hearing would continue thursday argument case would heard russian authority due auction yuganskneftegas december pay huge tax bill sent yukos russian prosecutor forcing sale firm lucrative asset yuganskneftegas help pay bn âbn back tax bill claim owed yukos filing bankruptcy protection last resort preserve right shareholder employee customer said yukos chief executive steven theede company added opted take action american court bankruptcy law give worldwide jurisdiction debtor company property seeking judiciary willing protect value shareholder investment however firm based russia significant asset lawyer unsure outcome case stop body cut sunday zack clement lawyer yukos told judge clark emergency hearing houston texas wednesday well bid get chapter bankruptcy protects firm creditor allowing continue trading restructure finance group also made claim damage russian government yukos asked houston court order russia arbitration press claim billion dollar damage campaign illegal discriminatory disproportionate tax claim mr clement said russian law russian government obliged enter arbitration set international law added opening bid firm yuganskneftgas unit bn le half bn yukos adviser say worth believe significant bidder auction sunday gazprom said referring russia natural gas giant yukos maintains forced auction illegal cause company suffer immediate irreparable harm many commentator believe russian government aggressive pursuit yukos politicallymotivated response political ambition former chief executive mikhail khodorkovsky mr khodorkovsky funded liberal opposition group arrested october last year fraud tax evasion charge still jail analyst believe production unit auctioned likely bought governmentbacked firm like gazprom effectively bringing large chunk russia lucrative oil gas industry back state control"}
{"document":"Business_3","words":"yukos unit buyer face loan claim owner embattled russian oil giant yukos ask buyer former production unit pay back âm loan stateowned rosneft bought yugansk unit bn sale forced russia part settle bn tax claim yukos yukos owner menatep group say ask rosneft repay loan yugansk secured asset rosneft already face similar repayment demand foreign bank legal expert said rosnefts purchase yugansk would include obligation pledged asset rosneft pay real money creditor avoid seizure yugansk asset said moscowbased lawyer jamie firestone connected case menatep group managing director tim osborne told reuters news agency default fight rule law exists international arbitration clause credit rosneft official unavailable comment company said intends take action menatep recover tax claim debt owed yugansk yukos filed bankruptcy protection court attempt prevent forced sale main production arm sale went ahead december yugansk sold littleknown shell company turn bought rosneft yukos claim downfall punishment political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky vowed sue participant sale"}
{"document":"Business_30","words":"soaring oil hit world economy soaring cost oil hit global economic growth although world major economy weather storm price rise according oecd latest biannual report oecd cut growth prediction world main industrialised region growth would reach fall next year previous estimate oecd said however parisbased economics think tank said believed global economy could still regain momentum forecast japanese growth also scaled back year outlook worst member eurozone bloc already sluggish growth forecast slipping year oecd said overall report forecast total growth member country oecd slipping next year recovering nonetheless good reason believe despite recent oil price turbulence world economy regain momentum nottoodistant future said jeanphilippe cotis oecds chief economist price crude higher start record high set late october dip oil price improving job prospect would improve consumer confidence spending oecd said oil shock enormous historical standard seen worse seventy oil price rise think shock absorbed within next quarter vincent koen senior economist oecd told bbcs world business report recovery underway interrupted bit oil shock year would regain momentum course china booming economy spectacular comeback japan albeit one faltered recent month would help world economic recovery oecd said supported strong balance sheet high profit recovery business investment continue north america start earnest europe added however report warned remains seen whether continental europe play strong supportive role marked upswing final domestic demand oecd highlighted current depressed household expenditure germany eurozones overreliance exportled growth"}
{"document":"Business_300","words":"jj agrees bn guidant deal pharmaceutical giant johnson johnson agreed buy medical technology firm guidant bn âbn guidant key producer equipment combat heart problem implant defibrillator pacemaker analyst said deal aimed offsetting johnson johnson reliance slowing drug business also pointed merger likely drug healthcare industry fragmented pressure cut cost number johnson johnson product facing patent expiration company also battling fierce competition generic product meanwhile demand defibrillator give heart small electric shock irregular heartbeat rhythm detected expected increase analyst said move johnson johnson widely expected firm pay guidant share wednesday closing price analyst say antitrust regulator could force firm shed overlapping stent operation stent tube used keep artery open unblocked"}
{"document":"Business_301","words":"libya take bn unfrozen fund libya withdrawn bn asset asset previously frozen almost year libyan central bank said move came lifted trade ban reward tripoli giving weapon mass destruction vowing compensate lockerbie victim original size libya fund central bank told reuters however withdrawal mean libya cut tie added process opening account bank united state central bank vice president farhat omar ben gadaravice said previously frozen asset invested various country believed included equity holding bank ban trade economic activity tripoli imposed president ronald regan series deemed terrorist act including lockerbie air crash suspended april banker two country working unfreeze libya asset"}
{"document":"Business_302","words":"cactus diet deal phytopharm slimming aid made southern african cactus set developed uk firm phytopharm unilever anglodutch food giant unilever help pharmaceutical firm develop snack containing hoodia extract phytopharm share jumped news analyst saying sale âm year possible plant licensed phytopharm used thousand year sans bushman kalahari desert stave hunger study reportedly shown plant curb appetite instead reducing calorific intake like many existing product phytopharm receive initial fee âm unilever potential total âm well future royalty product sale deal production hoodia cactus phytopharms nursery south africa also rise eight million plant potentially hundred million said phytopharm chief executive richard dixey firm initially hoped market slimming drug hoodia pfizer research collaboration came end analyst said unilever could launch new product deal go long way restoring market faith phytopharms pipeline pfizer exit said analyst erling refsum nomura"}
{"document":"Business_303","words":"brazil play varig rescue brazilian government played claim could step save country biggest airline brazil airport authority chief carlos wilson claimed government brink stepping save varig brazil flagship airline however country vice president jose alencar said government still looking solution varig struggling huge debt burden estimated debt billion reais bn âbn asked whether rescue card following meeting country congress discus airline crisis mr alencar replied dont think see earlier mr wilson said president luiz inacio lula da silva decided step decree kind intervention could signed week practice intervention although technical name used said intervention mean government would take administrative control company finance happen varigs main shareholder nonprofit ruben berta foundation represents airline employee would removed mr wilson said however job would lost airline would keep flying added varig operates country apart brazil driven brink collapse country economic downturn depreciation brazil currency direct impact airline dollar debt well cost business improved recently demand air travel increasing recovery brazilian economy airline could also win sizeable windfall compensation claim government tuesday court awarded varig bn reais ruling favour compensation claim government freezing tariff government appeal decision"}
{"document":"Business_304","words":"bombardier chief leave company share train planemaking giant bombardier fallen year low following departure chief executive two member board paul tellier also bombardier president left company amid ongoing restructuring laurent beaudoin part family control montrealbased firm take role ceo newly created management structure analyst said resignation seem stemmed boardroom dispute mr telliers tenure company began january plan cut worldwide workforce almost third announced firm snowmobile division defence service unit also sold bombardier started development new aircraft seating passenger mr tellier indicated wanted stay world top train maker third largest manufacturer civil aircraft restructuring complete bombardier faced declining share price profit earlier month firm said earned âm third quarter profit year ago understand board concern would longterm need develop execute strategy need reshape management structure time mr tellier said statement monday bombardier said restructuring plan drawn mr telliers would continue implemented share bombardier lost canadian cent news canadian dollar rallying canadian dollar"}
{"document":"Business_305","words":"brazil approves bankruptcy reform major reform brazil bankruptcy law approved country congress move hoped cut cost borrowing bill proposed finally approved leadership president luiz inacio lula da silva old law dating gave priority first worker second tax revenue finally creditor new legislation change giving priority creditor limiting payment worker new regulation limit payment worker time minimum monthly salary currently law also make difficult company declare bankruptcy however firm declared bankrupt gain protection creditor day recovery plan worked proposal opposed past leftist party including mr lulas worker party considered undermined worker right president lula became defender reform arguing country bank lending margin among highest world damaging economy according andreas adriano latin trade magazine new bankruptcy law help reducing spread difference interest rate bank federal bond nevertheless mr adriano said reduce basic interest rate central bank need change policy focusing inflation also economic growth"}
{"document":"Business_306","words":"retail sale show festive fervour uk retail sale better expected november christmas shopper began seasonal flock high street figure show office national statistic ons said retail sale rose month year figure along week inflation report could trigger another interest rate rise new year however recent data british retail consortium showed slip high street sale november ons data confounded analyst expectation many expected sale fall slightly november shopper put buying christmas present december however retailer attempt draw crowd may behind november unexpected rise sale say aggressive tactic oneday discount sale adopted store mark spencer appear paid price discounting certainly accounted much value retail sale hasnt grown much volume said investec economist david page figure sparked rally sterling data supported view early assume base rate peaked"}
{"document":"Business_307","words":"cairn share slump oil setback share cairn energy uk oil firm closed disappointing drilling update warning possible tax demand company said test shown significant find one indian oil field upbeat potential area also said indian government told pay production tax cairn argues liable cairn share jumped almost year investor piled cairn company announced significant oil find india year chief executive bill gammell said friday disappointed exploration socalled nc extension area rajasthan investor held high hope major oil find area cairn said estimate revised significant downgrade initial expectation cairn also said government believed company liable pay tax productionsharing contract company said rate would rupee per tonne seven barrel oil spokesman firm said tax would wipe field current value cairn refutes government position mr gammell said insisted contract made clear tax shouldered licensee india staterun oil natural gas corp ongc contractor pretty strong legal case added saying would become issue firm started production investor took dim view statement though share closed penny think people slightly overambitious quickly cairn would able develop potentially offload reserve said analyst jason kenney ing disappointment overshadowed increased production target cairn existing oilfield company raised target mangala aishwariya field india barrel day barrel day mangala field thought contain billion barrel biggest find date two field provide core future development rajasthan mr gammell said cairn added would appraising another field early next year mr gammell set company successfully switched focus south asia interest europe cairn also operates nepal bangladesh catapulted ftse index leading uk share earlier year sharp rise share price"}
{"document":"Business_308","words":"french bos leave eads french cohead european defence aerospace group eads philippe camus leave post mr camus said statement accepted invitation return fulltime lagardere group owns eads give role soon board director asks said airbus head noel forgeard set replace mr camus bringing company power struggle end fighting mr camus mr forgeard hit headline france analyst feared fighting could destabilise defence aerospace group french finance minister herve gaymard record saying deplored infighting company company able put dispute behind departure mr camus clear support given mr forgeard lagardere group main french shareholder eads main shareholder eads french government also support mr forgeard germany daimlerchrysler rainer hertrich german cohead eads also step contract expires next year mr camus recently came pressure became clear superjumbo running budget eads airbus majority owner admitted earlier week project running bn euro âbn bn budget mr forgeard denied telling french medium current overrun budget sake transparency told shareholder last week look forecast total cost project risk go around bn euro âm bn told france lci television due enter service replace boeing jumbo world biggest passenger aircraft"}
{"document":"Business_309","words":"astrazeneca hit drug failure share angloswedish drug closed uk trade failure iressa drug major clinical trial lung cancer drug significantly prolong survival patient disease setback group follows rejection october anticoagulant pill exanta meanwhile another major money spinner cholesterol drug crestor facing mounting safety concern would two three blockbuster drug meant power company forward failing weve got risk crestor said nick turner analyst broker jefferies astrazeneca hoped pitch iressa drug rival medicine tarceva iressa proved better placebo extending life trial involving patient tarceva made osi pharmaceutical genentech roche already proved successful helping prolong life lung cancer patient aztrazeneca appointed new executive director board john patterson charge drug development company said mr patterson would make substantial change clinical organisation process determined improve development regulatory performance restore confidence company value shareholder said chief executive tom mckillop"}
{"document":"Business_31","words":"irish market reach alltime high irish share risen record high investor persuaded buy market low inflation strong growth forecast iseq index leading share closed point thursday fuelled strong growth banking financial stock fall rate inflation january gave fresh boost share advanced month economy set strong growth interest rate remain low several ireland biggest company saw market value hit recent high thursday allied irish bank ireland biggest company capitalisation touched five year peak bank ireland share rose highest level since august telecom firm eircom recently revealed would reenter irish mobile phone market hit yearly high analyst said economic condition benign irish share still trading discount european market ireland tick box far international investor concerned roy asher chief investment officer hibernian investment manager told reuters buoyant economic condition set continue ireland next year irish equity continue offer quality growth reasonable valuation bernard mcalinden head equity research ncb stockbroker said equity represented good value compared investment still looking good told reuters seen good economic data ireland benefit financial stock ireland economic miracle enjoying second wind growth forecast economy cooled markedly enjoying spectacular growth however bounced back strongly growth expected"}
{"document":"Business_310","words":"strong quarterly growth nike nike reported best secondquarter earnings helped strong demand athletic shoe converse sneaker global sport giant said posted profit âm three month november period last year revenue increased bn bn period nike whose product endorsed tiger wood among sport star said demand continues grow result came strong first quarter year firm based beaverton oregon philip knight chairman chief executive said nike secondquarter revenue earnings per share reached alltime high level result solid performance across global portfolio business united state emerging market china russia turkey combined favourable european exchange rate helped drive much growth added first half fiscal year book remain confident business strategy consistent execution allow deliver goal healthy profitable growth firm reported worldwide future order athletic footwear gear scheduled delivery december april bn higher order reported period last year"}
{"document":"Business_311","words":"stormy year property insurer string storm typhoon earthquake made expensive year record property insurer according swiss world second biggest insurer said disaster around globe seen property claim reach bn âbn reinforces trend towards higher loss said swiss tightly packed population area involved natural manmade disaster partly blame rise claim said insurance claim natural catastrophe rest attributed mademade event largest claim came struck four hurricane japan suffered highest concentration typhoon decade plus major earthquake europe suffered fewer natural disaster people killed injured march terrorist attack train station madrid damage claimed eclipsed previous year including september attack pushed claim bn swiss said registered natural manmade disaster around world twentyone thousand people lost life catastrophe cost global economy around bn âbn"}
{"document":"Business_312","words":"parmalat sue bank crash parmalat sued bank try reclaim money paid bank scandalhit italian dairy company went bust last year firm collapsed debt bn euro bn âbn new bos enrico bondi already taken legal action number lender claim bank aware problem continued work company could earn commission parmalat identified bank gone time italian law administrator seek get back money paid financial institution prior insolvency suspicion institution knew company financial trouble firm also said preparing law suit according reuters news agency company sued thursday italian remaining international unidentified parmalat source also told reuters company planning take action total financial institution among already targeted bank america ubs credit suisse first boston deutsche bank citigroup also gone auditor grant thornton denied wrongdoing parmalat declared insolvent december emerged bn euro thought held offshore account fact exist investigation followed became apparent company among thing billing client twice order boost sale bolster balance sheet enabled parmalat borrow heavily expand overseas allowing become darling italian stock exchange"}
{"document":"Business_313","words":"irish company hit iraqi report share irish oil company petrel resource lost value report firm failed win contract iraq reuters news agency reported iraq oil ministry awarded first postwar oilfield contract canadian turkish company gmt petrel share fell petrel said received information iraqi authority confirm deny report iraq seeking award contract three project valued âm turkey everasia reported reuters contract develop khurmala dome field north country canadian company named iog reported contract run himrin field ironhorse oil gas denied reuters company question two project aim develop khurmala field produce barrel per day raise output himrin winner contract build new flow line build gas separation station contract develop subaluhais field yet awarded iraq oil ministry studying offer iraq cabinet approves oil ministry choice company first deal iraq signed foreign oil company iraq still trying boost production capacity match level last seen eighty war iran oil official hope double iraq output end decade"}
{"document":"Business_314","words":"yukos unit fetch bn auction littleknown russian company bought main production unit oil giant yukos auction moscow baikal finance group outbid favourite gazprom statecontrolled gas monopoly buy yuganskneftegas baikal paid bn rouble bn âbn yugansk nowhere near bn russia say yukos owes tax yukos reacted immediately repeating view auction illegal international russian law said baikal bought trouble company considers victor today auction bought serious bn headache said yukos spokesman alexander shadrin said company would continue make every lawful move protect ten thousand shareholder yukos forcible illegitimate removal property meanwhile tim osborne head yukos main shareholder group menatep said yukos may declare bankrupt legal action would taken outside russia auction winner report russia say baikal paid deposit nearly bn sberbank saving bank account russian federal property fund yugansk sale came despite restraining order issued court dealing firm bankruptcy application chapter protection yukos always insisted auction statesponsored theft russian authority argued imposing law trying recover billion unpaid tax originally four registered bidder close tie kremlin statebacked gas monopoly gazprom seen favourite two company turned auction gazprom unknown baikal finance group named large freshwater lake siberia according ta news agency gazprom make single bid leaving way open baikal paid auction start price bn rouble mystery firm baikal finance group officially registered central russian region tver many analyst believe may linked gazprom kaha kiknavelidze analyst troika dialog said think decision yugansk end gazprom taken long time ago main question structure transaction would exclude structure deal slightly changed gazprom partner would also exclude baikal decline pay day given law gazprom recognised winner would give gazprom extra day accumulate needed fund another surprise winner paid significant premium starting price however gazprom announced linked baikal way paul collison chief analyst brunswick ubs said see plausible explanation theory baikal representing competing interest yugansk likely end gazprom could still end government still potential surprise yugansk heart yukos pumping close million barrel oil day unit seized government claim oil giant owes bn tax fine yukos say tax demand exorbitant sought refuge court bankruptcy court initial order thursday temporarily block sale response yukos filing chapter bankruptcy protection upheld second ruling saturday protection recognised russian authority would allowed yukos current management retain control business block sale company asset yukos said sale amount expropriation punishment political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky mr khodorkovsky jail separate fraud charge president vladimir putin described affair crackdown corruption bbcs sarah rainsford moscow say russian believe destruction yukos inevitable hour auction lawyer menatep group mr khodorkovsky associate control yukos said would take legal action country menatep lawyer excluded observing auction said would retaliate seeking injunction foreign court impound russian oil gas export"}
{"document":"Business_315","words":"sn extends indian beer venture uk biggest brewer scottish newcastle sn buy india united brewery deal worth bn rupee mâm sn buy equity stake united maker wellknown kingfisher lager brand make public offer buy another stake similar holding controlled vijay mallya chair indian firm deal natural development joint venture united said tony froggatt sn chief executive top brand include newcastle brown ale foster john smith strongbow kronenbourg sn united agreed form strategic partnership one would include joint venture business uk investment indian brewer joint venture established may party stake venture millennium alcobev millennium alcobev merged united expects postmerger half india beer market india population one billion consumes billion bottle beer every year kingfisher market share addition equity stake sn invest bn rupee united nonconvertible redeemable preference share meanwhile uniteds budget airline kingfisher airline buy aircraft airbus option buy aircraft deal worth bn airline brainchild mr mallya expects start operation end april new airline would break even first year operation mr mallya said"}
{"document":"Business_316","words":"euronext poised make lse bid paneuropean group euronext poised launch bid london stock exchange uk medium report say last week lse rejected takeover proposal german rival deutsche boerse penceashare offer valued exchange âbn lse saw share rise said bid undervalued business euronext formed brussels paris amsterdam exchange merged reportedly working three investment bank possible offer lse europe biggest stock market key prize listing stock total capitalisation trillion euronext already presence london due acquisition londonbased option future exchange liffe trade lse cleared via clearnet euronext quarter stake euronext also operates exchange lisbon last week appointed ubs abn amro additional advisor also working morgan stanley despite rejection deutsche boerse bid last week werner seifert chief executive frankfurtbased exchange may well come back improved offer long wanted link london two tried failed seal merger responding rebuff deutsche boerse whose market capitalisation âbn said believed could show proposal offered benefit still hoped make cash bid last week lse said bid undervalued advised assurance transaction could successfully implemented however indicated open talk meanwhile german magazine der spiegel said part mr seiferts negotiation lse base future board merged exchange mr seifert suggested merged company would run london mayor frankfurt raised concern move could cost german job many analyst believe german boerse financial firepower euronext came bidding war"}
{"document":"Business_317","words":"christmas shopper flock till shop uk reported strong sale last saturday christmas claiming recordbreaking number festive shopper spokesman manchester trafford centre said biggest christmas date sale regent street association said shop central london also expecting best christmas ever picture come despite report disappointing festive sale last couple week trafford centre spokeswoman said thousand vehicle arrived centre saturday gmt predict next week continue trend added similar story bluewater kent spokesman alan jones said expected shopper visited end saturday sunday sale far time last year said busy really strong people shopping right christmas christmas period expecting people spend excess âm centre saturday afternoon spokeswoman st david shopping centre cardiff said looked like busiest day year shopper expected visited close play st enochs shopping centre glasgow shopper alltime record expected passed door closing time gmt senior business manager jon walton said phenomenal absolutely mobbed every week footfall showing strong growth weekend going mad regent street association director annie walker said saturday store heaving today lot people going last minute shopping many people finished work friday go week said report slump prechristmas sale related growing popularity internet sale think lot report lower sale figure said internet shopping gone enormously store website"}
{"document":"Business_318","words":"mystery surround new yukos owner fate russia yuganskneftegas oil firm sold littleknown buyer sunday subject frantic speculation moscow baikal finance group emerged auction winner agreeing pay bn rouble âbn bn russia newspaper claimed baikal front gas monopoly gazprom expected win sale destroyed yukos owner yuganskneftegas said founder mikhail khodorkovsky yuganskneftegas sold best tradition authority made wonderful christmas present russia efficient oil company destroyed interfax news agency quoted mr khodorkovsky saying via lawyer gazprom expected win auction thought failed get finance deal court injunction barred taking part last week yukos filed chapter bankruptcy protection lastditch attempt hang yuganskneftegas account output judge banned gazprom taking part auction barred international bank providing firm cash screwed financing said ronald smith analyst renaissance capital moscow gazprom doesnt sort money lying around gazprom denied behind purchase front somebody necessarily gazprom said oleg maximov analyst troika dialog moscow dont know company linked gazprom tried find couldnt far know paper result sale however bought time gazprom raise money needed purchase analyst said one scenario baikal pay supposed two week time putting yuganskneftegas back hand bailiff back within reach gazprom yukos planning letting go unit without fight threatened legal action buyer menatep yukos main shareholder group also threatened legal action yukos claim punished political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky jail facing separate fraud charge hit bn tax fine many observer say break firm account russia oil output inevitable"}
{"document":"Business_319","words":"euronext join bid battle lse paneuropean stock market euronext approached london stock exchange lse possible takeover bid approach early stage therefore require response point lse said talk european stock market rival bidder deutsche boerse continue lse said last week group rejected âbn bn takeover offer deutsche boerse claiming undervalued business lse saw share surge new high early trade following announcement monday offer follows widespread medium speculation euronext would make offer lse expert widely expect bidding war europe biggest stock market list stock total capitalisation trillion break commentator say deal euronext owns liffe derivative exchange london combine paris amsterdam lisbon stock exchange could potentially offer lse cost saving deal deutsche boerse weekend report telegraph quoted unnamed executive euronext saying group would make cash bid trump deutsche boer offer already liffe london cost saving available merger far greater deutsche boerse newspaper quoted executive saying euronext chief executive jeanfrancois theodore reported already held private talk chief executive clara furse report suggested euronext could make offer excess share closing price friday however euronext said could guarantee stage firm offer would made lse extensive speculation possible takeover company since attempted merger deutsche boerse failed"}
{"document":"Business_32","words":"japanese banking battle end japan sumitomo mitsui financial withdrawn takeover offer rival bank ufj holding enabling latter merge mitsubishi tokyo sumitomo boss told counterpart ufj decision friday clearing way conclude trillion yen bn deal mitsubishi deal would create world biggest bank asset trillion yen trillion sumitomos exit end high profile fight japanese bank history ufj holding japan fourthlargest bank centre fierce bid battle last year sumitomo japan thirdlargest bank tabled higher offer ufj rival valuing company bn however ufjs management known prefer offer mitsubishi tokyo financial group mtfg japan secondlargest bank concern also raised sumitomos ability absorb ufj former admitted defeat believe market investor accept ufjmtfg merger sumitomo said statement given ongoing integration ufj mtfg operation persisting proposal may best interest shareholder ufjs mitsubishis takeover ufj japan largestever takeover deal still approved shareholder two firm however expected formality sumitomo may turn attention deepening tie daiwa security another japanese financial firm two set merge venture capital operation speculation could lead fullblown merger japanese bank increasingly seeking alliance boost profit"}
{"document":"Business_320","words":"iraq afghanistan wto talk world trade organisation wto hold membership talk iraq afghanistan iran bid join trade body refused blocked application st time country stand reap huge benefit membership group whose purpose promote free trade joining however lengthy process china admission took year talk russia saudi arabia taking place year membership genevabased wto help guarantee country good receives equal treatment market member state policy seen become closely associated globalisation iraq trade minister mohammed mustafa aljibouri welcomed move describing significant november decision paris club creditor nation write country debt assad omar afghanistan envoy united nation geneva said accession would contribute regional prosperity global security country seeking membership wto prospective member need enter negotiation potential trading country change domestic law bring line wto regulation process get way wto member must give backing applicant country said could approve iran application currently reviewing relation several nation criticised approach european union ambassador wto carlo trojan said iran application must treated independently political issue"}
{"document":"Business_321","words":"diageo buy wine firm diageo world biggest spirit company agreed buy californian wine company chalone âm allcash deal although diageos bestknown brand include smirnoff vodka guinness stout already winemaking arm diageo chateau estate wine diageo said expects get regulatory approval deal first quarter said chalone would integrated existing wine business wine market represents growth opportunity diageo favourable demographic consumption trend said diageo north america president ivan menezes july diageo listed london stock exchange reported annual turnover âbn âbn year earlier blamed weaker dollar lower turnover year ending december chalone reported revenue"}
{"document":"Business_322","words":"tokyo say deflation controlled japanese government forecast country economic growth slow next fiscal year starting april predicts fall current level said making progress ending deflation figure given economics minister heizo takenaka said economy would grow said consumer price index cpi would rise next fiscal year first gain since attempting make real economic condition better overcome deflation think track said mr takenaka deflation falling consumer price plagued japan five year ease problem bank japan regularly flooded money market excess cash keep short term interest rate attempt spur economic activity"}
{"document":"Business_323","words":"seasonal lift house market swathe figure provided evidence slowdown uk property market council mortgage lender cml british banker association bba building society association bsa said mortgage lending slowing cml figure showed gross lending fell november number people buying new home fell elsewhere bba added underlying mortgage lending rose âm november compared october âm cml said loan new property purchase fell yearonyear lowest total seen since february data cml showed lending fell âbn november âbn year earlier separate figure building society association showed value mortgage approval loan agreed yet made stood lower time last year seasonallyadjusted âbn figure come hot heel new data property website rightmove suggested owner must indulge winter sale slash price mile shipside commercial director rightmove said seller would realistic asking price tempt buyer average asking price home fell november december length time take sell home rose day summer rightmove said estate agent set enter third property book year ago even quieter holiday period seller find competing lot property market business excess supply low demand mean one thing cut price mr shipside said proof property appropriately discounted selling even current market overall asking price fallen july peak equivalent cut average property host mortgage lender economist predicted property price either fall stagnate apparent picture slowing market one remain stable return normal volume lending whole cml director general michael coogan said fairly consistent picture showing mortgage demand fallen back consistent continuing correction housing market investec economist philip shaw said however figure suggest modest weakening stand view property market remain doldrums time though collapse still unlikely"}
{"document":"Business_324","words":"yukos seek court action sale yukos return court wednesday seek sanction baikal finance group littleknown firm bought main asset yukos said sue baikal others involved sale yuganskneftegas bn damage yukos lawyer attempt baikal asset frozen russian government ignored court order last week blocking sale baikal background motif buying unit still unclear russian newspaper claimed baikal bought yuganskneftegas production unit bn bn rouble âbn sunday state provoked auction strong link surgutneftegas russia fourthbiggest oil producer many observer believe unit produce yukos oil output could ultimately fall hand surgutneftegas even gazprom state gas firm opted auction russian government forced sale yukos lucrative asset part action enforce bn back tax bill say company owes yukos lawyer claim auction illegal firm filed bankruptcy therefore asset protection bankruptcy law worldwide jurisdiction wednesday yukos also seek legal remedy prevent breakup group believe auction illegal intend pursue legal recourse available yukos spokesman mike lake told agence france press export oil marketing stolen product added future ownership yuganksneftegas remains unclear amid widespread suggestion baikal established front interest speaking tuesday president putin said baikal owned individual investor planned build relationship russian energy firm interested development yuganskneftegas president putin also suggested china national petroleum corporation could play role unit future signing commercial agreement gazprom work joint energy project yukos claimed sale main asset lead collapse company commentator yukos claim firm target government campaign destroy political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky"}
{"document":"Business_325","words":"indy buy india paper irish publishing group independent news medium buying stake indian newspaper company jagran deal worth euro jagran publishes india topselling daily newspaper hindilanguage dainik jagran circulation year news deal came group announced result would meet market forecast company reported strong revenue growth across major market group advertising revenue yearonyear group said overall circulation revenue expected increase almost yearonyear helped positive impact compact newspaper edition ireland uk said proven important year independent news medium said chief executive sir anthony oreilly simple aim independent low cost producer every region operate confident show meaningful increase earnings meanwhile group made comment future independent newspaper despite recent speculation sir anthony held talk potential buyer stake daily publication consistently denied suggestion independent independent sunday sale buy understood recent success smaller edition independent pushed circulation prompted interest industry rival daily mail general trust tipped likely suitor lossmaking newspaper expected reach breakeven"}
{"document":"Business_326","words":"senior fannie mae boss resign two senior executive mortgage giant fannie mae resigned accounting irregularity uncovered company chief executive franklin raines former senior official clinton administration chief financial officer tim howard left firm fannie mae criticised financial regulator could restate earnings bn âbn america second largest financial institution recent investigation exposed extensive accounting error fannie mae supply fund america trillion mortgage market last week firm admonished security exchange commission said made major error financial reporting financial regulator said fannie mae would raise substantial new capital restore balance sheet analyst said sec criticism made impossible fannie maes senior executive remain mr raines head office management budget president clinton taken early retirement mr howard also stepped company said tuesday kpmg fannie maes independent auditor also replaced early retirement held accountable mr raines said statement fannie mae found violated accounting rule relating derivative financial instrument used hedge fluctuation interest rate prepaid loan result could forced restate bn earnings past four year effectively wiping third company profit since although making loan directly buyer fannie mae largest single player mortgage market underwriting half house purchase firm operates charter congress faced stinging criticism congressional leader held hearing finance earlier year government regulator office federal housing enterprise oversight ofheo encouraged board announcement signal new culture new direction fannie mae armando falcon ofheo director said problem afflicting fannie mae latest hit mortgage industry freddie mac country largest mortgage firm forced restate earnings bn last year pay fine investigation book"}
{"document":"Business_327","words":"cannabis hope drug firm prescription cannabis drug made uk biotech firm gw pharmaceutical set approved canada drug used treat central nervous system alleviate symptom multiple sclerosis week ago share gw pharma lost third value uk regulator said wanted evidence drug benefit canadian authority said sativex drug considered approval approximately people canada diagnosed people suffering condition uk many patient already smoke cannabis relieve symptom gw pharma sativex mouth spray could legally available sufferer canada within next month first time cannabisbased drug approved anywhere world representing landmark gw pharma patient final approval canada little formality analyst said company expects full approval sativex early delighted receive qualifying notice health canada look forward receiving regulatory approval sativex canada early part said gw pharma executive chairman dr geoffrey guy uk government granted gw pharma licence grow cannabis plant medical research purpose satifex consists cannabis extract containing tetrahydrocannabinol cannabidiol cocktail also proved effective treating patient arthritis thousand plant grown secret location somewhere english countryside despite hope regulatory approval last year series delay put back sativexs launch uk latest news sent share gw pharma"}
{"document":"Business_328","words":"bush get tough deficit president george bush pledged introduce tough federal budget next february bid halve country deficit five year budget trade deficit deep red helping push dollar low euro fuelling fear economy mr bush indicated would strict discipline nondefence spending budget vow cut deficit one reelection declaration federal budget deficit hit record bn âbn month september bn previous year submit budget fit time mr bush said provide every tool resource military protect homeland meet priority government said committed strong dollar dollar weakness hit european asian exporter lead call intervention boost currency mr bush however said best way halt dollar slide deal deficit budget think send right signal financial market concerned shortterm deficit mr bush added well weve got deal longterm deficit issue"}
{"document":"Business_329","words":"house price drop sale slow house price fell november property sale time lengthened rate rise took toll royal institute chartered surveyor found total chartered surveyor estate agent reported lower price three month november highest level year meanwhile number sale dropped average per surveyor amount unsold property book rose sixth month row average property slowdown occurring market given buyer power negotiate time year traditionally quiet one rics housing spokesman ian perry said decision bank england increase interest rate healthy economy allowing confidence consolidate figure support recent data government body point slowdown housing market monday council mortgage lender british banker association building society association said mortgage lending slowing figure published another survey property website rightmove said average asking price home fell november december around uk midland south saw biggest price fall london price fell le national rate scotland price remained upward path increase moderate rics added news failed dent confidence sale recover future surveyor optimistic year new purchase inquiry stabilised despite holding lower level sale usually pick new year confident year exception mr perry added looking ahead group anticipating quiet start market picking second half prompting rise price coming month"}
{"document":"Business_33","words":"rich grab half colombia poor fund half money put aside colombian government help country poor benefiting people need study found total trillion peso bn âbn earmarked subsidy poor government department planning said also found trillion peso going richest part population rather need sound distribution cash could cut poverty level government belief resource enough reduce poverty need tax reform better distribution deputy planning director jose leibovich said colombia population million half life poverty line however large property paying le tax situated inside poor area benefit cheaper utility electricity water government research found government expenditure area pension public service education property health revised mr leibovich said added government examining report warned would easy solution problem good distribution subsidy economic growth poverty could fall low said"}
{"document":"Business_330","words":"fresh hope argentine crisis three year argentina hit deadly economic crisis fresh hope country economy set grow year seeing growth last year sharp turnaround output fell unemployment rate improving set slip end year may TRUE problem remain overall picture one vast improvement even international monetary fund imf admits argentine authority proud proud strong performance economy thomas dawson imf director said earlier month argentina made remarkable recovery hideous lengthy recession culminated government halting debt repayment private creditor debt default sparked deep prolonged economic crisis least initially made worse government decision pension payment halted bank account frozen part austerity measure introduced government deal country massive debt response angry crowd ordinary argentine took street dozen life lost clash police two president least three finance minister resigned le month argentina brink collapse fix found currency market abandonment peso decadelong peg dollar february subsequent devaluation saw thousand people life saving disappear scathe company went bust three year ago every sector economy hit crisis said entrepreneur drayton valentine really dire since general mood ground improved dramatically part devaluation helped attract fresh direct investment abroad stimulate business within brazil agriculture tourism helping said entrepreneur drayton valentine mr valentine born united state grew argentina fortunate time crisis saving held dollar account abroad using money help startup trading company explained initially firm going export building material spain united state would like diversify area depending market locally sense recovery many company exporting said noting lot firm closed crisis reopening shine gold argentina still burdened failure pay private creditor end president nestor kirchner administration still trying hammer agreement creditor debt nominal value standing around bn proving easy debt default make lending agreement difficult expensive negotiate argentina current offer implies creditor would get cent dollar owed according creditor understandably want others loath continue lending president kirchner prof hopeless challenge real loss suffered somebody pay observed jack boorman adviser imf managing director rodrigo rato everyone need keep mind enormous cost part creditor argentine society people endured time settlement reached said cost enormous continues paid reversed restructuring international negotiation troubled little help president kirchner domestic situation remains strained well partly still bank account holder waiting recover deposit situation bad previously chosen save argentina said carlos baez silva president aara association represents bank account bond holder people recovered half saving mr baez silva estimated pointing many saver lost pensioner others trusted government people set aside money future belief investment would safe lot invested good faith said argentine state responded taking investment affair made mr baez silva disillusioned country legal system occasion supreme court ruled interest people represents say insisting system cannot trusted people deposit money bank necessarily trust crime high people cannot money home beneath mattress mr valentine born united state grew argentina agreed save peso local currency much problem think twice deposit dollar bank"}
{"document":"Business_331","words":"disney settle disclosure charge walt disney settled charge federal regulator failed disclose family member director employed company medium giant fined security exchange commission agreed refrain future violation security law disney failed tell investor employed three adult child three director firm neither admitted denied wrongdoing settlement three disney director question central matter sec investigation reveta bower stanley gold raymond watson since left company bower mr watson retiring mr gold quitting child paid year shareholder informed sec also found disney disclose disneyowned subsidiary company lifetime employed wife current disney director john bryson earned year louise bryson remains lifetime disney also failed disclose payment air shamrock airline owned mr gold fellow former disney director roy disney finally disney also reveal provided annually office space secretarial service leased car driver former director thomas murphy shareholder significant interest information regarding relationship company director said sec deputy enforcement director linda thomsen failure comply sec disclosure rule area impedes shareholder ability evaluate objectivity independence director"}
{"document":"Business_332","words":"putin back state grab yukos russia president defended purchase yukos key production unit stateowned oil firm rosneft saying followed free market principle vladimir putin said quite within right stateowned company ensure interest met rosneft bought baikal finance group move amount renationalisation major chunk russia booming oil industry rosneft control russia total crude oil output yukos share jumped moscow climbing much suspended rosneft already process merging gazprom world biggest gas company move see gazprom return majority stateownership baikal surprise buyer oil gas giant yukoss main production division forced auction sunday everything done market method mr putin said yearend press conference moscow shedding light kremlin motivation mr putin referred period socalled cowboy capitalism followed collapse soviet union said privatisation carried early involved trickery including law breaking people seeking acquire valuable state property state using market method safeguarding interest think quite normal russian president said rosneft spokesman said acquisition part plan build balanced national energy corporation latest announcement come year wrangling pushed yukos one russia biggest company brink collapse russian government put yukoss yuganskneftegas subsidiary sale last week hitting company bn âbn bill back tax fine analyst say yukoss legal attempt block auction filing bankruptcy protection probably caused week cloakanddagger dealing gazprom company originally tipped buy yuganskneftegas banned taking part auction court injunction selling yukos unit littleknown baikal rosneft russia able circumvent host tricky legal landmines analyst said cannot sue russian government said eric kraus strategist moscow sovlink security russian government sovereign immunity government renationalising yuganskneftegas even analyst reckon saga still long way go rosneft announcement came hour yukos accused gazprom illegally taking part sunday auction said seeking damage bn claim made latest hearing bankruptcy court houston texas yukos filed chapter bankruptcy protection found contempt court order blocking auction gazprom could face foreign asset seized yukos lawyer also expected try baikal asset frozen lawyer claimed auction illegal yukos office houston filed bankruptcy therefore asset protection law worldwide jurisdiction muddying water merger rosneft gazprom authority said go ahead planned"}
{"document":"Business_333","words":"troubled marsh sec scrutiny stock market regulator investigating troubled insurance broker marsh mclennans shareholder transaction firm said security exchange commission asked information transaction involving holder firm share marsh said cooperating fully sec investigation marsh also focus inquiry new york attorneygeneral whether insurer rigged market since inquiry launched october marsh replaced chief executive held boardroom shakeout meet criticism lessening number company executive board prosecutor allege marsh world biggest insurance broker insurance firm may fixed bid corporate cover issue heart inquiry new york top law officer eliot spitzer separate prosecution five insurer state california sec investigation socalled related party transaction includes dealing trident fund managed mmc capital company private equity firm marsh new chief executive michael cherkasky trying negotiate settlement mr spitzer mr spitzer built reputation fierce critic campaigner corporate america misdeed uncertainty unleashed scandal prompted three credit rating agency standard poor moody fitch downgrade marsh recent week according financial time insurance analyst questioning whether marsh able maintain strong record earning growth draw forecast first quarter next year doubt also exist much company may pay regulator lawyer put scandal behind"}
{"document":"Business_334","words":"firm pull iraq company pulled major contract rebuild iraq transport system attack reconstruction effort pentagon official said contrack international arlington virginia head coalition firm working series scheme withdrawal âm contract november thought largest cancellation date contrack said original scope work envisioned could executed costeffective manner firm denied report withdrawing completely iraq member joint venture including contrack committed ongoing reconstruction effort actively working iraq continue look new construction opportunity country said statement pentagon project contract office pco baghdad said taken contracks management subcontractor working transportation project firm worker target attack security concern said major reason slow pace reconstruction iraq bn reconstruction fund approved congress le bn spent lt col eric schnaible pco told associated press news agency contracks withdrawal transportation contract mutually agreedto separation indicate movement company leave iraq part country whole lot permissive others added get work done good thing happening"}
{"document":"Business_335","words":"boeing secures giant japan order boeing supply japan airline forthcoming plane deal could worth much bn âbn giant japan airline made firm order aircraft option buy asia biggest airline join japanese rival nippon one first carrier order midsize boeing say supereconomical airbus week announced first presale rival boeings great european competitor sell forthcoming spanish carrier air europe option buy two deal could worth bn designed fuelefficient possible seat sector available short long range version japan airline said looked aircraft choosing also known dreamliner chose carefully considering airbus aircraft said japan airline spokesman fit better needed could delivered hoped get boeing continues enjoy dominance airbus japan japanese company taking key role building first delivered japan airline april boeing set target getting firm commitment end year order far airbus hope order place mid"}
{"document":"Business_336","words":"banker loses sexism claim former executive london office merrill lynch lost âm sex discrimination case investment bank employment tribunal dismissed stephanie villalbas allegation sexual discrimination unequal pay yearold claim unfair dismissal resulting sacking august partial victory likely cap compensation tiny fraction asked extent damage assessed new year action biggest claim heard employment tribunal uk viewed something test case tribunal decided villalba unfairly dismissed removed senior post entitled wait see suitable alternative position could found organisation villalba former head merrills private client business europe made decision whether appeal spokesman lawyer described decision disappointing pointed criticism merrills procedure within lengthy judgement tribunal upheld villalbas claim victimisation certain specific issue including bullying email connection contract said found evidence laddish culture bank said start case performance gender merrill said statement villalba removed person promoted position replaced another woman merrill lynch dedicated creating TRUE meritocracy every employee opportunity advance based skill hard work based london financial district villalba worked merrills global private client business europe investing fund merrills important customer employer told future year company made redundant merrill lynch denied villalbas claim said removed post extensive loss firm suffering continent firm told tribunal villalbas division losing week merrill said villalba lacked leadership skill turn around unit"}
{"document":"Business_337","words":"building giant asbestos payout australian building product group james hardie agreed pay bn âm victim asbestosrelated disease landmark deal could see thousand people suffering lung disease caused asbestos company made receive compensation move follows angry protest firm said previous compensation fund running money subsequent new south wale state inquiry criticised hardy action september inquiry found company misled public amount money set aside cover asbestosrelated liability sparking resignation chief executive peter macdonald campaigner welcomed news preliminary agreement momentous day fight victim family said asbestosis sufferer bernie banton lead victim association still long way go getting james hardie chairwoman meredith hellicar said deal provided funding arrangement affordable sensible workable end day dealing compensation people terminally ill dont know exactly many dont know exact period fall ill said however deal still receive approval hardy shareholder hardie currently make revenue australia biggest supplier asbestos building material company set fund compensate asbestos victim later admitted fund running short money decision hardie move headquarters netherlands remaining listed company australia provoked damaging public outcry victim group accusing trying escape responsibility moving abroad charge company denies australia security watchdog currently investigating hardy former chief executive former chief financial officer allegation misleading investor general public"}
{"document":"Business_338","words":"police detain chinese milk boss chinese police detained three top executive milk firm yili report suggesting investigated embezzlement yili full name inner mongolia yili industrial confirmed chairman chief financial officer security representative custody company china thirdlargest milk producer hold emergency meeting debate issue yili spokesman said may move oust chairman zheng junhuai spokesman say three detained police official xinhua news agency said arrest linked alleged embezzlement yili recently subject intense medium speculation financial operation executive suspected wrongly using yuan âm company fund support management buyout back july yilis share suspended tuesday fallen monday company two main rival market leader mengniu dairy second place bright dairy dominate chinese milk market grown almost past five year analyst wondered scandal yili latest befall chinese company year could followed revelation corporate wrongdoing investor wonder yilis scandal one slew uncovered year isnt tip iceberg said chen huiqin analyst huatai security"}
{"document":"Business_339","words":"india deccan seal bn deal air deccan ordered airbus plane bn âm deal india first lowcost airline expands fastgrowing domestic market air deccan set last year want lure traveller away railway network pricier rival potential indian market attracted attention home abroad beer magnate vijay mallya recently set kingfisher airline uk entrepreneur richard branson said keen start local operation country population billion people many observer feel underserved airline recently however booming economy boosted personal spending power helped swell middle class corporate sector india government given backing cheaper accessible air travel day flying symbol maharaja rich minister civil aviation praful patel said earlier infrastructure built handle expected increase demand tuesday agence france presse reported group led germany siemens contract build private airport near bangalore india airport authority state government finished transport hub part air deccan set army officer silk farmer gorur gopinath plan increase fleet aircraft within five year help finance expansion company may sell stake investor set firm offered ticket cheaper indian airline said basing business model european firm ireland ryanair"}
{"document":"Business_34","words":"rover deal may cost job job mg rover midland plant may cut investment firm chinese car maker go ahead financial time reported shanghai automotive industry corp plan shift production rover china export uk source close negotiation tell ft rover told bbc news report job cut speculation tieup seen rover last chance save longbridge plant pushed uk chancellor gordon brown rover confirmed tieup would take place far away time rover boss said confident âbn bn investment deal would signed march early april transport general worker union general secretary tony woodley repeated view friday merger led job cut said investment new model needed ensure future birmingham plant crucial delicate time effort targeted securing new model company mean job people said saic say none money paid four owner rover accused union awarding exorbitant salary ft report saic extremely concerned ensure money used invest business rather distributed shareholder newspaper quote source close chinese firm meanwhile according chinese state press report small stateowned carmaker nanjing auto negotiation rover saic take stake joint venture saic unavailable comment job cut contacted bbc news rover saic signed technologysharing agreement august"}
{"document":"Business_340","words":"venezuela china sign oil deal venezuelan president hugo chavez offered china wideranging access country oil reserve offer made part trade deal two country allow china operate oil field venezuela invest new refinery venezuela also offered supply barrel fuel oil month china venezuela world fifth largest oil exporter sell output united state mr chavez administration strained relationship trying diversify sale reduce dependence largest export market china quickgrowing economy need oil contributed recordhigh oil price year along political unrest middle east supply bottleneck oil price finishing year roughly higher january according forecast ministry commerce china oil import ton previous year china net importer oil since mid third oil gas consumes coming abroad lack sufficient domestic production need lessen dependence import middle east meant china looking invest potential market latin america mr chavez visiting china said country would put many oil facility disposal china chinese firm would allowed operate mature oil field east venezuela could produce one billion barrel confirmed two country also continue joint venture agreement produce stock boiler fuel orimulsion mr chavez also invited chinese firm bid gas exploration contract government offer next year western gulf venezuela two country also signed number agreement covering industry including mining"}
{"document":"Business_341","words":"jarvis sell tube stake spain share engineering group jarvis soared news offloading stake london underground consortium tube line sale stake spain ferrovial âm lifeline jarvis weighed debt âm company recently warned could go secure refinancing deal midjanuary bank agreed extend credit facility march company also said agreed term completion biggest construction project government private finance initiative pfi jarvis want scale back division proved costly blamed many problem instead plan focus uk rail renewal road plant hire work madridbased ferrovial already hold stake tube line maintains jubilee northern piccadilly line spanish group keen snap uk infrastructure asset bought amey jarvis said sale raked âm analyst expected would substantially enhance financial position confident move forward towards rebuilding jarvis return growth profitable business said chief executive alan lovell share jarvis penny close trade friday"}
{"document":"Business_342","words":"honda win china copyright ruling japan honda copyright case beijing evidence china taking tougher line protecting intellectual property right court ruled chongqing lifan industry group must stop selling honda brand motorbike said must pay yuan compensation internationally recognized regulation key part china plan developing economy analyst said beijing also threatened sanction fails clamp chinese firm copy product ranging computer software spark plug baby milk compact disc despite fact product piracy major problem foreign company occasionally case compensation awarded usually small still recent ruling announcement boosted optimism attitude changing earlier week china said future punish violator intellectual property right seven year jail tuesday paw incorporated owner right garfield cat court battle publishing house violated copyright firm taken legal action china varying degree success include yamaha general motor toyota problem piracy limited china however potential profit huge european union estimate global trade pirated ware worth bn euro year âbn bn total world trade growing number counterfeit pirated good intercepted eu external border increased said last month eu said start monitoring china ukraine russia ensure going pirated good country eu hit list include thailand brazil south korea indonesia country making enough effort could dragged world trade organisation wto step could trigger economic sanction eu warned"}
{"document":"Business_343","words":"air jamaica back state control jamaican government regaining control air jamaica bid help ailing company financial difficulty firm failed make money since state sold majority stake hotel tycoon gordon stewart common many carrier air jamaica debt âm hit high fuel cost impact september attack company restructured aim finding new buyer administration committed viable national airline serve major catalyst economy said finance minister omar davy yearold airline transport passenger island pilot reportedly among best paid industry senior member staff earning excess year"}
{"document":"Business_344","words":"battered dollar hit another low dollar fallen new record low euro data fuelled fresh concern economy greenback hit thin new york trade rallying dollar weakened sharply since september traded amid continuing worry level trade budget deficit meanwhile france finance minister said world faced economic catastrophe unless worked europe asia currency control herve gaymard said would seek action issue next meeting country february minister european asian government recently called strengthen dollar saying excessively high value euro starting hurt exportdriven economy absolutely essential meeting american friend understand need coordinated management world level said mr gaymard thursday new low dollar came data released showing yearonyear sale new home fallen november analyst saying could indicate problem ahead consumer activity commerce department data also showed consumer spending drive two third economy grew last month figure weaker forecast fell short rise october official policy support strong dollar many market observer believe happy let dollar fall boost exporter government faced pressure exporter organisation publicly stated currency still fall abnormal dangerous height set say let market force determine dollar strength rather intervene directly statement president bush recent week highlighting aim cut twin deficit prompted slight upturn currency observer said quiet trade thursday exacerbated small move market agree underlying trend remains downwards dollar fallen third consecutive year analyst forecasting albeit le dramatic weakening see finishing year around see going steady track upward eurodollar finishing year around said adrian hughes currency strategist hsbc london"}
{"document":"Business_345","words":"quake economic cost emerging asian government international agency reeling potential economic devastation left asian tsunami flood world bank president james wolfensohn said agency beginning grasp magnitude disaster economic impact tragedy left least people dead sri lanka thailand india indonesia worst hit early estimate reconstruction cost starting emerge million left homeless business infrastructure washed away economist believe several country hit giant wave could see slowdown growth sri lanka observer said much annual growth may lost thailand figure much lower government expected take step cutting tax increasing spending facilitate recovery enormous displacement peoplethere serious relaxation fiscal policy glenn maguire chief economist region societe generale told agence france presse economic impact certainly large enough derail momentum region said first foremost human tragedy india economy however le likely slow area hit least developed regional giant enjoyed strong growth india face problem aid worker pressure ensure clean supply water sanitation prevent outbreak disease thailand prime minister thaksin shinawatra estimated destruction bn baht analyst said figure likely rise country tourist industry likely hardest hit thailand fishing real estate sector also affected sunday magnitude earthquake sent huge wave malaysia africa malaysia said many fisherman affected damage industry significant agence france presse reported rapid rebuilding key limiting impact tragedy three month rebuild damage three worst hit province said juthamas siriwan governor tourism authority thailand outlook sri lanka le optimistic analyst predicting country tourist industry struggle recovery quickly tourism vital many developing country providing job million people south east asian region according world travel tourism council wttc"}
{"document":"Business_346","words":"disaster claim le bn insurer sought calm fear face huge loss earthquake giant wave killed least people southern asia munich swiss world two biggest reinsurers said exposure le disaster rebuilding cost likely cheaper developed country many affected insurance analyst said swiss said total claim likely le bn âbn swiss belief cost would substantial unlikely doubledigit billion financial time reported munich world largest reinsurance company said exposure le euro âm least country affected sri lanka indonesia india thailand among worst hit region resort western tourist expected among main claimant lloyd london told financial time expected exposure limited holiday resort personal accident travel insurance marine risk spokeswoman hanover europe fifthlargest reinsurance firm estimated tsunamirelated damage claim would low doubledigit million euro company paid million euro âm cover damage caused recently four major hurricane insurer long ass economic impact damage report casualty destruction still coming many thing unclear early tell said serge troeber deputy head swiss re natural disaster department need complicated process estimate damage unlike hurricane cant run model anticipated company total claim would le hurricane company put allianz leading german insurer said know yet exposure would however said tidal wave unlikely significant impact business zurich financial said could yet ass cost disaster impact insurance company expected heavy analyst said insurer relatively little exposure asia pas lot risk reinsurance company special catastrophe fund insured damage could fraction billion dollar worth destruction sri lanka india thailand indonesia maldive island malaysia said prudential equity group insurance analyst jay gelb insurer likely minimal exposure likely bermudabased reinsurance company might exposure said paul newsome insurance analyst ag edward co many affected country indonesia sri lanka maldives usually buy insurance kind disaster said usbased insurance expert early estimate world bank put amount aid needed worst affected country including sri lanka india indonesia thailand bn âbn similar cash offered central america hurricane mitch mitch killed people caused damage bn cost tsunami individual involved incalculable cannot fathom cost poor society nameless fisherman fishing village wiped hundred thousand livelihood gone said jan egeland head un office coordination humanitarian affair tourist cutting short holiday affected area may suffer financial impact association british insurer warned travel insurance normally cover cutting short holiday said loss possession usually covered association stressed importance checking wording travel policy"}
{"document":"Business_347","words":"indiapakistan peace boost trade calmer relation india pakistan paying economic dividend new figure showing bilateral trade threefold summer value trade apriljuly rose âm period indian government said nonethless figure represent le india overall export business expected boosted south asian free trade area agreement start country eased travel restriction part peace process aimed ending nearly six decade hostility sugar plastic pharmaceutical product tea among major export india neighbour firm pakistani selling fabric fruit spice positive trend continues twoway trade could well cross half billion dollar fiscal year india federal commerce minister kamal nath said according official data value india overall export current fiscal year expected reach bn pakistan case set hit bn meanwhile indian government said prospect country booming economy remained bright despite temporary aberration year midyear economic review forecast growth compared higher oil price level tax collection unfavourable monsoon season affecting farm sector hurt economy aprilseptember said"}
{"document":"Business_348","words":"probe airline travel chaos government investigate two airline airway delta air line comair subsidiary travel chaos christmas weekend staff calling sick airway computer failure comair left passenger stranded piece baggage undelivered airway chapter bankruptcy protection second time two year battling cut cost currently trying negotiate pay cut flight baggage staff transportation secretary norman mineta said deeply concerned disruption passenger ordered thorough investigation comairs computer breakdown plunged flightcrew scheduling system disarray altogether flight cancelled holiday long weekend mr mineta said important understand happened happened whether carrier properly planned holiday travel period responded appropriately consumer need aftermath adding atmosphere chaos mountain luggage left pile third airway baggage handling staff called sick also shortage airway flight attendant nearly fifth saying sick work leading many flight cancellation however union official denied deliberate sickout said many people flu time year airline chronically understaffed airway ended cancelling flight christmas day stranding passenger many airport ground crew airway seventhlargest airline chapter bankruptcy protection face courtimposed pay cut next month airline need negotiate paycuts find route bankruptcy looking paycuts totalling airway fullscale employee mutiny hand commented michael boyd industry consultant disruption flight schedule could discourage customer flying airway reducing revenue airway cancel approximately flight thursday friday saturday sunday monday said industry official airline said embarrassed situation deeply regret inconvenience caused customer probe focus industry compliance agreement aimed improving quality passenger service far allowed airline avoid congressionallymandated standard analyst said christmas chaos cast doubt airway ability emerge bankruptcy likely worsen finance troubled delta parent comair comair deeply regret inconvenience customer caused severe winter storm ohio river valley busy holiday season exacerbated problem airline crew scheduling system causing additional flight delay cancellation delta subsidiary said statement"}
{"document":"Business_349","words":"korean lender face liquidation creditor south korea top credit card firm said put company liquidation exparent firm fails back bailout lg card creditor given lg group wednesday sign bn rescue package firm avoided bankruptcy thanks bn bailout january gave control creditor lg group said package reflect firm new ownership accept unfair burden least seven million people south korea use lg card plastic purchase lg card creditor threatened parent group lg group penalty fails respond demand creditor would seek strong financial sanction lg group lg card liquidated said yoo jichang governor korean development bank kdb one card firm major creditor lg group said providing help credit card issuer could hurt corporate credibility could spark shareholder lawsuit say want fair reasonable guideline splitting financial burden creditor lg card creditor asked government mediate avoid risk stability financial market kdb said analyst believe compromise likely lg group know impact consumer demand national economy liquidation lg card said kim yungmin equity strategist dongwon investment trust management lg card almost collapsed due increase overdue credit card bill bursting credit bubble firm returned profit september need capital injection avoid delisted korea stock exchange exchange delist company debt exceeds asset two year running lg card creditor fear move would triggered massive debt redemption request could bankrupt firm owes bn eventually lg group participate stalling try earn better concession said mr kim"}
{"document":"Business_35","words":"ad firm wpps profit surge uk advertising giant wpp posted largerthanexpected annual profit predicted outperform market pretax profit rose year ago reach âm bn ahead average analyst forecast âm revenue âbn firm operating margin said could reach year wpp bought rival grey global creating giant big enough rival sector leader omnicom chief executive martin sorrell friday told reuters news agency wpp submitted proposal united business medias nop world market research unit analyst say unit sell could sell âm wpp recent year also bought firm ogilvy mather cordiant communication also includes firm young rubicam walter thompson event olympics helped boost wpps profit company said congressional election fifa world cup likely present advertising opportunity near future longterm outlook look favourable medium technology development strength economy wpp said"}
{"document":"Business_350","words":"dollar hit new low versus euro dollar continued recordbreaking slide tumbled new low euro investor betting european central bank ecb anything weaken euro thought favour declining dollar struggling ballooning trade deficit analyst said one easiest way fund allowing depreciation dollar predicted dollar likely fall even currency trading per euro gmt monday compare euro late trading new york friday record low dollar weakened sharply since september traded euro lost year japanese yen trader said thin trading level amplified monday move going take much push dollar one way said grant wilson mellon bank liquidity measure number party willing trade market half normal working day trader said"}
{"document":"Business_351","words":"mild winter drive oil oil price fallen driven forecast mild winter densely populated northeast light crude oil future fell barrel new york mercantile exchange nymex lost five day nonetheless crude still expensive beginning boosted growing demand bottleneck refinery trader ignored possible effect asia tidal wave global supply instead focus consumption heavily influenced short term weather revised milder temperature im inclined think well push lower test range said john brady abn amro market definitely feel defensive statistic released last week showed stockpile oil product risen indication severe supply disruption may arise winter barring serious incident oil price broken record topping barrel one point driven welter worry unrest iraq saudi arabia rising demand supply bottleneck london international petroleum exchange remained closed christmas holiday"}
{"document":"Business_352","words":"share boost feudhit reliance board indian conglomerate reliance agreed share buyback counter effect power struggle controlling family buyback victory chairman mukesh ambani whose idea brother anil vicechairman said consulted buyback completely inappropriate unnecessary board hope move reverse fall reliance share since feud became public last month company fractious since founder dhirubhai ambani died leaving today round gone mukesh doubt said nanik rupani president indian merchant chamber bombaybased trader body company plan buy back million share rupee apiece premium current market price"}
{"document":"Business_353","words":"giant wave damage asia economy government aid agency insurer travel firm among counting cost massive earthquake wave hammered southern asia worsthit area sri lanka india indonesia thailand least people killed early estimate world bank put amount aid needed bn âbn similar cash offered central america hurricane mitch mitch killed people caused damage bn world bank spokesman damien milverton told wall street journal expected aid package financing debt relief tourism vital part economy stricken country providing job million people south east asian region according world travel tourism council wttc maldives island indian ocean twothirds job depend tourism damage cover fishing farming business hundred thousand building small boat destroyed wave international agency pledged support say impossible gauge extent damage yet international monetary fund imf promised rapid action help government stricken country cope imf stand ready part assist nation appropriate support time need said managing director rodrigo rato sri lanka bangladesh currently receive imf support indonesia quake epicentre recently graduated imf assistance government decide want imf help agency asian development bank said early comment amount aid needed underestimating size problem however united nation emergency relief coordinator jan egeland said may worst national disaster recent history affecting many heavily populated coastal area many vulnerable community many people livelihood whole future destroyed second warned longer term effect many devastating tidal wave tsunami risk epidemic polluted drinking water insurer also struggling ass cost damage several big player believe final bill likely le bn cost hurricane battered earlier year region thats affected big check countrybycountry situation said serge troeber deputy head natural disaster department swiss world second biggest reinsurance firm assume however overall dimension insured damage storm damage said munich world biggest reinsurer said primarily human tragedy early state financial burden allianz said see significant impact profitability however low insurance bill may simply reflect general poverty much region rather level economic devastation live international federation red cross red crescent society told reuters news agency seeking emergency aid biggest health challenge face spread waterborne disease particularly malaria diarrhoea aid agency quoted saying european union said deliver euro âm aid according wall street journal eu humanitarian aid commissioner louis michel quoted saying key bring aid vital hour day immediately disaster country also reported pledged cash state department said examining aid needed region getting company business running also may play vital role helping community recover weekend event many worsthit area sri lanka thailand phuket island maldives popular tourist resort key local economy december january two busiest month travel southern asia damage even keenly felt industry beginning emerge post slump growth rapid southeast asia world tourism organisation figure showing increase tourist revenue region first month southern asia expansion india continues post excellent result thanks increased promotion product development also upsurge business travel driven rapid economic development country wto said arrival destination maldives sri lanka also thrived thailand tourism account country annual gross domestic product bn singapore figure close tourism also brings much needed foreign currency shortterm however travel company cancelling flight trip hit share across asia europe investor saying earnings economic growth likely slow"}
{"document":"Business_354","words":"asia share defy postquake gloom thailand become first southern asian nation battered giant wave weekend cut economic forecast thailand economy expected grow rather forecast tsunami hit six tourist province full economic cost disaster remain unclear part scale delivering aid recovering dead remain priority indonesian indian hong kong stock market reached record high wednesday suggesting investor fear major economic impact high showed gap outlook investor large firm individual lost livelihood investor seemed feel worstaffected area aceh indonesia underdeveloped tragedy would little impact asia listed company according analyst obviously lot loss life lot time needed clean mess bury people find missing necessarily really big thing economic sense said abn amro chief asian strategist eddie wong india bombay stock exchange inched slightly previous record close wednesday expectation strong corporate earnings drove indonesian stock exchange jakarta record high wednesday hong kong hang seng index may benefiting part potential listed property company gain rebuilding contract tsunamiaffected region south east asia sri lanka economist said much annual growth may lost sri lankas stock market fallen since weekend still higher start thailand may lose bn baht âm earnings tourism next three month according tourism minister sontaya kunplome affected province expects loss tourism revenue offset government reconstruction spending thailand intends spend similar sum around bn baht rebuilding work take fourth quarter next year tourist visitor phuket five province return normal level said naris chaiyasoot director general ministry fiscal policy office maldives cost reconstruction could wipe economic growth according government spokesman nation peril said ahmed shaheed chief government spokesman estimated economic cost disaster hundred million dollar maldives gross domestic product wont surprising cost exceeds gdp said last year made great progress standard living united nation recognised see disappear day minute shaheed noted investment single tourist resort economic mainstay could run odd resort severely damaged similar number suffered significant damage however many expert including world bank pointed still difficult ass magnitude disaster likely economic impact"}
{"document":"Business_355","words":"israeli economy picking pace israel economy forecast grow continues emerge threeyear recession main driver fasterthanexpected expansion export tourism seeing strong rebound statistical office said economy benefiting quieter period palestinianisraeli violence pickup global demand technology product outlook better number year analyst said many company focused cost cutting greater efficiency government trying trim public spending push reform growth figure come despite strike earlier year public sector worker closed bank hospital postal service transport facility growth slow second half slightly export year rose tourist revenue import gained signalling domestic demand picked import declined economy expanded"}
{"document":"Business_356","words":"korea spending boost economy south korea boost state spending next year effort create job kick start sputtering economy earmarked trillion bn first six month total annual budget government main problem slumping consumption contraction construction industry aim create job focus infrastructure home building well providing public firm money hire new worker government set economic growth rate target next year hinted would danger unless took action internal external economic condition likely remain unfavourable finance economy ministry said statement blamed continuing uncertainty fluctuating oil price foreign exchange rate stagnant domestic demand shown sign quick rebound growth ministry said everyone convinced plan work primary worry centre believe government overly optimistic view front loading budget enough turn economy around consultancy cast said report problem facing south korea many consumer reeling effect credit bubble recently burst million south korean defaulting credit card bill country biggest card lender hovering verge bankruptcy month part spending plan government said ask firm roll mortgage loan come due first half also pledged look way helping family low income government voiced concern effect redundancy building trade given economic spill employment effect construction sector sharp downturn construction industry could adverse effect ministry said result south korea give private company also given chance build school hospital house public building also look real estate tax system plan table include promoting new industry biotechnology nanotechnology well offering increased support small medium sized business focus job creation economic recovery given unfavourable domestic global condition likely dog korean economy ministry said"}
{"document":"Business_357","words":"soros group warns kazakh close open society institute osi financed billionaire george soros accused kazakhstan official trying close local office demand unpaid tax fine politically motivated osi claimed adding paid money october organisation found trouble accused helping topple georgia former president denies role office close across region osi shut office moscow last year withdrawn uzbekistan belarus ukraine earlier year mr soros took bank england pelted protestors legal prosecution considered attempt government force soros foundationkazakhstan cease activity kazakhstan shut door kazakh citizen organisation osi said osi aim promote democratic open marketbased society since break soviet union kazakhstan dominated president nursultan abishuly nazarbayev power life insulting president official made criminal offence government control printing press radio tv transmission facility operates country national radio tv network recent election criticised flawed opposition claimed widespread vote rigging supporter however say brings much needed stability region islamic militancy rise also credit promoting interethnic accord pushing harsh reform"}
{"document":"Business_358","words":"deutsche attack yukos case german investment bank deutsche bank challenged right yukos claim bankruptcy protection court filing tuesday said russian oil giant texas tie beyond bank account texasbased finance chief deutsche bank claimed yukos artificially manufactured legal case stop sale main asset wanted help fund gazproms plan bn âbn bid yukos unit yuganskneftegas deutsche bank would earned large fee deal could carried chapter bankruptcy rule made kremlin auction yuganskneftegas december illegal law bankruptcy court judge texas granted yukos injunction barred gazprom lender taking part yuganskneftegas ultimately end gazprom winning bidder auction previously unknown firm baikal finance group snapped day later rosneft russian oil firm process merging gazprom effect transaction renationalise yuganskneftegas deutsche bank contends yukos filed bankruptcy earlier month texas desperate unsuccessful bid stave december auction top unit russian government tax dispute yukos blatant attempt artificially manufacture basis jurisdiction constitutes cause dismiss case deutsche bank said court filing mike lake spokesman yukos lawyer said tuesday company stand legal action yukos confident right bankruptcy protection prepared back court defending position said yukos said intends seek bn damage buyer yuganskneftegas sale finally go filing deutsche bank said houston jurisdiction yukos owns real personal property conduct business operation also said bankruptcy court become involved tax dispute federation one corporate citizen suggested european court international arbitration tribunal appropriate jurisdiction legal fight russia yukos next hearing bankruptcy expected january analyst believe tax dispute russian government yukos partly driven russian president vladimir putin hostility hostility political ambition exyukos bos mikhail khordokovsky mr khodorkovsky jail trial fraud tax evasion"}
{"document":"Business_359","words":"gm crunch talk fiat future fiat meet car giant general motor gm tuesday attempt reach agreement future italian firm lossmaking auto group fiat claim gm legally obliged buy car unit already gm say contract signed longer valid press report speculated fiat may willing accept cash payment return dropping claim company want cut cost car industry adjusts waning demand meeting fiat bos sergio marchionne gm rick wagoner due take place gmt zurich according reuters news agency mr marchionne confident firm legal position saying interview financial time gm argument leg agreement question date back gm decision buy fiat auto division time gave italian firm right via put option sell remaining stake gm recent week fiat reiterated claim put still valid legally binding however gm argues fiat share sale made last year cut gm holding together asset sale made fiat terminated agreement selling fiat carmaking unit may prove simple analyst say especially company closely linked italy industrial heritage political public pressure may well push two firm reach compromise expecting fiat exercise put auto business unwilling gm point brokerage merrill lynch said note investor adding legal battle would protracted damaging business far aware agnelli family indirectly control least fiat given firm public indication want sell auto business fiat may willing cancel put exchange money"}
{"document":"Business_36","words":"give foreign firm extra time foreign firm given extra year meet tough new corporate governance regulation imposed stock market watchdog security exchange commission extended deadline get line rule july many foreign firm protested sec imposing unfair burden new rule result sarbanesoxley act part cleanup corporate scandal enron worldcom section sox act legislation nicknamed call firm certify financial reporting line rule big firm already meet requirement smaller one foreignbased firm list share stock market originally middle year past month delegation european business leader heading sec washington dc headquarters protest say burden expensive timescale short particularly uk cbi warned company would choose let listing drop rather get line section latest delegation cbi met sec official wednesday decision relax deadline announced think signifies change heart sec cbi directorgeneral sir digby jones told bbcs today programme listening many overseas company reminded america globalisation really mean cant make rule isolation sec said taken consideration fact foreign company already working meet onerous financial reporting rule home country european union particular imposing new international financial reporting standard noted dont underestimate effort compliance require extension provide additional time issuer take good hard look internal control said donald nicolaisen sec chief accountant"}
{"document":"Business_360","words":"record year chilean copper chile copper industry registered record earnings bn governmental chilean copper commission cochilco reported strong demand china fastgrowing economy high price fuelled production said cochilco vice president patricio cartagena added boom allowed government collect tax mr cartagena said industry expects see investment worth bn next three year investment clearly going continue principle actor mining copper consolidation industry new project expansion support greater production australia bhp billiton operates la escondida world largest open pit copper mine planning invest bn stateowned codelco spend bn various project chile biggest copper producer world analyzing way keep price stable current high level without killing demand leading customer look substitute copper copper price reached year high october production chile expected rise million tonne said mr cartagena cochilco expects slight reduction copper price forecast export earnings fall"}
{"document":"Business_361","words":"consumer confidence consumer confidence state economy highest five month optimistic influential survey say feelgood factor among consumer rose december first time since july according new data conference board survey household pointed renewed optimism job creation economic growth retailer reported strong sale past day slow start crucial festive season according figure also released tuesday sale shopping mall week december higher following last minute rush walmart largest retailer said december sale expected better previously forecast strong postchristmas sale expecting annual sale growth month consumer confidence figure considered key economic indicator consumer spending account two third economic activity united state continuing economic expansion combined job growth consumer ending year high note said lynn franco director conference board consumer research centre consumer outlook suggests economy continue expand first half next year overall economy performed strongly recent month prompting federal reserve increase interest rate five time since june"}
{"document":"Business_362","words":"cash give way flexible friend spending credit debit card overtaken cash spending uk first time moment plastic finally toppled cash happened wednesday according association payment clearing service apacs apacs chose school teacher helen carroll portsmouth make historic transaction switch took place paid grocery supermarket chain tescos cromwell road branch mr carroll born year plastic card first appeared uk pay thing debit card occasional purchase one credit card said mr carroll teach peel common infant school gosport spending pattern year estimate december led apacs conclude time plastic would finally rule roost shopper uk expected put âbn plastic card whole compared âbn paid cash apacs said first plastic card appeared uk june issued barclaycard handful retailer accepted customer held le year plastic become popular way pay due added security flexibility offer said apacs spokeswoman jemma smith key driver introduction debit card account twothirds plastic card transaction used million every day"}
{"document":"Business_363","words":"goahead balkan oil pipeline albania bulgaria macedonia given go ahead construction bn oil pipeline pas balkan peninsula project aim allow alternative port shipping russian caspian oil normally go turkish port aim transport daily barrel oil pipeline built usregistered albanian macedonian bulgarian oil corporation ambo km pipeline run bulgarian port burgas black sea albanian city vlore adriatic coast crossing macedonia project conceived delayed lack political support signing agreement tuesday prime minister bulgaria albania macedonia overcome problem one important infrastructure project regional eu euroatlantic integration western balkan said albanian prime minister fatos nano according pat ferguson president ambo work pipeline begin expected ready three four year added company already raised overseas private investment corporation opic development agency eximbank credit suisse first boston among others project also support european union analyst said oil company like chevrontexaco exxon mobil british petroleum would happy find alternative route bosphorus dardanelles strait"}
{"document":"Business_364","words":"durex maker ssl awaits firm bid uk condom maker ssl international refused comment report may subject takeover early financial time report said business intelligence firm gpw understood starting due diligence work ssl international corporate client spokesman ssl make famous durex brand condom would comment market speculation however news sent share ssl also make scholl footwear penny ft said highprofile firm might woo ssl anglodutch household product group reckitt benckiser eighteen month ago reckitt benckiser centre rumoured takeover bid ssl came nothing firm seen wouldbe suitor include kimberlyclark johnson johnson private equity investor analyst seen ssl takeover target year sold surgical glove antiseptic business âm management team may ssl formed threeway merger seton healthcare footwear specialist scholl condommaker london international group brand include syndol analgesic meltus cough medicine sauber compression hosiery deodorant product mister baby"}
{"document":"Business_365","words":"nasdaq planning mshare sale owner technologydominated nasdaq stock index plan sell share public list market operates according registration document filed security exchange commission nasdaq stock market plan raise âm sale observer see another step closer full public listing however nasdaq icon technology boom recently poured cold water suggestion company first sold share private placement technically went public stock started trading otc bulletin board list equity trade occasionally nasdaq make money sale investor bought share private placings filing document said nasdaq made share technology firm company high growth potential potent symbol internet telecom boom nosediving bubble burst recovery fortune tech giant intel dotcom survivor amazon helped revive fortune"}
{"document":"Business_366","words":"wmc say xstrata bid low australian mining firm wmc resource said worth hostile bn australian dollar bn âbn bid rival xstrata pressure swissbased xstrata increase takeover offer report investment firm grant samuel wmc defence document value wmc share xstratas bid share analyst said defence document provided detail wmc may trigger possible rival bid bid going emerge probably likely next one two week said daiwa security analyst mark pervan said valuation would put increased pressure xstrata look sweetening offer marc gonsalves executive xstrata said review information contained target statement next week added review assumption made grant samuel detail extremely sceptical conclusion suggest wmc shareholder take extreme care presuming optimistic assumption capable realised last month australia competition watchdog said would oppose purchase wmc zurich londonbased xstrata tuesday wmc chairman tommie bergman said statement director believed shareholder best interest reject offer said wmc would pursue valuecreating option provided portfolio world class asset wmc chief executive andrew michelmore claimed xstrata offer aimed creating value xstratas shareholder made benefit wmcs shareholder grant samuel said valuation wmc based lower average price nickel copper uranium current market level longer term commodity price improvement would improve outlook mr michelmore said xstrata acquired australia largest copper miner mim holding wmc resource world thirdlargest producer concentrated nickel also miner copper uranium owns olympic dam mine south australia contains onethird world known uranium resource also world fourth largest copper mine xstrata global mining giant operation australia south africa spain germany argentina uk core product copper coking coal thermal coal ferrochrome vanadium zinc also growing business gold lead silver"}
{"document":"Business_367","words":"takeover offer sunderland fc bob murray chairman sunderland fc launched âm bid club buying broadcaster bskybs stake business mr murray already sunderland leading shareholder holding stake hope take full control championship side mr murray said club would find easier attract investment single majority owner sunderland delisted share stock market august lifetime sunderland supporter board director since mr murray agreed buy bskybs holding wearside club tuesday taking stake stock market rule mr murray required make offer remaining share already price paid bskyb holding share offer fully accepted mr murray said expected pay maximum âm remaining share also stressed fan wanted keep touch club financial affair could retain small number share enabling attend annual meeting football sector experiencing significant change uncertainty mr murray said statement recent speculation surrounding malcolm glazer manchester united shown unsettling effect possible number disparate interest added believe offer strengthen company remove potential type uncertainty sunderland relegated premiership currently pushing promotion club managed reduce loss last year âm âm selling host leading player however club turnover dropped sharply âm âm period fall broadcast revenue bskyb bought stake sunderland part five year medium partnership deal deal expired last month"}
{"document":"Business_368","words":"warning pension deficit taxpayer may bail agency protects worker pension fund leading economist warned pension benefit guaranty corporation pbgc âbn âm deficit financial economist roundtable fer want congress act instead taxpayer pick bill fer want congressman change pbgcs funding rule fer say firm allowed reduce insurance premium pay pbgc fund fer blame law statement signed several member include nobel economics laureate william sharpe said dismayed situation want congress overturn legislation cashstrapped company including airline carmaking steel industry argued favour rule change claiming funding insurance premium adequately would force cut job little firmer hand pension issue think congress could avoid turn taxpayer instead turn obligation back onto company deserve pay said professor dennis logue dean price college business university oklahoma pbgc founded protect worker retirement right recent action came last week took control pilot pension scheme united airline united battling bankruptcy carrier wanted use money set aside pension finance running cost company estimated bn hole pilot pension scheme pbgc guarantee"}
{"document":"Business_369","words":"beer giant swallow russian firm brewing giant inbev agreed buy alfaecos stake sun interbrew russia secondlargest brewer euro âm alfaeco venture capital arm russian conglomerate alfa group onefifth stake sun interbrew deal give inbev world biggest beermaker neartotal control russian brewer inbev bought another partner august inbev brand include bass stella artois hoegaarden staropramen employ people running operation country across america europe asia pacific leuvenbased brewery said would voting share nonvoting share sun interbrew deal expected completed first quarter inbev formed august belgium interbrew bought brazilian brewer ambev sun interbrew employ staff owns brewery eight russian city klin ivanovo saransk kursk volzhsky omsk perm novocheboksarsk also three brewery ukraine city chernigov nikolaev kharkov"}
{"document":"Business_37","words":"japanese mogul arrested fraud one japan bestknown businessmen arrested thursday charge falsifying shareholder information selling share based FALSE data yoshiaki tsutsumi ranked world richest man ran business spanning hotel railway construction baseball team latest series arrest top executive japan business scandal taken away van outside one prince hotel tokyo time mr tsutsumi seemed untouchable inheriting large property business father became one japan powerful industrialist close connection many country leading politician used wealth influence bring winter olympic game nagano last year forced resign post held business empire accused falsifying shareownership structure seibu railway one company japanese stock market rule listed company owned largest shareholder mr tsutsumi face criminal charge possibility prison sentence made look biggest shareholder owned le amount seibu railway delisted stock exchange share value plunged target takeover bid mr tsutsumis fall grace follows arrest several top executive japan authority try curb murky business practice widespread japanese company determination stay top cost may root childhood illegitimate third son rich father made money buying property japan rebuilt world war ii described demand father made felt enormous pressure dined nothing pain tsutsumi told weekly magazine scolded pouring much soy sauce told fruit child didnt let use silk futon saying luxury corporate governance issue japanese company last year twelve manager mitsubishi motor charged covering safety defect vehicle three executive japan troubled ufj bank charged concealing extent bank bad loan"}
{"document":"Business_370","words":"manufacturing expands industrial production increased december according latest survey institute supply management ism index national manufacturing activity rose last month november reading indicates level growth result december slightly better analyst expectation th consecutive expansion ism said growth driven significant rise new order completes strong year manufacturing based ism data said chairman ism survey committee continuing upward pressure price rate increase slowing definitely trending right direction ism index national manufacturing activity compiled monthly response purchasing executive industrial company ranging textile chemical paper since june analyst expected december figure come ism manufacturing index main sister survey employment index eased december november price paid index measuring cost business input also eased ism new order index rose"}
{"document":"Business_371","words":"singapore growth singapore economy grew best performance since figure trade ministry show advance secondfastest asia china led growth key manufacturing sector however slowerthanexpected fourth quarter point modest growth tradedriven economy global technology demand fall back slowdown china could hit electronics export tsunami disaster may effect service sector economic growth set halve singapore year fourth quarter city state gross domestic product gdp rose annual rate third quarter fell well analyst forecast surprised weak fourth quarter number main drag came electronics said lian chia liang economist jp morgan chase singapore economy contracted summer weighed soaring oil price economy poor performance july september period followed four consecutive quarter doubledigit growth singapore bounced back strongly effect deadly sars virus"}
{"document":"Business_372","words":"madagascar completes currency switch madagascar completed replacement malagasy franc new currency ariary monday price contract quoted ariary trading dollar malagasy franc lost almost half value longer legal tender remain exchangeable bank phasing franc begun july intended distance country past french colonial rule address problem large amount counterfeit franc circulation question sovereignty reuters quoted central bank official saying symbolic independence old colonial way since left french monetary zone currency name ariary name precolonial currency indian ocean island state"}
{"document":"Business_373","words":"quiksilver move rossignol share ski rossignol world largest skimaker jumped much speculation bought surfwear firm quiksilver owner rossignol boixvives family said considering offer quiksilver analyst believe sporting good company may take closer look rossignol prompting auction pushing sale price higher nike previously mentioned possible suitor rossignol share touched euro falling back trade higher euro european sporting good company seen foreign revenue squeezed slump value dollar making takeover attractive analyst said company quiksilver would able cut cost selling rossignol ski shop added boixvives family thought spent past couple year sounding possible suitor rossignol also make golf equipment snowboard sport clothing"}
{"document":"Business_374","words":"dollar hovers around record low dollar hovered close record low euro friday concern grows size budget deficit analyst predict dollar remain weak investor worry state economy bush administration apparent unwillingness intervene support dollar caused concern however trading volatile past week technical automated trading light demand amplified reaction news analyst said adding expect market become le jumpy january dollar trading versus euro friday morning hitting fresh record low thursday one dollar bought yen disappointing business figure chicago triggered currency weakness thursday national association purchasing managementchicago said manufacturing index dropped bigger fall expected dollar buyer especially chicago data yesterday said abn amros paul mackel time german chancellor gerhard schroeder italian prime minister silvio berlusconi voiced concern strength euro mr berlusconi said euro strength absolutely worrying italian export mr schroeder said newspaper article stability foreign exchange market required correction global economic imbalance investor look towards february meeting finance minister industrialised nation london clue whether central bank combine force stem dollar decline"}
{"document":"Business_375","words":"korean credit card firm rescued south korea largest credit card firm averted liquidation following one trillion âm bailout lg card threatened collapse huge debt firm creditor former parent stepped rescue consortium creditor lg group family owned conglomerate put stabilise firm lg card seven million customer collapse would sent shockwaves country economy firm creditor lg card trying agree deal secure future several week took control company january avoided bankruptcy bn bailout threatened delist company move would triggered massive debt redemption forced company bankruptcy unless agreement reached future funding lg card need financial aid laah chonggyu executive director korea development bank one firm creditor said agreement see trillion debt converted equity purpose capital injection avoid delisting goal met david kim analyst sejong security told reuters south korea consumer credit market slowly recovering crisis credit bubble burst million consumer fell behind debt repayment lg card returned profit september needed capital avoid thrown market south korea stock exchange delist firm debt exceeds asset two year running"}
{"document":"Business_376","words":"dollar slide ahead new year dollar hit new record low euro analyst predict decline likely disappointing economic report dented currency rallying european policy maker said worried euro strength earlier thursday japanese yen touched lowest versus euro concern economic growth asia currency market volatile past week technical automated trading light demand amplified reaction analyst said adding expect market become le jumpy january people want go weekend new year positioned weaker buck said tim mazanec director foreign exchange investor bank trust dollar slid record versus euro thursday bouncing back yen dollar trading yen meanwhile dropped per euro afternoon trading later strengthened investor concerned size trade budget deficit betting george bush administration allow dollar weaken despite saying favour strong currency also playing investor mind mixed report state economy thursday disappointing business figure chicago brought sudden end rally value dollar national association purchasing managementchicago said index dropped analyst expected german chancellor gerhard schroeder italian prime minister silvio berlusconi voiced concern strength euro mr berlusconi said euro strength absolutely worrying italian export mr schroeder said newspaper article stability foreign exchange market required correction global economic imbalance"}
{"document":"Business_377","words":"vw considers opening indian plant volkswagen considering building car factory india said yet make final decision german giant said studying possibility opening assembly plant country remained potential idea comment came industry minister india andhra pradesh state said team vw official due visit discus plan satyanarayana said expected vw cosign memorandum agreement several foreign carmaker including hyundai toyota suzuki ford already indian production facility meet demand automobile asia fourthlargest economy vws proposed plant would set port city visakhapatnam india eastern coast andhra pradesh official added vw already approved factory site measuring acre"}
{"document":"Business_378","words":"ukraine strike turkmen gas deal ukraine agreed pay natural gas supplied turkmenistan deal sealed three day turkmenistan cut gas supply price dispute threatened ukrainian economy supply turkmenistan account natural gas imported ukraine large coal deposit gas field turkmenistan also trying strike similar deal russia dependent gas turkmen president saparmurat niyazov signed contract said turkmen side agreed lower price demanded per cubic metre bringing new price still higher price fixed contract head ukrainian stateowned naftohaz company yury boyko said fully happy deal friday turkmenistan acted threat shut gas supply ukraine attempt bring price dispute head mr niyazov said government would insist price supply russia analyst say thay may happen russia world leading gas producer need cheap turkmen gas relieve stateowned gazprom costly investment exploration oil field siberia turkmenistan secondlargest gas producer world"}
{"document":"Business_379","words":"reliance unit loses anil ambani anil ambani younger two brother charge india largest private company resigned running petrochemical subsidiary move likely seen latest twist feud mr ambani brother mukesh anil stepped director vicechairman indian petrochemical corporation ipc company available comment ipc owned reliance industry turn run mukesh mukesh spoken ownership issue two brother took control reliance empire following death father july reliance operation massive reach covering textile telecommunication petrochemical petroleum refining marketing well oil gas exploration insurance financial service brother spat hogged headline india recent week despite denial family anything wrong speculation rife triggered standoff observer blaming anil political ambition others heavy investment mukesh reliance mobile phone venture share ipc dipped news mumbai recovered trade almost higher reliance share added reliance energy headed anil jumped"}
{"document":"Business_38","words":"deutsche telekom see mobile gain german telecom firm deutsche telekom saw strong fourth quarter profit back upbeat mobile earnings betterthanexpected asset sale net profit came bn euro âm bn dramatic change loss euro sale rose bn euro sale stake firm including russia oao mobile telesystems raised bn euro expected helped bring debt bn euro year ago debt bn euro higher tmobile usa company american mobile business made strong contribution profit seminal achievement cut debt low give head room invest growth said hannes wittig telecom analyst dresdner kleinwort wasserstein company also said would resume paying dividend two year focused cutting debt"}
{"document":"Business_380","words":"india open sky competition india allow domestic commercial airline fly long haul international route move hope stoke competition drive price however state controlled carrier able fly lucrative gulf route country kuwait saudi arabia least three year jet airway air sahara two company benefit initially india looking develop airline industry booming economic growth drive demand travel monica chadha bbc delhi reporter said air travel india increased almost previous year expected rise even infrastructure development lagging demand however improve international airport country shabby illequipped handle heavy air traffic chada said adding civil aviation minister promised modernise privatise airport little progress made step take move thing forward government recently changed legislation limited foreign investment domestic airline raised maximum stake holding allowed local press meanwhile reported india start negotiation adding route january jet airway india premier private domestic carrier air sahara ranked third category"}
{"document":"Business_381","words":"oil rebound weather effect oil price recovered asian trade tuesday falling new york milder winter weather across winter temperature staying relatively high northern barrel light crude ended monday however crude price rebounded asia rising barrel february delivery london trading brent crude suspended public holiday price fell far east milder temperature expected continue northern part next day least analyst said price oil may fall even decline temporary weather achilles heel market said abn amro analyst john brady winter northeast eventually well get another cold blast despite fall barrel record high reached late october price crude oil remains almost higher yearago level price rose last week militant attack riyadh capital saudi arabia briefly renewed fear supply chain might broken world leading crude exporter market panicked fear essentially evaporated since followup said deborah white senior economist energy sg security paris"}
{"document":"Business_382","words":"ban forced retirement employer longer able force worker retire unless justify government announced firm barred imposing arbitrary retirement age new european age discrimination rule default retirement age introduced worker permitted request staying beyond compulsory retirement age although employer right refuse trade industry secretary patricia hewitt said people would forced work longer wanted saying default age statutory compulsory retirement age said employer would free continue employing people long competent age discrimination proposal department trade industry last year worker allowed work till wished business leader opposed plan said would costly cumbersome british chamber commerce welcomed latest proposal move today best world said employer ability define end point employeremployee relationship employee flexibility right request work past age age concern said imposing retirement age cowardly complete uturn make mockery government socalled commitment outlawing ageism leaving incoming age discrimination law unravel said gordon lishman director general age concern england inevitable older people mount legal challenge decision using european law decision impact age worker collect state pension government said"}
{"document":"Business_383","words":"fed warns rate rise look set continued boost interest rate according federal reserve minute december meeting pushed rate showed policymakers fed worried accelerating inflation clear signal pushed dollar euro gmt wednesday depressed share market starting fear aggressive fed said richard yamarone argus research dow jones index dropped almost point tuesday nasdaq also falling key tech stock hit broker downgrade dollar also gained ground sterling tuesday reaching pound slipping slightly wednesday morning release minute three week december meeting much faster usual indicating fed want keep market apprised thinking taken quarter sign aggressive move interest rate come key fed fund rate risen percentage point year low reached long attack long trough might contributing sign potentially excessive risktaking financial market said federal open market committee fomc set interest rate odds favour boost rate next meeting early february economist said respite dollar spent late pushed lower major currency worry massive trade budget deficit may shortlived cant rule correction dont think change direction dollar said jason daw merrill lynch nothing fundamental changed"}
{"document":"Business_384","words":"weak endofyear sale hit next next said annual profit âm lower previously expected endofyear clearance sale proved disappointing clearance rate endofseason sale expectation company said high street retailer said expected report annual profit âm âm mm nexts share fell following release trading statement next chief executive simon wolfson admitted festive sale would expect normal christmas said sale still top analyst expectation among area next could done better mr wolfson said menswear range little bit similar previous year mr wolfson also said disappointing prechristmas sale fact went much stock rather fact demand wasnt stock nexts likeforlike store sale five month august december year earlier figure existing next store unaffected new next store opening likeforlike sale growth next store directly affected new store opening locality overall sale across retail mail order division next said next directory mail order division saw sale rise fivemonth period term worry trading prechristmas result said nick bubb analyst evolution security profit around âm would well within comfort zone however one dealer asked named told reuters seasonal sale performance people hoped christmas tough whole sector one best retailer said nexts trading statement come day house fraser woolworth disappointed investor figure"}
{"document":"Business_385","words":"tate lyle bos bag top award tate lyles chief executive named european businessman year leading business magazine iain ferguson awarded title publication forbes returning one uk venerable manufacturer country top company sugar group absent ftse seven year mr ferguson helped return growth tate share leapt year boosted firming sugar price sale artificial sweetener year sagging stock price sevenyear hiatus ftse one britain venerable manufacturer returned vaunted index forbes said mr ferguson took helm company spending career consumer good giant unilever tate lyle original member historic ft index operates factory additional production facility country previous winner forbes award include royal bank scotland chief executive fred goodwin former vodafone bos chris gent"}
{"document":"Business_386","words":"krispy kreme share hit share krispy kreme doughnut taken dunking wall street firm revealed would restate financial report company warned move would cut profit âm âm krispy kreme said accounting error forced move adding board director made decision restate account december however company unavailable comment delayed news also warned might restate result share krispy kreme sank close news revelation come month firm warned earnings would cut much result accounting error krispy kreme said latest adjustment involved way accounted repurchase three franchise restaurant added would reviewing account lease blow firm said advised franchise owner compliance loan agreement warned might need borrow extra money required honour agreement franchisee debt operating lease krispy kreme added enough cash fund current operation could borrow existing agreement many question answer especially given increased concern regarding company liquidity jp morgan security analyst john ivankoe said research note firm announcement latest blow onetime darling wall street lost stock value year firm currently facing security exchange commission investigation account shareholder also launched lawsuit group claiming made FALSE statement inflated sale"}
{"document":"Business_387","words":"germany nears jobless level german unemployment rose th consecutive month december making year average jobless total highest since reunification seasonally adjusted jobless total rose higher expected million bundesbank said allowing change calculating statistic average number people work highest since rate bad weather sluggish economy blamed rise increase due primarily onstart winter labour office chief frankjuergen weise said unadjusted figure showed unemployment rose million many sector construction laying worker amid bad weather three year stagnation german economy came end upturn still strong enough boost labour market mr weise added news rise came government welfare reform came force move expected see unemployment swell still coming month hartz iv change previous two tier system benefit support long term unemployed replaced one flatrate payout turn mean people classified looking work driving official figure higher prepared nasty figure january five million unemployed nonseasonally adjusted basis warned hvb group economist andreas rees add number subside throughout year remain near level million jobless dont expect strong lasting turnaround german economy minister wolfgang clement said however hartz iv reform help cut average jobless rate added europe biggest economy weak create work struggle shake three year economic stagnation recent month company adam opel german arm carmaker general motor retailer karstadtquelle slashed job"}
{"document":"Business_388","words":"venezuela identifies idle farm venezuelan authority identified farm including large estate idle continues controversial land reform policy land law government tax seize unused farm site farm yet inspected state national land institute told associated press vice president jose vicente rangel said farmer rancher title order land productive nothing fear critic land reform policy claim president hugo chavez trying enforce communiststyle economic programme ignores property right damage country land owner claim national land institute made mistake classifying land public private government venezuela largest land owner say proceeding cautiously prevent conflict statement mr rangel said land reform constitution permit private property stressing effort vindicate social economically year inequality country one property conflict government el charcote cattle ranch run agroflora subsidiary uk food group vestey agriculture minister arnoldo marquez told reuters news agency site document guarantee private land administrator ranch however complained prochavez squatter taken property last four year uk government asked venezuelan authority resolve conflict ask company going put paper order hand land said mr marquez"}
{"document":"Business_389","words":"egypt sell stateowned bank egyptian government reportedly planning privatise one country big public bank investment ministry official told reuters news agency bank alexandria sold sometime move seen evidence new commitment government reduce size public sector official said government yet decided whether sale take form public flotation important thing decide method whether selling share public strategic investor abroad said analyst say publicsector bank suited government monetary credit exchange policy nevertheless egyptian government spoken year privatising one big four state bank banque misr national bank egypt banque du caire bank alexandria expected one smallest four big public bank bank alexandria banque du caire would sold first announcement reinforces hope investor international financial body revival egypt privatisation programme staterun company facility sold early appointment mahmoud mohieldin reformminded technocrat new post investment minister july taken sign selloff way imf world bank urged egypt remove obstacle development private sector say vital role play reducing poverty expanding economy"}
{"document":"Business_39","words":"chinese wine tempts italy illva italy illva saronno agreed buy changyu largest wine maker china changyu said statement shenzhen stock exchange illva pay yuan âm government approves deal italian liqueur maker acquire share yantai state asset management bureau chinese wine sale growing agriculture department said wine sale bn yuan china encouraging stateowned company sell share foreign investor anheuserbusch heineken scottish newcastle invested chinese beer industry last two year illva saronno betting chinese wine market yantai state asset management bureau government agency northeastern city yantai owns changyu state agency also sell stake changyu another overseas company although didnt say remaining retained yantai city government consumption wine china still low litre per caput said agriculture department compare litre france litre three litre japan"}
{"document":"Business_390","words":"walmart pay gun suit world largest retailer walmart agreed pay total âm settle lawsuit gun sale violation california lawsuit alleged walmart committed thousand gun sale violation california total payment includes fine fund state compliance check gun law prevent ammunition sale minor walmart agreed suspend firearm sale california store alleged violation included sale gun people allowed posse delivering gun customer acquired people allowed firearm although walmart suspended firearm sale state california attorney general bill lockyer said wanted sure giant supermarket chain would follow state rule future walmarts failure comply gun safety law put life californian risk placing gun hand criminal prohibited person said mr lockyer although walmart suspended gun sale california settlement ensure follows state law renews sale also provide valuable public education importance gun safety world largest retailer yet decided whether resume firearm sale california company spokesman gu whitcomb said"}
{"document":"Business_391","words":"yukos heading back court russian oil gas company yukos due court thursday continues fight survival firm process broken russian authority order pay bn âbn tax bill yukos filed bankruptcy hoping use international business law halt forced sale key oil production unit yuganskneftegas unit however sold bn state oil firm rosneft state auction disrupted yukos lawyer say auction violated bankruptcy law company main shareholder vowed go company buy asset using every legal mean company want damage bn claiming yuganskneftegas sold le market value judge letitia clark hear different motion including one deutsche bank throw chapter bankruptcy filing german lender one six bank barred providing financing gazprom russian stateowned company expected win auction yuganskneftegas deutsche bank also advisor gazprom called court overturn decision provide yukos bankruptcy protection lifting injunction would remove uncertainty surround court case clarify deutsche bank business position analyst said analyst optimistic yukos chance court russian president vladimir putin country legal authority repeatedly said jurisdiction yukos legal wrangling top firm limited asset yukos small victory however bullish chance court ability influence happens think said mike lake yukos spokesman litigation risk real said credit suisse first boston analyst vadim mitroshin dispute russian authority partly driven president putin clampdown political ambition exyukos bos mikhail khodorkovsky mr khodorkovsky jail charge fraud tax evasion"}
{"document":"Business_392","words":"deutsche boerse set woo lse boss deutsche boerse london stock exchange meet amid talk takeover bid lse raised âbn bn last month german exchange tabled pencepershare offer lse valuing âbn parisbased euronext owner liffe london also said interested bidding lse euronext due hold talk lse week reported ready raise âbn fund bid euronext chief jeanfrancois theodore scheduled meet lse counterpart clara furse friday deutsche boerse chief werner seifert meeting furse thursday third meeting two exchange since bid approach december lse rejected deutsche boer proposed âbn offer december saying undervalued business agreed leave door open talk find whether significantlyimproved proposal would interest shareholder customer meantime euronext combine paris amsterdam lisbon stock exchange also began talk lse statement thursday euronext said offer likely solely cash added assurance stage offer made deal either bidder would create biggest stock market operator europe second biggest world new york stock exchange according ft latest meeting deutsche boerse adopt charm offensive woo london exchange newspaper said german suitor offer manage combined cash equity market london let furse take helm report week said deutsche boerse might even consider selling luxembourgbased clearstream unit clearing house process security transaction ownership clearstream seen main stumbling block londonfrankfurt merger lse shareholder feared deutsche boerse takeover would force use clearstream making difficult negotiate lower transaction fee"}
{"document":"Business_393","words":"laura ashley chief stepping laura ashley parting company chief executive ainum mohdsaaid clothing home furnishing retailer said mohdsaaid resigned personal reason departure come effect february follows departure cochief executive rebecca navarednam january mohdsaaid replaced lillian tan presently nonexecutive director company head malaysian retailer statement issued thursday laura ashley thanked mohdsaaid service company share late thursday morning trading london stock exchange since tan managing director chief executive metrojaya one largest retail group malaysia laura ashley due issue next trading statement next week recent month hit report poor sale october last year announced closure one two welsh factory september company said halfyear clothing sale expectation recent time put renewed focus home furnishing rather clothing last september reported interim six month loss risen âm âm sale fallen âm âm laura ashley floated london stock exchange âm majorityowned malaysia entrepreneur dr khoo kay peng share price long reported dr khoo intends take company private always denied laura ashley bit shrivelled husk company said retail analyst nick bubb evolution security pretty odd malaysian owner seemingly shuffling deckchairs laura ashley founded late namesake kent moving mid wale still main uk factory"}
{"document":"Business_394","words":"airway staff agree pay cut union representing flight attendant bankrupt airway agreed new contract cut pay nearly deal help carrier trying survive cutting cost nearly bn âm year save two third staff accepted wage cut talk still continuing union representing mechanic baggage handler cleaner far failed negotiate new contract seventh largest carrier sought bankruptcy protection second time two year last september one quickest deal difficulty faced aviation industry attack emerged chapter bankruptcy march face competition lowcost carrier higher fuel cost airway management said may need start liquidating asset receive concession staff middle month"}
{"document":"Business_395","words":"delta cut fare survival plan delta air line cutting domestic fare much part plan ensure financial survival carrier including united sought bankruptcy protection amid high fuel cost competition discount carrier delta restructuring bid fight insolvency latest move boost business prompted speculation firm forced match fare hurting revenue sector delta new simplifares trialled august last year ticket cincinnati secondlargest hub airline say oneway economy fare priced higher firstclass fare priced higher also eliminating saturdaynight stay requirement discount fare give reduction customer opting nonrefundable ticket booking advance online delta lost three month september forced cut job worldwide part aim slash bn cost october reached crucial agreement pilot pay condition also issued new share staff return wage cut airline share closed lower announcement delta continental american airline falling believe whole airline industry move direction likely hurt revenue short run could beneficial long run said analyst ray neidl calyon security"}
{"document":"Business_396","words":"profit jump china top bank industrial commercial bank icbc china biggest lender seen jump profit increase earnings allowed firm write bad loan pave way state bailout eventual stockmarket listing china trying clean banking system weighed billion dollar unpaid loan already pumped bn âbn two largest bank identified icbc recipient aid icbcs profit bn yuan bn âbn bank said statement percentage nonperforming loan dropped percentage point icbc founded total asset trillion yuan end china committed gradually opening banking sector joined world trade organisation"}
{"document":"Business_397","words":"green report shun supply chain nearly uk top firm produced nonfinancial report social environment issue last year company reporting didnt examine supply chain say annual direction survey green group say putting pressure supply chain major way company reduce environmental impact survey published corporate social responsibility firm context branding firm salterbaxter blake leeharwood campaign director greenpeace uk said fairly meaningless talk company direction term sustainability without detailed knowledge supply chain also important get kind independent assessment reporting le quarter company get corporate social responsibility csr report independently verified provide assurance accurate complete say survey date set standard nonfinancial reporting although global reporting initiative independent prosustainability institution planning establish report surveyed direction published voluntarily usually called corporate social responsibility csr report sustainability report social environmental report peter knight director context say uk top company reported first time year general quality report improved corporate lexicon homily generality soft assurance fluff way le picture smiling child butterfly uk government soon require quoted company report social environmental risk chapter annual report called operating financial review regulation expected first report scheme published seems lag europe producing corporate social responsibility report majority european top company publish top"}
{"document":"Business_398","words":"tsunami cost sri lanka bn sri lanka face bn âm bill reconstruction tsunami killed people central bank say estimate preliminary bank governor sunil mendis told reporter could rise island state asking international monetary fund help pay relief said bank bn rupee âm set aside lend lower interest rate lost property according mr mendis half imf support could come freeze debt repayment would free resource immediately rest could come fiveyear emergency loan sri lanka hoping wider freeze creditor paris club creditor meet january discus debt moratorium nation hit tsunami ravaged south east asia december people across region feared dead million left homeless destitute full reckoning economic cost sri lanka tsunami clear time come already look likely growth first half slow mr mendis told reporter although would say much one sideeffect disaster value rupee risen foreign fund flooded country currency strengthened since late december coming close rupee dollar first time six month"}
{"document":"Business_399","words":"indian oil firm eye yukos asset india biggest oil exploration firm oil natural gas corp ongc say talk buy former asset troubled russian crude producer yukos touch concerned russian entity yukos asset opportunity russia said ongc chairman subir raha local press reported ongc looking buy yukos former key oil production unit bn âbn yukos broken russian authority pay massive tax bill forced sell key production unit yuganskneftegas yugansk last month hit bill bn unpaid tax fine stateowned rosneft owns yugansk russia said turn oil producer standalone firm indian oil minister mani shankar aiyar discussed ongcs plan trip moscow last year topic came russian president vladimir putin recent visit new delhi would make great sense build said mr aiyar india oil production stagnated recent year look abroad secure future supply india import total oil consumption time india economy booming country thirst oil strong helped pushed price crude worldwide india produce barrel oil per day bpd little changed since start according oil industry analyst douglaswestwood consumption meanwhile jumped million bpd compared bpd country develop access energy said john westwood managing director oil industry analyst douglaswestwood india dramatically growing economy must access oil buying yugansk ongc would able reduce dependence gulf state oil import mr westwood explained especially chance finding exploiting resource within india slim forecast indian production go significant decline mr westwood said production may half today level ongc majorityowned indian state already bought petroleum asset country including vietnam sudan russia company partner rosneft sakhalin oil field russia siberian coast ongc however firm interested yugansk chinese crude company china national petroleum also mentioned possible investor thursday italy refused rule interest ongcs interest latest twist saga seen one world biggest oil producer brought knee dispute partly driven president putin clampdown political ambition exyukos bos mikhail khodorkovsky currently jail charge fraud tax evasion yukos battling russian authority year filed bankruptcy protection analyst questioned long continue survive without yugansk thursday court said hear argument yukos bankruptcy claim thrown february happen yukos little chance clawing back asset analyst said"}
{"document":"Business_4","words":"high fuel price hit ba profit british airway blamed high fuel price drop profit reporting result three month december airline made pretax profit âm compared âm year earlier rod eddington ba chief executive said result respectable third quarter fuel cost rose âm ba profit still better market expectation âm expects rise fullyear revenue help offset increased price aviation fuel ba last year introduced fuel surcharge passenger october increased oneway longhaul flight shorthaul surcharge raised leg yet aviation analyst mike powell dresdner kleinwort wasserstein say ba estimated annual surcharge revenue âm still way short additional fuel cost predicted extra âm turnover quarter âbn benefiting rise cargo revenue looking ahead full year result march ba warned yield average revenue per passenger expected decline continues lower price face competition lowcost carrier however said sale would better previously forecast year march total revenue outlook slightly better previous guidance improvement anticipated ba chairman martin broughton said ba previously forecast rise fullyear revenue also reported friday passenger number rose january aviation analyst nick van den brul bnp paribas described ba latest quarterly result pretty modest quite good revenue side show impact fuel surcharge positive cargo development however operating margin cost impact fuel strong said since september attack united state ba cut job part major costcutting drive focus remains reducing controllable cost debt whilst continuing invest product mr eddington said example taken delivery six airbus aircraft next month start improvement club world flat bed ba share closed four penny penny"}
{"document":"Business_40","words":"umbro profit lifted euro uk sportswear firm umbro posted rise annual profit sale replica england football kit boosted euro tournament pretax profit âm umbro recently lost sponsorship deal chelsea celtic said thursday signed new fouryear agreement scottish club ranger hope sale benefit launch new england replica shirt ahead world cup january umbro announced sponsorship agreement chelsea gave umbro lucrative right make replica shirt would end five year earlier expected firm receive payment chelsea âm said appraising number additional investment opportunity result compensation chief executive peter mcguigan said firm plan grow sale uk internationally firm reporting first annual result since listing london stock exchange june said uk market seen sale growth last year said launch evolution fashion range boosted sale umbro supply team across world including national side ireland sweden norway share umbro penny morning trade"}
{"document":"Business_400","words":"monsanto fined bribery agrochemical giant monsanto agreed pay fine bribing indonesian official monsanto admitted one employee paid senior official two year ago bid avoid environmental impact study conducted cotton addition penalty monsanto also agreed three year close monitoring business practice american authority said accepted full responsibility called improper activity former senior manager monsanto directed indonesian consulting firm give bribe highlevel official indonesia environment ministry manager told company disguise invoice bribe consulting fee monsanto facing stiff opposition activist farmer campaigning plan introduce geneticallymodified cotton indonesia despite bribe official authorise waiving environmental study requirement monsanto also admitted paying bribe number highranking official chemicalsandcrops firm said became aware irregularity jakartabased subsidiary launched internal investigation informing department justice security exchange commission sec monsanto faced criminal civil charge department justice sec company cannot bribe way favourable treatment foreign official said christopher wray assistant attorney general monsanto agreed pay department justice adopt internal compliance measure cooperate continuing civil criminal investigation also paying sec settle bribe charge related violation monsanto said accepted full responsibility employee action adding taken remedial action address activity indonesia fully cooperative throughout investigative process"}
{"document":"Business_401","words":"marsh executive guilty plea executive insurance firm marsh mclennan pleaded guilty criminal charge connection ongoing fraud bidrigging probe new york attorney general elliot spitzer said senior vice president robert stearns pleaded guilty scheming defraud offence carry sentence month four year state prison mr spitzers office added mr stearns also agreed testify future case industry inquiry saddened development marsh said statement company added would continue cooperate case adding committed resolving company legal issue serving client highest standard transparency ethic according statement mr spitzers office marsh executive admitted instructed insurance company submit noncompetitive bid insurance business bid conveyed marsh client FALSE fraudulent pretence practice marsh allowed determine insurer business client control insurance market mr spitzers office added also protected incumbent insurer business renewal helped marsh maximise fee statement said one case email showed mr stearns instructed colleague solicit noncompetitive quote aig higher premium restrictive coverage fixed bid way would support present provider chubb company also still examined stock market regulator security exchange commission sec late last month sec asked information transaction involving holder firm share"}
{"document":"Business_402","words":"interest rate rise expected interest rate expected rise fifth time since june following federal reserve latest ratesetting meeting later tuesday borrowing cost tipped rise quarter percentage point move come recovery economy world biggest show sign robustness sustainability dollar recordbreaking decline meanwhile spooked market along high oil price raised concern pace inflation seeing evidence inflation moving higher said ken kim analyst stone mccarthy research risk actually happening mr kim added borrowing cost could rise fed said move measured way combat price growth lift interest rate year low prompted sluggish global growth economic picture looking rosy fed implemented quarter percentage point rise june august september november although economy grew annual rate three month september analyst warn fed careful move aggressively take wind recovery sail earlier month figure showed job creation still weak consumer confidence subdued think fed feel fair amount flexibility said david berson chief economist fannie mae inflation moved hasnt moved lot economic growth subside fed would feel flexibility pause tightening economic growth picked caused core inflation rise little quickly think fed would prepared tighten quickly well"}
{"document":"Business_403","words":"worldcom boss payout ten former director worldcom agreed pay âm including pocket settle class action lawsuit report say james wareham lawyer representing one director told reuters agreed pay lost billion firm collapsed remaining paid director insurer spokesman prosecutor new york state comptroller alan hevesi said formal agreement made corporate governance expert said director dip pocket settlement set new standard accountability boss firm oversee face problem director rarely pay said charles elson chairman center corporate governance university delaware added settlement sends pretty strong shockwave director world formal agreement payout expected signed thursday district court manhattan earlier new york time reported personal payment required part deal start negotiation ten former outside director james allen judith areen carl aycock max bobbitt clifford alexander stile kellett gordon macklin john porter lawrence tucker estate john sidgmore died last year yet determined much director pay none former director direct participant accounting machination worldcom fraud said wall street journal wsj two outside former director bert robert francesco galesi remain defendant lawsuit said newspaper according wsj cite people familiar case settling director expected deny wrongdoing state settling case eliminate uncertainty expense litigation secondlargest longdistance telecom operator filed bankruptcy bn accounting scandal unearthed company emerged chapter protection last year changed name mci inc former worldcom chief executive bernard ebbers face trial month criminal charge oversaw fraud"}
{"document":"Business_404","words":"continental may run cash share continental airline tumbled firm warned could run cash filing regulator airline warned inadequate liquidity fails reduce wage cost end february continental also said make cut expects lose hundred million dollar current market condition failure make cutback may also push reduce fleet group said share fifth biggest carrier fallen news gmt without reduction wage benefit cost reasonable prospect future profitability believe ability raise additional money financing would uncertain continental said filing security exchange commission sec airline faced tough condition recent year amid terrorism fear since september world trade centre attack despite passenger returning sky recordhigh fuel cost fare war prompted competition low cost carrier taken toll houstonbased continental debt pension payment nearly must pay year company working streamline operation managed save bn cost without cutting job two week ago group also announced would able shave year cost change wage benefit usbased management clerical staff"}
{"document":"Business_405","words":"house price rebound say halifax uk house price increased december first monthly rise since september halifax said uk biggest mortgage lender said price rose whole second half year average price house uk stand halifax said survey seems fly face recent evidence uk housing market slowing substantially response interest rate rise last week nationwide said house price fell december annual inflation running three year low tuesday figure bank england showed number mortgage approved uk fallen lowest level nearly decade new loan november fell october lowest rate since september bank england said growth unsecured lending personal loan credit card also slowed last month capital economics past predicted sharp fall uk house price branded halifax finding temporary surprise would reversed coming month month month volatility halifax house price data distract fact clear downward trend house price capital economics statement said expert believe five interest rate rise since november cutting borrower appetite debt despite recording price rise december halifax survey concluded continuing sign genuine slowdown housing market martin elli halifax chief economist said need revise bank prediction made last month price would fall sound housing market fundamental continue underpin market ensuring market remains healthy house price fall slightly mr elli said bank prediction price drop come TRUE first annual fall nine year bank said recent pattern house price rising fastest north england continued december north west yorkshire humber halifax said price rose two region respectively month send scale price south east london fell respectively biggest decline seen wale price fell area experienced strong house price growth overall halifax said price final quarter higher previous quarter smallest quarterly rise since second quarter bank said result annual house price inflation dipped final month"}
{"document":"Business_406","words":"mixed christmas retailer retailer posted mixed result december luxury retailer faring well many others forced slash price lift sale upscale department store nordstrom said store sale higher period last year trendy youth label also sold well sale jumping young woman clothing retailer bebe store american eagle outfitter walmart saw sale rise cut price company saw rise december sale le rise seen year earlier customer world biggest retailer generally seen vulnerable america economic woe commentator claim many cut back spending amid uncertainty job security low middleincome american reined spending face higher gasoline price analyst said walmart faced standoff shopper stepping discount festive season wore consumer waited longer get best bargain however expert added price cut across sector christmas sale account nearly annual retail sale would far worse far faring better expected result still split ken perkins analyst research firm retailmetrics llc told associated press store struggling last couple month appear continuing trend store well last several month december good month overall december sale forecast rise bn le increase seen year earlier one discount retailer fare well december costco wholesale continued recent run upbeat result betterthanexpected jump store sale however loser many varied home furnishing store pier import saw store sale sink largerthanforecast battled fierce competition leading electronics chain best buy meanwhile missed sale target rise sale turning increase christmas period accessory vendor claires store also suffered expected last minute shopping rush never materialised leaving store sale higher compared rise last year jeweller zale also felt little christmas cheer december sale month last year good period retailer shopper saw dearth exciting new item kurt barnard president industry forecaster retail consulting group said however one beneficiary desertion high street expected online store according survey goldman sachs co harris interactive neilsennet rating sale surged holiday season bn"}
{"document":"Business_407","words":"india deccan get plane air deccan signed deal acquire plane avions de transport regional atr value deal revealed confidentiality clause agreement air deccans managing director gorur gopinath said price agreed le catalogue price âm per plane recently india first lowcost airline ordered airbus plane bn agreement air deccan buy new atr lease another atr also provide six second hand airplane statement atr said delivery aircraft begin continue fiveyear period mr gopinath said plane connect regional indian city evaluation atr bombardier aircraft chosen atr aircraft find suitable operation indian market short haul route filippo bagnato atrs chief executive said firm also work air deccan create training centre bangalore potential indian budget market attracted attention business home abroad air deccan said base business model european firm ireland ryanair beer magnate vijay mallya recently set kingfisher airline uk entrepreneur richard branson said keen start local operation india government given backing cheaper accessible air travel"}
{"document":"Business_408","words":"south african car demand surge car manufacturer plant south africa including bmw general motor toyota volkswagen seen surge demand new vehicle sale jumped year earlier national association automobile manufacturer south africa naamsa said strong economic growth low interest rate driven demand analyst expect trend continue naamsa said expects sale top south africa one best performing market internationally car sale naamsa said domestic demand set continue enjoy rapid growth foreign sale could come pressure analyst said vehicle industry account south africa total export however world auto market problem analyst warn overcapacity strength rand could hit export"}
{"document":"Business_409","words":"uk bank seal south korean deal ukbased bank standard chartered said would spend bn âbn buy one south korea main retail bank standard chartered said acquiring korea first bank kfb fulfilled strategic objective building bigger presence asia third largest economy share fell nearly london bank raised fund deal selling new stock worth âbn bn equal share capital standard chartered expects future group revenue come kfb south korean bank also make group total asset move year citigroup beat standard chartered buy koram bank would south korean financial sector biggest foreign takeover time around standard chartered thought beaten hsbc deal kfb south korea seventh largest bank million retail customer country banking market extensive branch network country banking market three time size hong kongs annual revenue bn standard chartered headquarters london two third business asia much rest africa comfortable price paidthe key speed decisiveness making sure said standard chartered chief executive mervyn davy london press conference standard chartered said kfb wellmanaged conservatively run bank highly skilled workforce represented significant acquisition growth market london standard chartereds sale million new share institutional investor pushed share price contributing ftse decline standard chartereds share penny lower midday analyst also queried whether standard chartered overpaid kfb deal requires regulatory approval expected completed april earnings accretive standard chartered said rival banking giant hsbc based london hong kong also running standard chartered believed gained initiative putting together bid christmas break able move quickly caught hsbc surprise financial time newspaper quoted insider talk saying hsbc wait next south korean bank line sold thought likely korea exchange bank also currently hand group standard chartered said buying kfb agreement would bring end bank complex dual ownership south korean government owns kfb remaining shareholding operational control hand private equity group newbridge capital newbridge bought stake government nationalisation several bank wake asiawide currency crisis crippled south korea financial institution south korea economy expected grow year although often thought exportdriven economy south korea service sector overtaken manufacturing last decade service make roughly economy consumer spending retail banking become increasingly important aftermath asian financial crisis government encouraged growth consumer credit bad loan problem followed lg card country biggest credit card provider struggling avoid bankruptcy month instance analyst believe south korea financial service industry still infancy offering plenty scope new product standard chartered see opportunity create value introduction sophisticated banking product since kfb restructured wholesale bank retail bank focused mortgage lending make loan"}
{"document":"Business_41","words":"fed chief warning deficit federal reserve chairman alan greenspan warned allowing huge budget deficit continue could severe consequence speaking house budget committee urged congress take action cut deficit increasing tax economy growing reasonably good pace warned budget concern clouding economic outlook pension healthcare cost posed greatest risk economy said government program face severe financial strain coming decade massive babyboom generation retires fear may already committed physical resource babyboom generation retirement year economy capacity deliver existing promise need changed change made sooner rather later mr greenspan said also warned unless nation see unprecedented rise productivity retirement health programme would need significant change called congress cut promised benefit retiree promised benefit soontoretire baby boom generation much larger government could afford meanwhile move narrow deficit gap raising tax could pose significant risk economy dampening growth spending added also urged congress reinstate lapsed rule require tax cut spending offset elsewhere budget effort prevent heading red despite dire warning mr greenspan offer good news short term growth gather steam income rise lead narrowing deficit recent increase defence homeland security spending also expected continue indefinitely cut cost since president george bush came office federal budget swung record surplus record deficit bn last year"}
{"document":"Business_410","words":"daimlerchryslers sale rise usgerman carmaker daimlerchrysler sold car previous year solid chrysler sale offset weak showing mercedes sale totalled million unit worldwide company said detroit motor show switch new model hit luxury marque mercedesbenz sale million chrysler avoided fate rival ford general motor lost ground japanese firm sale rose million unit similarly smart brand compact car division sale jumping future brand controlled mercedes group within daimlerchrysler remains question however smart consistently lost money since started trading new model launch hold said mercedes chief executive eckhard cordes europe smart go sale regular mercedes dealership well dealer network mr cordes said"}
{"document":"Business_411","words":"tsunami cost hit jakarta share stock market jakarta seen biggest slide month country doubled likely cost rebuilding asian tsunami fall came indonesia said expected debt repayment trillion rupiah bn âbn frozen help pay recovery monday close jakarta stock exchange bar slight dip new year jse risen steadily since tsunami hit december construction property company particular gained ground although bank among main faller monday far people believed killed indonesia country closest earthquake triggered great wave friday government said fiveyear estimate rebuilding cost banda aceh province much flattened quake tsunami trillion rupiah bn âbn twice previously estimated cost could defrayed temporary debt relief monday indonesian economy minister aburizal bakrie told reporter paris club group creditor country expected freeze bn rupiah payment due hope resume repayment least mr bakrie said french finance minister herve gaymard said sunday paris club already agreed moratorium repayment tsunamihit country ahead meeting january"}
{"document":"Business_412","words":"iran budget seek state selloff iran president mohammad khatami unveiled budget designed expand public spending loosen islamic republic dependence oil budget fiscal year starting march call selloff state corporate holding mr khatamis second term president end august making last budget opposition member parliament attacked previous privatisation could block plan election may ousted many mr khatamis supporter parliament favour hardline religious conservative late last year backed law would give parliament veto foreign investment ruling response involvement telecom airport project turkish company hardliner accused business israel came long expediency council iran ultimate decisionmaker blessed mr khatamis policy selling stake sector protected constitution energy transport telecom banking continued obstruction foreign investment could get way privatisation plan also mr khatamis hope modestly reducing government reliance oil revenue address majlis mr khatami predicted economic growth current year said wanted increase budget trillion rial bn âbn previous year trillion within figure taxation would rise bn rise expected current year contrast oil revenue expected fall bn bn year march current government expenditure come tax revenue mr khatami said oil revenue used productive investment mr khatami already blocked parliament reducing subsidy many product including bread petrol reducing room manoeuvre"}
{"document":"Business_413","words":"ec call truce deficit battle european commission ec called truce battle france germany breaching deficit limit move came france germany vowed run budget deficit eu cap first time four year ec warn two close scrutiny would act fiscal situation deteriorated eu rule member country must keep deficit france germany breach year third year row two country broken european union stability growth pact rule eurozones two biggest economy left pact tatter november persuaded fellow eu member put threat penalty deficit breach hold commission took pair european court human justice ruled eu country could put pact abeyance confirmed ec right launch excessive debt procedure announcing decision erase france germany list deficit rule breaker eu said time lag created ruling meant target year pair bring budget commission concludes two country appear track correct excessive deficit said statement eu expects german deficit fall fall gdp next year year france forecast drop expected year forecast based ec prediction gdp growth germany next year france berlin welcomed decision finance minister han eichel saying showed ec recognised germany fiscal policy right track even amid difficult economic condition however paris subdued finance minister herve gaymard telling parliament must continue along path saving money however move still critic european people party epp attacking ec backing punitive action commission buckling pressure germany france epp spokesman alexander radwan said scary fact budget sinner despite repeatedly exceeded deficit limit fear sanction despite commission delivering decision two biggest eurozone economy refused comment similar action greece also broken deficit ceiling monetary affair commissioner joaquin almunia said matter next week"}
{"document":"Business_414","words":"enron boss payout eighteen former enron director agreed âm settlement deal shareholder lawsuit collapse energy firm leading plaintiff university california announced news adding former director pay pocket settlement put court approval next week enron went bankrupt emerged hidden hundred million dollar debt collapse firm seventh biggest public company revenue demise sent shockwaves financial market dented investor confidence corporate america settlement significant holding outside director least partially personally responsible william lerach lawyer leading class action suit enron said hopefully help send message corporate boardroom importance director performing legal duty added term settlement covered insurance none former director admit wrongdoing deal fourth major settlement negotiated lawyer filed class action behalf enrons shareholder almost three year ago far including latest deal âm retrieved investor however latest deal include former enron chief executive ken lay jeff skilling men facing criminal charge alleged misconduct run firm collapse neither cover andrew fastow pleaded guilty taking part illegal conspiracy chief financial officer group enrons shareholder still seeking damage long list big name defendant including financial institution jp morgan chase citigroup merrill lynch credit suisse first boston university california said trial case scheduled begin october joined lawsuit december alleging massive insider trading fraud claiming lost investment company"}
{"document":"Business_415","words":"uk house price dip november uk house price dipped slightly november office deputy prime minister odpm said average house price fell marginally october recent evidence suggested uk housing market slowing interest rate increase economist forecast drop price monthly figure may hint cooling market annual house price inflation still strong year november economist however forecast odpm figure likely show weakening annual house price growth coming month overall housing market activity slowing backed mortgage lending mortgage approval data said mark miller hbos treasury service odpm data fairly lagging indicator figure come bank england said number mortgage approved uk fallen lowest level nearly decade halifax meanwhile said last week house price increased december first monthly rise since september uk biggest mortgage lender said price rose whole second half year predicting fall overall price market stabilises large gain recent year odpm attributed monthly fall price november drop value detached house flat said annual inflation rose october november price fallen period odpm data showed average house price england wale scotland northern ireland area saw rise annual house price inflation november except northern ireland west midland rate unchanged odpm said north east showed highest rate inflation followed yorkshire humber north west east midland west midland south west annual inflation rate london area highest average house price annual inflation rose slightly november previous month"}
{"document":"Business_416","words":"steady job growth continues created fewer job expected december analyst said dip hiring enough derail world biggest economy according labor department figure new job added last month took total million best showing five year job creation one last year main concern economy worry still remain condition set steady growth analyst said unemployment rate stayed december job need created month figure drop respectable report said michael moran analyst daiwa security payroll growth december little lighter consensus forecast upward revision prior two month increase manufacturing employment manufacturing cyclical area economy showing job growth good indication economy solid growth track mean federal reserve likely continue policy raising interest rate fed lifted borrowing cost five time last year citing evidence economic recovery becoming robust job creation one last year main concern economy proved main topic debate presidential election demand worker far booming condition set steady growth overall compared previous year look great keep going stronger stronger expect case said kurt karl economist swiss new york meanwhile economist cautioned reading much data federal reserve showing unexpected bn drop consumer debt november fall consumer spending make twothirds economic activity could help limit extent future interest rate rise economist said could number reason fall borrowing include credit card personal loan noting figure vary monthtomonth basis"}
{"document":"Business_417","words":"barclays share merger talk share uk banking group barclays risen monday following weekend press report held merger talk bank well fargo tieup barclays californiabased well fargo would create world fourth biggest bank valued bn âbn barclays declined comment report sunday express saying respond market speculation two bank reportedly held talk october november barclays share penny penny late morning london monday making second biggest gainer ftse index uk banking icon barclays founded year ago operation country employ staff worldwide north american division focus business banking whereas well fargo operates retail business banking service branch barclays reported rise pretax profit âbn recently forecast similar gain predicting full year pretax profit would rise âbn well fargo net income bn last financial year increase previous year revenue bn barclays focus takeover speculation august linked citigroup though bid ever materialised stock market trader sceptical latest report heralded deal chief executive would abandoning duty didnt talk rival deal doesnt seem likely reuters quoted one trader saying"}
{"document":"Business_418","words":"firm bid lacroix label firm said final negotiation luxury good group lvmh buy lossmaking christian lacroix hautecouture house parisbased lvmh selling noncore business focusing profitable label including moet chandon champagne louis vuitton privatelyheld falic group bought two cosmetic brand hard candy urban decay lvmh early florida company also chain duty free store lvmh refused comment report one three brother behind falic group said firm also held talk designer christian lacroix wished retain buying name simon falic told reuters news agency plan increase exposure brand increase volume business"}
{"document":"Business_419","words":"payoff former shell bos shell pay exfinance chief stepped post april firm overstated reserve judy boynton finally left firm december spent intervening time special advisor chief executive jeroen van der veer january shell told shocked investor reserve smaller previously thought shell said payoff line boyntons contract leaving mutual agreement pursue career opportunity firm said statement severance package mean keep longterm share option fails collect incentive plan since firm failed meet target included revelation shell inflated reserve led resignation chairman sir phil watt production chief walter van der vijver investigation commissioned shell found boynton share responsibility company behaviour despite receiving email mr van de vijver said firm fooled market reserve investigation said nothing inquire shell restated reserve four time september paid âm fine regulator side atlantic violating market rule reporting reserve"}
{"document":"Business_42","words":"uk coal plunge deeper loss share uk coal fallen mining group reported loss deepened âm âm uk biggest coal producer blamed geological problem industrial action operating flaw deep mine worsening fortune south yorkshire company led new chief executive gerry spindler said hoped return profit early trade thursday share penny uk coal said making significant progress shaking business introduced new wage structure new daily maintenance regime machinery mine method continue mining adverse condition company said action significantly uplift earnings expected transitional year return profitability recent rise coal price failed benefit company output already sold said total production cost per gigajoule uk coal said average selling price per gigajoule long journey ahead fix issue continue make progress great stride already made said mr spindler uk coal operates deep surface mine across nottinghamshire derbyshire leicestershire yorkshire west midland northumberland durham"}
{"document":"Business_420","words":"india iran gas export deal india signed bn âbn deal import million tonne liquefied natural gas iran firm led oil natural gas corporation ongc also assist development iranian oil field minister eager gain access energy supply meet demand booming economy secured similar deal one iran china announcement come ongc said talk buy former asset troubled russian oil firm yukos agreement iran sealed talk new delhi middle east producer asia biggest energy consumer china india japan south korea iran opec secondbiggest oil producer one world top gas producer pursuing series deal rewarding lng buyer participation development oil field agreement supply india million tonne lpg annually year period ongc national iranian oil company nioc reached preliminary deal indian firm take part development yadavaran jufeyr oilfield country said statement india oil production stagnated recent year look abroad secure future supply india import total oil consumption consumption jumped million barrel per day compared bpd"}
{"document":"Business_421","words":"lse set date takeover deal london stock exchange lse planning announce preferred takeover end month newspaper report claim sunday telegraph said plan evidence want retain tight control destiny deutsche boerse rival euronext held talk london market last week possible offer âbn offer deutsche boerse already rejected euronext said make cash bid speculation suggests parisbased euronext facility place make bid âbn german rival may bid âbn mark neither yet tabled formal bid lse expected hold talk two party later week however sunday telegraph report added sign deutsche boerse chief executive werner seifert becoming increasingly impatient managed bid process despite insisting want agree recommended deal board newspaper suggested may pull process put offer directly shareholder instead newspaper also claimed mr seifert becoming increasingly frustrated pace negotiation since deutsche boer âbn offer rejected middecember particular decision suspend talk christmas period meanwhile german exchange offer come fire recently union deutsche boerse staff frankfurt reportedly expressed fear job would moved london takeover successful others claim weaken city status europe financial centre german politician also said angry market operator promise move headquarters london bid successful stumbling block deutsche boer control clearstream unit clearing house process security transaction lse shareholder fear would create monopoly situation weakening position shareholder negotiating lower transaction fee share dealing lse euronext control clearing settlement operation situation critic say transparent competitive"}
{"document":"Business_422","words":"news corp make bn fox offer news corporation seeking buy minority investor fox entertainment group broadcasting subsidiary bn âbn medium giant run rupert murdoch owns share company home fox television network th century fox film studio move follows news corp decision register business th century fox recent film release include heart huckabees robot fox put hit tv series term offer minority fox shareholder receive news corp share return fox share hold analyst said decision list news corp result firm share trading new york rather sydney nullified need retain separate stock market listing fox entertainment share news corp investor voted october approve transfer company corporate domicile australia state delaware move designed help news corp attract investment largest financial institution make easier raise capital fox entertainment group generated revenue bn last year news corp share fell cent share offer announced fox share cent"}
{"document":"Business_423","words":"israel look bank chief israel asked banker former international monetary fund director run central bank stanley fischer vice chairman banking giant citigroup agreed take bank israel job subject approval parliament cabinet nomination prime minister ariel sharon came surprise led gain tel aviv stock market mr fischer speaks fluent hebrew become israeli citizen take job say give citizenship previous incumbent david klein often argued finance ministry step january mr fischer face delicate balancing act political economic term mr sharon finance minister binyamin netanyahu also backed nomination appointment also raised hope could bring fresh investment perhaps even improvement country credit rating mr fischer first went israel six month almost emigrated deciding finally return teaching massachussetts institute technology spent month seconded bank israel beginning longtime involvement studying israel economy mr fischer became adviser israel economy thenus secretary state george shultz world bank participated drawing economic stabilisation package israel"}
{"document":"Business_424","words":"euus seeking deal air dispute eu agreed begin talk ending subsidy given aircraft maker eu trade commissioner peter mandelson announced side hope reach negotiated deal state aid received european aircraft maker airbus rival boeing mr mandelson said airbus boeing accuse benefiting illegal subsidy mr mandelson said eu hoped avoid resolve dispute world trade organisation wto agreement eu confirmed willingness resolve dispute arisen mr mandelson said hope negotiation next three month lead agreement ending subsidy development production large civil aircraft last year terminated agreement eu reached limit subsidy country hand civil aircraft maker filed complaint brussels wto state aid airbus prompting retaliatory eu complaint support boeing however side agreed suspend request wto arbitration beginning december allow bilateral talk continue eads bae system european defence aerospace firm airbus welcomed mr mandelsons announcement always preferable difference europe matter overcome constructive discussion rather legal recourse company said joint statement separately world largest package delivery company ups said placed order airbus superjumbo freightcarrying jet option buy tripledecker aircraft company said needed expand air freight capacity following strong international growth would begin receiving delivery however ups said cutting previous order smaller airbus plane far airbus delivered ups airbus overtook boeing world largest manufacturer commercial airliner"}
{"document":"Business_425","words":"nortel profit revision telecom equipment maker nortel network sharply revised downwards profit fiscal year longawaited filing nortel said made âm compared previously reported figure revised audit led sacking canadian firm chief showed revenue higher first thought nortel share lost nearly value since last year climbed toronto tuesday nortels head frank dunn two executive fired january last year company announced conducted internal audit security police authority canada still conducting inquiry account nortel also issued new figure period previously indicated understated loss completion restatement solid foundation move forward business said nortel president chief executive bill owen restatement monumental task complex demanding company also said senior executive none involved directly accounting revised figure voluntarily agreed repay bonus awarded totalling nortel added member core executive team share board deep disappointment circumstance led restatement"}
{"document":"Business_426","words":"minister hit yukos sale russia renationalisation energy industry need reversed senior government figure warned economy minister german gref told kommersant newspaper direct state involvement oil unjustified comment follow sale much oil giant yukos cover back tax deal effectively took firm asset public ownership december another senior economic adviser called sale swindle century yuganskneftegaz unit produced yukos output seized sold december le bn previously unknown firm called baikal baikal promptly passed hand statecontrolled firm rosneft shortly merge state gas giant gazprom used see street hustler kind thing andrei illarionov economic adviser president vladimir putin told press conference official within day stripped responsibility mr gref wellknown opponent nationalisation competitive part market keen distance mr iliaronovs comment privatisation company yukos badly handled said stressed government needed get oil think rosneft yuganskneftegaz become stateowned company must privatized said today government ineffective state company result overwhelming part ineffective well warned using back tax deal firm like yukos technique applied kremlin several firm mistake follow logic nationalise business said many large russian company particularly energy sector use complex web offshore company avoid tax mr gref also poured cold water president putin promise doubled economic growth within decade assault yukos asset widely blamed slowdown economic growth recent month task simply double gdp instead use gdp qualitatively improve people life mr gref told kommersant dont need simply increase gdp improve structure instead focusing headline growth figure russia needed focus better institution efficient le corrupt court system"}
{"document":"Business_427","words":"chinese export rise export china leapt previous year country continued show breakneck growth spurt put china trade surplus sore point trading partner sixyear high may also increase pressure china relax peg joining currency yuan weakening dollar figure released ministry commerce come china tax chief confirmed growth topped second year row state administration taxation head xie xuren said tightening control tax evasion combined rapid expansion produce rise tax revenue trillion yuan bn âbn according ministry commerce china export totalled bn december taking annual total bn import rising similar amount deficit rose bn increased tax take come despite healthy tax rebate many exporter totalling bn yuan according mr xie china exporting success made trade deficit united state soar even made trade china sensitive political issue washington peg keeping yuan around dollar often blamed lawmaker job loss home report issued tuesday behalf congressionallymandated panel said almost million post disappeared pace accelerated final three year period said report uschina economic security review commission moving labourintensive industry hitech sector us overall trade deficit china bn expected rise bn"}
{"document":"Business_428","words":"karachi stock hit historic high karachi stock exchange kse recorded largest single day gain surging new high index rose point four hour furious trading many investor optimistic political stability could bring economic boom kse index closed overall gain nearly point first two trading day week energy telecommunication stock performed particularly well recording rise since monday morning kse world best performing stock market index rising pakistani investor expecting kse repeat improve performance jubilant investor danced street market closed day tuesday confident boom continue least public holiday january others however stayed fearing imminent collapse price overheating continued warn bubble may burst time thats rubbish kse chairman yaseen lakhani told bbc news website whenever market reflects pakistan TRUE economic reality described bubble mr lakhani feel market risen basis solid economic growth current level rest sound foundation market analyst inclined agree mr lakhani arguing number major factor behind ks performance analyst argue steady improvement pakistan credit rating international credit rating agency finally begun register market standard poor upgraded pakistan week ago indication yet another upgrade end february say analyst corporate profitability current fiscal year gone last year coupled gdp growth expected june year least surprised market performance say mr lakhani one leading karachi broker said real reason may political file trillion case saudi money arab money go lot arab money say already gone malaysia indonesia pakistani hoping energy telecom two strongest sector pakistan draw arab money kse locally say analyst recent political development worked market advantage antimusharraf campaign threatened mma countrywide alliance religious party fizzled release asif zardari former prime minister benazir bhuttos husband eased political tension militarybacked government opposition pakistan people party importantly say analyst failure talk india pakistan baglihar dam indianadministered kashmir automatically led heightened tension say indicates neither country interested raising temperature stage irrespective state disagreement market abuzz speculation substantial investment may start flow country seen locally deeply interested defusing tension south asian neighbour call peace dividend smile one broker let see long one reap benefit"}
{"document":"Business_429","words":"trade gap ballooned october trade deficit widened expected october hitting record level higher oil price raised import cost figure shown trade shortfall bn âbn september commerce department said pushed month deficit bn import rose export increased weaker dollar also increased cost import though help drive export demand coming month thing getting worse thats expected said david wy standard poor new york first thing dollar go increase price import seeing improved export order thing seem going right direction despite optimism significant concern remain fund trade budget deficit continue widen another problem highlighted analyst growing trade gap china accused keeping currency artificially weak order boost export imported almost bn worth good china october exporting little bn seems key worry existed currency market still remains said anthony crescenzi bond strategist miller tabak new york trade deficit shortfall china big issue going forward commerce department figure caused dollar weaken despite widespread expectation federal reserve raise interest rate fifth time year borrowing cost tipped rise quarter percentage point fed meeting later tuesday"}
{"document":"Business_43","words":"saudi ministry employ woman woman employed saudi arabia foreign ministry first time year foreign minister prince saud alfaisal reported saying move come conservative country inch open door working woman last year crown prince abdullah defacto ruler told government department put plan place employing woman progress slow report country say earlier week local arab news said labour minister ghazi algosaibi caused uproar said ministry difficulty hiring woman demanded segregated office newspaper said many saudi woman found explanation pitiful excuse employing woman woman make half graduate saudi university workforce educational reform created new generation highlyeducated professionally trained saudi woman acquiring rightful position saudi society arab news quoted prince saud saying proud mention year shall woman working ministry foreign affair first time"}
{"document":"Business_430","words":"prepares hybrid onslaught sale hybrid car set double research suggests research group jd power estimate sale hit despite higher price customer scepticism carmaker starting build hybrid sport utility vehicle suv fourwheeldrive vehicle dominate car market hybrid cut petrol consumption emission combining petrol engine electric motor constantly kept charged extra engine power several jurisdiction notably state california mandate low emission new car equally rise oil price past year sparked hope consumer may tempted potential saving hundred dollar year fuel detroit motor show range manufacturer prominently displaying hybrid credential toyota led market date prius popularised number celebrity keen burnish green credential april launch hybrid version highlander suv suv luxury lexus marque due later year honda three hybrid market two japanese carmaker sold unit last year ford sold first hybrid since launch august bringing hybrid suv mariner market year ahead schedule plan three model gm hybrid pickup market showing two concept suv detroit even sport car maker porsche may join race although insists still considering whether hybridise cayenne suv others remain sceptical nissan bought toyota hybrid technology plan bring first model want make sure concentrating one technology nissan chief executive carlos ghosn said surprised acceleration deceleration hybrid market volkswagen meanwhile say focus cleanburning diesel engine instead watcher point price tag hybrid upwards equivalent normalengined car suspicion technology may still cool attraction average consumer arent willing pay premium car wont drive six year said anthony pratt jd power"}
{"document":"Business_431","words":"mitsubishi peugeot link talk troublehit mitsubishi motor talk french carmaker psa peugeot citroen possible alliance tuesday mitsubishi major japanese car firm red confirmed earlier report negotiation spokesman refused comment speculation mitsubishi could end building car psa perhaps japanese rival nissan mitsubishi hit recall scandal withdrawal support shareholder daimlerchrysler usgerman firm majority shareholder decided last april stop providing financial backing mitsubishis sale slid past year catalysed revelation company systematically hiding record fault secretly repairing vehicle mitsubishi due unveil recovery plan later january analyst said alliance carmaker would necessary part whatever came least slow sale left manufacturing capacity underused"}
{"document":"Business_432","words":"ba suspend two saudi service british airway halt flight london heathrow jeddah riyadh saudi arabia march airline said decision commercial one due reduced passenger demand service ba currently operates four flight per week heathrow jeddah three weekly journey riyadh suspended flight saudi arabia three week autumn government warning threat uk aviation interest saudi arabia ba suspend saudi flight say remain constant review march decision suspend flight uk saudi arabia difficult one make enjoyed long history flying two country said ba director commercial planning robert boyle however route dont currently make profitable contribution business unable sustain remains case passenger flight booked suspension date contacted ba alternative arrangement made"}
{"document":"Business_433","words":"cairn energy indian gas find share cairn energy rose penny tuesday uk firm announced fresh gas discovery northern india firm last year made number new find rajasthan area said latest discovery could lead large gas volume however chief executive bill gammell cautioned additional evalution first needed site cairn also granted approval extend rajasthan exploration area approval come indian government spokesman said company decision carry investigation new find showed believed significant gas added still early say extent cairn string find rajasthan last year saw elevated ftse index uk leading listed company company bought right explore area oil giant shell mr gammell former scottish international rugby player"}
{"document":"Business_434","words":"asia quake increase poverty risk nearly two million people across asia could thrown poverty indian ocean tsunami asian development bank adb said first overview disaster adb said impact economic growth would slight major city factory escaped damage blow many lowincome people could enormous paris club rich creditor nation wednesday offered freeze debt owed tsunamihit country move aimed helping south asian government find budget rebuild devastated coastal area though far sri lanka indonesia seychelles indicated take country believe economy strong enough cope wish avoid viewed credit risk poverty potentially important impact natural disaster said adb chief economist ifzal ali donor nation promised give âm disaster relief next six month according united nation mr ali added voice warning aid pledge must promptly delivered saying number people risk poverty hinged concern sanitation health condition basic need properly quickly addressed billion people asia living le day adb fear million indonesian could join india half million people risk falling poverty quarter million sri lankans people maldives also facing poverty maldives population already life le day could rise half sri lanka maldives two country adb fear risk suffering lasting economic damage tsunami sri lankas government estimated reconstruction cost nearly bn government task force held meeting discus emergency rebuilding plan adb world bank japanese aid agency wednesday promised publish plan within day indonesia malaysia thailand india enjoyed strong economic growth recent year cushion reconstruction cost although indonesia northern province aceh suffered worst death toll region oil natural gas production facility survived intact report said however remains soon ass damage poor people livelihood aceh would depend much farm land flooded seawater profoundly tragic event region million suffering economy affected country except sri lanka maldives emerge minimal damage adb report said business may even gain reconstruction effort thereby creating job meeting thailand abd president thadao chino said confident country capability restore normalcy affected area meet rehabilitation requirement thailand said wish opt debt repayment freeze india also rejected international aid saying cope resource debt repayment holiday carry risk credit rating downgrade making expensive borrow money future indonesia however pressing greater help debt current freeze would bring one world indebted country"}
{"document":"Business_435","words":"foster buy stake winemaker australian brewer foster bought large stake australian winemaker southcorp sparking rumour possible takeover foster bought southcorp global winemaker behind penfolds lindemans rosemount brand australian dollar per share bid price would value company abn bn âbn foster said currently discussion may lead major corporate announcement separate statement southcorp confirmed brewer asked talk firm asked sydney stock market suspend trading share monday southcorps share suspended foster bought stake reline investment family investment firm oatleys founded rosemount estate label sold southcorp robert oatley son sandy oatley resigned southcorps board following share deal southcorp employ people largest single investor rural australia according website prospect foster launching major acquisition startled investor brewer said last summer looking expand big buy near future cash available getting selling property business lensworth widely expected return cash shareholder people scratching head one foster done backflip said shawn burn fund manger deutsche asset management southcorps share risen recent month speculation could become takeover target spent two year red returning profit consolidation wine industry driven constellation world biggest winemaker seized top spot bought australian firm brl hardy bn since paid bn wine maker robert mondavi bought last month foster main wine business beringer blass wine estate best known brand foster lager though make clutch beer brand spirit analyst divided thursday whether foster likely go takeover merely wanted take big enough chunk southcorp prevent falling rival currently think strategic position sensible rather outright takeover said one analyst quoted agence france presse news agency however matt williams fund manager perpetual trustee said taking stake definitely precursor takeover"}
{"document":"Business_436","words":"ecb hold rate amid growth fear european central bank left key interest rate unchanged th month succession borrowing cost remained hold amid concern strength economic growth nation sharing euro analyst said despite sign pickup labour market consumer demand remain sluggish firm eyeing cost cutting measure redundancy high oil price meanwhile put upward pressure inflation rate survey economist shown majority expect borrowing cost stay coming month increase quarter percentage point predicted time second half year anything may greater call interest rate cut especially euro continuing strengthen dollar euro land economy still struggling recovery said economist dirk schumacher ecb may sound rather hawkish data allows cut data coming germany thursday underlined problem facing european policy maker germany economy expanded growth driven export sale lost momentum last three month year strength euro threatening dampen foreign demand domestic consumption currently strong enough take slack inflation eurozone however estimated december ecb guideline ecb president jeanclaude trichet remained upbeat prospect region inflation expected drop later ecb forecast economic growth eurozone"}
{"document":"Business_437","words":"china ban new tobacco factory world biggest tobacco consumer china said allow new tobacco factory built china already enough cigarettemaking capacity according spokesman tobacco industry regulator quoted china daily ban threatens reignite tension regulator british american tobacco plan become china first foreign cigarette maker spokeswoman bat declined comment report china wont allow new tobacco factory built including joint venture said xing wangli spokesman state tobacco administration monopoly quoted china daily also said state would retain monopoly cigarette distribution china million smoker consumer trillion cigarette year smoking fashionable china seen essential manly sociable touch job salesman young urban woman taking smoking july bat announced approval build bn âm joint venture factory china would make first foreign cigarette maker manufacture state tobacco monopoly administration said week later approved deal leading embarrassing public row bat told bbc time negotiated stmc secured approval highest level government since row flared occasionally recently forum november bat consistently decline comment xings statement come especially bad news british american tobacco china daily newspaper said latest development bat spokeswoman said nothing addsince announcement july last year central government china authority approved strategic investment decision ban tobacco factory apply deal made according french news agency afp joint venture factory expected take till build bat spokeswoman would comment progress however stma continues take tough stance expansion opportunity could limited china tobacco market increasingly valuable antismoking campaigner target public smoking west china daily said market currently enjoying steady growth making bn yuan bn pretax profit last year almost double figure paper made mention health concern stma trying restructure domestic tobacco industry closing factory though move unpopular local government"}
{"document":"Business_438","words":"uk interest rate held bank england left interest rate hold widelypredicted move rate went five time november bank sought cool housing market consumer debt remained unchanged since august recent data indicated slowdown manufacturing consumer spending well mortgage approval retail sale disappointed christmas analyst putting drop le consumer confidence rising interest rate accompanying slowdown housing market knocked consumer optimism causing sharp fall demand expensive good according report earlier week british retail consortium brc said britain retailer endured worst christmas decade today change decision correct said david frost director general british chamber commerce bcc clear sign economy slows mpc ready take quick corrective action cut rate dismal report retail trade christmas sale worrying indicate general weakening consumer spending mr frost added housing market outlook remains highly uncertain widely accepted house price start falling sharply risk facing economy worsen considerably cbi chief economist ian mccafferty said economy slowed recent month response rate rise difficult gauge christmas period likely pace activity summer bank juggle emergence inflationary pressure driven tight labour market buoyant commodity price risk overabrupt slowdown consumer activity said interest rate likely remain hold time thursday gloomy news manufacturing front office national ons statistic revealed british manufacturing output unexpectedly fell november fifth month past six ons said manufacturing output dropped november matching similar unrevised fall october confounding economist expectation rise manufacturer organisation eef said expected hold interest rate continue near future also said evidence manufacturer confidence may waning outlook world economy becomes uncertain far evidence suggests last year rate increase helped rebalance economy without damaging recovery manufacturing said eef chief economist steve radley however business outlook start deteriorate bank stand ready cut rate economist predicted rate drop later year although others feel bank may still think need rise happens bank remains concerned longterm risk posed personal debt rising year economic condition worsen"}
{"document":"Business_439","words":"german economy rebound germany economy biggest among country sharing euro grew fastest rate four year driven strong export gross domestic product gdp rose last year statistical office said economy contracted foreign sale increased last year compared slide private consumption concern remain however strength euro weak domestic demand sluggish labour market european central bank ecb left benchmark interest rate unchanged thursday nineteenth month row ecb moved borrowing cost economist predict increase unlikely come second half growth set sputter rather ignite profited fact world economy strong said stefan schilbe analyst hsbc trinkaus burkhardt export weaken domestic growth remains poor cannot expect much many german consumer spooked unsettled government attempt reform welfare state corporate environment major company including volkswagen daimlerchrysler siemens spent much tough talk union trimming job cost also warned cost cutting measure horizon"}
{"document":"Business_44","words":"japan economy slide recession japanese economy officially gone back recession fourth time decade gross domestic product fell last three month fall reflects weak export slowdown consumer spending follows similar fall gdp two previous quarter tokyo stock market fell figure announced rose widespread perception economy recover later year wednesday government revised growth figure earlier taking account performance recent period effectively tip japan recession previous estimate growth july september downgraded decline recession commonly defined two consecutive quarter negative growth although japanese government take factor account judging status economy figure released government cabinet office showed gdp annualised basis fell last three month however politician remain upbeat prospect economic boost later year economy soft patch look bigger picture recovery stage said economic fiscal policy minister heizo takenaka gross domestic product measure overall value good service produced country economy must assessed comprehensively cannot look gdp alone mr takenaka stressed minister pointed fact consumer spending depressed oneoff factor unseasonably mild winter analyst said figure disappointing argued japan largest company recording healthy profit capital spending rise japan economy grew overall last year fuelled strong performance first month forecast see growth however economy fragile recovery remains dependent upturn consumer spending fall value yen improvement global economy result came lower end expectation shouldnt pessimistic current state outlook economy said naoki iizuka senior economist daiichi life research institute japan economy seen stretch moderate growth past decade periodically slipped back recession"}
{"document":"Business_440","words":"trade deficit widens sharply gap export import widened bn âbn alltime record figure commerce department november showed export bn import grew bn rising consumer demand part expanding deficit came high price oil import number suggested sliding dollar make export le expensive little impact could indicate slowing economic growth trade deficit far bigger bn widely expected wall street prompted rapid response currency market gmt dollar trading euro almost cent half weaker announcement pound dollar dollar fall sudden violent appropriate given number said brian taylor well fargo minneapolis recent exchange rate movement certainly havent impact yet treasury secretary john snow put brave face news saying sign strong economic expansion economy growing fast rate generating lot disposable income used buy good trading partner although white house officially still back us traditional strong dollar policy tacitly indicated would happy slide continued dollar fallen euro well yen past three year main catalyst economist accept large budget deficit one hand current account deficit difference flow money trade deficit large part latter november fall export largely due decline sale industrial supply material chemical well car consumer good food one small bright spot policymakers slight decline deficit china often blamed job loss economic woe although china overall trade surplus expanding according chinese government figure commerce department revealed us deficit china bn november bn month deficit japan worst four year"}
{"document":"Business_441","words":"trade gap narrow export rise uk trade gap narrowed november helped rise export outside european union according office national statistic difference uk exported imported âbn bn october âbn overall uk export including good service rose âbn although total import rose new record âbn deficit good alone âbn october âbn november uk exported âbn worth good imported âbn cumulative deficit first eleven month stand âbn âbn higher period november saw improvement export level european union rest world office national statistic ons said eu export rose fuelled increase sale chemical noneu export shot growth seen across range manufacturing sector including car consumer durables chemical export boost offset rise import noneu import rose growth good entering uk eu slowed uk deficit eu fell âbn âbn noneu shortfall dropped âbn âbn october country surplus tradeinservices remained steady âbn fifth month row paul dale uk economist capital economics said figure represented improvement recent month however stressed longterm prognosis export still uncertain figure lot better expected trend still remains poor said encouraging sign uk export recovery starting take hold danger could held back ongoing weakness domestic demand continent"}
{"document":"Business_442","words":"lesotho textile worker lose job six foreignowned textile factory closed lesotho leaving garment worker jobless union officer told ap news agency factory worker union secretary general billy macaefa blamed closure end worldwide textile quota quota developing nation ended january gave set share rich country market also limited amount country like china could export big market united state eu understand owner complaining south african rand strong dollar losing exporting textile clothing united state mr macaefa said news briefing capital maseru lesotho currency loti fixed rand suspect left country unceremoniously end quota introduced world trade organization said six factory leisure garment modern garment precious six garment tw garment lesotho hat vogue landmark owner two taiwan two china one mauritius one malaysia left december holiday period without informing paying employee said union leader trade campaigner warning developing nation lesotho sri lanka bangaldesh could lose thousand job quota lifted mountainous country surrounded south africa feared many textile worker could lose job mr mafeca said expected company leave assistance law given lesotho textile dutyfree access north american market african growth opportunity act agoa gave subsaharan country preferential access market apparel textile product well wide range good lesotho government news briefing expected wednesday"}
{"document":"Business_443","words":"kraft cut snack ad child kraft plan cut back advertising product like oreo cooky sugary koolaid drink part effort promote healthy eating largest food maker also add label nutritional lowfat brand promote benefit kraft rival pepsico began similar labelling initiative last year move come firm face criticism consumer group concerned rising level obesity child major food manufacturer recently reformulating content calorieheavy product kraft new advertising policy cover advertising tv radio print publication aimed child age six mean commercial famous snack cereal shown early morning cartoon show tv replaced food drink qualifying kraft new sensible solution label firm said would continue advertise product medium seen parent family audience working way encourage adult child eat wisely selecting nutritionally balanced diet said lance friedmann kraft senior vice president"}
{"document":"Business_444","words":"khodorkovsky quits yukos share jailed tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky transferred controlling stake oil giant yukos business partner mr khodorkovsky handed entire stake holding company group menatep control yukos leonid nevzlin close ally exyukos bos mr nevzlin currently based israel mr khodorkovsky handed stake forced sale yukos core oil production unit yuganskneftegaz pay giant tax bill yuganskneftegaz sold auction december last year eventually falling hand state oil firm rosneft deal worth bn âbn since sale yuganskneftegaz delivered responsibility business remains group money whole mr khodorkovsky said see future public activity build civil society russia mr nevzlin yukos largest shareholder living selfimposed exile israel yuganskneftegaz pump around million barrel oil day sold russian authority recover government tax claim yukos totalling bn previously considered russia richest man estimated fortune bn mr khodorkovsky currently trial fraud tax evasion following arrest october however charge widely seen politically motivated part drive russian president vladimir putin rein country superrich business leader socalled oligarch also believed mr khodorkovsky particularly targeted started bankroll political opponent mr putin"}
{"document":"Business_445","words":"executive trio leave aer lingus three senior executive ireland stateowned airline aer lingus set leave early january accusation conflict interest trio chief executive willie walsh chief financial officer brian dunne chief operation officer seamus kearney three refused confirm report plan launch private airline competition aer lingus announced november would quit may give reason decision followed announcement irish prime minister bertie ahern still considering future airline ruled proposed management buyout aer lingus mr walsh denied forced early report claiming set launch competitor airline leave aer lingus still early say mr walsh told ap news agency wednesday opportunity open brian seamus equally fortunate position said received business proposal mostly aviationrelated since trio announced resignation two month ago mr walsh said conflict interest launch rival airline join existing competitor thing happens every business there absolutely question conflict interest ive completely focused responsibility aer lingus told ap week opposition politician called irish government make urgent decision future airline wednesday irish transport minister martin cullen said statement conflict interest cannot allowed arise current role aer lingus future career intention last friday minister announced advertise three senior executive aer lingus mr walsh took charge team earned praise turning aer lingus around cutting air fare staff repositioning lowfare airline rival ryanair company owned government staff"}
{"document":"Business_446","words":"eu tariff chaos trade row asked world trade organisation investigate european union custom tariff say inconsistent hamper trade eu institution noted uneven way eu custom rule applied failed act trade representative office said small midsized firm worsthit added eu expanded member state may said filed complaint talk failed find solution move came week eu stepped back confrontation tense dispute aircraft subsidy european manufacturer airbus firm boeing new eu trade commissioner peter mandelson said tuesday two side agreed reopen talk aircraft subsidy row led titfortat wto filing last autumn explaining asked wto set dispute settlement panel custom barrier trade representative office said want tackle issue early eu process dealing problem enlargement ten country mostly eastern europe joined eu may said trade eu member country worth bn âbn although eu custom union single eu custom administration statement issued behalf robert zoellick trade representative said lack uniformity coupled lack procedure prompt euwide review hinder export especially small midsized business eu spokesman washington dismissed complaint think case weak havent come evidence company harmed said anthony gooch could take several month wto dispute settlement panel report finding"}
{"document":"Business_447","words":"news corp eye video game market news corp medium company controlled australian billionaire rupert murdoch eyeing move video game market according financial time chief operating officer peter chernin said news corp kicking tire pretty much video game company santa monicabased activison said one firm takeover list video game big business paper quoted mr chernin saying would like get success product sonys playstation microsofts xbox nintendos game cube boosted demand video game day arcade classic space invader pacman donkey kong long gone today game often budget big enough feature film look give gamers real experience possible price tag reflecting heavy investment development company video game proving almost profitable fun mr chernin however told ft news corp finding difficult identify suitable target struggling gap company like electronic art come high price tag next tier company explained conference phoenix arizona may focused one two product line"}
{"document":"Business_448","words":"ahold supplier face charge prosecutor charged nine food supplier helping dutch retailer ahold inflate earnings âm charge brought individual well company alleging created FALSE account ahold hit headline february emerged accounting irregularity subsidiary foodservice three former ahold top executive last year agreed settle fraud charge ahold admitted fraudulently inflated promotional allowance foodservice improperly consolidated joint venture also committed accounting error irregularity nine charged worked supplier ahold accused signing FALSE document relating amount money paid retailer promoting product store food company pay supermarket retailer prime shelf space supplier question said inflated amount money paid providing auditor signed letter allowed ahold inflate earnings attorney david kelley said expects nine vendor plead guilty charge added may court action future dont want leave impression one involved said among facing charge john nettle former employee general mill mark bailin rymer international seafood tim daly michael food kenneth bowman worked independent contractor total food others include michael hannigan sugar food peter marion maritime seafood processor first choice food gordon redgate commodity manager private label distribution bruce robinson basic american food michael rogers formerly tyson food pasquale damuro fbi called nine vendor key ingredient process cooking book ahold time scandal ahold seen many europe enron ahold share tumbled news many market observer predicted fall could damage investor confidence across europe le severe many envisaged however since ahold worked hard rebuilding reputation investor confidence ahold world fourthlargest supermarket chain business include stop shop giant food"}
{"document":"Business_449","words":"walmart fight back accuser two big name launched advertising campaign set record straight product corporate behaviour world biggest retailer walmart took full page advert national newspaper group trying see criticism pay deal benefit package promotion strategy meanwhile drug group eli lilly planning campaign FALSE claim product prozac walmart kicked battle advert newspaper like wall street journal using open letter company president lee scott saying time public hear unfiltered truth lot urban legend going around day walmart fact fact walmart good consumer good community good economy mr scott said separate statement advert new website outlined group plan create job walmarts average pay almost twice national minimum wage hour employee offered health life insurance company stock retirement plan advert say union accuse walmart paying staff le rival fewer benefit california company fighting opposition new store amid allegation force local competitor business lawmaker state also examining allegation firm burden state unfair proportion employee health care cost think going tough time suddenly overcoming perception people said larry bevington chairman save community group fighting prevent walmart opening store rosemead california walmart also fighting two lawsuit one accusing discriminating woman another alleging discriminates black employee meanwhile eli lilly launching series advert dozen major newspaper present say TRUE fact antidepressant drug prozac move response british medical journal article claimed missing lilly document linked prozac suicide violent behaviour averts entitled open letter chief executive sidney taurel company say article continues needlessly spread fear among patient take prozac simply wrong suggest information prozac missing important research data benefit possible side effect drug available doctor regulator letter added eli lillys chief medical officer alan breier said article FALSE misleading document referred actually created official food drug administration fda presented fda meeting later fda medical advisor agreed claim based faulty data increased risk suicide"}
{"document":"Business_45","words":"crude price surge crude price soared fresh fourmonth high refinery problem propelled petrol price alltime high light sweet crude future jumped barrel new york closing gain tracked surge gasoline future record high gallon jump followed fire western refining company refinery texas shut petrol production spokesman group unable say production unit would back running market simply want go citigroup global market analyst kyle cooper told reuters news agency ed silliere analyst energy merchant added gasoline refinery issue texas mean scramble product gulf coast elsewhere refinery houston closed due mechanical problem tuesday production bps texas city refinery taken short time approach spring market becomes much sensitive problem petrol production dealer anticipate rising demand fuel ahead holiday season rise price came despite government report showed domestic supply fuel oil fuel rising meanwhile oil production cartel opec recent announcement unlikely cut production level also failed calm fear market oil price roughly higher year ago risen sharply recent week due combination colder weather declining value dollar fear opec could rein production head seasonal drop demand instability iraq underlying fear terrorism also played part rally"}
{"document":"Business_450","words":"retail sale surge december retail sale ended year high note solid gain december boosted strong car sale seasonally adjusted sale rose month compared month earlier boosted surge shopping christmas sale climbed year best performance since rise commerce department added gain led jump auto sale dealer used enhanced offer get car showroom dealer forced cut price december maintain sale growth tough quarter usual endofyear holiday sale boom slow get started increase sale december pushed total spending month bn âbn sale year also broke trillion mark first time annual sale coming trillion however automotives excluded december data retail sale rose month home furnishing furniture store also performed well rising well hitting shop consumer going online using mail order purchase nonstore retailer seeing sale rise however analyst said strong figure unlikely put federal reserve bank current policy measured interest rate rise consumer remain willing spend freely sustaining expansion given attitude fed remains likely continue boosting fed fund rate upcoming meeting ubs economist maury harris told reuters retail sale seen major part consumer spending turn make twothirds economic output consumer spending picking recent year slumping country battled recover first recession decade world trade centre attack time sale grew lacklustre year later looking ahead analyst expect improvement job growth feed high street consumer spending remaining strong belief come despite latest labor department report showing surprise rise unemployment number american filing initial jobless claim jumped highest rate since september however longterm claim slipped lowest level since"}
{"document":"Business_451","words":"winemaker reject foster offer australian winemaker southcorp rejected takeover offer worth bn australian dollar bn âbn brewing giant foster group southcorp whose brand include penfolds rosemount lindemans dismissed offer inadequate two company held four day talk foster bought stake southcorp january merger would create global player worldwide annual sale case revenue abn southcorp said foster aashare takeover proposal offered excellent strategic fit undervalued company southcorps board informed foster prepared recommend offer adequately reflect strategic value company said southcorp chairman brian finn southcorp said foster takeover offer opportunistic however said offer may represent opening bid opening possibility foster returning improved offer foster said combination two company would create global player unrivalled collection premium wine brand despite best known brewing foster lager foster already one australia largest wine producer owning beringer wolf blass brand among others combination foster southcorp transform global wine industry significantly enhance australia competitive position global stage said trevor ohoy foster chief executive officer foster spent buying stake southcorp oatley family founded rosemount estate business later merged southcorp share company suspended two held talk deal southcorps share rose news offer foster share fell"}
{"document":"Business_452","words":"mcdonalds bos bell dy aged charlie bell straighttalking former head fastfood giant mcdonalds died cancer aged mr bell diagnosed colorectal cancer may last year month taking top job resigned november fight illness joining company yearold parttime worker mr bell quickly moved rank becoming australia youngest store manager popular gogetter credited helping revive mcdonalds sale mr bell leaf wife daughter mourn passing ask keep charlies family heart prayer chief executive james skinner said statement remember abbreviated time earth charlie lived life fullest matter card life dealt charlie stayed centred love family mcdonalds running company australian business mr bell moved run operation asia africa middle east took rein europe mcdonalds second important market became chief operating officer president mr bell took chief executive predecessor ceo jim cantalupo died suddenly heart attack april worked closely mr cantalupo came retirement turn mcdonalds around mr bell focused boosting demand existing restaurant rather follow policy rapid expansion promised let company get fat dumb happy according reuters told analyst would shove fire hose throat competitor saw drowning mr bell oversaw mcdonalds im lovin advertising campaign introduced success mccafe biggest coffee shop brand australia new zealand colleague said mr bell proud humble beginning helping behind cash till clearing table visiting restaurant"}
{"document":"Business_453","words":"industrial output growth eas industrial production continued rise november albeit slower pace previous month federal reserve said output factory mine utility rose line forecast revised increase october analyst added carmaking sector saw production fall excluded data would impressive latest increase mean industrial output grown past year many analyst upbeat prospect economy increase production coming heel news recovery retail sale consistent economy growing congruent job growth consumer optimism comerica chief economist david littman said figure economy grew respectable annual rate three month july september job growth averaged period employment figure spectacular expert believe enough whittle away america jobless rate breakdown latest production figure show mining output drove increase surging factory output rose utility output dropped meanwhile amount factory capacity use month rose highest level since may many investor think product market inflation wont problem utilisation rate higher cary leahy senior economist deutsche bank security said still lot inflationfighting slack manufacturing sector overall id say manufacturing least away auto continues improve would bet improves faster rate coming month given lean inventory citigroup senior economist steven wieting added"}
{"document":"Business_454","words":"lse doubt boost bidder share share deutsche boerse risen shareholder fund voiced opposition firm planned takeover london stock exchange tci claim represent owner deutsche boer db share complained âbn bn offer lse high opposition tci fuelled speculation proposed takeover could fail rival exchange operator euronext also said may bid lse euronext operates paris amsterdam brussels lisbon bourse deutsche boerse run frankfurt exchange bbc news spoke number analyst monday morning shareholder worry deutsche boer bid lse although none prepared speak record thought unlikely tcis opposition would halt deal obviously well wait see dont think make much difference deutsche boerse appears committed said one londonbased broker forecast takeover bid would succeed concerned see improvement daily running lse voicing opposition planned takeover tci said would prefer see deutsche boerse return âm shareholder deutsche boerse prepared pay lse exceeds potential benefit acquisition said tci another deutsche boerse shareholder monday also appeared back tcis call another investor deutsche boerse supported view payout shareholder would preferable deutsche boerse overpaying lse reuters news agency reported prefer sensible entrepreneurial solution price high said rolf dress spokesman union investment cannot achieved would wish distribution liquid asset shareholder financial time also reported third deutsche boerse shareholder opposed deal quoted spokesman usbased hedge fund atticus capital complaining planned takeover appeared motivated empirebuilding rather best interest shareholder tci called deutsche boerse hold emergency general meeting discus bid lse yet german business law db gain shareholder approval making significant acquisition deutsche boerse said tcis opposition would change bid approach deutsche boerse convinced contemplated cash acquisition london stock exchange best interest shareholder company said db share euro gmt highest gainer frankfurt"}
{"document":"Business_455","words":"qantas considers offshore option australian airline qantas could transfer many job home country seek save cost according newspaper report chief executive geoff dixon quoted australian newspaper saying carrier could longer afford remain allaustralian union criticised possible move may affect cabin maintenance staff saying qantas profitable airline staff based australia qantas confirmed looking whether might recruit source product overseas potentially joint venture said would continue create job australia despite making record australian dollar profit last year qantas argued need make considerable saving remain competitive going get lowest cost structure willmean sourcing thing overseas newspaper quoted qantas chief executive geoff dixon saying early year qantas increased number flight attendant based london qantas follow lead airline moving staff offshore job could shift overseas newspaper reported statement qantas said looking build operation overseas however stressed would result large scale redundancy home market staff employed totally committed continuing grow job australia mr dixon said however operating global market room complacency simply currently profitable successful union reacted angrily reported disclosure arguing qantas profitable need take action could understand qantas struggling airline go michael mijatov international division secretary flight attendant association told agence france presse qantas announced record profit last year course year even greater profit totally unnecessary effort meet challenge posed low cost carrier qantas sought tieup air new zealand last year however deal thrown new zealand high court competition ground"}
{"document":"Business_456","words":"gazprom backtax claim nuclear unit russian energy giant gazprom reportedly facing bn rouble âm backtax claim period vedomosti newspaper reported russian authority made demand end last year paper added tax claimed linked company export activity gazprom biggest gas company world took nuclear fuel giant atomstroieksport october main project atomstroieksport building nuclear plant iran source tension russia gazprom one key player complex russian energy market government vladimir putin made move regain state influence sector gazprom set merge state oil firm rosneft company eventually acquired yuganskneftegas main unit embattled oil giant yukos claim backtaxes tool used yukos led enforced sale yuganskneftegas analyst fear kremlin continue use sort move boost effort state regain control strategically important sector oil"}
{"document":"Business_457","words":"germany call eu reform german chancellor gerhard schroeder called radical reform eu stability pact grant country flexibility budget deficit mr schroeder said existing fiscal rule loosened allow country run deficit current limit met certain criterion writing financial time mr schroeder also said head government greater say reform change pact due agreed economic summit march current eu rule limit size eurozone country deficit gdp country exceed threshold liable heavy fine european commission although several country including germany breached rule consistently since without facing punishment european commission acknowledged last month would impose sanction country break rule mr schroeder staunch supporter pact set said exemption needed take account cost domestic reform programme changing economic condition stability pact work better intervention european institution budgetary sovereignty national parliament permitted limited condition wrote competence respected member state willing align policy consistently economic goal eu deficit allowed rise mr schroeder argued country meet several mandatory criterion include government adopting costly structural reform country suffering economic stagnation nation shouldering special economic burden proposed change would make harder european commission launch infringement action state breach pact rule mr schroeders intervention come ahead meeting eurozone finance minister monday discus pact issue also discussed tuesday ecofin meeting finance minister eu member mr schroeder also called head government play larger role shaping reform pact number eu finance minister believed favour limited change eurozones rule"}
{"document":"Business_458","words":"parmalat founder offer apology founder former bos parmalat apologised investor lost money result italian dairy firm collapse calisto tanzi said would cooperate fully prosecutor investigating background one europe largest financial scandal parmalat placed bankruptcy protection bn euro black hole found account people lost money following firm collapse mr tanzi issued statement lawyer five hour questioning prosecutor parma january prosecutor seeking indictment mr tanzi others including several member family former parmalat chief financial officer fausto tonna alleged manipulation stock market price making misleading statement accountant italy financial watchdog two former parmalat auditor stand trial later month role firm collapse apologise suffered much damage result scheme make dream industrial project come TRUE mr tanzis statement said duty collaborate fully prosecutor reconstruct cause parmalats sudden default responsible mr tanzi spent several month jail wake parmalats collapse kept house arrest last september parmalat run state appointed administrator enrico bondi launched lawsuit bank effort recover money bankrupt company shareholder alleged company aware TRUE state parmalats finance continued lend money company company insist victim fraudulent bookkeeping parmalat declared insolvent emerged billion euro âbn bn supposedly held offshore account fact exist firm demise sent shock wave italy portfolio topselling food brand position owner leading football club parma turned household name"}
{"document":"Business_459","words":"golden economic period end ten year golden economic performance may come end growth slowing markedly city consultancy deloitte warned uk economy could suffer backlash slowdown housing market triggering fall consumer spending rise unemployment deloitte forecasting economic growth year chancellor gordon brown forecast also belief interest rate fall end year quarterly economic review deloitte said uk economy enjoyed golden period past decade unemployment falling near year low inflation lowest since warned growth achieved expense creating major imbalance economy deloittes chief economic advisor roger bootle said biggest hit set come housing market already embarked major slowdown whereas main driver economy recent year robust household spending growth likely suffer housing market slowdown gather pace economic growth likely constrained next year increased pressure household budget rising tax deloitte belief gordon brown need raise bn year order sustain public finance short term firm claim result marked slowdown growth compared last year economy expanded however deloitte stressed slowdown unlikely major impact retail price expected bank england respond quickly sign economy faltering expects series aggressive interest rate cut next two year cost borrowing falling current mark end although may year thing go completely wrong probably mark start difficult period uk economy mr bootle"}
{"document":"Business_46","words":"industrial output fall japan japanese industrial output fell october unemployment rose casting doubt strength country economic recovery production dropped october reflecting decline export unemployment level edged slightly higher forecast economy grown six quarter growth slowed dramatically last quarter amid weaker global demand japan government remains optimistic due strong domestic demand analyst forecasting rise month month industrial output according figure ministry economy trade industry meti decline led fall demand electronic part mobile phone digital television although inventory fell month month higher year ago sign economy adjustment phase stronger expected said takashi yamanaka economist ufj bank japan downgraded overall economic assessment earlier month first time year growth slowed quarter ending september first quarter expert believe economy stagnated may entering softer patch back rising oil price falling dollar japanese government official played latest data arguing domestic consumer demand still resilient outlook november positive dont think one say condition worsened fall october said meti official despite rise unemployment jobless figure still way historical high recent year comparatively weak economic date preyed share nikkei afternoon trade"}
{"document":"Business_460","words":"job go oracle takeover oracle announced cutting job following completion bn takeover smaller rival peoplesoft last week company said would retain peoplesoft product development product support staff cut affect staff combined company oracle month fight acquire peoplesoft one drawnout hardfought takeover battle recent time merged company set major force enterprise software market second size germany sap statement oracle said began notifying staff redundancy friday process would continue next day retaining vast majority peoplesoft technical staff oracle resource deliver development support commitment made peoplesoft customer last month oracle chief executive larry ellison said statement correspondent say job loss expected suggest cut may announced future say mr ellison may trying placate peoplesoft customer riled oracle determined takeover strategy hour friday announcement funereal air peoplesofts headquarters reported ap news agency peoplesoft sign turned shrine company flower candle company memorabilia mourning passing great company agency quoted peoplesoft worker david ogden saying employee said would rather sacked work oracle new company going totally different said anil aggarwal peoplesofts director database market peoplesoft easygoing relaxed atmosphere oracle edgy aggressive atmosphere thats conducive innovative production news oracle share rose cent nasdaq afterhours trading share move"}
{"document":"Business_461","words":"beijingers fume parking fee choking traffic jam beijing prompting official look reorganising car parking charge car ownership risen fast recent year two half million car city road trouble high status car ownership matched expensive fee indoor car park making motorist reluctant use instead road clogged driver circling search cheaper outdoor option price difference indoor outdoor lot unreasonable said wang yan official beijing municipal commission development reform quoted staterun china daily newspaper mr wang charge collecting car parking fee said team would looking adjusting parking price close gap indoor parking bay cost outdoor one sport fan drive match may also find target commission road rage want use public transport considering jacking price car park near sport ground mr wang said review team may scrap relatively cheap hourly fee near place impose higher flat rate match indoor parking may costly always secure mr wangs team also going look complaint resident poor service received exchange compulsory monthly fee yuan beijing authority decided two year ago visiting foreign dignitary motorcade longer get motorcycle outrider blocked traffic unclogging beijing increasingly impassable street major concern chinese authority building dozen new road create showcase modern city ahead olympic game"}
{"document":"Business_462","words":"gm issue profit warning general motor warned expects earnings year lower world biggest car maker grappling loss european business weak sale gm said higher healthcare cost north america lower profit financial service subsidiary would hurt performance gm said expects meet earnings target despite tough competitive environment gm whose brand include buick cadillac chevrolet opel saab vauxhall europe due reveal earnings january said would deliver shareholder payout per share year promised next year earnings per share would lower following roadmap believe deliver strong result said gm chief executive rick waggoner gm said expecting reduced financial loss europe midst cutting job one fifth european total bid cut cost biggest job loss germany vehicle business gained market share three four region achieving record profitability asia pacific returning profit latin america middle east africa car maker diversified financial service extending reach general motor acceptance corp gmac said may enter home loan market gmac strong contributor profit gm said le well year delivering net income bn attaining earnings share remains gm goal company said adding belief achieve"}
{"document":"Business_463","words":"economy still growing say fed area saw economy continue expand december early january federal reserve said latest beige book report region identifies study showed stronger economic growth cleveland area falling behind mixed rating consumer spending higher december november festive sale also employment picture also improved fed said labour market firmed number district wage pressure generally remained modest beige book said several district reported higher price building material manufacturing input reported steady slightly higher overall price level report added residential real estate activity remained strong commercial real estate activity strengthened district office leasing especially brisk washington dc new york city two nation strongest commercial market fed said"}
{"document":"Business_464","words":"wall street cool ebays profit share online auction house ebay fell afterhours trade wednesday quarterly profit failed meet market expectation despite seeing net profit rise âm october december year earlier wall street expected ebay stock fell afterhours trade end nasdaq ebays net revenue quarter rose boosted growth paypal payment service excluding special item ebays profit cent share analyst expected cent think wall street gotten bit ahead ebay quarter year said janco partner analyst martin pyykkonen whole ebay earned sale bn ebay president chief executive meg whitman called outstanding success generated tremendous momentum im confident ever decision investment making today ensure bright future company community user around world said ebay forecast revenue bn bn earnings excluding item per share analyst previously estimated ebay would achieve revenue bn earnings per share excluding item"}
{"document":"Business_465","words":"worldcom trial start new york trial bernie ebbers former chief executive bankrupt phone company worldcom started new york selection jury mr ebbers accused mastermind behind bn âbn accounting fraud eventually saw firm collapse july indictment includes charge security fraud conspiracy filing FALSE report regulator found guilty mr ebbers could face substantial jail sentence firmly declared innocence mr ebbers leadership worldcom emerged mississippi obscurity become bn telecom giant darling late investor yet competition intensified telecom boom petered worldcom found growing financial stress worldcom finally collapsed shareholder lost bn worker lost job mr ebbers trial expected last two month latest series attempt prosecutor pursue senior executive fraud coincide retrial former tyco international chief dennis kozlowski top lieutenant accused looting industrial conglomerate tune trail preparation also preparing former executive shamed energy firm enron"}
{"document":"Business_466","words":"high fuel cost hit airline two largest airline american southwest blamed record fuel price disappointing quarterly result american airline parent amr reported loss âm fourth quarter loss period year earlier meanwhile southwest airline saw fourthquarter profit fall year earlier said high fuel bill would continue pressure revenue american world biggest airline measure said expected report loss first quarter southwest highest market value carrier said would remain profitable despite high fuel price amrs share flat wednesday morning trading new york stock exchange result slightly better analyst anticipated amrs chief executive gerard arpey said airline difficulty reflected situation within industry amrs result fourth quarter reflect economic woe plagued airline industry throughout particular high fuel price tough revenue environment said full year amr posted loss lower bn loss indication airline successfully cut cost amr added part cost cutting measure postponing delivery boeing jet share southwest fell cent analyst voiced disappointment result came already conservative estimate quarter said ray neidl analyst calyon security american southwest squeezed cutthroat competition airline industry glut available seat led fierce price reduction"}
{"document":"Business_467","words":"european loss hit gm profit general motor gm saw net profit fall last quarter continued hit loss european operation giant earned âm octobertodecember period bn fourth quarter gm revenue rose bn bn year earlier fourthquarter loss general motor europe totalled period gm main european brand opel vauxhall excluding special item gm global income continuing operation totalled quarter year earlier result line wall street expectation share gm rose premarket trade whole gm earned bn bn annual revenue rose bn gm said profit also hit higher healthcare cost gm reported solid overall result despite challenging competitive condition many market around globe gm chairman chief executive rick wagoner said statement company recently announced expected profit lower"}
{"document":"Business_468","words":"eu probe alitalia state aid european commission officially launched indepth investigation whether italian airline alitalia receiving illegal state aid commission official look rome provision euro âm loan carrier italian government alitalia repeatedly denied money part vital restructuring plan state aid investigation could take month however transport commissioner jacques barrot said wanted carried swiftly possible italian authority presented serious industrial plan said mr barot verify certain aspect confirm plan contains state aid would like analysis completed swiftly matter possible state aid brought commission attention eight alitalias rival including germany lufthansa british airway spain iberia alitalia need restructure bring back profitability rival carrier say violated state aid rule threatened competition alitalia lost euro struggled get grip high cost spiralling oil price competition budget carrier reduced demand plan split az fly az service handle air ground service respectively alitalia already enjoyed state aid eu rule prevent happening known one time last time rule airline otherwise eu regulation state aid stipulate government may help company financially term commercial investor airline declined comment commission decision"}
{"document":"Business_469","words":"imf agrees fresh turkey funding turkey agreed draft proposal international monetary fund borrow bn âbn extending ongoing financial support turkey current bn loan agreement imf expires february new deal would see receive added support return funding turkey would expected keep inflation control introduce market reform turkey economy steadily recovered severe crisis economic growth average past three year ahead imf forecast inflation fell year first time year however turkey huge debt burden already owing bn imf current account deficit swelled bn year turkish economics minister ali babacan said two side reached general agreement new three year funding program rodrigo de rato imf managing director said loan agreement would help improve turkish economic prospect cutting debt stimulating growth believe new programme implemented successfully help turkey create condition sustained growth employment creation reduce inflation toward european level enhance economy resilience said agreement must still ratified imf director meeting expected take place next month agreement would also enable turkey defer payment previous loan worth part draft agreement turkey signed letter intent stating determination push farreaching reform tax benefit system banking sector reform considered vital turkey fulfil ambition joining european union eu decide december whether begin entry talk turkey largest imf member strong supporter continued financial support turkey"}
{"document":"Business_47","words":"ryanair bn boeing plane deal budget airline ryanair placed order boeing plane deal valued bn âbn lead new ryanair job also option aircraft move brings ryanairboeing order book firm order option ryanair said new plane would help cut operating cost carrier reported drop quarterly profit earlier year hit higher fuel cost however reported result airline upbeat prospect despite tough competition budget airline market ryanair chairman david bonderman said significantly reduced unit operating cost allowed reduce air fare year last five year new order new pricing place ryanair expects unit operating cost excluding fuel continue fall year next five year added end year ryanair taken delivery new plane new order due delivery airline said plane delivered able carry million passenger year making europe largest airline new job created next seven year added order seen good news boeing recent year overtaken european plane maker airbus world biggestselling plane maker"}
{"document":"Business_470","words":"saudi investor pick savoy london famous savoy hotel sold group combining saudi billionaire investor prince alwaleed bin talal unit hbos bank financial detail deal includes nearby simpson strand restaurant disclosed seller irishbased property firm quinlan private bought savoy along berkeley claridges connaught âm last year prince alwaleeds hotel investment include luxury george paris also substantial stake fairmont hotel resort manage savoy simpson strand four season fairmont said planned invest âm renovating part savoy including river room suite view river thames work expected completed summer fairmont said"}
{"document":"Business_471","words":"tsunami slows sri lankas growth sri lankas president launched reconstruction drive worth bn âbn appealing peace national unity president kumaratunga said important find peaceful solution year internal conflict meanwhile international monetary fund imf said damage tsunami would cut one percentage point sri lankas economic growth year estimated wave left physical damage equal economy separately international labour organisation ilo said least one million people lost livelihood sri lanka indonesia alone called action create job president kumaratunga attended ceremony southern town hambantota joined government opposition politician together buddhist hindu muslim christian clergy prime minister mahinda rajapakse laid foundation stone new housing project intended provide home survivor tsunami mr kumaratunga called tragedy start new beginning rebuild nation country blessed many natural resource made use fully instead squabbling fighting added norway peace negotiator erik solheim due arrive wednesday try revive peace talk decadeslong conflict government force tamil tiger want separate state north east country reconstruction effort eastern sri lanka hampered tension two side imf said sri lankan authority initial estimate put physical damage bn added implication economy much wider broader macroeconomic impact clearly substantial detail difficult ass early stage imf said growth inflation balance payment foreign exchange reserve expected show effect lost business reconstruction cost fishing industry devastated agricultural production may affected tourism suffer especially short term report said ilo estimated sri lankans lost job mostly three industry earnings tourism year expected lower last year economic growth year expected le previously forecast inflation could climb compared previous estimate although major export suffered imf expects reconstruction effort require higher import could damage balance payment foreign exchange reserve may become strained sri lanka hard pressed keep international reserve pretsunami level totalled two month worth import last week imf approved sri lankas request freeze loan repayment"}
{"document":"Business_472","words":"china suspends power project china ordered halt construction work big power station including two three gorge dam environmental ground move surprising one china struggling increase energy supply booming economy last year province suffered black out state environmental protection agency said project failed proper environmental assessment topping list controversial dam scenic upper yangtze river construction project started without approval assessment environmental impact typical illegal project construction first approval next said sepa vicedirector pan yue statement agency website project may allowed start work proper permit others would cancelled said altogether agency ordered project halted project included petrochemical plant port fujian bulk list made new power plant extension existing one stoppage would appear another step central government battle control project licensed local official however previous crackdown tended focus project government argued overcapacity steel cement government encouraged construction new electricity generating capacity solve chronic energy shortage forced many factory onto parttime working last year china increased generating capacity megawatt mw biggest single project halted xiluodi dam project designed produce mw electricity built jinshajiang river golden sand upper reach yangtze known second third agency list two power station built bn three gorge dam project central yangtze underground mw power plant mw plant three gorge dam proved controversial china half million people relocated make way abroad drawn criticism environmental group overseas human right activist damming upper yangtze also begun attract criticism environmentalist china april central government official ordered halt work nearby nu river part united nation world heritage site three parallel river site cover yangtze mekong nu also known salween according ukpublished china review move reportedly followed protest thai government downstream impact dam critical documentary made chinese journalist china energy shortage influenced global price oil coal shipping last year"}
{"document":"Business_473","words":"two nigerian bank set merge nigerian bank united bank africa standard trust bank agreed plan merge create biggest bank west africa deal also line directive nigerian central bank called consolidation nation crowded banking sector merger announced statement standard trust website tuesday financial detail revealed united bank third biggest nigeria term number branch standard trust smaller profitable board united bank standard trust separate meeting yesterday approved arrangement merge institution standard trust said standard trust nigerianowned united bank foreign investor including new yorkbased global depository receipt banca nazionale del lavoro monte del paschi di siena italy stake"}
{"document":"Business_474","words":"virgin blue share plummet share australian budget airline virgin blue plunged warned steep fall full year profit virgin blue said profit tax year march would lower previous year sluggish demand reported previously november december continues said virgin blue chief executive brett godfrey virgin blue owned richard branson struggling fend pressure rival jetstar cut full year passenger number forecast approximately virgin blue reported fall first quarter profit august due tough competition november first half profit due slack demand rising fuel cost virgin blue launched four year ago roughly one third australia domestic airline market national carrier qantas fought back budget airline jetstar took sky may sydneylisted virgin blue share recovered slightly close wednesday share major shareholder patrick corporation owns virgin blue dropped close"}
{"document":"Business_475","words":"watchdog probe vivendi bond sale french stock market regulator amf filed complaint medium giant vivendi universal bos another top executive belief prospectus bond issue unclear executive may privileged information amf begun proceeding vivendi chief executive jeanrene fourtou chief operating officer jeanbernard levy vivendi advisor deutsche bank also subject complaint filing deutsche bank responsible selling convertible bond investor could face penalty complaint upheld vivendi said belief legal basis complaint watchdog said believe executive pair party privileged information surrounding issue bond men bought bond associated press news agency reported amf investigating claim duo aware interest vivendis asset investor marvin davis time bond sale vivendi however said information public knowledge mr davis offer asset already rejected vivendis board amf also looking whether executive knew vivendi considering exercising right buy british telecom share cegetel vivendi rejected charge saying decision buy cegetel share possibility public perfectly aware time bond issue back december vivendi former chief executive jeanmarie messier fined euro amf fine came month probe allegation medium giant misled investor costly acquisition programme went wrong"}
{"document":"Business_476","words":"saudi nccis share soar share saudi arabia national company cooperative insurance ncci soared first day trading riyadh trading offer price monday changing hand riyal topping early day demand insurer debut share strong time sale listing part country plan open insurance market boost demand sector deregulation expected boost demand accident damage cover previously ncci legally allowed offer insurance product within saudi arabia however authority turned blind eye many firm selling insurance saudi arabia want fully functioning insurance industry introducing legislation clamp unauthorised company policymakers also want make insurance requirement first take step boost public confidence system analyst said result ncci developed industry flagship firm publiclylisted audited account saudi arabia sold million ncci share company total capital last month applicant got share riyal apiece"}
{"document":"Business_477","words":"jp morgan admits slavery link thousand slave accepted collateral loan two bank later became part jp morgan chase admission part apology sent jp morgan staff bank researched link slavery order meet legislation chicago citizen bank canal bank two lender identified closed linked bank one jp morgan bought last year slave used loan collateral default plantation owner citizen canal ended owning slave know slavery existed country quite different see history institution slavery intertwined jp morgan chief executive william harrison chief operating officer james dimon said letter slavery tragically ingrained american society excuse apologise africanamerican community particularly descendant slave rest american public role citizen bank canal bank played slavery era tragic time history company history jp morgan said setting scholarship programme student living louisiana state event took place bank said different company citizen canal bank"}
{"document":"Business_478","words":"egypt israel seal trade deal sign thaw relation egypt israel two country signed trade protocol allowing egyptian good made partnership israeli firm free access american market protocol signed cairo establish called qualified industrial zone egypt product zone enjoy duty free access provided component product israeliegyptian cooperation describes important economic agreement egypt israel two decade protocol establishing zone stalled year deep sensitivity egypt form cooperation israel long peace process palestinian remains blocked recent week unusual warmth crept relation two country exchanged prisoner earlier month egypt handing back israeli served eight year prison convicted spying egyptian president hosni mubarak described israeli prime minister ariel sharon best chance palestinian achieve peace government cairo belief mr sharon moving towards centre away position right wing group also belief pressed europe willing engage seriously search settlement also pressing economic reason egypt decision enter trade agreement give huge boost egyptian textile export suffer drop new regulation come force beginning year"}
{"document":"Business_479","words":"ford gain finance car ford car company reported higher fourth quarter fullyear profit thursday boosted buoyant period car loan unit net income bn âbn nearly bn turnover rose bn bn fourth quarter alone ford reported net income compared loss year ago auto unit made loss fourth quarter turnover bn compared bn year ago though car truck loan profit saved day ford auto unit made pretax loss fourth quarter compared profit âm yearago period sale dipped yesterday general motor result also showed finance unit strong contributor profit however ford working hard revitalise product portfolio unveiling fusion zephyr model international motor show detroit also brought number new model second half company gained momentum deliveringmore new product innovative breakthrough escape hybrid industry first fullhybrid sport utility vehicle said chairman chief executive officer bill ford also confronted operating challenge jaguar brand high industry marketing cost added ford declined provide guidance first quarter presentation new york january addition company said net income affected fourthquarter pretax charge taken reduce value receivable owed ford visteon former subsidiary recent new model introduced ford include ford five hundred mercury montego sedan ford freestyle crossover ford mustang land rover lrdiscovery volvo north america europe total company vehicle unit sale increase unit fourthquarter vehicle unit sale totalled decline unit full year ford worldwide automotive division earned pretax profit improvement year ago"}
{"document":"Business_48","words":"parmalat return stockmarket parmalat italian dairy company went bust accounting scandal hope back italian stock exchange july firm gained protection creditor revealing debt bn euro bn âbn eight time higher previously stated statement issued wednesday night parmalat finanziaria detailed administrator latest plan relisting share group part relisting italian stock exchange creditor debt expected converted share two new share issue amounting bn euro company creditor asked vote plan later year plan likely give creditor parmalat finanziaria share worth debt owed lower creditor previously hoped receive creditor parmalat main operating company likely see percentage debt receive fall several former top parmalat executive investigation fraud scandal lawmaker said wednesday night enrico bondi turnaround specialist appointed italian government parmalats chief executive spoke positively company closeddoor hearing chamber deputy industry commission bondi supplied element positive result industrial position history debt find point solution parmalat group quotation market july italian news agency apcom quoted several lawmaker saying statement"}
{"document":"Business_480","words":"wipro beat forecast wipro india thirdbiggest software firm reported rise profit topping market expectation net income last quarter bn rupee âm bn year earlier profit forecast bn rupee wipro offer service call centre foreign client worked half company fortune list wipro said demand strong allowing increase price charged face result dont look exciting said apurva shah analyst askraymond james guidance positive pricing going good news thirdquarter sale rose bn rupee one problem identified wipro high turnover staff said employee business process outsourcing operation replaced get control said vicechairman vivek paul wipro majority owned india richest man azim premji"}
{"document":"Business_481","words":"christmas sale worst since uk retail sale fell december failing meet expectation making count worst christmas since retail sale dropped month december rise november office national statistic ons said ons revised annual rate growth estimated november number retailer already reported poor figure december clothing retailer nonspecialist store worst hit internet retailer showing significant growth according ons last time retailer endured tougher christmas year previously sale plunged ons echoed earlier caution bank england governor mervyn king read much poor december figure analyst put positive gloss figure pointing nonseasonallyadjusted figure showed performance comparable novemberdecember jump last year roughly comparable recent average although way serious boom seen figure retail volume outperformed measure actual spending indication consumer looking bargain retailer cutting price however report high street retailer highlight weakness sector morrison woolworth house fraser mark spencer big food said festive period disappointing british retail consortium survey found christmas worst year yet retailer including hmv monsoon jessops body shop tesco reported festive sale well last year investec chief economist philip shaw said expect poor retail figure immediate effect interest rate retail sale figure weak bank england governor mervyn king indicated last night dont really get accurate impression christmas trading easter said mr shaw view bank england keep powder dry wait see big picture"}
{"document":"Business_482","words":"business fail plan hiv company fail draw plan cope hivaids affect people country new research say finding come report published thursday world economic forum harvard un aid agency company responding proactively social business threat said dr kate taylor head wefs global health initiative nearly business leader country surveyed business hivaids commitment action dr taylor described level action taken business revealed report little late issue highlighted business world leader world economic forum meet davos switzerland next week wef report show despite fact people contract hivaids every day concern among business dropped last month policy place address disease could business leader surveyed say estimate prevalence hiv among staff un programme tackling aid unaids pointed clear strategy dealing hivaids good investment well socially responsible one company plan angloamerican international mining company estimate hiv prevalence among strong southern african workforce last two year company implemented extensive voluntary counselling testing hiv infection coupled antiretroviral therapy employee progressing aid employee accessed remained treatment well returned normal work effective action hivaids synonymous good business management lead profitable sustainable operation said brian brink senior vicepresident health angloamerican company encourage worker know hiv status making routine monitoring blood pressure cholesterol said providing access treatment critical part across subsaharan africa even country hiv prevalence around company formal hivaids policy place according report gap even wider china ethiopia india nigeria russia socalled next wave country predicted experience highest number new hivaids case worldwide report add important building block understanding business community experiencing hivaids epidemic whether reacting said david bloom professor economics demography harvard school public health wef report concludes business need understand exposure hivaids risk come good local practice manage key priority high lowprevalence setting said wef establish policy based nondiscrimination confidentiality"}
{"document":"Business_483","words":"ailing eurodisney vow turnaround eurodisney european home mickey mouse friend said sell euro âm new share look avoid insolvency sale last part plan restructure bn eurosworth debt despite struggling since opened eurodisney recently made progress turning business around ticket sale picked however analyst still question whether attracts enough visitor stay open even restructuring eurodisney remains europe largest single tourist attraction attracting million visitor annually new attraction walt disney studio recently opened site near paris company currently traded stock tumbled paris latest news shedding euro cent eurodisney sell new share priced euro cent disney corporation saudi arabian prince alwalid bin talal firm two main shareholder buy new stock restructuring deal second firm troubled financial history finance first reorganised"}
{"document":"Business_484","words":"uk young top euro earnings league british child enjoy highest average annual income europe double spanish italian youngster report suggests child uk age annual income said market analyst datamonitor use pester power get parent stump nearly third income report said spend cash bulk go personal care soft drink food datamonitor said datamonitor add british teenager keen personal care help combine two seemingly contradictory emotional need desire fit desire express individuality british teenage girl compared counterpart seven european country keen use makeup product nearly three four girl said used makeup according datamonitor report trend marked british teenager particularly important cosmetic manufacturer likely experiment brand product form longterm beauty routine good time likely keep rolling british child report predicts still topping earnings table"}
{"document":"Business_485","words":"swiss cement firm buying spree swiss cement firm holcim bid âm buy two indian cement firm holding company country plan buy associated cement company acc ambuja cement eastern holding firm ambuja cement india ltd holcim statement said share acc fell investor thought offer underpriced decided sell meanwhile ukbased firm aggregate industry said agreed âbn takeover holcim deal aggregate give holcim world secondbiggest cement maker entry uk market boost presence peter tom remain aggregate chief executive said share offer provided significant value shareholder markfield leicestershirebased company run quarry uk also readymixed concrete plant asphalt plant precast concrete factory indian deal go ahead give holcim major presence world fastestgrowing market behind china acc india secondlargest cement maker annual capacity million tonne market share holcim looking buy acc cheap said kk mittal fund manager escort mutual fund new delhi market impressed want substantial chunk paying premium market price share holcim rose thursday following news takeover"}
{"document":"Business_486","words":"india reliance family feud heat ongoing public spat two heir india biggest conglomerate reliance group spilled board meeting leading company within group anil ambani vicechairman india petrochemical limited ipcl stayed away gathering senior manager thursday move follows decision earlier month anil younger brother reliance group president mukesh ambani resign post resignation accepted brother also bos ipcl ipcl board met mumbai discus company result octobertodecember quarter understood board also considered anil resignation asked reconsider decision however anil demand anand jain another ipcl board member accused anil creating rift ambani family thrown met anil accused anand jain confidant brother mukesh playing negative role ambani family responsible trouble brother wednesday board reliance energy another reliance group company reaffirmed faith anil company chief reliance group acquired government stake ipcl india secondlargest petrochemical company part privatisation drive meanwhile group flagship company reliance industry board meeting friday consider financial result mukesh company chairman anil deputy expected brother come face face meeting ambani family control group worth bn âbn bn indian rupee founded father dhiru bhai ambani died two year ago"}
{"document":"Business_487","words":"world leader gather face uncertainty business political leader around globe arriving swiss mountain resort davos annual world economic forum wef five day discus issue ranging china economic power iraq future sunday election uk prime minister tony blair south african president thabo mbeki among government leader head state leader attending meeting unlike previous year protest wef expected muted antiglobalisation campaigner called demonstration planned weekend brazilian city porto alegre host rival world social forum timed run parallel wefs ritzier event davos organiser brazilian gathering brings together thousand campaigner globalisation fair trade many cause promised set alternative agenda swiss summit however many issue discussed porto alegre davos talking point well global warming feature particularly high wef participant asked offset carbon emission cause travelling event davos deep frost snow piled high across mountain village night wind chill take temperature minus le ultimately forum dominated business issue outsourcing corporate leadership boss fifth world largest company scheduled attend much medium focus political leader coming davos least agenda year forum seems lack overarching theme taking responsibility tough choice year official talking point hinting welter knotty problem one thing seems sure though transatlantic disagreement deal iran iraq china set dominate discussion pointedly one senior official president bush new administration scheduled attend government may still make conciliatory gesture happened year ago vice president dick cheney made surprise appearance davos ukraine new president viktor yushchenko speak day inauguration event crowned civil protest rigged first election tried keep power european union top leader among german chancellor gerhard schroeder european commission president manuel barosso mr blair formally open proceeding although speech preempted french president jacques chirac announced attendance last minute secured slot special message two hour mr blair speaks organiser also hope new palestinian leader mahmoud abbas use opportunity talk least one three israeli deputy prime minister coming event list includes shimon peres davos fan still hark back talk yassir arafat mr peres came close peace deal mr blair appearance keenly watched political observer uk claim calculated snub political rival chancellor gordon brown supposed lead uk government delegation microsoft founder bill gate world richest man regular davos focus campaigning good cause though business interest wholly absent either already donated billion dollar fight aid malaria mr gate call world leader support global vaccination campaign protect child developing country easily preventable disease tuesday mr gate pledged âm money support cause mr gate company software giant microsoft also hope use davos shore defence open source software like linux threaten microsofts near monopoly computer desktop mr gate said trying arrange meeting brazil president lula da silva brazilian government plan switch government computer microsoft linux davos global problem solving networking never far apart"}
{"document":"Business_488","words":"budget deficit reach bn budget deficit set hit worsethanexpected bn âbn year official said tuesday cost military operation still need factored analyst saying deficit could end bn red past congressional budget office cbo forecast said would bn shortfall fiscal year recent month dollar weakened amid market jitter size budget trade deficit november gap export import widened bn record figure cbo say envisages orderly decline greenback next two year twin deficit drive dollar investor away nonpartisan fiscal watchdog note decline help exporter boost economic growth budget deficit hit record bn month september reaching bn previous fiscal year cbo also forecast total shortfall bn year improvement previous projection however analyst say new figure fail take account potential trillion cost president plan revamp state pension extend tax cut figure could also worsened military cost republican blamed size deficit slow economic condition september attack ongoing military operation iraq afghanistan one president george bush election pledge halve budget deficit within five year democrat accused president excluding iraqrelated cost previous budget meet aim reducing deficit charge administration denies tuesday administration asked congress additional fund military operation"}
{"document":"Business_489","words":"criminal probe citigroup deal trader banking giant citigroup facing criminal investigation germany controversial bond deal deal saw sale bn euro bn âbn government bond minute august bn eurosworth bought back later move widely criticised time german regulator said found evidence possible market manipulation citigroup said would continue cooperate fully authority disappointed bafin referred prosecutor question whether action brought individual involved citigroup said trader found guilty could face fiveyear jail term fine reuters reported bafin saying however german criminal law prosecutor cannot pursue citigroup germany financial watchdog bafin told bbc news transferred investigation public prosecutor confirm bafin passed case public prosecutor bafin spokeswoman said criminal investigation found clue possible market manipulation spokeswoman said included sign linked bond trading ahead main trade august germany security trading act say bafin find clue put case hand prosecutor regulatory investigation still going france uk elsewhere citigroup operation elsewhere world came regulatory criticism private banking operation japan closed regulator tokyo aggressive sale culture led bank flout antimoney laundering rule"}
{"document":"Business_49","words":"bmw cash fuel mini production le four year new mini launched german car maker bmw announced âm new investment new job created oxford factory including modernised machinery new body shell production building result investment could raise output car rise last year response rapidlyrising demand could help wipe waiting list wednesday announcement bmw invested âm mini production since launch summer new mini gone strength strength last year almost one six car sold bmw group mini company admits success brand came despite scepticism many industry decision produce new mini received well right away said norbert reithofer member bmw management board initially bmw said would produce mini model year vast cowley factory outskirt oxford target quickly reached raised time time everyone convinced boom continue risk theyve invested massively brand demand taper like new vw beetle said brad wernle automotive news europe price car also gone launched cheapest mini cost day buyer fork almost new mini one even cooper cost mini convertible launched last spring cost top model even waiting list secondhand mini cheap either mini one bought model launched still fetch least cheapest model used cooper likely priced according thecar buying website parker consumer association operates slightly different number yet confirms mini cooper depreciates slower car mercedes benz se bmw series se cowley factory initially seemed far large production plant mini increasingly put good use plan tear old building build new one rumour new paint shop could included plan bmws mini adventure made good much went wrong stewardship uk car maker rover sold five year ago phoenix consortium bmw still owned rover oxford factory producing awardwinning rover year people produced car last year factory almost four time many vehicle produced miniworkers mini factory current output equally impressive compared main rover factory longbridge produced rover car last year mg rover employ people produced car though hope land deal shanghai automotive industry corporation saic could help double number car produced longbridge indeed mini producing car mg rover remains ahead even current sale land rover range rover made former rover unit bmw sold ford taken account"}
{"document":"Business_490","words":"brazil jobless rate hit new low brazil unemployment rate fell lowest level three year december according government brazilian institute geography statistic ibge said fell december november december ibge also said average monthly salary grew december december however average monthly wage fell december reais november tuesday figure represent first time unemployment rate fallen single digit since new measurement rule introduced unemployment rate falling gradually since april reached peak jobless rate average whole ibge said improvement attributed country strong economic growth economy registering growth government said economy expected grow year president luiz inacio lula da silva promised reduce unemployment elected two year ago nevertheless analyst say unemployment could increase next month data favourable lot job temporary christmas holiday season may see slightly higher joblessness january february julio hegedus chief economist lope filho associate consultancy rio de janeir told reuters news agency despite leftist background president lula pursued surprisingly conservative economic policy arguing order meet social promise government need first reach sustained economic growth unemployment rate measured six main metropolitan area brazil sao paolo rio de janeiro belo horizonte recife salvador porto alegre population concentrated"}
{"document":"Business_491","words":"indonesia decline debt freeze indonesia longer need debt freeze offered paris club group creditor economics minister aburizal bakrie reportedly said indonesia originally accepted debt moratorium offer owes paris club bn âbn mr bakrie told bisnis indonesia newspaper bn donor aid package meant debt moratorium unnecessary aid come top previouslypledged bn package normal aid would used finance country budget deficit indonesian economics minister explained money bn grant soft loan rebuilding aceh province badly hit tsunami december nevertheless one mr bakries deputy mahendra siregar told afp news agency indonesia still considering offer paris club rich creditor nation temporarily suspend debt payment TRUE still discussing paris club decision find detail much debt subject moratorium thats far stage said mr siregar member country paris club owed bn year debt repayment nation affected indian ocean tsunami indonesia sri lanka seychelles accepted paris club offer criticised aid group little thailand india however declined offer thailand prefering keep payment india said would prefer rely resource rather international aid putting payment may lower country rating among financial organisation making expensive difficult borrow money future analyst said separately indonesian government said announce monthly much received foreign donation spent money welfare minister alwi shihab told ap news agency announcement allay suspicion official corruption relief operation"}
{"document":"Business_492","words":"parmalat bank barred suing bank america banned suing parmalat food group went bust accounting scandal bank along investor auditor group manager want damage victim fraud hand italian firm judge barred bank america two auditor case bank italaudit formerly italian arm auditor grant thornton face lawsuit possible prosecution second auditor deloitte touche also banned case grant thornton rid italian unit centre case still permitted sue consob italy stock market regulator hundred small investor parmalats new manager parmalat collapsed december emerged bn euro bn âbn supposedly held bank american offshore account fact exist"}
{"document":"Business_493","words":"china continues rapid growth china economy expanded breakneck faster predicted well news may mean limit investment lending beijing try take economy boil china sucked raw material energy feed expansion could knockon effect rest world overheats official pointed industrial growth slowed service providing much impetus growth industrial output main target government effort impose curb credit investment previous year still consumer price rose faster adding concern sharp rise producer price could stoke inflation overall investment fixed asset still high previous year although way peak seen first quarter result could higher interest rate china raised rate percentage point first hike nine year october despite apparent rebalancing economy overall growth picture remains strong economist said sign slowdown said tim congdon economist ing baring china economy gathering speed thanks domestic demand also soaring sale overseas figure released earlier year showed export sixyear high part impetus come relative cheapness yuan china currency government keep pegged close rate dollar much chagrin many lawmaker blame china lost job competitiveness despite urging ease peg official insist long way ready make shift marketset rate need good feasible plan formulating plan also need time national bureau statistic chief li deshui told reuters hope make fortune speculating renminbi revaluation succeed making profit"}
{"document":"Business_494","words":"sec rethink postenron rule stock market watchdog chairman said willing soften tough new corporate governance rule ease burden foreign firm speech london school economics william donaldson promised several initiative european firm protested law introduced enron scandal make wall street listing costly regulator said foreign firm may get extra time comply key clause sarbanesoxley act act come force mid obliges firm stock market listing make declaration critic say add substantially cost preparing annual account firm break new law could face huge fine senior executive risk jail term year mr donaldson said although act provide exemption foreign firm security exchange commission sec would continue sensitive need accomodate foreign structure requirement disagree intention act obliges chief executive sign statement taking responsibility accuracy account european firm secondary listing new york objected arguing compliance cost outweigh benefit dual listing act also applies firm shareholder situation many firm without listing could find shareholder threshold drawn anger effectively block obvious remedy delisting mr donaldson said sec would consider whether new approach deregistration process foreign firm unwilling meet requirement seek solution preserve investor protection without turning market one exit said revealed staff already weighing merit delaying implementation act least popular measure section foreign firm seen particularly costly implement section obliges chief executive take responsibility firm internal control signing compliance statement annual account sec already delayed implementation clause smaller firm including one market capitalisation âm delegation european firm visited sec december press change financial time reported led digby jones director general uk confederation british industry cbi included representative basf siemens cadbury schweppes compliance cost already believed making firm wary listing air china picked london stock exchange secondary listing bn âm stock market debut last month also rumour two chinese staterun bank china construction bank bank china abandoned plan multibillion dollar listing new york later year instead cost sarbanesoxley persuaded stick single listing hong kong according press report china"}
{"document":"Business_495","words":"bbc poll indicates economic gloom citizen majority nation surveyed bbc world service poll believe world economy worsening respondent also said national economy getting worse asked family financial outlook majority country said positive future almost people country questioned poll mostly conducted asian tsunami disaster poll found majority plurality people country believed economy going downhill compared respondent nine country believed improving surveyed three country split percentage term average respondent country said world economy getting worse compared said improving similarly pessimistic national economy optimistic saw family economic condition improving said getting worse poll people conducted international polling firm globescan together program international policy attitude pipa university maryland world economy picked difficult time year ago people seem fully absorbed development though personally experiencing effect said pipa director steven kull people around world saying im ok world isnt may perception war terrorism religious political division making world worse place even though far reflected global economic performance say bbcs elizabeth blunt country people optimistic world family two fastgrowing developing economy china india followed indonesia china seen two decade blistering economic growth led wealth creation huge scale say bbcs louisa lim beijing result also may reflect untrammelled confidence people subject endless government propaganda country rosy economic future correspondent say south korea pessimistic respondent italy mexico also quite gloomy bbcs david willey rome say one reason result changeover lira euro widely viewed biggest reason wage salary worth le used philippine among upbeat country prospect respondent family one pessimistic world economy pipa conducted poll november january across country facetoface telephone interview interview took place november january margin error point depending country eight country sample limited major metropolitan area"}
{"document":"Business_496","words":"europe asks asia euro help european leader say asian state must let currency rise dollar ease pressure euro european single currency shot successive alltime high dollar past month tacit approval white house weaker greenback could help counteract huge deficit helped trigger move europe say euro enough asia must share burden china seen main culprit export soaring partly back currency pegged dollar asia engage greater currency flexibility said french finance minister herve gaymard meeting german counterpart han eichel market responded pushing euro lower expectation rhetoric pressure unlikely ease ahead meeting industrialised country next week early tuesday morning dollar edged higher euro yen meanwhile strengthened dollar gmt"}
{"document":"Business_497","words":"fbi agent colludes analyst former fbi agent internet stock picker found guilty using confidential government information manipulate stock price new york court ruled former fbi man jeffrey royer fed damaging information anthony elgindy mr elgindy drove share price lower spreading negative publicity via newsletter egyptianborn analyst would extort money target return stopping attack prosecutor said guise protecting investor fraud royer elgindy used fbi crimefighting tool resource actually defraud public said attorney roslynn mauskopf mr royer convicted racketeering security fraud obstruction justice witness tampering mr elgindy convicted racketeering security fraud extortion charge carry sentence year guilty verdict announced jury foreman mr elgindy dropped face hand sobbed associated press news agency reported led weeping court room marshal ap said defense lawyer contended mr royer feeding information mr elgindy another trader attempt expose corporate fraud mr elgindys team claimed also fighting corporate wrongdoing elgindys conviction mark end public charade crusader fraud market said mauskopf one bizarre aspect trial focused claim mr elgindy may foreknowledge september terrorist attack new york washington mr elgindy trying sell stock prior attack predicted slump market charge brought relation allegation"}
{"document":"Business_498","words":"million go missing china bank two senior official one china top commercial bank reportedly disappeared fund worth âm went missing pair worked bank china northern city harbin south china morning post reported latest scandal bank china nothing reassure foreign investor china big four bank ready international listing government policy see bank listing vital economic reform bank china one two frontrunners race list overseas china construction bank expected list abroad shared bn state bailout help clean balance sheet preparation foreign stock market debut however report chinapublished economic observer said monday two bank may scrapped plan list new york cost meeting regulatory requirement imposed since enron scandal bank china country biggest foreign exchange dealer china construction bank largest deposit holder china banking sector burdened least bn bad debt according official data though observer believe TRUE figure far higher officially one five loan repaid attempt strengthen internal control tighten lending policy uncovered succession scandal involving embezzlement bank official loansforfavours highprofile case involved expresident bank china wang xuebing jailed year although committed offence whilst running bank china new york mr wang head china construction bank scandal broke earlier month china construction bank branch manager jailed life separate case china bank used act cash office state enterprise require check credit worthiness introduction market reform accompanied attempt modernise banking sector link bank local government remain strong last year china premier wen jiabao targeted bank lending practice series speech regulator ordered big loan scrutinised attempt cool irresponsible lending china leader see reforming top four bank vital distribute capital profitable company protect health china economic boom two problem persist first inefficient state enterprise continue receive protection bankruptcy employ large number people second many questionable loan come big four smaller bank another high profile financial firm china life facing shareholder lawsuit probe security exchange commission following new york listing failure disclose accounting irregularity parent company"}
{"document":"Business_499","words":"china aviation seek rescue deal scandalhit jet fuel supplier china aviation oil offered repay creditor âm lost trading oil future firm said hoped pay another eight year asset liability totalling need creditor backing offer avoid going bankruptcy trading scandal biggest hit singapore since bn collapse baring bank chen jiulin chief executive china aviation oil cao arrested changi airport singapore police december returning china headed cao announced trading debacle latenovember firm betting heavily fall price oil october price rose sharply instead among creditor whose backing cao need restructuring plan banking giant barclays capital sumitomo mitsui well south korean firm sk energy immediate payment firm china biggest jet fuel supplier said would paying resource rest would come parent company china aviation oil holding company beijing holding company owned chinese government hold caos singaporelisted share cut holding october"}
{"document":"Business_5","words":"pernod takeover talk lift domecq share uk drink food firm allied domecq risen speculation could target takeover france pernod ricard report wall street journal financial time suggested french spirit firm considering bid yet contact target allied domecq share london rose gmt pernod share paris slipped pernod said seeking acquisition refused comment specific pernod last major purchase third giant seagram move propelled global top three drink firm twothirds seagram bought market leader diageo term market value pernod bn euro bn smaller allied domecq capitalisation âbn bn bn euro last year pernod tried buy glenmorangie one scotland premier whisky firm lost luxury good firm lvmh pernod home brand including chivas regal scotch whisky havana club rum jacob creek wine allied domecqs big name include malibu rum courvoisier brandy stolichnaya vodka ballantines whisky well snack food chain dunkin donut baskinrobbins ice cream wsj said two ripe consolidation dealt problematic part portfolio pernod reduced debt took fund seagram purchase bn euro allied improved performance fastfood chain"}
{"document":"Business_50","words":"bad weather hit nestle sale combination bad weather rising raw material cost sluggish european economy hit sale swiss food drink giant nestle revenue dipped bn swiss franc bn âbn sale ice cream mineral water dampened wet summer however nestle profit margin helped strong performance america china nestle raise dividend paying back debt nestle said strength swiss franc dollar disposal business challenging trading condition europe dented sale poor summer across continent contrast prolonged heat wave severely affected demand ice cream sale bottled water also fell although chocolate coffee frozen good petcare product performed better elsewhere nestle said enjoyed exceptional year north america outperforming market term sale growth nestle added performed strongly africa asia despite impact high oil price political instability nestle total earnings interest remained broadly flat past year despite company managing boost profit margin well increasing dividend nestle plan buy back share worth bn swiss franc âm looking forward nestle forecast organic earnings growth although warned trading would remain competitive uncertainty remains future perrier iconic french mineral water owned nestle perrier locked longstanding dispute union productivity level business lead nestle consider selling firm option selling perrier still table chief executive peter brabeckletmathe confirmed thursday"}
{"document":"Business_500","words":"lowcost airline hit eurotunnel channel tunnel operator eurotunnel seen sale fall face upsurge european lowcost airline firm said sale euro bn âm impact development nofrills airline felt ever strongly said chief executive jeanlouis raymond income vehiclecarrying shuttle service fell although passenger meant rise railway revenue crosschannel truck market improving eurotunnel said warned benefiting since much traffic container destined port passengeronly train use tunnel run separate company eurostar eurotunnel still struggling debt bn euro company currently kept afloat plus bank owes money shareholder revolt threw old board bbcs business editor jeff randall said bank could yet step take altogether moment cant even service interest debt said company departure lounge life"}
{"document":"Business_501","words":"water firm suez argentina row conflict argentine state water firm agua argentina controlled france suez casting doubt firm future firm serf province buenos aire want tariff rise fund watersupply improvement government rejected rise want agua argentina make annual investment peso âm improvement planning minister julio de vido offered state help free mr de vido said argentine state would make contribution form subsidy said contribution could made return seat company board added government discussion agua argentina role might take event state contribution agreed however agua argentina told argentine newspaper clarin would accept change legal structure practice rule state participation board planning minister didnt rule possibility cancelling agua argentina water concession yet added didnt like futurology last week argentine economic minister roberto lavagna told french medium paris government considering allowing increase tariff possibility state contribution agua argentina infrastructure investment speaking buenos aire mr de vido later denied possibility tariff increase insisted annual investment water infrastructure centre discussion added coming week future agua argentina would decided suez owns agua argentina spain agua de barcelona second biggest shareholder recently suez lost water concession bolivia mass protest city el alto poorest country citizen complaining unfair water charge forced government cancel contract argentina suez subsidiary fined cutting supply water recent heat wave allegedly failing keep investment meet demand water maintained tense relationship argentine government last financial crisis argentina firm sued state alleging converting tariff dollar peso freezing devaluation affected company made difficult meet contractual obligation president nestor kirchner argentina arrived power began negotiate solution disagreement international utility operating argentina rejected tariff increase alleging impoverish citizen also asked investment meet growing demand water may agua argentina government signed agreement renegotiate buenos aire waterconcession contract firm agreed invest peso issue attracted european interest last week paris president kirchner discussed problem issue french president jacques chirac argentine government also pressure european union country international monetary fund imf raise utility tariff utility operating argentina european"}
{"document":"Business_502","words":"algeria hit gas riot algeria suffered weekend violent protest government plan raise gas price local press report demonstrator number region blocked road attacked public building overturned vehicle newspaper including el watan reported price butane gas vital fuel cooking risen dinar per canister dinar even hike failing economic condition fanning resentment algeria poorest region demonstrator took street last week cost change first announced police seemed restored order according local press report trouble flared saturday carried sunday el watan said number hot spot centred village town close bouira kilometre mile south capital algiers among main area affected western tiaret region sidi ammar east country agence france presse afp reported riot also flared maghnia region close border morocco west afp said butane gas fuel oil used main source fuel heat home cook food algeria remote mountain area"}
{"document":"Business_503","words":"india maruti see profit jump india biggest carmaker maruti reported sharp increase quarterly profit booming economy low interest rate boosted demand net profit surged bn rupee âm last three month compared bn rupee year earlier total sale bn rupee period maruti account half india domestic car sale luring consumer cheap fuelefficient vehicle demand india also driven poor state public transport low level car ownership analyst said figure show eight people per thousand car owner maruti beat market expectation despite increase raw material cost company majorityowned japan suzuki said increase steel raw material price partially offset cost cutting sale fiscal third quarter including van utility vehicle rose unit maruti company benefiting indian economic growth give consumer greater spending power utility vehicle tractor maker mahindra reported rise net profit last three month profit bn rupee compared rupee year earlier"}
{"document":"Business_504","words":"aid climate top davos agenda climate change fight aid leading list concern first day world economic forum swiss resort davos business political leader around globe listen uk prime minister tony blair opening speech wednesday mr blair focus africa development plan global warming earlier day came update effort million people antiaids drug end world health organisation said people poor country lifeextending drug six month earlier amounting million needed bn funding gap still stood way hitting target said theme stressed mr blair whose attendance announced last minute want dominate uk chairmanship group industrialised state issue discussed fiveday conference range china economic power iraq future sunday election aside mr blair world leader expected attend including french president jacques chirac due speak video link bad weather delayed helicopter south african president thabo mbeki whose arrival delayed ivory coast peace talk ukraine new president viktor yushchenko also newly elected palestinian leader mahmoud abbas showbiz figure also put appearance frontman bono wellknown campaigner trade development issue angelina jolie goodwill campaigner un refugee unlike previous year protest wef expected muted antiglobalisation campaigner called demonstration planned weekend time people expected converge brazilian resort porto alegre world social forum socalled antidavos campaigner globalisation fair trade many cause contrast davos forum dominated business issue outsourcing corporate leadership boss fifth world largest company scheduled attend survey published eve conference pricewaterhousecoopers said four ten business leader confident company would see sale rise asian american executive however much confident european counterpart political discussion focusing iran iraq china likely dominate medium attention"}
{"document":"Business_505","words":"china top trader japan china overtook become japan biggest trading partner according number released japan finance ministry wednesday china accounted japan trade compared ahead china came second change highlight china growing importance economic powerhouse japan import export china hong kong added bn yen bnâbn highest figure japanese trade china since record began compare bn yen trade trade hurt oneoff factor including month ban beef import following discovery cow infected mad cow disease bse however economist predict china become even important japanese trading partner coming year tuesday figure showed china economy grew expert say overall growth picture remains strong analyst see two spur future growth china membership world trade organisation lower trade tariff japan trade surplus grew trillion yen half surplus trillion yen accounted trade december surplus grew year ago trillion yen thanks strongerthanexpected export"}
{"document":"Business_506","words":"trial begin spain top banker trial emilio botin chairman spain powerful bank santander central hispano started madrid mr botin accused misusing bank fund approved payment euro âm bonus pension payouts two former executive however trial suspended mr botins lawyer introduced new set document day testimony set begin threejudge panel gave prosecution lawyer monday study document trial reconvened highprofile case began two santander shareholder filed criminal complaint payment jose maria amusategui angel corcostegui stepped executive helped mr botin orchestrate spain biggest bank merger santander banco central hispano arrived spain high court earlier wednesday mr botin greeted waiting medium saying full faith justice santanders board governor strongly reject charge chairman saying payouts legal made unanimous support convicted mr botin could face prison term six year mr corcostegui former ceo santander also asked court new evidence admitted spite allegation mr botin continues lead santander instrumental âbn takeover last november british bank abbey national since taking chairmanship turned santander one top ten biggest bank world"}
{"document":"Business_507","words":"uk economy end year spurt uk economy grew estimated accelerating last quarter year say office national statistic ons figure line treasury bank england forecast ons say gross domestic product gdp rose strong three month december compared previous quarter rise came despite decline production output worst christmas retailer decade annual figure marked best year since also well ahead recorded growth final three month marked th consecutive quarter expansion basis latest information uk entered course continue record period growth said paul boateng chief secretary treasury statement ons said service sector account nearly threequarters uk economy grew quarter strong service figure welcomed analyst given lacklustre retail sale december across christmas holiday period fact service component well suggests back trend growth particularly concerned slowdown said ross walker uk economist rb financial market however output production sector contracted second quarterly fall row state affair economist classify recession however ons would comment definition recession whether manufacturing recovery steve radley chief economist manufacturer organisation eef said figure remain odds actually happening ground whilst company may experiencing tougher condition year recession word manufacturer would currently recognise ons said sharp fall mining quarrying driven oil gas extraction primarily responsible overall contraction manufacturing production figure simon rubinsohn chief economist gerrard said outturn well ahead market expectation cast doubt scare story round surrounding current state uk economy said gdp figure may help push interest rate expectation little higher along curve suggestion money market next move likely upward rather downward direction consistent thinking said mr rubinsohn bank england ninestrong ratesetting committee voted unanimously earlier month keep interest rate steady minute meeting showed wednesday"}
{"document":"Business_508","words":"healthsouth exboss go trial former head medical service firm healthsouth overstated earnings asset boost company share price claimed court richard scrushy accused directing bn âbn accounting fraud company cofounded alabama prosecutor said motivated wealth spending earning much le defence lawyer said mr scrushy deceived executive several former healthsouth employee already pleaded guilty fraud expected give evidence mr scrushy present evidence richard scrushy knew conspiracy participated conspiracy profited prosecutor alice martin told court mr scrushy first chief executive tried breaching sarbanes oxley act law introduced wake enron worldcom fraud obliges corporate boss vouch accuracy company result among charge face conspiracy commit fraud filing FALSE statement money laundering federal agent raided healthsouths office march company said none past financial statement could relied firm since reorganised board management team currently operates health clinic"}
{"document":"Business_509","words":"euro firm miss optimism large company around world highly optimistic economic prospect survey boss suggests biggest worry terror threat overregulation lowcost competition wild ups down oil price one exception firm western europe uk lacking confidence year slow growth business adviser pricewaterhousecoopers pwc conducted survey two year ago nearly boss gloomy prospect global business leader say facing twopronged regulatory assault string corporate scandal united state enron worldcom sarbanesoxley act force company much transparent paperwork cost lot time money across europe meanwhile stock exchangelisted company currently process moving new complex accounting standard called ifrs hacking red tape hardly avoided many chief executive around world appear decided deal lowcost competitor already boss polled survey say moved part business lowwage country another plan future possibly result worry lowcost competition slightly fallen last year company calling significant threat one biggest threat pwcs global chief executive samuel dipiazza said growing number company also concerned move outsource work cheaper country could hurt reputation home market harm quality service provide customer according frank brown global advisory leader pwc trend large company global operation one clear upside one risk one region example middle east wont kill business anymore surprisingly survey suggests rapid decline dollar seen huge threat anymore unlike even year ago cited thirdlargest problem mr dipiazza said interview chief executive suggested company adjusted new reality euro buy others successfully hedged position locked favourable exchange rate survey pricewaterhousecoopers interviewed chief executive throughout world last three month"}
{"document":"Business_51","words":"fiat mull ferrari market listing ferrari could listed stock market part overhaul fiat carmaking operation financial time reported said fiat set restructure business reaching bn bn euro âbn settlement gm fiat ownership step considered include listing ferrari bringing maserati alfa romeo closer together said despite strong sale alfa romeo fiat car business making loss proposal paper said could announced within day iconic sportscar maker could listed separately market fiat owns stake ferrari best known dominant formula one motor racing team first bought business considered floating ferrari opted sell minority stake italian bank mediobanca euro bn sale valued ferrari owns maserati brand bn euro price tag would change maserati stripped financial time said fiat may transfer maserati within wholly owned alfa romeo division effort exploit commercial synergy move would help alfa romeo maserati share marketing distribution research development cost maserati ferrari sell car company broke even fiat italy largest private sector employer comment reported change fiat recently negotiated end alliance general motor firm agreed pay bn exit agreement could liable buy fiat outright analyst said reported restructuring evidence greater flexibility fiat develop business"}
{"document":"Business_510","words":"lacroix label bought firm luxury good group lvmh sold lossmaking christian lacroix clothing label investment group parisbased firm shedding noncore business focusing profitable brand including moet chandon champagne louis vuitton lvmh said french designer haute couture readytowear label purchased falic group unspecified sum falic group bought two cosmetic label lvmh sale lacroix label come many fashion house struggling make money expensive haute couture range floridabased falic group also run chain duty free store said planned expand brand opening new store mr lacroix said planned stay label founded although exact detail still confirmed"}
{"document":"Business_52","words":"italy get economic action plan italian prime minister silvio berlusconi unveil plan aimed kickstarting country sputtering economy thursday night rome present action plan development italy meeting industrialist trade union leader mr berlusconi expected table reform aimed boosting research development rd spending competitiveness small firm also focus bankruptcy law slow pace legal system prime minister scheduled start meeting gmt government accused underfunding rd making harder italy compete european nation leading braindrain country brightest talent analyst say hiring firing staff still difficult expensive hampering development small mediumsized business result say italy corporate landscape filled numerous smaller company often reluctant become bigger extra hassle would accompany running larger firm time bankruptcy law make difficult failed company director set new business emerge debt situation hampering italy entrepreneurial spirit government say set tackling problem adding getting growth going responsibility italy million population according il sole ore italy business newspaper government focus opening market infrastructure research making incentive available bankruptcy law slow pace justice system mr berlusconi previously promised cut tax bn euro bn âbn year effort get people company spend also promised cap spending transport education health trim ballooning budget deficit italy plan raise much bn euro privatisation including partial flotation post office utility enel critic argue move go far enough could make italy problem worse limiting government spending lead job loss counter income tax cut negligible effect sentiment ultimately favour wealthy country one eurozones worst economic performer recent year growth improvement still long way ideal time business consumer confidence dipped analyst raised concern little spending stem italian dipping saving account using credit card without pick national growth say money could eventually run bringing italy economy juddering halt consumer spending account twothirds italy economy"}
{"document":"Business_53","words":"weak dollar hit reuters revenue medium group reuters slipped mainly due weakness dollar group said company said optimistic growth even revenue slipped âbn bn âbn reuters beat profit forecast posting rise profit year âm âm seen year earlier reuters also beat saving target delivering âm cut threeyear fast forward turnaround plan aimed save âm month december reuters also managed slow decline underlying revenue cut debt back âm âm year earlier news financial data seller said year begun well adding expected gradual improvement second quarter year good january sale added planning deliver âm saving coming year said expects hit âm restructuring charge pay cost moving fleet street new headquarters london canary wharf improving customer relationship competitive product continued strong cost discipline position well chief executive tom glocer said adding company beginning look beyond recovery growth"}
{"document":"Business_54","words":"hyundai build new india plant south korea hyundai motor announced plan build second plant india meet country growing demand car company didnt give detail investment said new plant would produce car year boost annual production capacity company india secondlargest car manufacturer unit hyundai expects sale india grow expects nearly double sale car new plant built close existing one chennai southern province tamil nadu south korea top car maker estimate indian market grow year vehicle reaching million vehicle demand india driven poor state public transport low level car ownership analyst said figure show currently eight people per thousand car owner desperately need expand production order meet growing demand indian auto market growing percent every year top competitor chairman chung mongkoo said statement said company plan use india base export europe latin america middle east company control half south korean market aim become global top five auto maker"}
{"document":"Business_55","words":"sa unveils budget south african government put tax cut increased social spending centre latest budget aiming stir economic growth aid country poor finance minister trevor manuel said focus budget tax cut target firm individual cutting corporate tax offering income tax cut worth bn rand bn âm spending health education rise respectively spending housing sanitation rise spending increase run next three year unveiling bnrand budget parliament mr manuel said south african economy grown average past four year slightly african average predicted south african economy would grow mr manuel added inflation fell expected remain least helped interest rate lowest level year given corporate personal tax cut new measure earning le rand year exempt income tax extra bn rand social spending partly met higher fuel tobacco alcohol tax budget focus hell lot spread across south africa said mr manuel said economic situation marked improvement position end apartheid acknowledged needed done improve life livelihood disadvantaged job year created south africa since unemployment remains high currently close economist colen garrow said budget looked would stimulate economic growth pleasant see cut company tax good incentive business said"}
{"document":"Business_56","words":"bmw drive record sale asia bmw forecast sale growth least asia year registering record sale luxury carmaker saw strong sale three marque bmw mini rollsroyce asia last year launch three new model company vying mercedesbenz title leading premium carmaker confident prospect region launching revamped version series saloon class next month bmw sold nearly car asia last year bmwbrand sale rose sale mini model rose also significant increase sale rollsroyces continent bmw sold iconic model compared ten previous year german carmaker aiming boost annual sale asia asia consider doubledigit increase retail order realistic basis current feature said helmut panke bmws group chief executive china remains main area concern bmw sale fell last year however bmw hopeful much better year direct investment china begin pay dividend company began assembling luxury highpowered sedan china generally good year bmw saw revenue core carmaking operation rise"}
{"document":"Business_57","words":"economy stronger forecast uk economy probably grew faster rate third quarter reported according bank england deputy governor rachel lomax private sector business survey suggest stronger economy official estimate lomax said survey collectively show rapid slowdown uk house price growth pointed mean despite strong economic growth base rate probably stay hold official data come office national statistic ons though reliable ons data take longer publish boe calling faster delivery data make effective policy decision recent work bank shown private sector survey add value even preliminary ons estimate available lomax said speech north wale business club ons due publish second estimate third quarter growth friday mpc judge overall growth little higher third quarter official data currently indicate lomax said bank said successful monetary policy depends good information rachel lomax cited late example time weak economic figure published substantially revised upwards year later statistical fog surrounding TRUE state economy proved particularly potent breeding ground policy error past said improving quality national statistic single best way making sure monetary policy committee mpc make right decision said bank england working tandem ons improve quality speed delivery data remark follow criticism house lord economic affair committee said mpc held interest rate high given inflation way target slowdown housing market year surge oil price made economic forecasting tricky leading uncertain outlook year rising oil price significant slowdown housing market awoken bad memory lomax said mpc well achieve stability next decade enjoyed past year decision interest rate made mpc gather together range indicator available every month clearest signal come indicator pointing direction lomax intimated economic assessment safety number"}
{"document":"Business_58","words":"electrolux export europe job electrolux saw share rise tuesday said would shifting manufacturing lowcost country swedish firm world largest maker home appliance said relocate plant western europe north america say facility would affected intends moving asia eastern europe mexico company two manufacturing site county durham make lawn garden product newton aycliffe cooker oven spennymoor newton aycliffe plant could also affected electroluxs separate announcement spinoff outdoor product unit new separate company electroluxs subsidiary brand include aeg zanussi frigidaire company said speeding restructuring programme aim save âm âm annually see half plant highcost country around risk said electrolux chief executive han straberg look pretty grim said swedish trade union official ulf carlsson going end producing sweden"}
{"document":"Business_59","words":"worldcom exboss launch defence lawyer defending former worldcom chief bernie ebbers battery fraud charge called company whistleblower first witness cynthia cooper worldcoms exhead internal accounting alerted director irregular accounting practice telecom giant warning led collapse firm following discovery bn âbn accounting fraud mr ebbers pleaded guilty charge fraud conspiracy prosecution lawyer argued mr ebbers orchestrated series accounting trick worldcom ordering employee hide expense inflate revenue meet wall street earnings estimate cooper run consulting business told jury new york wednesday external auditor arthur andersen approved worldcoms accounting early said andersen given green light procedure practice used worldcom mr ebbers lawyer said unaware fraud arguing auditor alert problem cooper also said shareholder meeting mr ebbers often passed technical question company finance chief giving brief answer prosecution star witness former worldcom financial chief scott sullivan said mr ebbers ordered accounting adjustment firm telling hit book however cooper said mr sullivan mentioned anything uncomfortable worldcoms accounting audit committee meeting mr ebbers could face jail sentence year convicted charge facing worldcom emerged bankruptcy protection known mci last week mci agreed buyout verizon communication deal valued bn"}
{"document":"Business_6","words":"japan narrowly escape recession japan economy teetered brink technical recession three month september figure show revised figure indicated growth similarsized contraction previous quarter annual basis data suggests annual growth suggesting much hesitant recovery previously thought common technical definition recession two successive quarter negative growth government keen play worrying implication data maintain view japan economy remains minor adjustment phase upward climb monitor development carefully said economy minister heizo takenaka face strengthening yen making export le competitive indication weakening economic condition ahead observer le sanguine painting picture recovery much patchier previously thought said paul sheard economist lehman brother tokyo improvement job market apparently yet feed domestic demand private consumption third quarter"}
{"document":"Business_60","words":"insurance boss plead guilty another three insurance executive pleaded guilty fraud charge stemming ongoing investigation industry malpractice two executive american international group aig one marsh mclennan latest investigation new york attorney general eliot spitzer obtained nine guilty plea highest ranking executive pleading guilty tuesday former marsh senior vice president joshua bewlay admitted one felony count scheming defraud face four year prison marsh spokeswoman said mr bewlay longer company mr spitzers investigation insurance industry looked whether company rigged bid fixed price last month marsh agreed pay âm settle lawsuit filed mr spitzer settlement neither admits denies allegation"}
{"document":"Business_61","words":"rise uk jobless total uk jobless total rose second month row december official figure show number people work rose million last three month even people employment average earnings rose year december november office national statistic ons added meanwhile benefit claimant total fell last month throughout number people work increased million highest figure since record began apparent discrepancy rising unemployment record number work explained increase working population fall economically inactive uk jobless rate rose previous quarter rate still remains one lowest world compared germany spain france despite people work manufacturing sector continued suffer worker axed last quarter pushing employment sector record low million end last year figure prompted analyst forecast bank england almost certainly raise rate year marc ostwald strategist monument security told reuters immediate market impact could expected enough underline boe hawkish rate"}
{"document":"Business_62","words":"wembley firm wont make profit share multiplex group building new wembley stadium fell much said would make money project australian firm said would break even bn australian dollar âm rebuild rise cost work profit would depend outcome legal case resulting change steel contractor added cut profit target wembley another uk project investor shaken news firm share fell four month low recovering close decline came despite multiplex reporting rise pretax profit reaffirming profit forecast increased cost wembley separate development london docklands saw multiplex construction division report profit firm said result expectation stressed majority uk project also include white city redevelopment scheme west london performing strongly recoup profit wembley firm changed steel contractor due legal dispute multiplex win legal claim subcontractor claim could take two year resolve multiplex belief claim sound ultimately exceed level needed support break even position said expected profit possible future period claim finalised wembley stadium due completed january officially open fa cup final analyst expressed concern unexpected paring back profit big writeback wembley project short period impacted management credibility simon wheatley goldman sachs told reuters"}
{"document":"Business_63","words":"car pull retail figure retail sale fell january biggest monthly decline since last august driven heavy fall car sale fall car sale expected coming december rise car sale fuelled generous prechristmas special offer excluding car sector retail sale january twice analyst expecting retail spending expected rise quickly steve gallagher chief economist sg corporate investment banking said january figure decent number seeing number saw second half still pretty healthy added sale appliance electronic store january sale hardware store dropped furniture store sale dipped sale clothing clothing accessory store jumped sale general merchandise store category includes department store rose strong gain part put consumer spending gift voucher given christmas sale restaurant bar coffee house rose grocery store sale december overall retail sale rose excluding car sector sale rose parul jain deputy chief economist nomura security international said consumer spending would continue rise slower rate growth consumer continue retain strength first quarter said van rourke bond strategist popular security agreed latest retail sale figure slightly stronger expected"}
{"document":"Business_64","words":"lufthansa may sue bush visit german airline lufthansa may sue federal agency damage arrival president george bush disrupted flight lufthansa said may lose million euro result air force one landing frankfurt airport flight affected hour wednesday morning double time expected leading cancellation delay lufthansa account six every plane using frankfurt airport research possibility michael lamberty lufthansa spokesman told bbc checking action taken court could taken mr lamberty explained company plan pursue germany air traffic controller organisation airport authority wanted instead see possible sue german federal agency gave order company said cancel short mediumdistance flight affecting passenger longhaul traveller disrupted central problem instead half hour arrival president bush german leg european tour took best part hour lufthansa said time restriction put plane taxiing taking landing frankfurt rheinmain airport extra time taken president bush entourage meant knockon effect led significant delay mr lamberty said outgoing flight income flight delayed average hour following president bush arrival affecting almost passenger despite problem mr lamberty said certain lufthansa would take legal action"}
{"document":"Business_65","words":"eu aiming fuel development aid european union finance minister meet thursday discus proposal including tax jet fuel boost development aid poorer nation policy maker ask report development money raised eu said world richest country said want increase amount aid give annual gross national income airline reacted strongly proposed fuel levy profit pressure airline industry lowcost firm driving price demand dipping september terrorist attack outbreak killer sars virus thing picked european company teetering brink bankruptcy present fuel used airline enjoys either low tax rate untaxed eu member state course applaud humanitarian initiative target airline said ulrich schultestrathaus secretary general association european airline industry midst fundamental crisisonly confronted measure designed increase cost continued eu sought allay airline fear stressing thursday meeting first step proposal also consideration added plan levy tax jet fuel hinder competitiveness airline solely funding development tax would implemented full consultation airline eu said thought widespread support plan tabled france germany following recent meeting world richest nation eu minister issue poverty africa south asia forced top politicial agenda politician campaigner calling done meeting london finance minister backed plan write debt world poorest country"}
{"document":"Business_66","words":"german business confidence slide german business confidence fell february knocking hope speedy recovery europe largest economy munichbased research institute ifo said confidence index fell february january first decline three month study found outlook manufacturing retail sector worsened observer hoping confident business sector would signal economic activity picking surprised ifo index taken knock said dz bank economist bernd weidensteiner main reason probably domestic economy still weak particularly retail trade economy labour minister wolfgang clement called dip february ifo confidence figure mild decline said despite retreat index remained relatively high level expected modest economic upswing continue germany economy grew last year shrinking however economy contracted last three month mainly due reluctance consumer spend latest indication growth still proving elusive ifo president hanswerner sinn said improvement german domestic demand sluggish export kept thing going first half demand export hit value euro hit record level making german product le competitive overseas top unemployment rate stuck close manufacturing firm including daimlerchrysler siemens volkswagen negotiating union cost cutting measure analyst said ifo figure germany continuing problem may delay interest rate rise european central bank eurozone interest rate comment senior official recently focused threat inflation prompting fear interest rate may rise"}
{"document":"Business_67","words":"fao warns impact subsidy billion farmer livelihood risk falling commodity price protectionism un food agriculture organisation warned trade barrier subsidy severely distort market fao report state agricultural commodity market said result billion people developing world rely farming face food insecurity endangered live leastdeveloped country fao report said support farmer industrialised nation equivalent time amount provided aid agricultural development poor country fao urged world trade organisation swiftly conclude negotiation liberalise trade easing developing country access world market also criticised high tariff imposed developed developing nation recommends developing country reduce tariff encourage trade take advantage market liberalisation according organisation subsidy high tariff strong impact trade product cotton rice global export product mainly hand european union thanks subsidy sell low price fact almost wealthy nation spend bn âbn bn euro agricultural subsidy market situation divided developing nation two group fao said first group reasonably diverse range agricultural product second group agriculture lie largely hand smallscale producer developing country export income come sale one product country mainly situated subsaharan africa latin america caribbean"}
{"document":"Business_68","words":"india seek boost construction india cleared proposal allowing foreign direct investment construction sector kamal nath commerce industry minister announced decision delhi thursday following cabinet meeting analyst say improving india infrastructure boost foreign investment sector indian government decision spread good cheer construction sector according indian firm spokesman dlf builder dr vancheshwar told bbc mean better offering consumer well builder said firm benefit world class strategic partnership design expertise technology consumer better choice government proposal state foreign investment allowed automatic route construction sector project including housing hotel resort hospital educational establishment automatic route mean construction company need get one set official approval need gain clearance foreign investment promotion board bureaucratic government hope new policy create employment construction worker benefit steel brickmaking industry mr nath also announced plan allow foreign investor develop smaller area land acquired foreign investor enter construction development area build resort township commercial premise construct least square meter square foot within specific timeframe said mr nath without specifying timeframe previously foreign investor develop much larger area discouraging entering indian market measure designed discourage foreign investor buying selling land speculatively without developing anshuman magazine managing director cb richard elli international real estate company told bbc big positive step however chittabrata majumdar general secretary centre indian trade union citu said allowing fdi country compromising india self reliance said country develop basis foreign investment alone mr majumdar also said assessment made whether foreign investment indeed beneficial country term employment money generated another way international company filling deep pocket"}
{"document":"Business_69","words":"boeing unveils new aircraft aircraft firm boeing unveiled new longdistance plane try regain position industry leading manufacturer lr capable flying almost mile nonstop linking city london sydney boeing contrast european rival airbus hope airline want fly smaller aircraft longer distance airbus overtook boeing number one civilian planemaker focusing socalled super jumbos analyst divided approach best say latest tussle boeing airbus may prove defining moment airline industry boeing plan offer twinengine plane able fly direct many world airport getting rid need connecting flight banking smaller slimmer plane lr muchanticipated dreamliner plane set take sky lr launch delayed september attack fifth variation boeings twinaisle plane company offically rolledout new seattle gmt better fuel efficiency engine made ge lighter material mean plane connect almost two city worldwide boeing latest variant successful line airplane doubt continue successful said david learmount operation safety editor industry magazine flight international lr niche player mr learmount continued adding reach criterion airline used picking aircraft mr learmount pointed lr market couple year limited success attracting order also said plane may able fly sydney london one hit prevailing wind meant would stop somewhere return journey airbus future big pinning hope plane carry many people large hub airport passenger would ferried final destination smaller plane airbus also keeping option open plan compete main category aircraft producing rival boeings line year airbus boeing year ago product range said flight international mr learmount boeing airbus taking order new plane boeing said expected sell lr plane next year already order pakistan international airline eva taiwan order help underpin company profit boeing said earnings last three month dropped cost relating stopping production smallest airliner cancellation air force tanker contract net profit âm euro quarter compared bn period"}
{"document":"Business_7","words":"job growth still slow created fewer job expected january fall jobseekers pushed unemployment rate lowest level three year according labor department figure firm added job january gain nonfarm payroll market expectation new job nevertheless enough push unemployment rate lowest level since september job gain mean president bush celebrate albeit fine margin net growth job economy first term office presided net fall job last november presidential election first president since herbert hoover result job creation became key issue last year election however adding december january figure administration first term job record ended positive territory labor department also said revised job gain december analyst said growth new job strong could expected given favourable economic condition suggests employment continuing expand moderate pace said rick egelton deputy chief economist bmo financial group getting boost employment would got given low value dollar still relatively low interest rate environment economy producing moderate satisfying amount job growth said ken mayland president clearview economics mean limited number new opportunity worker"}
{"document":"Business_70","words":"circuit city get takeover offer circuit city store secondlargest electronics retailer received bn âbn takeover offer bid come bostonbased private investment firm highfields capital management already owns circuit city share share retailer tuesday morning trading new york following announcement highfield said intends take virginiabased firm private transformation would eliminate publiccompany transparency company operating strategy uniquely damaging highly competitive industry circuit city going headtohead tough entrenched rival highfield said one analyst suggested bidding battle may begin company bill armstrong retail analyst cl king associate said expected see private investment firm come forward circuit city retailer debt free good cash flow despite fact said struggling keep market leader best buy cutprice competition like walmart said mr armstrong"}
{"document":"Business_71","words":"japan turn beer alternative japanese brewer increasingly making money beerflavoured drink rather beer beer spirit heavily taxed japan driving brewery search alternative japan long economic downturn helped drive trend drinker looked cheaper opportunity drown sorrow according asahi brewery market socalled beerlike drink set grow year asahi predicting profit rise launch drink based soybean peptide rather malt chosen name shinnama new draft disguise nonbeer nature despite record profit bn yen âm previous year asahi coming late market key rival sapporo already wellestablished beerflavoured draft one suntory meanwhile well super blue combine happoshu existing lowcost beer alternative made malt seawater shochu distilled alcohol derived sweet potato barley happoshu mainstay brewery profit year taking beer thanks low tax therefore low cost kirin fourth big name launching thirdtype drink april"}
{"document":"Business_72","words":"korean consumer spending south korea look set sustain revival thanks renewed private consumption central bank say country economy suffered overhang personal debt consumer credit card spending spree card use fell sharply last year picking rise spending yearonyear economy heading upward rather downward said central bank governor park seung worst seems passed mr park statement came bank decided keep interest rate alltime low cut rate november help revive economy rising inflation reaching monthonmonth january stopped cutting economic growth central bank predicting growth year indicator also suggesting country inching back towards economic health export traditionally driver expansion asian economy grew slower january time month domestic demand seems taking slack consumer confidence bounced back fouryear low january retail sale december credit card debt falling one million card default one eight end one biggest card issuer lg card rescued collapse december almost imploded weight customer bad debt government last year tightened rule card lending keep card glut control"}
{"document":"Business_73","words":"german growth go reverse germany economy shrank last three month upsetting hope sustained recovery figure confounded hope expansion fourth quarter europe biggest economy federal statistic office said growth whole year contraction earlier estimate said growth third quarter zero putting economy standstill july onward germany reliant export get economy back track unemployment five million impending cut welfare mean german consumer kept money major company including volkswagen daimlerchrysler siemens spent much tough talk union trimming job cost according statistic office destatis rising export outweighed fourth quarter continuing weakness domestic demand relentless rise value euro last year also hit competitiveness german product overseas effect depress prospect nation eurozone whole well germany eurozone interest rate senior official ratesetting european central bank beginning talk threat inflation prompting fear interest rate may rise ecbs mandate fight rising price boosting interest rate could threaten germany hope recovery"}
{"document":"Business_74","words":"turkeyiran mobile deal risk turkey investment iran mobile industry look set scrapped biggest mobile firm saw investment slashed mp iran parliament voted large majority cut turkcells stake new mobile network move justified national security ground follows earlier vote mp give veto foreign investment turkcell said decision increase risk attached project although company statement said would continue monitor development observer said thought turkcell set pull bn deal possibility carrying project next zero said atinc ozkan analyst finans investment istanbul turkcell back mtn south african firm lost original tender may well back running company said prepared accept minority stake iran award mobile deal turkcells mobile deal second turkish investment iran run trouble turkishaustrian consortium tav chosen build run tehran new imam khomeini international airport army closed hour opened may case justification national security amid allegation turkish firm close israel hardline posture taken parliament dominated religious conservative could yet impact inward investment"}
{"document":"Business_75","words":"eu minister mull jet fuel tax european union finance minister meeting thursday brussels discus controversial jet fuel tax levy jet fuel suggested way raise fund finance aid world poorest nation airline aviation body reacted strongly plan saying would hurt company time earnings pressure eu said tax would passed full consultation airline keen point earlier week new tax jet fuel hurt competitiveness airline minister also discussing reform regulation governing european public spending global leader focused attention poverty reduction development recent meeting group world economic forum world richest country said want boost amount aid give annual gross national income many eu minister thought support plan tax jet fuel tabled france germany following recent meeting present fuel used airline enjoys either low tax rate untaxed eu member state"}
{"document":"Business_76","words":"palestinian economy decline despite shortlived increase palestinian job economy performing well potential said world bank report unemployment stood compared uprising israeli occupation four year ago young people particularly hard hit work compared four year ago new job created last year brief easing violence closure however first half year palestinian economy lost job last year growth rate also attributed temporary gap violence report said according report intifada closure palestinian economic crisis assessment close link number closure border closure internal closure city palestinian economic problem closure arranged israel restrict movement palestinian people good slowing trade closure key factor behind today economic crisis west bank said nigel robert world bank country director west bank gaza nearly half palestinian live poverty line particularly vulnerable economic shock report said even would poverty line without average year international donor go towards job creation also called palestinian authority revive reform programme maintain financial discipline create investmentfriendly climate week colin powell secretary state visiting west bank stress support smooth palestinian election january"}
{"document":"Business_77","words":"china role yukos splitup china lent russia bn âbn help russian government renationalise key yuganskneftegas unit oil group yukos revealed kremlin said tuesday bn russian state bank veb lent stateowned rosneft help buy yugansk turn came chinese bank revelation came russian government said rosneft signed longterm oil supply deal china deal see rosneft receive bn credit china cnpc according russian newspaper vedomosti credit would used pay loan rosneft received finance purchase yugansk report said cnpc offered yugansk return providing finance company opted longterm oil supply deal instead analyst said one factor might influenced chinese decision possibility litigation yukos yugansks former owner cnpc become shareholder rosneft veb declined comment two company rosneft cnpc agreed prepayment longterm delivery said russian oil official sergei oganesyan nothing unusual prepayment five six year announcement help explain rosneft mediumsized indebted relatively unknown firm able finance surprise purchase yugansk yugansk sold bn auction last year help yukos pay part bn bill unpaid tax fine embattled russian oil giant previously filed bankruptcy protection court attempt prevent forced sale main production arm yugansk sold little known shell company turn bought rosneft yukos claim downfall punishment political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky country richest man mr khodorkovsky trial fraud tax evasion deal rosneft cnpc seen part china desire secure longterm oil supply feed booming economy china thirst product crude oil copper steel helped pushed global commodity price record level clearly chinese trying get leverage russia said dmitry lukashov analyst brokerage aton understand property right russia important right interested guaranteeing supply price oil fixed deal unlikely could profitable chinese mr lukashov continued rosneft desperate need cash good deal"}
{"document":"Business_78","words":"deadline nears fiatgm deal fiat general motor gm midnight february settle disagreement potential takeover deadline mark point fiat gain right sell car division gm part alliance agreed gm whose european operation losing money longer want unprofitable fiat unit report deadlocked talk sent fiat share tuesday monday gain hope payoff firm thought offering bn âbn extricate arrangement argued deal voided fiat decision sell fiat finance arm halve gm stake via capitalraising effort deal resulted race gm daimlerchrysler ally fiat german firm wanted buy fiat outright gianni agnelli godfather group wanted keep control preferred gm offer buy stake give fiat right sell future known put option since however fiat car lost market share firm piled loss plan raise new money cut gm stake half part gm european unit opel saab trouble opel management threatening cut job last thing need additional production capacity europe said patrick juchemich auto analyst sal oppenheim bank"}
{"document":"Business_79","words":"id theft surge hit consumer almost quarter million consumer complained targeted identity theft official figure suggest federal trade commission said two five report consumer concerned id fraud id theft occurs criminal use someone el personal information steal credit commit crime internet auction second biggest source fraud complaint comprising total total cost fraud reported consumer âm report mark fifth year row identity fraud topped table biggest slice id fraud case reported almost concerned abuse people credit misusing someone identity claim new credit card loan comprised total almost coming FALSE claim existing credit another came attempt rip people bank account case concerned attempt defraud employer abusing someone el identity outside field id theft near complaint internetrelated among internet auction complaint failure seller deliver supply substandard good common woe reported catalogue homeshopping fraud next line accounting total complaint concern internet service computer including spyware found people pc undisclosed charge website amounted complaint"}
{"document":"Business_8","words":"india call fair trade rule india attends meeting seven leading industrialised nation friday unlikely cowed newcomer status london thursday ahead meeting india finance minister lashed restrictive trade policy nation objected subsidy agriculture make hard developing nation like india compete also called reform united nation world bank imf palaniappan chidambaram india finance minister argued organisation need take account changing world order given india china integration global economy said issue globalisation term engagement globalisation mr chidambaram attending meeting part group nation account two third world population conference developing enterprise hosted uk finance minister gordon brown friday said favour floating exchange rate help country cope economic shock flexible exchange rate one channel absorbing positive negative shock told conference india along china brazil south africa russia invited take part meeting taking place london friday saturday china expected face renewed pressure abandon fixed exchange rate nation particular blamed surge cheap chinese export country tried use fixed exchange rate wish make judgement mr chidambaram said separately imf warned thursday india budget deficit large would hamper country economic growth forecast around year march year march indian economy grew"}
{"document":"Business_80","words":"argentina venezuela oil deal argentina venezuela extended foodforoil deal helped former overcome severe energy crisis last year argentine president nestor kirchner venezuelan president hugo chavez signed deal buenos aire tuesday last april argentina signed agreement import venezuelan fuel exchange agricultural good deal extended venezuela import cattle medicine medical equipment last year argentina severe energy crisis forced president kirchner suspend gas export chile argentina fear rising demand could spark another crisis want prevent signing deal two country also formalised cooperation deal venezuelan energy firm pdvsa argentina enarsa deal argentine market opened venezuelan investment president chavez added brazil petrobras could join soon cooperation deal president chavez ardent promoter concept south american oil company could include stateowned company venezuela argentina brazil bolivia two president also agreed create television sur latin american network stateowned television channel"}
{"document":"Business_81","words":"bmw recall faulty diesel car bmw recall car equipped faulty diesel fuelinjection pump supplied part maker robert bosch faulty part represent safety risk recall affect pump made december january bmw said early say many car affected much recall would cost german company extend planned production break one plant due faulty bosch part dingolfing site closed next week instead two day additional threeday stoppage mean production loss vehicle bmw said adding confident could make number later bosch stopped production part expects restart february faulty component represent safety risk cause motor stall significant amount mileage asked bmw would seeking compensation bosch carmaker chief executive helmut panke said first solve problem talking pay audi mercedes benz also supplied defective diesel fuelinjection pump neither recall vehicle spokesman daimlerchrysler parent company mercedes benz said however halt production close mercedes factory sindelfingen monday tuesday audi said hit production bottleneck due shortage unaffected bosch part"}
{"document":"Business_82","words":"takeover rumour lift exel share share storage delivery firm exel closed twoandahalf year high tuesday speculation receive imminent takeover bid talk city giant united parcel service ups likely bidder firm yet name mentioned connection buying exel dhlowner deutsche post finance firm ge capital share closing tuesday bracknellbased exel currently valued âbn bn exel employ people country active consolidation logistics sector paying âm buy fellow uk firm tibbett britten last august customer include boot burberry mothercare consumer product giant procter gamble andrew beh broker ing said ups deutsche post likely bidder offer share would fair bidding battle break great strategic fit company said interested expanding logistics make decent case cost synergy could justify premium thats make argument revenue synergy"}
{"document":"Business_83","words":"yukos accused lying court russian oil firm yukos lied court attempt stop russian government selling key production unit court heard unit yugansk sold pay bn âbn back tax bill yukos argued since subsidiary local bank account court could declare bankrupt stop auction yugansk deutsche bank target yukos lawsuit said document backdated strengthen case deutsche bank evidence came first day twoday hearing houston lawyer hugh ray told court yukos claimed transferred two texas bank account opened new subsidiary said firm intended reinforce presence thus chance getting case heard court said paper documenting transaction drawn till week yukos made bankruptcy application december backdated yukos chief financial officer bruce misamore moved early december set yukos usa acknowledged point said discrepancy paperwork money indeed transferred december even told court account day rest arriving day later deutsche bank involved case sued yukos agreed loan arm russian state gas firm gazprom money bid yuganskneftegaz yukos unit formally known sale went ahead despite order bankruptcy court ordered stopped end auction unknown shell company bn much le assessment value ending hand statecontrolled oil firm rosneft rosneft meanwhile agreed merge gazprom bringing large chunk russia profitable oil business back state control yukos maintains filed bankruptcy feared would able russia also said event going bust could offer chance restructuring give kind life death alternative said yukos chief executive steven theede yukos currently suing four company gazprom unit gazpromneft rosneft shell company bidding part yugansks disposal also threatened sue russian government bn analyst questioned whether court jurisdiction russian company moscow official dismissed yukos legal wrangling meaningless yukos claim right shareholder ignored punished political ambition founder mikhail khodorkovsky mr khodorkovsky russia richest man prison charged fraud tax evasion repeatedly denied bail"}
{"document":"Business_84","words":"mexican send bn home mexican labourer living sent record bn âbn home last year bank mexico said remittance grew last year represent country secondbiggest source income oil better record greater prosperity mexican expatriate main reason behind increase million mexican live million citizen mexican origin remittance represent country gdp according bank mexico figure last year million transaction average value per remittance bank said according standard poor recently upgraded mexico sovereign debt rating rise remittance help protect mexican economy potential fall international oil price growth remittance sparked fierce competition bank bank america announced last week planned eliminate transfer fee customer remittance charge estimated dropped report treasury interamerican development bank said interamerican development bank estimate remittance latin america caribbean reached bn"}
{"document":"Business_85","words":"home loan approval rising number mortgage approved uk risen first time since may last year according lending figure bank england new loan december rose slightly higher november nineyear low mortgage lending rose âbn december âbn rise november figure contradict survey british banker association said approval fiveyear low analyst say figure show market may stabilising still point house price softness modest rise mortgage approval lending december reinforces impression housing market currently slowing steadily rather sharply said global insight analyst howard archer commenting boes figure bba belief property market continuing cool change mortgage regulation may artificially depressed figure november thus flattering december figure analyst said october last year new rule came force meant lender forced withdraw mortgage product temporarily november defer lending made sure complied rule properly separately bank england said consumer credit rose âbn december âbn expected âbn reported previous month"}
{"document":"Business_86","words":"manufacturing recovery slowing uk manufacturing grew slowest pace oneandahalf year january according survey chartered institute purchasing supply cips said purchasing manager index pmi fell revised december despite missing forecast pmi number remained indicating expansion sector cips said strong pound dented export rising oil metal price kept cost high survey added rising input price cooling demand deterred factory manager hiring new worker effort cut cost triggered second successive monthly fall cips employment index lowest level since june survey upbeat official figure suggest manufacturing recession analyst said survey suggest manufacturing recovery running steam appears uk twotier economy said prebon yamane economist lena komileva weakness manufacturing think would concern policymakers bank england"}
{"document":"Business_87","words":"worldcom bos left book alone former worldcom bos bernie ebbers accused overseeing bn âbn fraud never made accounting decision witness told juror david myers made comment questioning defence lawyer arguing mr ebbers responsible worldcoms problem phone company collapsed prosecutor claim loss hidden protect firm share mr myers already pleaded guilty fraud assisting prosecutor monday defence lawyer reid weingarten tried distance client allegation cross examination asked mr myers ever knew mr ebbers make accounting decision aware mr myers replied ever know mr ebbers make accounting entry worldcom book mr weingarten pressed replied witness mr myers admitted ordered FALSE accounting entry request former worldcom chief financial officer scott sullivan defence lawyer trying paint mr sullivan admitted fraud testify later trial mastermind behind worldcoms accounting house card mr ebbers team meanwhile looking portray affable bos admission pe graduate economist whatever ability mr ebbers transformed worldcom relative unknown bn telecom giant investor darling late worldcoms problem mounted however competition increased telecom boom petered firm finally collapsed shareholder lost bn worker lost job mr ebbers trial expected last two month found guilty former ceo face substantial jail sentence firmly declared innocence"}
{"document":"Business_88","words":"metlife buy citigroup insurer banking giant citigroup sold traveler life annuity insurance arm metlife bn âbn sale move citigroup away strategy offering every financial service insurance broking banking profit growth insurance market matched expansion citigroups business metlife us leading insurance company purchase give access much larger distribution network robert benmosche metlifes chairman chief executive said great opportunity brand metlife distributed citigroup agreement metlife able sell product citigroup next year deal includes smith barney retail brokerage citibank branch company pay bn bn metlife stock rest made cash traveler sale bn made profit total net asset bn deal employ metlifes excess capital potentially higherreturn business give distribution said stuart quint analyst gartmore"}
{"document":"Business_89","words":"europe blame weak dollar european leader openly blamed sharp rise value euro official talking dollar said failing take action back word meeting brussels finance minister eurozone country voiced concern rise european currency harming export dollar within touching distance alltime low reached earlier november gmt tuesday dollar slightly euro buying yen tokyo rallied briefly monday amid sign oil price easing analyst said respite likely temporary european minister comment said junya tanase jpmorgan chase bank tokyo generally weak produce market reaction still standard diplomacy european minister forthright nicolas sarkozy france said colleague unanimous worry decline dollar would hit europe economy eating export concerned development destabilising linked accumulation deficit american friend said comment come day treasury secretary john snow said strong dollar america interest enough mr sarkozy american change policy say said european union monetary affair commissioner made clear action necessary fully welcome word mr snow said joaquin almunia need see decision adopted direction imbalance economy adjusted future decision market past week economist point whatever europe say short term weaker dollar boon president george bush administration boost export also make budget deficit easier fund hand slower european export would mean slower eu growth potentially reducing demand good"}
{"document":"Business_9","words":"ethiopia crop production ethiopia produced million tonne crop higher average past five year report say crop production totalled million tonne joint report food agriculture organisation world food programme said good rain increased use fertilizer improved seed contributed rise production nevertheless million ethiopian still need emergency assistance report calculated emergency food requirement tonne top tonne fortified blended food vegetable oil targeted supplementary food distribution survival programme child five pregnant lactating woman needed eastern southern ethiopia prolonged drought killed crop drained well last year total tonne food assistance needed help seven million ethiopian food agriculture organisation fao recommend food assistance bought locally local purchase cereal food assistance programme recommended far possible assist domestic market farmer said henri josserand chief fao global information early warning system agriculture main economic activity ethiopia representing gross domestic product ethiopian depend directly indirectly agriculture"}
{"document":"Business_90","words":"french wine get euro topup french government hand struggling wine industry euro aid help battle falling sale damaging overproduction financial package aimed assisting vintner financial trouble improving wine marketed french wine industry world second largest hit declining consumption home growing popularity new world wine wine maker however claimed support go far enough package announced agriculture minister dominique bussereau talk vintner representative bulk money euro offered form preferential loan heavily indebted producer enable reschedule payment euro made available wine cooperative make majority french producer low interest loan effort promote french wine abroad boosted extra euro funding france fell behind new world producer australia chile united state first time term export domestic consumption accounting sale suffered strict restriction advertising tough drinkdriving law aid package would create positive climate around french viticulture mr bussereau said however wine maker farmer said support much le hoping afraid resource ambition jeanmichel lemetayer fnsea agricultural union told associated press news agency effort tackle overcapacity government agree vine destroyed area grower give unanimous consent vintner helped take early retirement government also seek european union approval distil million litre excess wine alcohol vintner receiving compensation production currently outstripping demand support designed make french producer competitive face increasing global consolidation across wine industry wine maker france bestknown region burgundy found hard invest new technology create recognisable brand appeal overseas buyer"}
{"document":"Business_91","words":"russia get investment blessing soaring oil sale budget surplus mean russian debt longer risky investment one world leading credit rating agency say standard poor classed russian bond investment grade former speculative rating russia reputation among investor hurt recent month heavy tax bill asset seizure imposed company oil giant yukos sp said solidity government finance outweighed risk russia net creditor rather debtor gold foreign currency reserve bn beat foreign public debt bn two major rating agency fitch moody long since upped rating russia sovereign debt sp held back fear government dragging foot economic legal reform though finally followed suit agency made clear improved rating mean risk thing past instead russian government coffer brimming tax revenue energy sale sp said government debt looking good bet improvement significant outweight serious growing political risk continues key rating constraint russia wrote sp credit analyst helena hessel yukos saga highprofile political risk hessel alludes company founder exchief executive mikhail khodorkovsky jail trial tax evasion fraud many believe real motive prosecution threatened use wealth set political alternative president vladimir putin company meanwhile widely believed fallen victim kremlin wish get russian energy resource far possible back state control"}
{"document":"Business_92","words":"iranian mp threaten mobile deal turkey biggest private mobile firm could bail bn bn deal build network iran mp slashed stake project conservative parliament say turkcells stake irancell new network cut already given veto foreign investment deal following allegation turkish firm involvement israel turkcell say may give deal altogether iran currently one heavily congested mobile network long waiting list new subscriber turkcell signed contract new network september new operator planned offer subscription well existing firm price tag parliamentary commission ruled turkcells controlling stake high say turkcell security risk alleged business tie israel parliament whole dominated religious conservative vote ruling tuesday turkcell said ruling would make difficult turkcells financial consolidation irancell stake would reduced le management control financial consolidation irancell cannot achieved realisation project become risky warned statement firm refused comment whether business dealing israel although like almost gsm operator worldwide interconnection deal israeli network customer use phone two country strengthened tie defence economic issue israeli industry minister ehud olmert reported june attended meeting ruhi dogusoy turkcells chief operating officer executive israeli telecom firm telecom one two area specifically targeted new veto law foreign investment passed earlier september airport source controversy army closed tehran new imam khomeini international airport opening day may allegation partturkish tav consortium built ran link israel"}
{"document":"Business_93","words":"argentina close bn debt swap argentina set close bn âbn debt restructuring offer bondholder later friday government hopeful creditor accept deal estimated loss bondholder original value bond yet majority expected accept government offer argentina defaulted debt three year ago biggest sovereign default modern history yesterday argentina economy minister roberto lavagna said estimated result restructuring would ready around next thursday march argentina president nestor kirchner said friday year ago started swap negotiation told crazy irrational added government close achieving best debt renegotiation history country default bn based original debt bn plus interest past three year offer go ahead international lawsuit behalf aggrieved investor could follow analyst optimistic go despite tough term bondholder bondholder expected accept term offer february creditor holding bn total debt accepted offer sorting debt would enhance country credibility international market enable attract foreign investment argentina bondholder reside argentina italy switzerland united state germany japan investor uk holland luxembourg remainder broken country deal likely taken enthusiastically domestic investor benefit argentina economy becomes stable"}
{"document":"Business_94","words":"economy show solid gdp growth economy grown expected expanding annual rate last quarter gross domestic product figure ahead government estimated month ago rise reflects stronger spending business capital equipment smallerthanexpected trade deficit gdp measure country economic health reflecting value good service produce new gdp figure announced commerce department friday also topped growth rate economist forecast ahead friday announcement growth annual rate third quarter year came best figure five year however positive economic climate may lead rise interest rate many expecting rate rise march januarytomarch quarter economy expected grow annual rate economist forecast final quarter business increased spending capital equipment software third quarter consumer spending grew final quarter third quarter"}
{"document":"Business_95","words":"profit slide india dr reddy profit indian drugmaker dr reddys fell research cost rose sale flagged firm said profit rupee three month december sale fell bn rupee dr reddys built reputation producing generic version bigname pharmaceutical product competition intensified firm company short new product launch recent annoucement december exclusive marketing right generic version famous antidepressant prozac maker eli lilly also lost key court case march banning selling version pfizers popular hypertension drug norvasc research development new drug continuing apace rd spending rising rupee key cause decrease profit alongside fall sale patent number wellknown product due run near future representing opportunity dr reddy whose share listed new york indian generic manufacturer sale dr reddys generic business fell rupee another staple firm business sale ingredient drug also performed poorly sale previous year bn rupee face strong competition home europe dr reddys indian competitor gathering strength although face heavy competitive pressure"}
{"document":"Business_96","words":"burren awarded egyptian contract british energy firm burren energy awarded two potentially lucrative oil exploration contract egypt company successfully bid two contract granted government owned oil firm covering onshore offshore area gulf suez burren energy already presence egypt awarded exploration contract last year firm floated recently announced deal buy indian firm hindustan oil exploration âm deal give burren energy access indian oil gas industry latest contract expands burren energy global exploration production portfolio also hold contract turkmenistan republic congo asset significantly increase exploration portfolio egypt continue investigate opportunity region said chief executive finian osullivan"}
{"document":"Business_97","words":"strong dollar call halt slide dollar slide euro yen halted treasury secretary john snow said strong dollar america interest analyst said gain likely shortlived problem economy still significant also pointed positive comment apart president george bush administration done little stop dollar slide weak dollar help boost export narrow current account deficit dollar trading euro gmt still close record level set november japanese yen trading yen hitting sevenmonth low earlier day policy maker europe called dollar slide brutal blamed strength euro dampening economic growth however unclear whether minister would issue declaration aimed curbing euro rise monthly meeting eurozone minister late monday higher growth europe regarded official way huge current account deficit weighing dollar could reduced mr snow currently dublin start fournation eu visit applauded ireland introduction lower tax deregulation helped boost growth eurozone growing potential major part global economy potential negative consequence citizen economy trading partner said mr snow comment may helped shore dollar monday careful qualify statement basic policy course let open competitive market set value explained market driven fundamental towards fundamental official also said economy need grow main global growth engine economist say fundamental key indicator economy looking far rosy domestic consumer demand cooling heavy spending president bush pushed budget deficit record bn âbn current account deficit meanwhile hit record bn second quarter many analyst weaker dollar stay end sight said carsten fritsch strategist commerzbank matter time euro reach analyst maintain secretly happy lower dollar help make export cheaper europe thus boosting economy"}
{"document":"Business_98","words":"imf cut german growth estimate international monetary fund cut growth forecast german economy financial time deutschland reported imf also reduce growth estimate member eurozone economy newspaper reported german economy faltering unemployment level rising seventyyear high million sluggish performance continues hamper entire eurozone imf draft world economic outlook due published april would point marked deterioration germany economy ft report said september imf said german growth current year would imf also revised eurozone forecast paper said taking account high oil price strength euro weak demand many world leading economy europe economic difficulty highlighted organisation economic cooperation development argued report published tuesday continent could achieve living standard freeing labour market eurozone look like selfsustaining recovery james carrick economist abn amro told newspaper dependant rest world"}
{"document":"Business_99","words":"gm ford cut output sale fall car firm general motor gm ford forced cut production face falling car sale sale gm sank february compared year ago ford sale dropped foreign rival took bigger share market meanwhile asian carmaker fared well toyota sale jumped rival nissan notched increase overall sale across industry also fell million vehicle million year earlier gm ford blamed high fuel price low sale big truck gasguzzling sport utility vehicle suv vehicle provide biggest profit gm added truck sale fell february car business tumbled however acknowledge new product pontiac chevrolet cobalt put solid performance calendar year starting slower expected gm industry said mark laneve gm vice president north american sale service marketing slump sale prompted group cut production north america already reduced output around face growing stockpile meanwhile ford posted ninth consecutive drop monthly sale said cutting firstquarter north american production another vehicle chrysler unit germany daimlerchrysler detroit based automaker boast increase market share month sale rising america loss foreign rival gain continued nibble away market japan top car maker toyota nissan saw sale accelerate even smaller suzuki motor corp snapped business sale improving year ago firm launched ambitious plan triple sale seek become bigger player asian assault market korea hyundai another big gainer turning surge february sale toyota put rise sale strong result redesigned avalon sedan surge sale gaselectric prius hybrid midsize sedan petrolprice conscious consumer looked vehicle cheaper run gas price continue upward march fuel efficiency catch public eye jim press vice president chief operating officer toyota sale arm said statement"}
{"document":"Politics_1","words":"labour plan maternity pay rise maternity pay new mother rise part new proposal announced trade industry secretary patricia hewitt would mean paid leave would increased nine month hewitt told gmtvs sunday programme plan include letting maternity pay given father extending right parent older child tory dismissed maternity pay plan desperate liberal democrat said misdirected hewitt said already doubled length maternity pay week elected already taken week going extend pay nine month aim get right full month end next parliament said new mother already entitled month leave many woman could take six month paid made firm commitment definitely extend maternity pay six month nine month thats extra said minister would consult proposal could see father allowed take partner maternity pay leave period extending right flexible working carers parent older child shadow secretary state family theresa may said plan announced gordon brown prebudget review december tony blair recycling desperate bid win back woman voter said conservative would announce proposal closer general election liberal democrat spokeswoman woman sandra gidley said mother would welcome extra maternity pay liberal democrat feel money misdirected said party would boost maternity pay first six month allow woman stay home time hewitt also stressed plan would paid taxpayer employer david frost director general british chamber commerce warned many small firm could crippled move majority salary cost may covered government statutory pay recruitment cost advertising cost retraining cost strain company said detail government plan outlined monday new mother currently entitled average earnings first six week giving birth followed week baby six month old"}
{"document":"Politics_10","words":"crucial decision supercasinos decision whether allow westminster legislate supercasinos set made scottish parliament government plan eight la vega style resort uk one likely glasgow scottish minister insist still final say whether supercasino built scotland opposition party say happen practice vote due taken wednesday expected close scottish executive belief legislation handled westminster new law control internet gambling first time aimed preventing child becoming involved supercasino glasgow could located ibrox scottish exhibition conference centre new gambling bill going westminster allow casino complex open public live entertainment large number fruit machine unlimited prize scottish national party tory say issue supercasinos decided scotland believe executive shirking responsibility"}
{"document":"Politics_100","words":"guantanamo man suing government british terror suspect held guantanamo bay month plan sue government reported martin mubanga claimed observer mi officer played key role consigning camp cuba following arrest zambia mr mubanga wembley london said brutally interrogated daubed urine camp home secretary said would launching investigation medium report well informed mr mubanga dual british zambian nationality one four briton released camp january said sent interrogated british man said mi shortly arrest zambia march mr mubanga said afghanistan pakistan study islam said unable return uk lost british passport travelling zambian passport instead mr mubanga said mi agent told passport found cave afghanistan along document listing jewish group new york suggested alqaeda reconnaissance mission mr mubanga said man american female defence official tried recruit agent refused within three week told would sent guantanamo bay lawyer louise christian said hoping issue proceeding misfeasance official colluded american effectively kidnapping taking guantanamo menzies campbell liberal democrat foreign affair spokesman said vital establish whether minister approved mr mubangas transfer guantanamo foreign office spokesman said could comment activity british intelligence security agency home secretary charles clarke told bbc one breakfast frost im organising specific investigation mr mubanga first four detainee freed last month give medium interview told observer worst moment told would released last march confined told would many year claimed stripped clothes mattress forced remain empty metal box naked except boxer short said interrogator used mop daub urine chained hand foot mr mubanga insists feel bitter said ive lost three year life muslim added authority wanted break strengthened theyve made even im quite sure yet person government denied claim saying condemned prohibited torture statement said department defense doubt mr mubanga properly detained enemy combatant law war detained prevent fighting ally war terror fair trial abroad director stephen jakobi said similarity mr mubangas account guantanamo detainee said pattern real problem concentration camp condition guantanamo charles clarke really pretending made mr mubanga three freed british detainee released without charge uk police return cuba"}
{"document":"Politics_101","words":"council tax rise reasonable welsh council set tax reasonable level given average funding increase say assembly government finance minister sue essex said good deal local government âbn settlement includes full âm uk treasury announced chancellor gordon brown opposition party said rebanding council tax would mean steep rise addition âm come business support grant scheme enables local authority keep part business rate said spending rise kept around confident council able set council tax reasonable level welsh local government association wlga said eve announcement said significant cut service may still unavoidable announcement wlga finance spokesman bob wellington torfaen said vital rise minimsed limited amount money come available answer problem said mr wellington vital start plan future year accept resource continue reduce pressure service increase monday delegation north wale council visited essex lobby increased fund essex said listened view local government council tax payer recognise funding pressure concern council tax rise met large number local authority recent week aware pressure provide local service keep level council tax particularly people moving band due revaluation domestic property said council tax could kept reasonable level even people moved band settlement includes rise grant help council deprived community rise capital expenditure support essex said good deal local government allow wellmanaged council wale develop service charge reasonable level council tax matter council leader manage budget local level plaid cymru local government spokesman dai lloyd called announcement hugely disappointing said wale local authority short changed yet whinging labour assembly government often claim anger mean either massive hike council tax massive cut service provided council mike german leader liberal democrat assembly claimed one three home still likely face council tax rise due rebanding mr german said know discussion welsh liberal democrat council leader utmost keep council tax minimum random redistribution effect rebandingwill create great deal difficulty conservative local government spokesman glyn davy said minister claim majority council tax payer wale see little change taking spin verge deception added around third welsh household revalued upwards least one band inevitably face increase double figure"}
{"document":"Politics_102","words":"blunkett row end blair prime minister tony blair said time draw line controversy surrounding david blunkett tory lib dems called second inquiry fasttracking visa application mr blunketts exlovers nanny sir alan budd found chain event linked mr blunkett leoncia casalmes indefinite leave remain application end middle east trip mr blair said still admired mr blunkett thought integrity intact tuesday sir alan said application leave remain uk made kimberly quinns nanny processed day day faster average could find evidence show whether mr blunketts intervention intended give special help lover nanny raising case example poor departmental performance first comment since sir alans announcement mr blair told bbc news yet read report detail told bbc news far im concerned drawn line asked mr blunkett could return frontline politics point replied made admiration david clear remains he tremendous colleague he done great job first home secretary education secretary future something approach future prime minister shrugged claim conservative leader michael howard led grubby government said mr blunketts integrity remained intact person first asked inquiry set accepted originally thought happened happened said think sir alan budd also accepted wasnt conspiracy coverup think line drawn move earlier mr howard said need another inquiry judgeled inquiry many question werent answered deceit heart government limited visa affair argued lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten also said strong case judgeled judicial review said next time happens may nanny visa may something even important mr blunkett quit home secretary last week told advance sir alans finding statement exhome secretary said accepted inquiry finding said told truth throughout raised nanny case example unacceptable backlog system"}
{"document":"Politics_103","words":"minimum rate foster parent foster carers guaranteed minimum allowance help cover cost government announced payment level vary area area carers getting week clothes food cost minister child young people family margaret hodge said new plan ensure fosterers allowance would fair possible however local authority set pay allowance concerned extra cash found child live foster family uk carers said need money make end meet hodge said foster carers must pocket meeting cost caring looked child crucial role society need make sure arrangement paying foster carers fair transparent possible proposal national minimum rate show serious creating better deal foster carers encouraging people come forward consider fostering worthwhile rewarding opportunity government seeking amend child bill pass common next week establish national minimum payment fostering network executive director robert tapsfield criticised existing system logic system value child differently depending live shortage foster carers england sustainable situation expect carers fund foster care pocket charity recommends weekly payment looking baby survey discovered rate paid neighbouring authority could vary much per week association director social service ad said agreed principle government plan tony hunter organisation president said many devil lot detail hidden within government proposal ad fully support proper remuneration valued foster carers look forward working minister local government fostering organisation order make sure sensible practicable policy emerges"}
{"document":"Politics_104","words":"royal couple watch nation mood prince charles camilla parker bowles awaiting nation reaction announcing married april mr parker bowles take title hrh duchess cornwall civil ceremony held windsor castle daily telegraph poll people suggests twothirds briton support couple decision marry think mr parker bowles become princess consort planned charles becomes king believe title think become queen poll also found majority briton would prefer monarchy miss generation queen handing throne grandson prince william death abdication thursday night prince charles mr parker bowles hosted dinner windsor castle first public appearance since announcing engagement mr parker bowles said prince went one knee propose added im coming earth displayed diamond engagement ring royal family heirloom reporter charles said wifetobe absolutely delighted marriage end year speculation relationship date back queen duke edinburgh said news made happy prince william harry said happy wish couple luck future wedding civil ceremony followed service prayer dedication st george chapel archbishop canterbury dr rowan williams preside marriage likely sensitive issue mr parker bowles divorced former husband still alive became king charles would supreme governor church england anglican remain opposed remarriage divorcee divorce diana disappointment country felt diana treated opened sense disillusionment prince charles said ro coward wrote authorised biography diana princess wale archbishop canterbury said pleased prince charles mr camilla parker bowles decided take important step tony blair said delighted couple offered congratulation conservative leader michael howard liberal democrat leader charles kennedy australia prime minister john howard also offered congratulation adding decision marry sensible good thing mr parker bowles joined prince numerous engagement recent year mostly evening event prince trust clarence house staff pain point attended event private capacity"}
{"document":"Politics_105","words":"muslim police stop likely uk muslim accept people islamic appearance likely stopped searched police home office minister said hazel blears said innocent muslim would targeted search islamic extremist qualification religious leader enter uk could also made tougher told common inquiry comment described irresponsible outrageous islamic human right commission ihrc threat likely come people associated extreme form islam falsely hiding behind islam salford mp told common home affair committee mean counterterrorism power disproportionately experienced muslim community reality recognised said threat particular place action going targeted area added minister religion imam said faith group would asked qualification skill civic knowledge ability engage community demanded last year minister introduced requirement minister speak english certain level ihrc chairman massoud shadjareh accused blears playing islamophobia card runup general election demonising alienating community said legitimisation backlash racist onslaught community sort comment music ear racist later prime minister official spokesman urged people put blears comment context minister saying understood perception stop search aimed one community happening spokesman said happening power aimed suspected carrying planning certain activity happen come one community aimed particular community police policy aim power particular community added statistic showed people found guilty terrorist act uk since september attack four whose ethnic background known muslim added figure published last week showed people ethnic minority increasingly likely targeted police stop search tactic figure showed asian time likely stopped searched compared time likely previous year separate figure police search england wale carried terrorism act showed ethnic minority likely targeted muslim group repeatedly claimed community victimised terror law search law asian people even though make population last july police accused islamophobia muslim group stop search figure showed number asian targeted risen since introduction antiterror law"}
{"document":"Politics_106","words":"howard attack cost asylum michael howard launched attack cost britain chaotic asylum system tony blair tory leader said english local authority spent âbn per household asylum since labour power mr howard expected tell activist kent voter tolerance desire help others abused party refugee agency already attacked tory plan annual limit number mr howard said britain take fair share world genuine refugee anniversary liberation auschwitz grandmother murdered along million others reminded moral responsibility fleeing persecution due say fulfil responsibility get grip system fair play matter people want government upholds rule one turn blind eye bent abused said let clear asylum system abused britain generosity earlier week mr howard said party plan cut immigration racist arguing would make asylum system fairer genuine refugee elected party would institute annual limit asylum claim would processed overseas prompted charity say plan would put refugee life risk turned away quota filled moral responsibility towards people fleeing persecution policy provide safe said hannah ward refugee council people turn uk asking help turned away michael howard policy effectively mean safe uk come cost perhaps start decision made asylum seeker many shown wrong one five decision appealed successfully overturned rising half nationality need good quality decisionmaking asylum application delay system cost much tony blair said labour would set workable plan tackling immigration abuse next week attacked tory plan cutting number frontline immigration staff border actually make problem worse said mr blair liberal democrat chairman matthew taylor said needed quick fair firm asylum system said absolutely disgusting propose system could turn away genuine refugee conservative say little risk happening demand asylum considered quota set monday mr howard said racist people claim talk controlling immigration far"}
{"document":"Politics_107","words":"brown outline third term vision gordon brown outlined think key theme new labour next general election bid said ensuring every child britain best start life could legacy match nh creation chancellor previously planned party election strategy time role filled alan milburn key ally tony blair premier insisted mr brown key role labour campaign praised handling economy writing guardian newspaper mr brown outlined view direction new labour taking manifesto programme coming decade make clear labour ambition simply tackling idleness delivering full employment attacking ignorance disease squalor promoting lifelong education good health sustainable community bbc political editor andrew marr said mr brown article warning shot mr blair try cut manifesto writing process always coded careful entirely deliberate mr marrs assessment prime minister asked mr brown article election role appeared bbc radio today programme mr blair said decision yet taken election would run chancellor role would central mr blair argued new labour country changed better part mr brown management economy pledged childcare would centrepiece labour manifesto also predicted next general election tough tough fight new labour prime minister insisted know date poll would take place despite speculation may mr blair said taking nothing granted ahead vote warning tory strategy win power via back door hinting aiming cut labour majority instead hoping outright win"}
{"document":"Politics_108","words":"super union merger plan touted two britain big trade union could merge form super union two million member move amicus transport general worker union tgwu would seen bid carry weight minister employer amicus million member tgwu merger would approved union executive membership understood meeting held wednesday proposal along gmb unison tgwu amicus worked closely together last year hammer point deal labour leadership equality work holiday pension warwick agreement union remaining tightlipped merger rumour one insider pointed bbc news website nobody denying suggestion merger could agenda two union executive hold meeting wednesday amicuss executive due meet case although tgwu holding specially scheduled talk"}
{"document":"Politics_109","words":"uk firm embracing ecommerce uk firm embracing internet trading opportunity never ecommerce minister mike obrien say governmentcommissioned study ranked uk third world index use information communication technology ict report suggests uk firm using broadband micro business trading online mr obrien said uk business sprinting forward ict use challenge ahead report carried independently consultant booz allen hamilton hi europe placed uk third behind sweden ireland business use ict showed british business brought greater maturity ict use using broadband increased number bringing ict business plan using new technology voice activated programme desktop video conference mr obrien said increase proportion business connected broadband show uk company embracing opportunity ict bring particularly encouraging see small business beginning narrow digital divide appeared opened recent year government would play part cultivating environment information communication technology flourish mr obrien said clear message report sends effective use ict bring real improvement business performance business however finishing line yet many challenge remain uk reach aim becoming worldleading eeconomy added international benchmarking study based telephone interview business uk business eighth series examining adoption deployment ict world industrialised nation"}
{"document":"Politics_11","words":"mr howard get key election role michael howard exmodel wife sandra play leading role conservative election campaign mr howard make solo visit target seat well accompanying husband helicopter campaign trail crisscrossing country mr howard host news conference party london hq every morning tory cochairman liam fox said want michael accessible possible mr fox said adding party afraid scrutiny tory leader wanted meet many ordinary member public mr fox said tony blair also said intending get talk many people possible election campaign labour campaign chief say plan mr blair hold daily news conference mr fox responded accusing prime minister hiding away scrutiny london medium liberal democrat also say planning hold daily news conference charles kennedy mr howard role mr fox said sandra already campaigning michael number visit undertaking short visit pattern continue worked well mr howard made debut speech conservative party conference bournemouth last october used speech fringe highlight work drug charity addaction support mr howard also appeared along side husband tv chat show interview itvs morning said often criticised husband showing side know"}
{"document":"Politics_110","words":"uk heading wrong way howard tony blair chance tackle problem facing britain failed michael howard said britain heading wrong direction conservative leader said new year message mr blair government bossy interfering government take decision made individual added labour campaign spokesman fraser kemp responded britain working dont let tory wreck mr howard also paid tribute nation character generous response asian quake disaster catastrophe overshadowing hope future usually positive time year mr howard said watched scene destruction sense disbelief scale speed ferocity happened boxing day difficult grasp yet britain response shone light nation character last week shown warm caring heart britain beat strong ever went reflect value briton hold dear looking ahead coming general election pledged turn belief reality set choice say facing britain much tax people want pay give taxpayer value money clean hospital good disciplined school want trusted get grip disorder street chaos immigration system mr blair failed tackle problem claimed saying wrong solution result big government higher tax eroding incentive undermining enterprise denying people choice worst government wasted people money failed tackle problem family face today tory said cut crime improve public service without asking people pay tax progress without losing make britain great tolerance respect rule law ability everyone fulfil potential simply need change direction election give britain chance change record mr blair defend coming month said urging voter hold account labour spokesman mr kemp said would appropriate message come april january let never forget michael howard government britain suffered mass unemployment interest rate record home repossession introduction poll tax labour britain working rather alluding FALSE promise michael howard starting apology british people misery government member inflicted upon country"}
{"document":"Politics_111","words":"kilroy launch veritas party exbbc chat show host east midland mep robert kilroysilk said want change face british politics launched new party mr kilroysilk recently quit uk independence partysaid country stolen mass immigration told london news conference veritas latin truth would avoid old party lie spin ukip leader roger knapman say glad see back mr kilroysilk mr kilroysilk promised firm fair policy immigration said hoped contest seat forthcoming general election said veritas would also announce detailed policy crime tax pension health defence next week announced party would holding leadership election thursday due announce constituency run next general election come amid speculation sight set defence secretary geoff hoons ashfield seat joined new venture one ukips two london assembly member damien hockney veritas deputy leader ukips chairman petrina holdsworth said group parody party men left mr kilroysilk announced decision quit ukip public meeting hinckley leicestershire last week came month tension vied unsuccessfully leadership party said ashamed member ukip whose leadership gone awol great opportunity offered third place last june european election ukip turned back british people shall said standing next general election shall leading vigorous campaign cause believe unlike old party shall honest open straight mr hockney also left ukip saying mr kilroysilk would deliver better leader eurosceptic party spokesman ukip called mr hockney quit london assembly party asserts mr hockney moral obligation legal one stand leader roger knapman said glad see back mr kilroysilk remarkable ability influence people sadly european election became clear interested robert kilroysilk party uk independence party nice knowing goodbye said ukip official also argue mr kilroysilk straightforward attacking party wanted lead europhiles pray main eurosceptic party ukip try resolve difference kilroy show united front give uk public serious political voice europe multiple party view point split vote thank goodness kilroysilk gone ukip least chance election sad see cause britain regaining proper relationship europe damaged split within ukip robert kilroysilk could lot offer instead split party damaged cause present electoral system people must work together small party hope representation last summer ukip achieved major advance partly partly due kilroysilk great shame dissipated infighting ukip wide platform policy withdrawal eu kilroysilk conveniently ignores comment surrounding launch party neither english democrat new party interested letting join take leadership speaks volume veritas beginning end kilroysilk belief truth democracy two assembly member resign force byelections stand platform rather backdoor approach politics elected one party defecting another ukip good enough lead good enough follow interesting party committed plain speaking latin name every opinion poll point overwhelming antieurope feeling country kilroysilk could verge something huge broaden appeal beyond one issue extremely able communicator year political experience want quality school top hospital clean efficient public transport punishment fit crime limited asylum purge bureaucracy le tax need courage honesty two quality sadly lacking politician kilroysilk may quality recruit right colleague robert time may come well cannot get enough limelight ordinary mp go start party flash real policy let hope start ukip kilroysilk slipping obscurity veritas name doom perhaps wrong surely modern schoolchildren understand since still learn latin classroom whole essence rks represents euroscepticism explain tootwee label veritas symbolises"}
{"document":"Politics_112","words":"blair damaged blunkett row majority voter believe prime minister damaged row david blunketts involvement visa application poll suggests nearly half surveyed said mr blunkett return cabinet labour next election respondent sunday time poll thought former lover kimberly quinn acted vindictively right resign yougov polled weighted sample voter online december mr blunkett resigned home secretary wednesday inquiry uncovered email showing visa application mr quinns former nanny speeded sir alan budds inquiry also found mr blunketts account event wrong almost quarter polled sunday time said return cabinet straight election one four said back government top rank within year two opposed comeback threequarters said mr blunkett right go court right see mr quinns son say fathered voiced sympathy mr quinn total polled said sympathy mr blunkett saying fortythree per cent thought mr blunkett done good job home secretary disagreed meantime said mr blair good prime minister disagreed majority said chancellor gordon brown done good job disagreed second poll independent sunday found support political party remained largely unchanged blunkett controversy labour lead conservative liberal democrat communicateresearch interviewed people david blunketts resignation afterwards said mr blunkett set good example wanting take responsibility child say backed legal action compared thought unbecoming thirty per cent said affair showed mr blunkett could trusted minister disagreed"}
{"document":"Politics_113","words":"mp shock long lost daughter labour mp stephen pound told shock joy learning fathered daughter control wild lucy tracked mr pound birth mother told known precious school despite told nutter died sea found reference mr pound friend reunited lucy mother kept pregnancy secret adopted four week mr pound found last year happened lucy wrote parliamentary office saying believed father mr pound married two teenage child said nutter sailor wasnt dead said first reaction wonder victim setup realised date fitted pretty horrible thing pretty happy ending felt guilt marrow bone said ealing north mp dont blame lucy mother pretty much control conceived different time pretty wild mr pound say rang lucy soon got letter met contact ever since describing first meeting london king cross station said earth went foot walking across euston road took arm take across immediate connection finishing sentence lucy adopted family essex want remain anonymous sake adoptive father child mr pound said wife maggie fully supportive two child emily pelham pleased older sister"}
{"document":"Politics_114","words":"green fear transport ballot green party concerned thousand resident may able vote edinburgh transport referendum edinburgh city council ballot constituent proposal introduce congestion charging capital green msp mark ballard fear people council edited electoral register may miss local authority send ballot paper edited list nonstatutory matter transport referendum therefore resident exercised right detail left list could miss chance vote however still time list contact council make sure sent ballot form ahead february voting deadline mr ballard said vote set future transport edinburgh decade come therefore vital many resident possible edinburgh city surrounding area registered vote ballot many people aware may miss chance say everyone involved debate want ballot fair representative possible mean encouraging people take part ballot ask resident vote council proposed congestion charge scheme host transport improvement funded outcome referendum known next month ballot form sent returned council towards end february council meet decide whether proceed application scottish minister approval planned congestion charging scheme part transport package"}
{"document":"Politics_115","words":"new drink limit would cut toll life previously thought could saved cutting drinkdrive limit third report say university college london research claim cutting limit mg alcohol per ml blood mg would save life year finding published parliamentary advisory council transport safety mp due vote government road safety bill bill includes change speeding fine drinkdrive limit research carried transport expert professor richard allsop say cutting limit would also lead fewer serious injury uk road compared estimate would save country âm year previous estimate contained department transport document suggested move could save life year finding based assumption driver currently keep legal limit would continue lowered tend exceed limit slightly would also lower drinking professor allsop said reducing limit mg mg expected save around life year around half die accident driver bac blood alcohol content within mg current limit one driving weekend evening night need moderate drinking achieve fewer still time minister support lower limit saying clear would major impact drink drive casualty believe educating driver important aa motoring trust said sure affect dropping limit would driver attitude drinkdriving road safety head andrew howard said remains seen whether social disapproval drinking driver stay current rate alcohol limit cut parliamentarian need consider carefully briton police consensus much effectively weight enforcement alone liberal democrat transport spokesman john thurso said drinkdriving remained major killer figure showing worrying rise number accident involving driver drinking said drop number driver breathalysed since said government needed address wanted reduce danger caused drinkdriving road safety bill get second reading tuesday would allow result roadside breath test used court currently blood test needed also includes plan staggered speeding fine point system penalising driver exceed limit wide margin caught going criticised road safety campaigner including labour backbencher gwyneth dunwoody say reduce incentive driver stay within limit residential area leading road casualty article time newspaper dunwoody chair transport select committee say slight increase low car speed increase hugely risk pedestrian cyclist quite simple hit someone mph per cent chance survival going mph nine time ten die"}
{"document":"Politics_116","words":"csa could close say minister minister would rule scrapping child support agency failed improve work pension secretary alan johnson warned said replacing controversial csa would nuclear option report common work pension committee called agency wound unless improved service within week chairman sir archy kirkwood said agency cannot rescued must replaced committee reached conclusion found nearly case yet processed warned could five year csa fit purpose describing failing organisation crisis parent facing payment delay inaccurate maintenance calculation report urged csa draw contingency plan including abandonment option presented parliament easter case computer system could made work responding call agency scrapped mr johnson told bbc radio today programme certainly wouldnt rule nuclear option moving completely new system think select committee would agree would absolutely convinced system isnt going work mp launched inquiry csas performance became clear despite introduction simpler system calculating maintenance payment new case backlog claim building mp found âm system american giant ed nowhere near fully functional number dissatisfied disenchanted angry customer continues escalate faced committee criticism government suspended plan cut agency staff csa surrounded controversy since introduction ass enforce child support payment absent parent currently chasing outstanding payment âm âm designated unrecoverable michelle mother twin said received penny week receiving expartner faced ongoing battle csa form twice lost post said dont receive correspondence dont receive phone call chase time said theresa may tory shadow work pension secretary said got find way thats going ensure payment get people due agency former chief executive doug smith quit last autumn claiming seriously disappointed performance committee said national audit office investigate ed system gone badly wrong blamed agency senior management multitude problem within agency including apparent lack training frontline staff"}
{"document":"Politics_117","words":"boothroyd call lord speaker betty boothroyd said house lord need speaker peer lead way reforming upper chamber baroness boothroyd first woman common speaker said believed tony blair initiated reform without clear outcome mind take care make best told bbcs breakfast frost labour removed lord hereditary peer billed first stage reform institution lord chancellor hinted reform could unveiled next labour manifesto think need look carefully relationship lord common lord falconer told bbcs breakfast frost interacts common important issue need address issue manifesto wait manifesto come lord chancellor currently role house lord speaker also head judiciary member cabinet constitutional affair secretary lady boothroyd said believed unacceptable lord chancellor role speaker would really like see speaker house lord said dont go idea somebody lord chancellor head judiciary senior cabinet minister speaker lord want somebody going look house job"}
{"document":"Politics_118","words":"bid cut court witness stress new target reduce stress victim witness giving evidence court england wale announced lord chancellor lord falconer want crown court magistrate court facility keep witness separate defendant within four year video link also made available witness enter courtroom part fiveyear plan help build confidence justice system minister say strategy aimed rebalancing court system towards victim increasing number offender brought justice launching department constitutional affair plan lord falconer said one top priority better deal victim need safety victim heart way trial managed court judge magistrate prosecutor police victim support working together ensure right victim put first without compromising right defendant went giving evidence nervewracking experience especially youre victim yet support done lord falconer told bbc radio today programme impossible elderly people go court give evidence witness could intimidated sitting alongside defendant outside court never going get rid element trauma giving evidence said make people believe court understand problem kind alien place go thinking plan come lord chancellor also considers allowing camera court first time since long used case involve witness another feature strategy constitutional reform government bill set supreme court judicial appointment commission returning house lord tuesday minister proposed getting rid title lord chancellor lord overruled lord falconer said right highest court completely distinct parliament person charge court system also speaker house lord said best person chosen either house parliament called critical issue added"}
{"document":"Politics_119","words":"lord scarman dy peacefully distinguished lawyer lord scarman conducted inquiry brixton riot died aged peer enjoyed celebrated judicial career serving law commission chairman first seven year also chaired tribunal set investigate civil disturbance northern ireland paying tribute lord chancellor lord falconer said lord scarman one great advocate generation legacy decision lord court appeal substantial work wake brixton riot commitment vulnerable dispossessed second none great judge great lawyer great man lord scarmans nephew george ritchie said peer passed away peacefully wednesday would sadly missed lord chief justice lord woolf senior judge england wale said lord scarmans pioneering work paved way human right act lawyer judge remarkable insight human nature exceptional sensitivity need healthy society said personally totally charming remembered great affection admiration came contact dame elizabeth butlersloss president family justice division said lord scarman good humane judge one greatest figure late th century lord scarman remembered public inquiry led string race riot began brixton racial tension rose police crackdown street robbery following three day disturbance spread midland merseyside bristol leeds nearly people injured building vehicle set alight inquiry famously settled socalled rotten apple theory argued police officer racist saying spawned new law enforcement practice led creation police complaint authority trevor phillips chair commission racial equality praised lord scarmans ability listen said lord scarman toured street brixton presence electrifying community systematically ignored everyone else suddenly embraced epitome english establishment great quality ability listen young people background many whose language could barely understand genuinely hear say talk human being never lost special combination wisdom humanity spark radicalism marked watershed report brixton riot"}
{"document":"Politics_12","words":"pm apology jailings tony blair apologised two family suffered one uk biggest miscarriage justice prime minister commenting wrongful jailing people ira bomb attack pub guildford woolwich mr blair said sorry subject ordeal injustice made apology member conlon maguire family private room westminster statement recorded television mr blair said family deserved completely publicly exonerated family hoped apology would made prime minister question house common however one socalled guildford four gerry conlon wrongly convicted planting bomb said family delighted apology said mr blair spoken sincerity adding went beyond thought would took time listen everyone could see moved people saying tony blair healed rift helping heal wound day never thought would come move followed huge campaign ireland public apology eleven people wrongly convicted making planting ira bomb killed seven people mr blair official spokesman said noone present meeting would ever forget strength feeling relief prime minister statement brought convicted either member friend two family arrested family connection gerry conlon mr conlons father giuseppe arrested travelling london belfast help son died serving sentence also arrested anne maguire member family mr maguire relative giuseppe planned stay london well two family friend said wonderful feeling apology weight lifted shoulder people still doubting believe totally innocent said jailed handling explosive based scientific evidence later entirely discredited october court appeal quashed sentence guildford four june overturned sentence maguire seven mr conlons case highlighted oscarnominated film name father starring daniel daylewis"}
{"document":"Politics_120","words":"tory leader urge harry apology prince harry personally make clear sorry wearing nazi uniform friend fancy dress party say tory leader michael howard mr howard whose grandmother died auschwitz said many people would offended prince action clarence house issued statement saying prince apologised realised poor costume number said error made harry apologised matter left palace message repeated home secretary charles clarke said matter left lie lib dem leader charles kennedy said harry privileged position said apologise person reservoir goodwill prince harry prince william country think need remember cant last forever added sandhurst would probably good harry would teach self discipline former labour mp lord janner high profile member britain jewish community branded harrys action stupid evil told itv time come make public apology common decency respect people fought nazi family killed nazi people suffered holocaust added would send army fast possible hope would teach behave like photograph prince harry wearing swastika armband german desert uniform party appears thursday sun newspaper headline harry nazi mr howard acknowledged prince apology said doubt prince father family would much say privately incident told bbc radio today programme might appropriate tell contrite mr howard declined say form statement take former buckingham palace press spokesman dicky arbiter said prince make personal broadcast apology mr clarke said recognised people concern costume argued apologised think leave matter"}
{"document":"Politics_121","words":"nh waiting time target cut hospital waiting time patient wale cut extent england welsh health minister jane hutt said patient would wait month outpatient appointment march current target month said target inpatient appointment would remain month march announcement came new monthly waiting figure showed drop current inpatient target set assembly government extended second offer guarantee scheme give patient option treatment outside wale detail funding resource new target expected new year england current target inpatient seeing consultant operation six month dr richard lewis welsh secretary british medical association bma welcomed new target make faster progress waiting list however much remains done waiting list waiting time wale still lag long way behind england said capacity must built system sustained investment ensure welsh patient dont receive worse service patient border health analyst tony beddow welsh institute health social care called new target reasonably impressive wednesday hutt also announced âm health service spent reducing waiting time improving key area modernising staff pay structure wale hutt said major achievement made cutting unacceptably long wait treatment past year turning corner long wait wale need see reduction long waiter improved said added target intended ensure noone wait year treatment see consultant let forget two third waiting treatment waiting le six month target affect small minority patient wale waiting far long rhodri glyn thomas plaid cymru health spokesman said exactly target set qualification dependent second offer failed target failed ministerwith failed policy welsh liberal democrat kirsty williams called new target hugely unambitious leaf patient wale still waiting two year theyre treated conservative health spokesman jonathan morgan said spending money waiting list gone roof audit commission said money spent efficiently effectively thats quite criticism meanwhile latest monthly waiting list figure showed total number people waiting month inpatient wale fallen statistic end november showed decline since october number waiting month also fell hutt said excellent figure people waiting list kind last month"}
{"document":"Politics_122","words":"tory plan migrant health check noneuropean union citizen wanting work uk undergo test tuberculosis hiv plan unveiled conservative positive test tb would mean visa application turned hiv would dealt case case leader michael howard said check new arrival would help protect public health nh labour said many test already done lib dems warned party pandering prejudice proposal would brought conservative general election would apply people coming uk le six month unless intended work health childcare teaching mr howard said plan based policy already action canada new zealand australia important safeguard good standard public health britain enjoys told bbc radio today programme government figure suggest tb england increased past year nearly two third people tb born abroad said mr howard dont think responsible government stand aside nothing face problem mr howard said plan would affect asylum applicant claim proposal include people coming uk outside eu six month high incidence tb country undergo chest xray people coming settle uk permanently outside eu demonstrate acceptable standard health also show unlikely danger public health unlikely impose significant cost demand nh test include health check chest xrays tb except child pregnant woman test hepatitis hiv yearolds discovery tb mean people automatically denied visa condition dealt case case basis already screening place last year people tested tb heathrow gatwick airport found infected dr john mooregillon british lung foundation said tb simply imported seeing rise many section ukborn population well government say tory bit late issue immigration minister de browne quoted fiveyear plan immigration asylum saying implementing existing power targeted health screening tb highrisk area entry clearance stage diagnosed would need seek treatment home allowed enter uk meanwhile mark oaten liberal democrat home affair spokesman said another worrying step war word asylum immigration labour conservative michael howard know perfectly well bigger game playing history prof dangerous one lisa power head policy aid charity terrence higgins trust said policy prejudicebased rather evidencebased fact would likely drive people health condition falsify test others gain entry simple dint eu status said"}
{"document":"Politics_123","words":"mp issued blackberry threat mp thrown common use blackberry chamber speaker michael martin ruled handheld computer used phone pager send email device gained new prominence week alastair campbell used accidentally send expletiveladen message newsnight journalist mr martin revealed mp using blackberry debate also cautioned member using hidden earpiece use electronic device common chamber long frowned sound mobile phone pager result strong rebuke either speaker deputy speaker chair debate common charged ensuring order chamber enforcing rule convention house always mp chosen colleague nominated give party political allegiance"}
{"document":"Politics_124","words":"wale must learn health lesson new health minister wale say lesson learn england tackling waiting list dr brian gibbon first full day job jane hutt sacked admitted big challenge insisted essential place plaid cymru liberal democrat said dr gibbon needed change policy meanwhile hutt defended record saying waiting time list health agenda dr gibbon gp blaengwynfi upper afan valley becoming aberavon said nh staff wanted period consolidation tremendous change reform one biggest problem faced hutt fiveandahalf year assembly first health minister length waiting list wale november british medical association said nh staff weeping despair figure showed people waiting treatment wale previous month month list england lowest year people waiting treatment dr gibbon told radio wale doubt managing waiting list england done lot useful work need learn said nh wale also needed create healthier population rather respond ill health balanced view priority important need consistent acrosstheboard approach recognising patient experience use service going end day main test service working said nh staff wanted period consolidation tremendous change reform later dr gibbon praised work hutt saying agreed everything shes done change health service wale dr gibbon said accepted problem job build foundation put place predecessor also acknowledged waiting list issue sorted rest assembly government health policy would overshadowed opposition member labour mp long called hutts removal sustained criticism extended hospital waiting time first minister rhodri morgan told bbc wale agreed hutt would health minister runup election shes job five year eight month apart nye bevan architect nh dont think anybody ever done job long mr morgan said told hutt reshuffle monday morning said nh wale dr gibbon baby response dr gibbon comment ieuan wyn jones leader plaid cymru group assembly said apparent reshuffle first minister changing deckchairs sinking titanic kisrty williams lib dems added underlying policy going continue changing minister serve purpose deflect flak labour mp said meanwhile hutt said hoped people wale would benefit investment past five year eight month asked waiting list said waiting time list health agenda welsh assembly government turned corner issue"}
{"document":"Politics_125","words":"ukip candidate suspended eurosceptic party ukip suspended candidate allegedly suggesting criminally insane killed john houston due stand east kilbride seat lanarkshire next election suspended reported view including return british empire sent two scottish newspaper ukip spokesman mark croucher said selected mr houston knew nothing view episode come difficult time ukip soon highprofile departure mep robert kilroysilk mr houston alleged said organ criminally insane made available lawabiding member community proposed legalisation drug sex trade document reportedly said looking resurrection british empire problem human race environmental others dealt global scale call radical alliance englishspeaking nation uniquely able mr croucher said main issue would mr houston reported view presented ukip policy said might submission committee working party manifesto would matched mr houston standing become candidate told bbc news appears said thing suspended member candidate account none mentioned selection meeting simply distraction task hand eu constitution individual idiocy mr houston quoted herald newspaper saying feel ukip overreacted overshot runway peter nielson ukip scotland chairman said suspended mr houston friday night remain suspended matter investigated decide action taken said evidence would looked mr houston may interviewed party added cant comment much moment one version havent seen paper yet"}
{"document":"Politics_126","words":"end bush denial blair tell eu tony blair urging european leader wake state denial president bush reelection america spoken rest world listen prime minister said interview time newspaper published friday mr blair summit brussels iraq european justice immigration plan agenda french president jacques chirac reacted warning saying europe instead needed reinforce unity mr blair probably closer president bush european leader said people sort state denial election result predicted receptive mood would emerge soon america needed listen world said fact president bush four year american people chosen argued also made clear intended take seriously perceives role bringing two continent together britain uniquely placed make common ground strong alliance suggested admitted gone bed gmt well american poll closed thinking mr kerry might woke gmt discover mr bush declined say pleased eventual result word president bush met cool reception jacques chirac french president told reporter europe today ever need necessity reinforce dynamism unity goal constitution world multipolar ever mr chirac miss address summit iraqi interim leader iyad allawi week criticised nation took spectator role iraq reconstruction mr chirac denied snub going memorial service united arab emirate late leader say would happy meet mr allawi also signed communiqu stressing eu commitment securing stable unified iraq eu also confirmed new aid package communiqu congratulated president bush victory stressed importance good transatlantic relation summit also expected agree change streamline european asylum immigration decision mr blair recently said uk would participate euwide measure uk interest tory say surrendering key veto meeting also ass progress economic reform plan agreed lisbon make europe competitive"}
{"document":"Politics_127","words":"brown outline presidency goal next year make break development poorer country gordon brown say set uk goal eu presidency chancellor due outline series key target government judged include doubling aid donor country eliminating debt owed poorest nation mr brown also want nation match target overseas aid spending national income also want richer country help development vaccine aid malaria chancellor travelling america next week part persuasion drive issue told bbc radio today programme need resource allied progress trade progress debt relief going make impact problem ill health illiteracy poverty particularly africa right developing country proposal effectively new marshall plan world including international finance facility would issue bond attempt double global aid cash bn year agreement doha development talk could also give developing nation trading ability needed argued european union common agricultural policy caused aggravated trade problem said agreement end export subsidy mr brown said much achieved issue debt relief last seven year child dying unnecessarily every day needed including debt relief multilaterally next year test said five year making promise world prepared honour people justified saying promised produce result catholic aid agency cafod host mr brown speech wednesday cafod want britain use influence pressure country like make firm commitment tackle global poverty mr brown said america needed take action defended president george bush guaranteeing resource country introduced reform tackle corruption oxfams paying price report week said million child die needlessly aid budget half level charity director barbara stocking said offer chance historic breakthrough unless world leader act year end shameful failure report said top industrialised nation agreed spend income aid year later none organisation member reached target many yet set timetable mr blair described africa scar world conscience already said tackling world poverty would one priority along climate change aid epidemic band aid founder bob geldof july said sick hearing guff scar world pathetic britain th richest country world th generous aid donor added conservative shadow international development secretary alan duncan accused mr brown missing target providing antiretroviral drug treatment three million african instead people would benefit said there point demanding praise adulation setting whole new raft target woefully failed meet one already added mr duncan"}
{"document":"Politics_128","words":"brown shrug economy fear gordon brown freeze petrol duty increase fund âbn package avoid big council tax rise boost childcare maternity leave upbeat prebudget report slightly increased borrowing insisted economic target would met chancellor also hailed longest period growth uk industrial history denied gloating oliver letwin tory attacked government red tape debt dubbing mr brown sir wastealot shadow chancellor said mr brown golden rule turned dross hand said borrowing spend invest predicted debt coming year totalling âbn mr letwin told mp tide going chancellor credibility spending borrowing taxing much getting value taxpayer money vincent cable liberal democrat accused mr brown ducking tough choice said last week prime minister gave politics fear week chancellor offered economics complacency serious challenge ahead falling dollar rapid downturn uk housing market rising personal debt confronted mr brown rejected lib dems call open government book national audit office saying decision tax spending made minister economist say forecast public finance wishful thinking bbc economic editor evan davis said figure plausible also gamble mr brown insistence gloating pointed rebuttal warning new european commissioner peter mandelson speech set year childcare strategy labour win next election includes âm cash injection extend paid maternity leave six month nine parent able transfer leave mother father also promised increase free nursery education three fouryearolds hour april fund would provided keep school open gmt look child parent work taken together measure would create welfare state truly familyfriendly first time history said mr brown also announced cash handout older pensioner payment over part winter fuel allowance move minister say keep council tax rise next year chancellor said providing extra âbn local council money expected come government department health education mr brown said set meet two fiscal rule borrow invest keep debt low sustainable economic cycle next borrowing figure âbn âbn le âbn predicted march budget already announced office national statistic borrowing tipped fall âbn still âbn mr brown predicted march budget inflation would next year year follow mr brown forecast also pledged extra âm security counterterrorism business group welcomed effort improve competitiveness invest skill innovation worry cost familyfriendly working simon sweetman federation small business said proposal maternity leave clearly made general election mind little thought impact small employer"}
{"document":"Politics_129","words":"uk troop ivory coast standby downing street confirmed british troop standby case need help evacuate several hundred uk citizen ivory coast news came emerged france begun evacuating hostage day antifrench demonstration trouble flared nine french peacekeeper killed president jacques chirac ordered destruction ivory coast air force company uk troop understood put standby ready fly secure route embassy airport called upon prime minister tony blair official spokesman said british national ivory coast imagine making usual contingency plan case situation deteriorates thats say stage added situation would monitored carefully case evacuation became necessary france played lead role international peacekeeping ivory coast former colony president laurent gbagbo broke month ceasefire rebel bombing position killing nine french soldier decision destroy african nation small air force prompted riot french foreign national spanish already put force standby evacuate national necessary"}
{"document":"Politics_13","words":"howard rebuts asylum criticism tory leader michael howard gone offensive response people questioning son immigrant propose asylum quota mr howard whose parent fled nazi threat come uk say claim would mean noone immigrant family could become premier comment come bbc documentary called mr nasty tv presenter anne robinson said home secretary gave impression would like kick cat robinson friend tory leader also revealed cambridge student mr howard much loved woman courteous kind rather dashing lover although denied personal experience wasnt cambridge personal experience know people documentary maker michael cockerell given behindthescenes access mr howard film portrait tory leader asked respond people said quota immigration asylum parent might allowed country reply inference reach view need control immigration interest country youre allowed put view forward happen descended immigrant seems absolutely extraordinary proposition would certainly mean one immigrant parent could prime minister robinson present weakest link tell cockerell despaired hardline image home secretary john major government used sit hand hed get television give passable impression someone whod like kick cat would put baby prison cried mean draconian film show mr howard laughing rory bremners impression dracula call good fun apart serious falsehood comment suggesting want fewer black people uk film show private side tory leader watching television home playing table tennis wife exmodel sandra asked enjoys game ping pong confesses yeah would enjoyable could win occasionally otherwise quite fun former downing street communication chief alastair campbell working labour election campaign say touchyfeely image fit mr howard say tony blair worried opponent early performance common clash mr howard lacked big strategy including issue like iraq tory leader brand criticism absolutely rubbish arguing consistent support war critical mr blair failure tell truth intelligence former tory chancellor ken clarke say mr howard bigger problem changing perception tory party personal image mr clarke say party improving conceivable could win next election add got change bit broaden appeal michael howard mr nasty shown bbc saturday february gmt"}
{"document":"Politics_130","words":"blair told double overseas aid tony blair urged use negotiating power end poor country debt double aid million child die needlessly aid budget half level oxfam say report paying price call come prime minister prepares assume presidency top industrialised nation rich country get richer theyre giving le le scandal must stop oxfams barbara stocking said world poorest child paying rich country policy aid debt life offer chance historic breakthrough unless world leader act year end shameful failure charity director added report said rich country providing aid help end global poverty obligation matter justice act charity also point top industrialised nation agreed spend income aid year later none organisation member reached target many yet set timetable report say argues price investing poor country sustainable development felt across world report said global poverty threatens shared prosperity security environmental crisis natural disaster disease drug trafficking know national border poverty heightens likelihood conflict unrest new threat peace security rich nation arise poverty gross inequality criminal terrorist network likely operate state institution weak prime minister chancellor gordon brown called urgent action fight world poverty mr blair described africa scar world conscience already said tackling world poverty would one priority along climate change aid epidemic mr brown also pledged write debt owed britain world poor nation spokeswoman department international development said government made clear commitment reaching gross national income overseas development aid britain proposal international finance facility adopted objective could achieved earlier additional resource used increase uk bilateral aid africa least âbn year spend least âbn hivaids related work next three year"}
{"document":"Politics_131","words":"peace demo appeal rejected peace protestors lost landmark appeal police action stopping antiwar demonstration day start iraq war appealed high court decision unlawful police forcibly turn protestors away near raf fairford glos police also sought overturn breach human right ruling arising case sitting wednesday three appeal court judge dismissed appeal challenging decision two judge high court february year followed action police three coachloads people searched detained way raf fairford forced return london police escort demonstrator appealed finding lord justice may mr justice harrison unlawful police turn passenger away police urging lord chief justice lord justice clarke rix overturn ruling breached protestors human right detaining coach craig mackey assistant chief constable gloucestershire police said always considered response proportionate decision day based intelligence said one coach accepted responsibility item found coach including body armour smoke bomb five shield given circumstance fact raf fairford military installation uk scene increasingly destructive disorder week preceding incident police commander ground made decision turn back coach day one vigorously defended decision made genuine concern coach allowed proceed would resulted disorder criminal damage raf fairford fairford coach action representing people appealed police action say prepared take case european court human right action supported amnesty international liberty"}
{"document":"Politics_132","words":"retirement age could scrapped myth ageing barrier contributing society need exploded work pension minister said government considering scrapping retirement age entirely alan johnson said also committed stamping age discrimination would outlaw told conference ageing three party wooing older voter tory lib dems pledging higher pension mr johnson told age concern age agenda london government seriously considering introducing pension based residency rather national insurance contribution idea adopted lib dems policy tory pledged boost pension restoring link earnings pension mr johnson speech come last week unveiled plan find consensus reform country pension system would based series principle including tackling pensioner poverty fairer pension woman said speaking london conference said generalised stereotype people past state pension age dependant incapable vulnerable particularly pernicious form age discrimination government wanted tackle moving culture retirement age increasingly consigned past sweeping away entirely people giving age right request work past employer engage seriously review look whether time sweep retirement age away entirely tied evidence showing retirement age increasingly outmoded mr johnson said department longterm aspiration moving towards employment rate would involve extra one million older people joining work force said"}
{"document":"Politics_133","words":"jowell reject la vega jibe secretary state culture medium sport tessa jowell hit critic gambling bill told guardian newspaper would la vegasstyle supercasinos rumoured press meanwhile labour backbencher stephen pound labelled casinorelated regeneration scheme pile pant mp ealing north claimed legislation would encourage mafialike culture vice corruption interview bbc radio look people involvedthey arent regenerate blackpool fill boot mr pound told today programme really think made terrible mistake hang shadow men chalkstripe suit name rhyme spaghetti said jowell complained scale misrepresentation medium bill interview newspaper first since bill launched culture secretary said four year consultation period produced consensus need protect child vulnerable swiftly changing sector jowell insisted good track record extracting planning gain country instance social housing continued proud one lowest rate problem gambling world intend keep way jowell set position bill debated common monday prime minister question last week tony blair assured parliament bill tightening regulation gambling industry"}
{"document":"Politics_134","words":"ban hunting come force fox hunting dog illegal england wale ban activity came force overnight law face stiff test weekend countryside alliance saying many hunt force chief police officer spokesman nigel yeo said expected people would obey law drag hunting chasing fox shooting said police would challenge one two isolated hunt threatening break law simon hart countryside alliance questioned police ensure violation definition legal illegal hunting blurred police asked make impossible judgement hunt rat mouse rabbit hare artificial scent real one said attorney general lord goldsmith far issued instruction police deal hunter violate law said consult director public prosecution police near future decide measure take regard hunting prosecution rejected blanket policy enforcing ban house lord considered legality john cooper barrister chairman league cruel sport said antihunting lobby expects authority prosecute wherever clear evidence illegal hunting practice said police acknowledged duty investigate allegation hunting offence beaufort hunt one pack thursday promised hunt weekend new law hunter number legal option available well able mount hunt artificial scent still legal hunt flush fox long shoot quarry rather set hound going away keep hound going keep community going end come back hunt hunting legal hunt master captain ian farquhar said tony bank labour mp west ham said issue would soon disappear people year time wondering said government prevaricated since introducing ban hunting dog would passed history like former country pursuit otter hunting badger baiting let election decide conservative made clear get elected government restore hunting said"}
{"document":"Politics_135","words":"blair say uk tsunami aid soar tony blair predicted british government eventually give hundred million pound aid country hit tsunami prime minister speaking publicly first time since returning holiday egypt mr blair insisted intimately involved decision time despite abroad speaking uk join threeminute silence noon across eu estimated dead foreign office say briton confirmed died tsunami struck south asia boxing day others missing asked criticism cut short holiday mr blair told bbc radio today programme dont think situation british people need articulate feel think feel shock horror absolute solidarity people lost life important thing action word said adding âm given government far six seven million spent would become easier coming week ass much money would put estimate need spend government several hundred million pound far away match generosity british people said asked whether returned work immediately doctor order rest mr blair said also story away plastic surgery see unfortunately still looking always joked prime minister took personal charge uk response tuesday chairing meeting emergency committee minister convened daily since boxing day also spoke telephone president george bush president sri lanka indonesia chancellor gordon brown earlier backed plan freeze foreign debt affected nation mr brown downing street meeting say intensive talk finance minister germany proposed freeze last week canada begun moratorium chancellor said plan would initially save affected country bn âbn repayment tory leader michael howard also backed proposal said minister playing catchup public donation foreign secretary jack straw visit thailand indonesia week trip mr straw represent international conference called jakarta indonesia thursday friday visit thai beach resort phuket british family still searching relative international development secretary hilary benn also visit aceh indonesia well sri lanka british public pledged âm aid emergency supply british government starting arrive region three raf flight joint operation scandinavian country two ship royal fleet auxiliary ship diligence frigate hm chatham arrived disaster area second royal fleet auxiliary vessel bayleaf also sent uk charity also begun chartering plane deliver aid bbc news special asia remembered including threeminutes silence shown bbc one bbc news gmt wednesday"}
{"document":"Politics_136","words":"straw attacked china arm move lift european union ban arm export china condemned human right group conservative year embargo imposed aftermath china crackdown protester tiananmen square uk foreign secretary jack straw hold talk beijing thursday said eu arm code effective current ban human right watch say eu putting commerce abuse concern december eu pledged work towards lifting ban said ready yet germany france repeatedly called embargo lifted britain cautious mr straw last week said also wanted end despite objection expects lifted next six month prediction alarmed critic brad adam human right watch said huge political signal europe willing forget tiananmen square still thousand people unaccounted mr straw said wrong put china embargo country zimbabwe burma scope embargo narrow force law behind told bbc radio world one uk export licence refused existing european union arm code embargo said two licence denied embargo would granted code code conduct much effective powerful tool intend strengthen precondition lifting embargo china said mr straw denied decision would suggest china tiananmen square forgotten level human right key criterion eu arm export code said human right group say code conduct legally binding mr straw said would given legal force law many eu country conservative shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said move would profoundly wrong decision could undermine nato severely damaged relation opposed ending ban mr ancram argued british government giving french german pressure especially french see vast contract available embargo lifted give wrong signal china simply prepared accept happened tiananmen square wrong mr straw china trip part regular highlevel meeting beijing minister meet chinese counterpart minister li zhaoxing discus developing relation two country hong kong china part talk north korea"}
{"document":"Politics_137","words":"defiant hunt put ban test thousand hunt supporter first day hunting england wale ban hunting dog came force countryside alliance called hunt supporter meet normal vowed stay within law although hunting dog criminal offence exercising hound chasing scent trail flushing fox shot still legal one antihunt protester taken hospital violent clash kent man suffered facial injury incident involving group men end east kent hunt near ashford wiltshire police arrested four men new law suspected hunting dog group south wale ireland released bail police say may face prosecution new poaching law believed hunt went saturday one day ban came greeted big crowd many area country actor jeremy iron former minister kate hoey among supporter antihunt group league cruel sport deployed monitor hunt check illegal activity mike hobday league said video evidence law broken passed onto police evidence suggests hunt operate within law many meeting promptly going home others peacefully exercising hound drag hunting however received report believe clearly illegal activity number hunt across britain bbc correspondent simon hall postbridge dartmoor west country said people turned welcome hunt bbcs sarah mukherjee beaufort hunt badminton gloucestershire said several hundred people gathered foot see hunt horseback tom heap bbc rural affair correspondent said appeared hunstman sticking new rule big turnout support hunt saturday said remains seen level backing maintained riding hunt former minister kate hoey told crowd prevail law overturned judith moritz melton mowbray said antihunt activist monitor four hunt operating part leicestershire outnumbered large crowd follower countryside alliance said meet would show new law impossibly difficult determine open different interpretation chief executive simon hart said hunting england year ban may take two three year perhaps two three month unpick nothing temporary break normal service broadcaster say conservative family spokeswoman theresa may said party government would make sure law repealed suffolk chief constable alastair mcwhirter association chief police officer spokesman rural policing told bbc law would enforced although police would break hunt attorney general lord goldsmith far issued instruction police deal hunter violate law said would consult director public prosecution police near future decide measure take hunting prosecution"}
{"document":"Politics_138","words":"eu fraud clampdown urged eu member state failing report fraud irregularity eu fund consistent basis uk public spending watchdog said national audit office said although latest figure showed reported fraud falling eu still common definition fraud also expressed concern th year european court auditor qualified eu account nao urged government push improvement reporting fraud said member state needed accountable money spent report said member state still report fraud irregularity european antifraud office consistent basis court qualified opinion community account decade essential authority involved contribute strengthening audit eu revenue expenditure improving accountability financial management use eu resource said case reported fraud irregularity eu fund uk worth âm euro case worth âm time reported fraud throughout eu dropped case worth âm case worth âm edward leigh chairman common public account committee said britain set example assumed eu presidency fraud member state potentially fraud uk taxpayer given second largest net contributor community said department responsible administering eu fund need make sure theyre everything possible weed improper spending government must take opportunity afforded uk presidency eu press commission member state take equally robust stance fraud irregularity raise overall standard financial management spokesman european antifraud office said organisation agreed naos assessment fraud reporting quality reporting differ member state member state room improvement spokesman jorg wojahn said added generally good cooperation member state antifraud office specific case fraud statistic studied nao providing good overview planning strategic way detecting fraud"}
{"document":"Politics_139","words":"straw praise kashmir move uk welcomed decision india pakistan open bus link across ceasefire line dividing disputed region kashmir foreign secretary jack straw touring south east asian country praised spirit cooperation achieving breakthrough medium report country describe deal major step ongoing peace process mr straw said hoped agreement would make difference kashmiri bus service one several announcement made meeting foreign minister country islamabad wednesday kashmiri politician side line control divide region welcomed move statement mr straw said bus service srinagar muzaffarabad able reunite family divided decade make real difference life kashmiri side line control said warmly applaud effort india pakistan make happen spirit cooperation hope lead many measure benefit region thursday mr straw india visiting sikhism holiest shrine golden temple amritsar tried hand making indian bread roti due take part talk indian government friday second bus service linking pakistani city lahore amritsar india also announced well rail link rajasthan state pakistan sindh province side agreed begin talk reducing risk nuclear accident also said planned reopen respective consulate karachi mumbai bombay mountainous region kashmir flashpoint two nuclear power year"}
{"document":"Politics_14","words":"blair reject tory terror offer tony blair rejected conservative compromise offer could eased passage antiterror legislation tory wanted sunset clause inserted antiterrorism bill would forced minister revisit november mr blair said bill brings house arrest terror suspect time limiting safeguard already tory say vote unless change want agreed lib dems also oppose plan government already given way role judge house arrest case mr blair refusal accept tory sunset clause proposal mean government face concerted opposition side lord peer begin three day detailed deliberation bill thursday bill proposes control order well placing terrorism suspect house arrest could mean curfew tagging ban telephone internet use would replace current power detain foreign terror suspect without trial law lord ruled breach human right tory want judicial oversight control order house arrest shadow home secretary david davis told bbc radio four world one primary concern potential miscarriage justice said someone wrongly given control order would act recruiting sergeant terrorist went say dont get amendment regard essential including sunset clause vote bill common mr howard said would far better whole legislation subject sunset clause parliament could consider proper way instead ramrodded mr blair said house arrest power already going subject sunset clause annually renewable second le stringent type control order would subject court appeal within day would threemonthly report use eminent independent person believe new power proper balance civil liberty subject necessary national security country put risk said mr blair lib dems plan oppose bill lord thursday lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten said there lot talking left would uneasy supporting bad bill even eight month spokeswoman human right watch said basic principle people punished fair trial added judge impose punishment without trial sanitise either"}
{"document":"Politics_140","words":"uk help raped rwandan woman britain give âm grant help woman survivor rwandan genocide raped often deliberately infected hivaids estimated girl woman raped genocide tutsi moderate hutu killed hutu militia assassination ethnic hutu leader fiveyear department international development funding enable survivor access antiretroviral treatment plight infected woman overshadowed long time overshadowed rwanda emergence day slaughter time mass killing took place woman fate largely taboo subject many woman widowed child care many case orphan woman die number rwanda orphan rise recently woman access antiretroviral treatment starting change funding intended make antiretrovirals care available woman mary kayitesi blewitt founder survivor fund surf one organisation fund channelled said recognition late survivor priority help"}
{"document":"Politics_141","words":"howard denies split id card michael howard denied shadow cabinet split decision back controversial labour plan introduce id card tory leader said front bench team reached collective view holding good discussion admitted easy issue decided support plan police said would help fight terror crime illegal immigration lib dems pledged oppose bill debated next monday tory source say senior party figure argued vociferously id card scheme among reported serious reservation strategy senior shadow cabinet member david davis oliver letwin tim yeo mr howard denied mr yeo transport environment spokesman said plan stink also said confident shadow home secretary mr davis would set position clearly stand debate matter next week mr howard said police said id card could help foil terror bomb plot people could lose life added police say take seriously acknowledged good libertarian argument card said shadow cabinet weighed conflicting interest reaching decision dont pretend easy decision end day decision taken also denied afraid looking soft issue compared labour conservative announced support government plan monday evening source within party told bbc mr howard always favour id card tried introduce home secretary tory insisted would hold minister account precise purpose scheme said would also press labour whether objective could met whether home office would able deliver pledged ass cost effectiveness id card whether people privacy would properly protected important remember bill take decade come full effect spokesman said lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten branded id scheme waste money deeply flawed said sign michael howard overruling colleague concern id card chairman bar council guy mansfield qc warned real risk people margin society would driven hand extremist going happen young asian men bomb gone somewhere going stopped havent id card going detained tory exminister douglas hogg said opposed plan id card branding regressive step would intrude life ordinary citizen without counterbalancing benefit predicted ultimately carrying card would become compulsory would lead large number britain ethnic minority stopped police"}
{"document":"Politics_142","words":"eu referendum question unveiled question asked referendum eu constitution unveiled government united kingdom approve treaty establishing constitution european union constitution incorporated uk law yes vote referendum expected critic say constitution step towards federal europe advocate say ensures effective operation enlarged state eu reject treaty britain isolated weak europe said foreign secretary jack straw along rest cabinet back yes vote patriot definition wanted uk prosperous home strong influential abroad mr straw said role leading member eu crucial part securing conservative shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said referendum question seems straightforward accused government trying confuse issue putting eu referendum question bill ratification constitution treated two separate issue despite underhand trick referendum bill stood chance becoming law election added tony blair cheap gesture proconstitution lobby run scared debate europe know cannot win neil obrien director anticonstitution group vote said reality government doesnt want discus eu constitution ahead election know extremely unpopular voter business uk independence party said government belief vote would mean leave european union ask want leave eu better much sooner liberal democrat leader charles kennedy back constitution said expected referendum would come first half next year told bbc radio today programme sooner get better said question sounded neutral balanced adding would enable argument enjoined fairly squarely side green mep caroline lucas welcomed tony blair courage keeping word holding referendum added treaty flawed document make eu le accountable le sustainable le mr blair signed constitution ceremony rome november already made clear issue would put voter referendum promise came sustained pressure opposition party jack straw argues constitution reflected british vision europe give national government stronger grip said referendum could held spring interview financial time mr blair refused pinned date saying britain would hold poll time dont know paper said prime minister claimed ignorance country planning hold referendum"}
{"document":"Politics_143","words":"malik reject allblack mp list call ethnic minority shortlist boost number black asian mp rejected one labour senior asian shahid malik labour ruling nec accepted people frustration said target list boost representation minority britain mp ethnic minority group added commission racial equality chief trevor phillips argued sunday time come shortlist came emerged one britain ethnically diverse constituency west ham get womenonly shortlist next election following nec ruling mr phillips said change race relation legislation might allow political party reserve seat underrepresented group example west ham might allow woman minority seek candidate get side general election find minority represented say year talking cannot go way said added would terribly disappointing least white constituency west ham whole europe didnt minority candidate appearing bbc radio today programme mr malik running seat dewsbury acknowledged far womenonly shortlist failed deliver boost number ethnic minority candidate argued think currently thing party arent example setting target ensure existing democratic structure reflective labour mp diane abbot back mr phillips proposal shortlist said elected along three ethnic minority mp keith vaz paul boateng bernie grant took another year another black woman able win seat rate progress abbott described painful little older shahid served national executive committee first black person nec crossing finger hoping going get black asian mp hasnt worked said shortlist strategy work woman believe made work black asian people tuesday labour chairman ian mccartney said party ambitious improve black asian representation havent ruled allblack shortlist welcome debate party said"}
{"document":"Politics_144","words":"mp attacked mugger kenya mp passport stolen mugged six men park kenya quentin davy mp grantham stamford attacked notoriously dangerous park capital nairobi hurt mugging saturday evening several people questioned attack kenya travelling sudan parliamentary committee local police said surprised area mr davy said mugging occurred yard nairobi serena hotel equally close anglican cathedral centre city dusk said statement frightening experience six men managed steal grab behind knew stay calm passive cannot fight six men spend extra hour nairobi rejoining rest house common international development committee dafur mugging naturally afraid would use knife gun though never produced weapon said two held behind two others held leg another one expertly rifled pocket"}
{"document":"Politics_145","words":"candidate resigns bnp link prospective candidate uk independence party ukip resigned admitting brief attachment british national partybnp nicholas bettsgreen selected fight suffolk coastal seat quit report newspaper attended bnp meeting former teacher confirmed attended meeting said contact group mr bettsgreen resigned questioned party leadership ukip spokesman said mr bettsgreens resignation followed disclosure east anglian daily time last month attendance bnp meeting attend bnp meeting like saw heard take part spokesman added meeting suffolk coastal ukip member due held next week discus replacement mr bettsgreen woodbridge suffolk also resigned ukips branch chairman"}
{"document":"Politics_146","words":"nuclear dumpsite plan attacked plan allow foreign nuclear waste permanently stored uk branded deeply irresponsible liberal democrat government confirmed intermediate level waste ilw shipped back home country stored uk cash raised go towards uk nuclear cleanup programme lib dem norman baker accused minister turning britain nuclear dumpsite current contract british nuclear fuel return low level waste none ever sent back future highlyradioactive waste sent back country origin normally germany japan armed guard intermediate waste country japan germany spain italy switzerland sweden stored permanently uk moment waste stored sellafield cumbria form glass brick untreated liquid waste solid material drum statement department trade industry said new policy meant would sixfold reduction number waste shipment overseas country said highlyradioactive waste would returned home country sooner ensuring would overall increase radioactivity trade secretary patricia hewitt said new arrangement revealed common written statement would raise âm britain nuclear cleanup programme new nuclear decommissioning agency move criticised environmental group liberal democrat mr baker lib dem environment spokesman said warning month would happen raised government several time worst fear confirmed britain environmental health need ignored policy driven treasury dti terrible attempt offload âbn cost cleaning nuclear site energy act supposed help britain clean order pay becoming nuclear dumpsite nuclear industry economic social environmental millstone hang around britain neck"}
{"document":"Politics_147","words":"labour accused broken pledge labour already broken preelection promise immigration ink dried new pledge card tory claimed home secretary charles clarke quoted telling labour member want migrant come uk tory cochairman liam fox said comment odds tony blair prediction net cut immigration mr clarke accused trying score cheap political point muddling immigration asylum london evening standard quoted mr clarke telling labour activist question answer session gateshead wanted britain offer refuge fleeing tyranny thats moral duty legal duty something part essence country said want migration people come study work want people coming look refuge mr blair asked last wednesday government new immigration plan including point system economic migrant would reduce net migration prime minister told mp abuser weeded result end chain migration family automatic right settle number probably fall monday dr fox told reporter prime minister broken word many time past promise even last week labour party election pledge even incredibly vague even last four day tory want quota economic migrant refugee tuesday outline detail plan health check migrant mr clarke dismissed latest tory attack simply scurrilous attempt tory score cheap political point said tory purposely mixing together two separate issue immigration asylum mr clarke said made clear uk would welcome genuine economic migrant key job strict point based system asylum seeker genuinely fleeing death persecution would admitted plan expect unfounded application continue fall added earlier dr fox accused mr blair cabinet minister telling lie tory policy attacking lie told bbc radio willing lie reason going war guess going lie anything latest preelection spat come mr blair told labour member tory offered hard right agenda would take britain backwards lib dem leader charles kennedy accelerating lib dem election preparation week visit manchester liverpool leicester somerset basingstoke shrewsbury dorset torbay"}
{"document":"Politics_148","words":"labour trio voterig factory three labour councillor birmingham caught operating voterigging factory election court heard police found trio handling unsealed postal ballot deserted warehouse city latenight raid june hearing told vote later counted towards month english local election men elected aston ward deny collecting vote fraudulently judge presiding indicated whole postal voting system scrutiny deputy high court judge richard mawrey qc told hearing birmingham midland institute case could potentially serious consequence forthcoming general election special election court first living memory hear allegation voterigging opened birmingham last month case muhammad afzal mohammed islam mohammed kazi brought local liberal democrat supporter claim trio benefited widespread misuse postal vote june election ravi sukul counsel petitioner accused three men deeply involved illegal practice witness saw carrying several bag campaign office men drove warehouse industrial estate birch road east court told police alerted called premise mr sukul said officer arrived middle night saw large room ft long table six asian men present hundred document unsealed envelope scattered table police officer left warehouse later ordered back seize document officer left envelope paper scattered mr sukul said went back make seizure every one yellow ballot paper placed neatly envelope sealed house order interrupting mr sukul opening mr mawrey said saying men operating voteforging factory industrial estate court heard document taken police election office next morning mixed ballot case men follows hearing postal fraud allegation made three birmingham councillor bordesley green ward claim denied mr mawrey due deliver judgment case aston petition heard mr afzal mr islam mr kazi deny conspiring commit election fraud deceive returning officer case continues"}
{"document":"Politics_149","words":"blair return peace mission prime minister tony blair arrived back diplomatic mission middle east try resurrect peace process mr blair held talk israeli counterpart ariel sharon palestinian leader mahmoud abbas confirmed renewed drive reform palestinian authority address security issue would come london conference march mr blair also made surprise trip iraq week israeli described meeting important said would need attend mr blair briefly visited tomb yasser arafat ramallah first world leader nodded briefly towards tomb rather lay wreath palestinian official said compromise gesture agreed last minute bbcs paul reynolds say london conference limited measure shore leadership mahmoud abbas also known abu mazen expected win palestinian presidential election january news conference following talk mr blair mr abbas said british prime minister unique position help progress peaceful pursuit added endeavour hold conference london another example deep commitment purpose interview bbcs political editor andrew marr mr blair said getting progress israeli palestinian would tough least got first step mr blair acknowledged people believed close israeli said israeli entitled expect palestinian give terrorism argued mr sharon committed internationallyagreed roadmap peace plan said bid disengage gaza part peace process end earlier mr sharon said seen slightest step palestinian working end terror attack though acknowledged palestinian leader middle election campaign could hampering effort visiting israel mr blair made surprise visit iraq met leader baghdad first trip city briefed preparation national poll scheduled next month threatened deadly campaign insurgent violence also flew basra southern iraq british force stationed"}
{"document":"Politics_15","words":"talk held gibraltar future two day talk future gibraltar begin jack straw country residence later wednesday official twoday summit foreign secretary official kent house chevening plan new forum rock future october mr straw spanish counterpart miguel moratinos agreed establish body would give gibraltarian voice future gibraltarian said referendum wanted remain british gibraltar chief minister peter caruana represent british citizen living rock britain europe director dominick chilcott represent uk madrid represented spain director general europe jose maria pons initiative follows spain socialist government decision put longstanding sovereignty ambition hold gibraltarian rejected plan rock sovereignty shared britain spain referendum organised gibraltar government"}
{"document":"Politics_150","words":"galloway plea hostage release exlabour mp george galloway appealed release aid worker margaret hassan kidnapped iraq mr hassan led care international operation iraq abducted baghdad october mr galloway expelled labour party staunch opposition war iraq denied earlier report planned make direct appeal kidnapper via aljazeera arabic television channel speaking london saturday first annual delegate conference newlyfounded party respect coalition said deliberately involved situation woman prominent opponent war preceding year sanction prepared anything help save life spokesman later said mr galloway friend common hassan described prominent antiwar activist willing anything go iraq intermediary anything thats necessary since abduction several video mr hassan broadcast aljazeera latest footage showed mr hassan asking british troop pulled iraq also urged care international aid agency work close office baghdad appealed iraqi woman prisoner freed care since closed operation iraq"}
{"document":"Politics_151","words":"guantanamo four questioned four briton freed custody guantanamo bay expected allowed visit one relative moazzam begg martin mubanga feroz abbasi richard belmar held three year accused alqaeda link mr beggs father azmat said told could see son minute would say hero men held london paddington green police station expected questioned uk antiterror officer louise christian lawyer representing mr abbasi mr mubanga said family would reunited men away station driven police birmingham london azmat begg said concerned son moazzams mental state looking forward giving hug azmat begg arrived london police station appeared confusion visiting arrangement police said duty investigate men arrested return uk metropolitan police commissioner sir john stevens said evidence obtained mi four cuba absolutely inadmissible uk court interview independent sir john said officer would find evidence suspect could tried uk told newspaper admission made totally different ball game could used evidence option enough evidence charged released soon possible men allowed meet lawyer louise christian said tortured abused guantanamo bay men arrest unfair inappropriate told bbc news remained concerned psychological state gareth peirce lawyer mr begg said shocked condition men appalled authority felt need detain washington claimed four enemy combatant trained camp run alqaeda pentagon say freed uk government promised would threat national security ally detainee immediately arrested section terrorism act landed raf northolt west london tuesday massoud shadjareh muslim safety forum said sort homecoming innocent people muslim council britain urged men receive counselling medical help want men returned arm waiting family said iqbal sacranie secretary general council"}
{"document":"Politics_152","words":"minister defends hunting ban law law banning hunting dog england wale enforceable clear alun michael said rural affair minister said would become obvious people flouted law came force friday pretended hunt met legally saturday killing total fox four accidentally killed hound antihunt campaigner said widespread intimidation activist monitoring hunt countryside alliance chairman john jackson said saturday massive demonstration rural community support hunting people turned show en masse hunting act bad law said adding fox animal killed legally far aware although hunting dog criminal offence exercising hound chasing scent trail flushing fox shot still legal addressing claim new law unenforceable mr michael told bbc radio today programme lot spin support hunting reality law clear cant chase wild mammal pack dog whether wild mammal fox deer people pretend theyre going become clear cant hunt accidentally mr michael also denied hunting ban led breakdown trust government rural community said people living countryside concerned issue like economy health service childrens future hunting league cruel sport claimed new act broken even though number fox killed fallen thousand hunt supporter turned hunt across england wale first day ban antihunt group sending monitor check law broken four arrest alleged hunting hare wiltshire although clear whether made hunting act released bail police say may face prosecution new poaching law penny little monitored bicester hunt oxfordshire said witnessed gratuitous spiteful killing fox people tried run circle around law outcome would tightened said mike hobday league cruel sport said video evidence law broken would passed onto police said intimidation seemed widespread called hunt stop supporter intimidating antihunt activist videoing hunt mr jackson bicester hunt oxfordshire denied intimidation"}
{"document":"Politics_153","words":"clarke unveil immigration plan new control economic migrant tighter border patrol part government plan unveiled monday home secretary charles clarke want introduce point system economic migrant increase deportation failed asylum seeker tony blair said people right concerned abuse system magic bullet tory say labour acting late lib dems say plan may produce efficient system government new fiveyear plan designed show labour would reform immigration asylum control win election expected held may minister deny spurred action tory campaigning prime minister worried little done instead say plan part evolving process aimed winning public confidence mr clarke expected announce end automatic right settle immigrant family introduction fingerprinting visa applicant prime minister sunday said immigration would toughened ensure immigrant skill uk really need granted work permit rejected tory call quota economic migrant saying arbitrary figure could reflect uk need mr blair told bbc radio westminster hour cut number increase depending country need public worried worried rightly abuse immigration asylum system defended uk current regime saying system around world subject abuse tory proposal cap number asylum seeker process claim abroad would work argued mr blair said pretending simple easy way processing britain asylum seeker country country exists conservative shadow home secretary david davis said government failed remove failed asylum seeker uk limit economic migrant shamble seeing today rather panicky response government eight year failure said liberal democrat home affair spokesman mark oaten said labour right reject tory idea quota asylum said yet seen mr clarke could deliver fair efficient asylum system"}
{"document":"Politics_154","words":"mayor retract nazi jibe london mayor ken livingstone refused retract nazi insult made jewish reporter labour mr livingstone say standing remark accused evening standard journalist like concentration camp guard weekly press conference tuesday said comment racist refused apologise said medium representative think racist think wrong mayor said comment would affect olympic bid added determination stand believed may impress bid chief arrived london tuesday think important ioc international olympic committee member realise get gamesthey mayor going panic change course get great flap deliver game time budget said tuesday mayor said would making full written response chairman assembly two motion passed london assembly made member elected examine mayor activity monday asking apologise withdraw comment mayor said recounted assembly number example intrusion journalist family private life dont suggest one minute anything holocaust uniquely evil chapter history reporter say im job thats abdication moral responsibility thin end wedge extreme horrific version end others prepared stand concentration camp guard responsible choice life always reporter official complaint made local government watchdog board deputy british jew demanding investigation standard board england power suspended bar office mr livingstone said must instance like last year never response modified policy believed right modified position believed right dont intend effectively hand power policy position editor paper tape mr livingstone worked freelance restaurant critic paper heard asking reporter oliver finegold german war criminal mr finegold reply im jewish wasnt german war criminal im quite offended mayor say ah right well might actually like concentration camp guard paid arent"}
{"document":"Politics_155","words":"pakistani woman must hide hiding woman away home hidden behind veil backward view islam president musharraf pakistan said visit britain speaking bbcs newsnight programme hour visiting pakistani community manchester wife travelling around religious moderate said general musharraf come pakistan high commissioner britain said pakistani integrate dr maleeha lodhi said people could expect others listen grievance isolated gen musharraf told bbc people think woman confined house put veil move absolutely wrong pakistani president also asked whether thought war terror made world le safe yes absolutely would add unfortunately addressing core problem therefore never address totality said fighting immediate context fighting strategic longterm context political dispute need resolve also issue illiteracy poverty combined breeding ground extremism terrorism monday pakistani president met prime minister tony blair downing street first official visit london due visit pakistani community manchester tuesday afternoon mirror newspaper said tuesday handed sensitive dossier outling detail gen musharrafs visit britain paper said document found london street member public said dossier contained detail movement also confidential police radio channel call sign code speaking london monday gen musharraf said alqaeda run pakistan standing next mr blair added crucial tackle core creates terrorist creates extremist militant environment lead terrorism resolution political dispute mr blair said two leader talked afghanistan wider war terror situation middle east ongoing dispute kashmir agreed afghanistan cause optimism progress made said mr blair respect iraq agreed whatever issue past important thing see strategy ensure iraq capable becoming stable democratic state"}
{"document":"Politics_156","words":"visa row mandarin made sir john top civil servant centre david blunkett visa affair knighted new year honour sir john gieve home office permanent secretary saga ended mr blunkett quitting civil servant criticised failing recall visa mr blunketts exlovers nanny came fasttracked outgoing head troubled child support agency doug smith also earns honour new year list mr smith whose retirement announced work pension secretary alan smith november made commander order bath men giving evidence common committee computer difficulty facing agency left thousand single parent without maintenance payment announcement made knighting sir john received astonishment opposition politician liberal democrat said beggared belief fellow official could remember leoncia casalmes application indefinite leave remain went mr blunketts office head immigration nationality department meanwhile conservative accused official collective failure memory sir alan budd led inquiry affair said reason believe anyone involved deliberately withheld information downing street defended decision honour men spokesperson saying look whole career sir john made permanent secretary april following civil service career date back also worked treasury department employment department work pension spokeswoman said mr smith honour award reflects achieved civil service career principally inland revenue spanning year role chief executive child support agency career personally led number successful major change programme mr smith set stay csa march le controversial knighthood derek wanless mike tomlinson undertook major government review health education respectively former natwest chief executive mr wanless delivered one two major report nh exchief inspector school mr tomlinson recommended replacing alevels gcse new diploma system shakeup exam system"}
{"document":"Politics_157","words":"kilroysilk attacked slurry euro mp robert kilroysilk bucket farm slurry thrown protester manchester uk independence party member arriving bbc radio show attacker emerged behind bush fellow guest ruth kelly mp also hit slurry mr kilroysilk said man later disappeared claimed name islam january mr kilroysilk quit bbc one show remark made arab called suicide bomber mr kilroysilk already taken air bbc boss comment also described arab limbamputators woman repressor remark prompted outrage among muslim group slurry attack took place friday mr kilroysilk kelly cabinet office minister bolton west mp arrived manchester high school girl recording bbc radio question police called attacker disappeared time officer arrived treating incident assault programme host jonathan dimbleby later told audience mep covered head toe mr kilroysilk still able appear appear show loaned change clothes told reporter angry planned press charge attacker caught said man shouted youve offended religion im name islam started turn round guy tipped bucket farmyard muck threw rest car mr kilroysilk said totally covered clothes stank high heaven went inside car splattered ruth kelly bbc spokesman said took seat jonathan dimbleby introducing show fortunately someone school change clothes let greater manchester police said people near mr kilroysilk also hit waste officer took statement scene arrest made police say suspect ran towards wilmslow road committing offence believed driving red vauxhall corsa earlier suspect described white aged ginger beard police want hear anyone information mr kilroysilk mep east midland resigned uk independence party whip european parliament october criticising ukip stating ambition leader however remains member party said friday hoped elected party leader christmas think sufficient time put process necessary time fight significant impact upon general election ukip spokesman said would impossible party constitution requires day leadership ballot take place"}
{"document":"Politics_158","words":"petrol duty frozen brown say chancellor gordon brown announced freeze fuel duty prebudget speech common thursday mr brown told house government policy raise fuel duty least line inflation year fulfil environmental commitment financial year volatility oil market said duty would frozen many motorist campaigned rise environmentalist believe le duty mean pollution said policy year fuel duty rise least line inflation seek meet target reducing polluting emmissions fund public service financial year sustained volatility oil market propose match freeze car vehicle licence duty continuation freeze main road fuel duty rac welcomed news calling early christmas present motorist organisation urged driver continue shop around get best price petrol environmental group transport said freeze sends wrong message motorist concerned although britain lead world rhetoric climate change often fails practical action said spokesman people fuel lobby caused chaos blocking road slowmoving convoy mr brown threatened raise fuel tax chancellor raise duty year despite threat protest added per litre"}
{"document":"Politics_159","words":"howard unveils election platform conservative would stand forgotten majority michael howard pledged unveiled first part tory election manifesto tory leader argued mass people say feel let tony blair share tory value foreword manifesto promise focus restoring order trying lower tax giving power back people labour say document offer return failed tory past liberal democrat say conservative cannot win predict threeparty contest campaigning activity accelerating ahead general election widely tipped may could time june labour monday postponed launch election poster asian tsunami disaster mr howard published introduction tory manifesto chapter follow coming week speech northamptonshire said forgotten majority made backbone britain people saving first home retirement working hard accepting responsibility say manifesto foreword forgotten neglected taken granted mr blair saying britain must change direction mr howard argues government big cannot continue path ever rising tax promise ensure frontline professional parent patient make key decision rather whitehall bureaucrat say tory would get grip crime immigration disorder decline responsibility proliferation socalled human right left moral quagmire unable get grip rising crime disorder say mr howard say produce timetable action people hold account issue like taxation far published option specific plan mr howard told bbc news im determined lower tax im also determined make promise cant keep tory unveiling material month ahead expected election needed time make voter aware policy said asked tory support government iraq identity card given lib dems chance portray opposition labour mr howard argued test policy whether best britain nothing putting clear blue water opponent labour election slogan britain working dont let tory wreck campaign coordinator alan milburn accused tory launching thatcherism instalment labour helped hard working majority family lib dem president simon hughes said party set election stance september liberal democrat ask british people support year party policy best able deliver freedom fairness restore trust said"}
{"document":"Politics_16","words":"crisis ahead social science national body designed tackle skill shortage key subject set committee mp said absolute crisis recruitment statistician social science expert common science technology committee added major problem expected next year social science workforce continues age said committee reporting work strategy spending plan economic social research council council aim promote support strategic research social science postgraduate provide social scientist meet need country also liaises government industry social science need report council work committee said deeply concerned skill shortage afflicting particular qualitative branch social science mirrored previous concern committee expressed shortage field math chemistry said hard see significant progress towards rectifying shortage made deployment economic social research council limited resource government serious addressing skill shortage key subject need find effective mechanism achieve national strategic capability fund address shortage key area set response committee added"}
{"document":"Politics_160","words":"lawyer attack antiterror law senior barrister resigned protest government antiterror law say current system giving britain bad name ian macdonald qc quit government failed recognise house lord ruling detaining terror suspect indefinitely unlawful part strong panel special security clearance act suspected terrorist five barrister reported threatening resign mr macdonald told bbc news reason resigning fundamentally disagree locking people without trial indefinite period reasonable suspicion current legal system certainly adverse effect muslim community britain whole asian community think giving britain bad name internationally antiterrorism crime security act introduced government response september attack foreign national suspected involvement terrorism cannot deported held indefinitely without trial mr macdonald belief detainee currently held entitled trial jury view need full return trial jury proper criminal trial proper accusation far im concerned government start rethink whole strategy dealing added attorney general lord goldsmith receive letter resignation mr macdonald monday according independent resignation expected followed five barrister nicholas blake qc andrew nicol qc manjit singh gill qc rick scannell tom de la mare believed carefully considering position panel special advocate represent detainee special immigration appeal commission siac secure court without jury try terror suspect mr macdonald said idea whether resignation would follow barry hugill spokesman campaign group liberty told radio today programme lawyer may go assure distinct possibilty lawyer may resigning said situation everything trained believe right trial jury abandoned give sleepless night helena kennedy labour peer human right lawyer said special advocate main concern seen special intelligence allowed speak detainee whole procedure considered immediately september great deal argument particularly house lord whether really process could considered judicial review said without detention habeus corpus really blot ian mcdonald said legal landscape something really quite shocking regard rule law"}
{"document":"Politics_161","words":"turkey deal help world peace deal bringing turkey step closer eu membership fundamental importance peace security world tony blair said deal struck european council last week also proved claim clash muslim christian wrong mr blair said represented achievement historic british objective added tory leader michael howard said deal laid rest suggestion eu antiislamic turkey involvement eu would provide invaluable bridge europe rest world mr howard added tory leader argued eu constitution designed take country large turkey mr blair leading advocate turkish membership despite controversy surrounding idea insisted turkish leadership made great advance improving human right record deal open formal talk ankara came despite eu demand turkey recognise cyprus agreed issue tackled later date turkish premier recep erdogan accept negotiation guarantee country full eu membership internationally recognised southern part cyprus eu member turkey occupies northern cyprus previously insisted would bow demand recognise country calling issue red line could take year turkey able join entry cannot guaranteed join turkey may accept restriction limit migration citizen eu also announced start accession talk croatia april however talk begin country cooperates fully un war crime tribunal former yugoslavia"}
{"document":"Politics_162","words":"protect whistleblower tuc say government change law give protection employee raise health safety concern workplace tuc said said data employment tribunal suggested safety whistleblower lost job since firm found cheaper sack worker improve building change working condition said health safety executive said trying get worker involved helping make workplace safer tuc figure drawn unfair dismissal case tribunal health safety main issue safety representative often ignored raising concern legal duty respond claimed union organisation general secretary brendan barber said shouldnt firing offence object unsafe work worker placed situation forced choose risking job risking personal health safety mr barber said problem far worse official statistic show called legal system protects safety whistleblower added worker union well casual migrant worker stand little chance redress rory neill editor unionbacked hazard magazine conducted research said giving union safety rep right workplace ultimate winwin death injury work increased last year second time since turn century would fatal mistake take full advantage union safety effect tuc called government appoint roving safety rep increase spending health safety work inspection health safety executive said launched initiative make factory office safer worker involvement"}
{"document":"Politics_163","words":"kinnock urge reform lord neil kinnock said acceptance seat house lord allow help achieve progress substantial democratic reform bbcs breakfast frost put mr kinnock referred lord member brigand mugger briber gangster outgoing european commissioner said comment made year ago needed put context said advocate reform needed inside lord vote pointed additional democratic reform going take place going require advocate lord people willing vote mr kinnock added second factor behind acceptance peerage appointment chairman british council history demonstrates immensely useful british council chairman house lord conclusive factor mr kinnock said thought decision quite long time long reservation lord added process reform developed substantially sufficiently consequently take factor consideration decision made glibly former labour leader said would probably take title lord kinnock bedwellty first constituency selected"}
{"document":"Politics_164","words":"mcconnell detail scot wave toll least three people scotland died tsunami disaster three missing list first minister told msps figure came statement jack mcconnell scottish parliament wednesday formally expressed scotland sympathy victim indian ocean tidal wave killed mr mcconnell went promise scotland would play part reconstruction effort said provisional figure dead lost provided police mr mcconnell said tragedy persuade everyone step fight global poverty change world better said proud generous response people scotland disaster appeal expected soon top âm first minister also praised scottish water immediately flying bottled water five large generator disaster zone scottish executive seconded staff aid agency said scotland long term help planned fishing community childrens service aid charity said must year scotland showed clearly cared happened people elsewhere world whether asia africa mr mcconnell went signal executive would play part make poverty history campaign mounted variety aid charity trade union church runup summit gleneagles july edinburgh architect dominic stephenson became first scot confirmed victim asian tsunami yearold holidaying thai island koh phi phi eileen lee still missing"}
{"document":"Politics_165","words":"police urge pub closure power new power needed close disorderly pub bar club week even permanently police chief told mp association chief police officer president chris fox said current hour closure power enough impact bad landlord mr fox comment follow controversy plan allow pub open around clock rejected critic call law change delayed instead new licensing act could help reduce drunken disorder properly planned argued acpo made call stronger closure power paper common home affair select committee meeting mr fox said able close premise hour necessarily make impact saturday morning close hour there lot pain premise probably wouldnt open sunday anyway getting management cant run disorderly house without facing immediate sanction acpos proposal closure order would used agreement local licensing authority new licensing law give police greater power close pub club hour period mr fox said drink industry currently regulating making money cost human misery public purse strategic planning process le useless said mr fox said new law due start phased next month could help food outlet public transport public toilet could cope latenight drinker staggering closing hour solution infrastructure premise properly managed people arent served rolling drunk underage tossed street said problem pm event get grip underlying cause acpo want pub club cause extra work police hospital pay towards cost home secretary charles clarke currently looking idea levy drink industry pay cost extra policing licensing change sparked concern among mp council senior police officer fear could exacerbate drinking problem culture secretary tessa jowell tuesday said job bow campaign change status quo new law causing current binge drinking problem told bbc two newsnight leaked document suggested exhome secretary david blunkett branded new opening hour leap dark jowell insisted concern met police job alcoholrelated crime would made easier pub close time added"}
{"document":"Politics_166","words":"blunkett tell love pain david blunkett spoken love married publisher kimberly quinn first time home secretary described affected friend personal life said great believer personal responsibility mr blunkett taking legal action gain access mr quinns twoyearold son denies mr blunketts interview bbc radio sheffield made allegation fasttracked visa mr quinns nanny allegation denied investigated sir alan budd mr blunkett talked fell love resisted desire go public apparent reference court action gain access son say great believer responsibility consequence even painful mr blunkett told bbc radio sheffield fell love someone wouldnt go public thing started go badly wrong summer news world picked story tried three year make something work havent spoken dont intend even biography thats written ive ensured there little possible bbc political correspondent carole walker said timing broadcast unlikely help effort show concentrating getting job home secretary shadow home secretary david davis say mr blunkett quit found influenced visa process even indirectly report claimed mr blunkett chaired meeting discus delay visa system learned nanny leoncia casalmes wait home office said would sir alans inquiry decide meeting relevant home office minister fiona mactaggart said hoped mr blunkett would survive job work every day always surprised focused job hand working deal thing said told bbc one breakfast frost programme really job hope survive"}
{"document":"Politics_167","words":"housing plan criticised mp irreversible environmental damage caused government plan build one million home southeast england mp warned sustainable community promoted without real understanding sustainable mean environmental audit committee said said issue like energy need transport properly addressed deputy prime minister john prescott said report completed new initiative announced said working across government especially colleague defra create cleaner safer greener community protecting enhancing environment report said far little attention paid many environmental issue including water even though supply part south east already low regulation designed ensure energyefficient building lax builder routinely flout anyway said financing improving transport around onetwentieth would required report stinging rebuke government especially john prescott department bbc environment correspondent richard black said chairman environmental audit committee peter ainsworth mp said government housing policy alarming example disjointed thinking area joinedup policy crucial accept need improve housing supply thing stand principal beneficiary housing growth property developer environment depend principal loser point raised report included proposal increase housing supply taken forward without strong supporting evidence government recognise shortcoming treasury barker review said new home year needed britain government consider national spatial framework england already place scotland wale office deputy prime minister maximise brown field development housing density measure encourage improved energy efficiency existing home considered including reduced stamp duty home achieve set standard clear timetable achieving zeroemissions home government make clear intends measure success creating sustainable community conservative local government spokeswoman caroline spelman said growing evidence john prescott building programme environmentally unsustainable leaving concrete scar across face rural england"}
{"document":"Politics_168","words":"mp murder sentence concern murder sentence reduced automatically simply guilty plea say new mp report influential common home affair committee responding sentencing guideline issued summer mp also call tougher sentence crime committed influence drink drug say influence drug alcohol introduced aggravating factor judge magistrate sentence offender committee chairman john denham said drug alcohol sometimes used excuse committee belief argument rejected sentencers influence instead aggravating factor present judge sentencing murderer mandatory life sentence reduce tariff minimum term must serve defendant pleads guilty although spared ordeal trial many murder victim relative unhappy july year amanda champion killer james ford pleaded guilty murder jailed least year would longer denied charge amandas uncle lewis champion told bbc news website ford deserve credit plea saying nothing worth taking five year murder sentence mp criticised home secretary david blunkett last year introducing lastminute rule allowing reduced sentence murderer pleaded guilty measure passed law virtually unnoticed mr blunkett introduced late stage criminal justice bill result say committee government may need relegislate remove ambiguity murderer sentenced also calling senior judge england wale lord woolf abandon draft guideline proposed september reduce sentence murderer plead guilty committee said plan reflected public disquiet expressed possibility significantly reduced prison term murderer lord woolf sentencing guideline council sgc caused controversy suggesting one third discount sentence early guilty plea type crime result murderer face year tariff could get five year knocked give police mr denham belief sgc reconsider proposal reflect parliament wish murder treated separate especially grave category offence said want see sentencers advised case murder reduction sentence guilty plea normally granted addition reduction mitigating circumstance spokesman home office defended proposal said making express provision murder tariff criminal justice act parliament sent clear signal expects murder treated differently offence stand provision act cover guilty plea discount potential benefit victim witness avoiding trauma trial shadow home secretary david davis echoed criticism way mr blunkett introduced murder tariff rule genuine concern potential reduction murder sentence action sends wrong signal violent criminal completely undermines government claim tough crime said liberal democrat spokesman mark oaten warned mp committee binding judge much might look like political interference danger prescriptive approach whilst every murder awful also different told bbc news"}
{"document":"Politics_169","words":"noone define new hunt ban new law banning hunting dog poorly drafted noone define offence prohunt mp say accusation came emerged devon man told could use four dog chase away unwanted animal farm intend kill deer fox hunting lib dem mp lembit opik said minister invented new category hunting chasing away asked police supposed interpret rule north devon landowner giles bradshaw put touch middle way group mr opik cochairman contact rural affair ministry defra asked whether technique using four dog frighten deer fox would outlawed hunting act mr bradshaw initially told offence prompting complain middle way group also said mr bradshaw would put position would buy rifle shoot animal would previously gone free later conversation mr bradshaw told according defras lawyer chasing away unwanted animal fact hunting described hunting act therefore would committing offence mr opik said hunting dog flushing defined hunting act defra also invented completely new category hunting chasing away isnt even covered act however activity involve use dog chase wild mammal village bobby see group people dog supposed distinguish illegal hunting exempt hunting drag hunting unintentional hunting hunt exercising hound simply chasing away tory mp peter luff another cochairman middle way said legislation poorly drafted nobody appears able properly define offence wonder government desperately want move disastrous law however seriously doubt countryside accommodating mike hobday league cruel sport said confusion matter simple common sense mr bradshaw setting dog chase wild animal hunting criminal offence dog barking deer nobody define hunting"}
{"document":"Politics_17","words":"tsunami debt deal announced chancellor gordon brown said hope announce deal suspend debt interest repayment tsunamihit nation later friday agreement group wealthy nation would save affected country âbn pound year said deal thought hammered thursday night japan one biggest creditor nation finally signed mr brown first proposed idea earlier week minister also believed agreed instruct world bank international monetary fund complete country country analysis reconstruction problem faced state hit disaster mr brown locked talk finance minister britain chair germany also proposed freeze canada begun moratorium expected deal come foreign secretary jack straw said number briton dead missing disaster reached"}
{"document":"Politics_170","words":"hospital suspends welsh plan english hospital suspended plan stop treating welsh patient waited three month hereford county hospital earlier said new year patient waiting longer would taken waiting list hip knee operation gps wale feared patient could pushed back another queue talk powys health board hospital called plan health chief meet early january hereford hospital trust caused outcry sent letter telling patient financial administrative reason planned turn orthopaedic patient shocked health official powys said meant would left prospect patient doctor find new appointment hospital andy williams chief executive powys local health board said totally unacceptable way behave mr williams said think welshenglish issue said hereford hospital struggling financially trying pas problem back powys told bbc radio wale written straight back trust insist withdraw threat treat patient paying treat hospital agreed suspension mr williams said optimistic compromise could reached would ensure welsh patient continued treated said problem caused difference waiting time target england wale target month welsh patient three month england contract powys health board worth âm year hospital account patient statement suspension idea welsh assembly government said situation unacceptable powys local health board committed ensuring patient receive care appropriate said assembly government although challenging hereford decision put place appropriate care patient contacted gps next week earlier david rose chief executive hereford hospital nh trust said real regret taken step want continue providing excellent fast service powys people paid provide service waiting time fall maximum month want powys people ask referred modern hospital appeal powys local health board allow powys people choose hereford treatment"}
{"document":"Politics_171","words":"tory pledge free sport lesson child would offered two hour free sport training week future tory government party said clubschool policy would provide âm yearly local sport club uk deliver afterschool sport extra coaching would funded national lottery would come top two hour sport week child supposed get school shadow home secretary david davis said five million child denied adequate sporting opportunity plan would help tackle fastest growing rate obesity developed world said shadow sport minister lord moynihan said policy would empower local club create lasting legacy aim shift emphasis afterschool sport provision away overstretched teacher school directly sport club uk tory say labour plan give child two hour sport lesson week school failed government figure show england third school key stage twofifths school key stage met target tory also claim âm prime minister pledged invest school sport facility âm spent big lottery fund said complex capital project involved confident money would allocated next year intended"}
{"document":"Politics_172","words":"faith school citizenship warning school must improve quality citizenship lesson social cohesion democracy suffer say education watchdog independent faith school singled ofsted chief david bell enough promote wider tenet british society mr bell said muslim jewish evangelical christian school must intolerant intolerance diversity certainly must mean segregated separate said mr bell speech called much greater effort type school teach citizenship accompanying survey showing young people knew little politics enthusiasm find badlytaught citizenship lesson previously criticised mr bell speech hansard society warned failing pas understanding democracy public service shared value highlighted particular concern citizenship growing number independent faith school said included muslim evangelical christian jewish school mr bell expressed concern school teach child enough common heritage needed promote principle mutual tolerance social inclusion worry many young people educated faithbased school little appreciation wider responsibility obligation british society said mr bell ofsted chief said forthcoming annual report would make particular reference muslim school many must adapt curriculum ensure provides pupil broad general knowledge public institution service england help acquire appreciation respect culture way promotes tolerance harmony mr bell said question religion cultural identity tricky issue argued must allow recognition diversity become apathy face challenge coherence nation would go say awareness common heritage british citizen equal law enable assert confidence intolerant intolerance illiberalism attitude value demean place certain section community woman people living nontraditional relationship said mr bell"}
{"document":"Politics_173","words":"minister lose slopping case scottish executive lost appeal inmate compensation forced slop prison armed robber robert napier claimed suffered outbreak skin complaint eczema slopping barlinnie prison napier said practice prisoner use bucket cell toilet breached human right thursday court session threw move executive apply rigorous standard proof executive face similar claim damage prisoner former inmate action already raised court session sheriff court scotland executive spokesman said study judgement detail much changed address issue raised napier case example slopping ended barlinnie work prison accelerated today judgement affect outcome case napier remand prisoner time raised legal challenge european convention human right sought awarded compensation last april winning case executive minister raised appeal arguing standard proof applied case alleging breach european convention human right degrading inhumane treatment beyond reasonable doubt standard normally applied criminal trial scotland however civil litigation settled test balance probability judge lord cullen sitting lord osborne lord hamilton ruled alleged human right breach involving degrading treatment dealt normal civil standard napier lawyer tony kelly belief action soon followed others mr kelly said hundred people still undergoing slopping overcrowding poor regime people certainly heartened today judgement scottish national party justice minister kenny macaskill said slopping case fiasco start finish said minister fully aware state scotland jail fund available chose ignore problem ruling suspect faced even claim doubt payouts short term executive saving resulted long term public cost"}
{"document":"Politics_174","words":"escaped prisoner report ordered first minister jack mcconnell ordered report decision allow paranoid schizophrenic knife attacker go visit unguarded michael ferguson escaped allowed highsecurity carstairs unit snp nicola sturgeon demanded know responsible signing leave scottish executive said minister would notified would common practice sign approval executive spokesman said health department state hospital would work together preparing report ministerial responsibility carstairs rest rhona brankin deputy health minister brankin said first minister called review happened need talk state hospital need reflect sturgeon written mr mcconnell asking clarification move allow prisoner said question must answered escape public reassured safety police still searching ferguson failed return trip east kilbride monday scottish national party parliamentary leader argued law authorisation fergusons leave absence would come directly minister said scottish executive seemed indicate yesterday escape mr ferguson matter carstairs however understanding mental health legislation decision grant patient restricted patient leave absence would required direct specific authorisation scottish minister added written first minister today asking confirmation fact also asked confirm minister would routinely take decision nature information based attempt apportion blame ensure better understanding decision making process important sensitive case police said ferguson posed danger public bbc scotland political correspondent glenn campbell said first minister ordered urgent report situation said understand executive case individual minister signed approval michael ferguson released unescorted carstairs executive concedes scottish minister legal responsibility approving sort leave say routinely specialised official make decision simply inform minister taken stage presumably minister ask hard question ask reassurance patient serious danger public risk minimised scottish conservative leader david mcletchie said earlier almost beyond belief allowed happen executive spokeswoman said recommendation leave agreed psychiatric advisor conjunction official behalf minister said minister told notified would common practice sign statutory responsibility common practice people work patient best knowledge risk would make decision ferguson slashed man doctor surgery coatbridge see fiance annabella holmes met patient high security complex south lanarkshire described ft in tall slim blond hair blue eye fair complexion ferguson wearing black jacket grey jean black jumper black shoe last seen multiple fading tattoo left hand faded tear tattoo left eye holmes missing sighting ferguson since monday strathclyde police asked anyone spot ferguson contact sergeant keith mcdonald"}
{"document":"Politics_175","words":"chancellor rally labour voter gordon brown issued rallying cry telling supporter stake high stay home protest vote forthcoming general election chancellor said vote expected fall may give clear fundamental choice labour investment conservative cut speaking labour spring conference gateshead mr brown claimed nh safe conservative hand said tory plan cut âbn tax would cut deep public service packed audience gatesheads sage centre chancellor said cut proposed shadow chancellor oliver letwin equivalent sacking every teacher gp nurse country told activist laying conservative record government said give promise labour britain never return mistake erm inflation interest rate âbn lost reserve repossessed one million negative equity three million unemployed never tory boom bust central dividing line election conservative party taking britain back planning deep cut âbn service labour government taking britain forward platform stability reform renew hospital school public service proud say spend âbn turning economy chancellor pledged continue economic stability growth third term power said seven year labour transformed party trusted economy party trusted economy party employee employer manager said speech prompted standing ovation audience clearly warm mr brown also promised end teenage unemployment within next five year also highlighted plan debt relief world poorest country national minimum wage yearolds creation network childrens centre flexibility maternity leave prime minister take part later saturday interactive question answer session fielding query sent email text message telephone part labour attempt engage public campaign"}
{"document":"Politics_176","words":"council must find gypsy site minister telling council find site traveller amid continuing row concerning string unauthorised encampment council also given stronger power move illegal settlement gypsy community rural land money given council develop official caravan park said housing minister yvette cooper november mp urged minister make council create site traveller place stop cooper said annual scheme refurbish existing traveller site would extended consider council bid new stopping place scheme paid âm four year âm available two major problem planning system moment concerning gypsy traveller site said cooper firstly local authority identifying enough appropriate location either private public site secondly enough power deal swiftly development inappropriate site result many development inappropriate site causing tension difficulty neighbouring community gypsy traveller consulting new obligation local authority identify appropriate site well new power take immediate action development wrong place cannot tolerated even shortterm risk local amenity environment new regulation expected force spring official able serve temporary stop notice aimed preventing work site council chance obtain full legal ban many mp rural constituency particularly eastern england pressing government create stronger enforcement power saying villager suffering legal delay removing illegal encampment andrew ryder traveller law reform coalition said welcome talk obligation council identify land gypsy traveller long real obligation opposed recommendation could easily ignored new accommodation proposal traveller need backed decent funding intervention government council attempt dodge responsibility towards traveller often living side road worn planning appeal legal action eviction one idea fun november report mp committee scrutinising office deputy prime minister responsible housing said illegal traveller encampment caused lack place stop numerous community council paying lengthy expensive eviction travelling community said mp turn problem worsened council reluctant voluntarily provide site resistance resident two controversial traveller site cottenham cambridgeshire minety wiltshire remain embroiled ongoing legal battle"}
{"document":"Politics_177","words":"plaid mp cottage arson claim plaid cymru mp belief uk security service involved arson attack blamed welsh extremist year since start year firebombings attributed shadowy group known meibion glyndwr plaid cymru elfyn llwyd suggested security service could involved intention discrediting nationalist vote exwelsh office minister lord robert conwy denied security service involved march year north wale police reopened case saying material kept investigation would examined find whether would yield dna evidence meibion glyndwr mean son glyndwr began burning property december protest home rural wale sold holiday cottage people england group linked firebombing incident stretching llyn peninsula pembrokeshire campaign continued early police accused quarter targeting anyone nationalist although one man sion aubrey robert convicted sending letter bomb post arson case remain unsolved solicitor elfyn llwyd represented welsh singer bryn fn arrested suspicion involved arson campaign fn released without charge mp merionnydd nant conwy plaid cymru parliamentary leader mr llwyd argued terror attack may involvement security service meibion glyndwr belief element british security service may carried renegade action order discredit plaid cymru nationalist vote ahead election claim made interview bbc wale maniffesto programme shown sc sunday mr llwyd said sophistication many device used attack compared crude nature many others suggests degree professionalism could come individual knew exactly said im saying role took wasnt appropriate one ie like agent provocateur perhaps interfering creating situation looked like nationalist responsible programme also heard lord robert conwy welsh office minister time denied security service played improper role mr llwyds theory also questioned plaid cymru former president dafydd wigley accepted fire damaged plaid cymru public image believed security service hand full time ira animal right activist maniffesto seen sc sunday december gmt"}
{"document":"Politics_178","words":"hatfield executive go trial engineering firm balfour beatty five railway manager go trial manslaughter hatfield rail crash four people died section rail broke high speed train derailed balfour beattys railway maintenance arm charge upkeep line hatfield hertfordshire balfour beatty manager anthony walker nicholas jeffries railtrack manager alistair cook sean fugill keith lea face individual charge five men along four others also accused breach health safety law balfour beatty rail maintenance face corporate manslaughter charge expected trial could last long year accident october happened london leeds express came track mph derailed cracked section rail accident east coast main line sparked major disruption overall responsibility line railtracks company become network rail died accident steve arthur pea pottage west sussex peter monkhouse headingley leeds leslie gray tuxford nottingham robert james alcorn auckland new zealand"}
{"document":"Politics_179","words":"final hunt held ban loom hunt england wale begun last day hunting dog legal due later thousand supporter expected turn meet many altered normal schedule thursday ban hunting dog come effect gmt friday countryside alliance latest legal bid block ban thwarted wednesday appeal court ruled hunting act lawful group say hunting continue form ban come hunt expected test new law limit others expected defy ban continuing hunt illegally antihunt organisation ban culmination year campaigning say hope stay within law mike hobday league cruel sport told bbc news weve long urged go drag hunting follow artificial scent hope continue chase fox chase wild mammal around countryside thats law confident theyll brought justice headquarters quorn hunt leicestershire feeling running high hunt enthusiast prepared final legal hunt bbc correspondent sarah mukherjee said hunt supporter tear said many people share countryside alliance optimism hunting would able continue farmer geoff brook senior member quorn hunt told bbc news people life revolved around hunting described ban ridiculous badly thought said would hard people defy would want risk income getting criminal record court appeal wednesday countryside alliance failed attempt hunting act ruled invalid say ban unenforceable law unclear impossible police alliance say hunt supporter go test law limit saturday league cruel sport rspca say monitor hunt assist police bringing prosecution association chief police officer issued guidance force deal new rule spokesman said basically going police officer chasing car across field based intelligence information received well decision police individual hunt left local force officer sent hunt disruption expected said police would consider evidence submitted antihunt organisation merit"}
{"document":"Politics_18","words":"straw attend auschwitz service foreign secretary jack straw visit auschwitz th anniversary former nazi concentration camp liberation announced prince edward also join uk delegation poland national holocaust memorial day january million people mainly jew killed auschwitz tory said glad mr straw shamed going earlier criticised decision send lowerranking official shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said glad foreign secretary finally shamed representing britain important act commemoration government shown crass insensitivity forced public opinion done first place britain queen prince philip lead nation commemoration service westminster hall london queen also host reception holocaust survivor st james palace altogether six million people mainly jew perished holocaust queen grandson prince harry sparked outrage earlier week photograph wearing nazi uniform costume party emerged prince apologised critic called go auschwitz commemoration soviet liberation camp prince harry see result hated symbol foolishly brazenly chose wear rabbi marvin hier founder jewish human right group simon wiesenthal center said"}
{"document":"Politics_180","words":"falconer rebuts charade claim concession bill critic claim would allow euthanasia back door political ploy lord chancellor said minister accused panic offering last minute change mental capacity bill amid chaotic scene common tuesday lord falconer said fair criticise late timing offer said change provided solution difficult issue mp argue situation still unclear bill allows people give somebody power attorney make decision behalf become ill decide minister insist plan would change law euthanasia would improve safeguard critic fear could allow killing omission withdrawing treatment including food fluid tony blair said would everything could meet concern bill change bill must overturn law set court ruled doctor could withdraw artificial feeding hydration hillsborough coma victim tony bland important dont end situation doctor consultant confused law may lay open prosecution circumstance sensible person would want happen said tuesday government saw backbench attempt force change bill vote despite rebellion labour mp revolt also reduced news lord falconer promised catholic archbishop cardiff strengthen safeguard bill came mp bombarded constitutional affair minister david lammy barrage request read letter complained left dark eventually hurriedly handed letter read five minute crunch vote prompting claim shamble deputy speaker later said debate handled lord falconer say amendment bill go house lord told bbc news given commitment put bill clause say nothing bill authorises act motive person authorising decision end life motive got end suffering denied concession political manoeuvre forced panic rebellion inevitable mind became focused bill went parliament result sensible solution said dont think something embarrassed issue easy deal went bbc political editor andrew marr said mr lammy waste deep quicksand sinking fast performance lord falconer praised minister excellent job former conservative leader iain duncan smith one chief critic plan condemned debate charade complained promise change bill vague"}
{"document":"Politics_181","words":"school sport back say pm tony blair promised sport back priority school prime minister launched âm initiative allow school sport club england provide three hour extra activity week important part education important part health mr blair said conservative say government proposal include two hour pe within school pupil unrealistic latest move aimed encouraging diversity sport activity yoga tai chi option launching initiative mr blair completed agility course shot basketball hoop student allgirl waverley sport college southwark south london said youve got bring back school sport got done differently year ago still important earlier education secretary charles clarke told bbc news least three area needed coherent framework dedicated funding training pe teacher establishing specialist school development partnership activity interschool competition added government originally pledged every pupil get least two hour highquality physical education week proportion currently government hoping would rise money initiative come new âm fund âm move also increase number specialist sport college conservative warned rising obesity level said since third child two hour sport week currently government promising something cannot guarantee shadow spokesman sport hugh robertson said suspect correct way tackle look end spectrum try enable club real passion sport exists deliver school sport offer said emphasis put traditional sport saying anticompetitive sport agenda pursued recent year martin ward secondary head association said member like ringfenced fund school decide spend money"}
{"document":"Politics_182","words":"antiterror plan face first test plan allow home secretary charles clarke place terror suspect house arrest without trial set first real test parliament tory lib dems labour mp poised vote plan mr clarke say power needed counter terror threat opponent say judge politician able order detention uk citizen government expected win wednesday vote common face battle house lord prevention terrorism bill published tuesday proposes control order would mean house arrest serious case curfew electronic tagging limit telephone internet access suspect two opposition party particularly worried control order would initially imposed sayso home secretary rather judge tory shadow home secretary david davis warned potential miscarriage justice like guildford four tony blair recently apologised result pressure politician lock terror suspect pressure would much politician would judge thats serious concern abut approach told bbc radio today programme mr clarke say intend use house arrest power even current terror detainee also said decision made would reviewed judge within seven day foreign terror suspect currently detained mostly held london belmarsh prison held law law lord ruled break human right rule due expire march new power designed replace existing law meet law lord concern would apply british well foreign terror suspect critic say giving politician power deprive uk citizen freedom biggest attack civil liberty year opposition mp also angry two day wednesday next monday debate new plan pas house lord government say existing power run soon must replaced urgently rare move tory lib dems jointly tabled motion opposing new bill saying house arrest plan excessive argues decision taken higher standard proof plan wrongly infringes right liberty failing bring terrorist trial evidence mr davis told today give minister first time modern history right detain without trial without showing evidence indeed respect almost allegation individual concerned questioned rush introduce legislation mr clarke indicated planning use house arrest power straight away liberal democrat home affair spokesman mark oaten said believe judge take decision politician mr clarke said security service police backed measure would rash negligent ignore advice nobody doubt terrorist home abroad wanted attack uk interest argued"}
{"document":"Politics_183","words":"former ni minister scott dy former northern ireland minister sir nicholas scott died london hospice family announced former conservative mp kensington chelsea died long illness diagnosed alzheimers yearold served northern ireland premiership margaret thatcher northern ireland minister dealt education later security rode mass ira escape maze education encountered criticism school closure future catholic training college also merged new university ulster ulster polytechnic create university ulster sir nicholas strong defender angloirish agreement held esteem dublin government sdlp circle experienced hostility unionist dubbed minister discord leaving northern ireland reshuffle became uk disability minister sir nicholas replaced member kensington chelsea flamboyant alan clark deselected constituency december deselection followed series scandal including found slumped street police tory party conference bournemouth taken back hotel sir nicholas claimed strong painkiller taking back problem reacted badly small amount alcohol sacking bitterly said despite support cabinet minister tory backbencher eurosceptics constituency absolutely determined get rid colourful career also included public disagreement daughter victoria civil right disabled sir nicholas admitted misled mp denied department involved wrecking tactic designed kill disability bill victoria lobbyist disabled right denounced father action heaped insult injury joined call resign joined backbench two month later"}
{"document":"Politics_184","words":"blair reject iraq advice call tony blair rejected call publication advice legality iraq war amid growing call investigation prime minister told monthly press conference matter dealt attorney general earlier conservative mp michael mate joined call probe claim lord goldsmith statement parliament drawn number mr blair said statement fair summary lord goldsmith opinion thats lord goldsmith said thats say dealt time time time mr blair told monthly news conference downing street refused answer question issue saying dealt literally score time position changed lord goldsmith denied leaned say word written government refuse publish advice legality war saying paper always kept confidential mr mate member common intelligence security committee part butler inquiry prewar intelligence told bbc friday general rule right absolute rule said occasion advice published recently regarding prince charles marriage plan government could pick choose use convention said mr mate added discovered two three occasion past law officer advice government published may one special occasion would public interest see advice attorney general gave prime minister argument rejected mr blair said firstly havent broken precedent secondly peter goldsmith made statement got absolutely nothing add book published week philippe sand qc member cherie blair matrix chamber say lord goldsmith warned tony blair march iraq war could illegal without second un resolution sanctioning military action short statement lord goldsmith position presented written parliamentary answer march crucial common vote military action mr sand book suggests actually written home office minister lord falconer downing street adviser baroness morgan former minister clare short resigned government iraq war said statement earlier shown cabinet discussed military action told bbc full advice attached according ministerial code view need house lord set special committee summon attorney get paper look exactly happened said conservative liberal democrat say want publication full legal advice given attorney general thursday lord goldsmith said statement written number parliamentary answer march explained genuinely held independent view military action lawful existing security council resolution said"}
{"document":"Politics_185","words":"police probe bnp mosque leaflet police investigating british national party leaflet posted home south wale opposing plan new mosque antiracism campaigner swansea handed copy south wale police swansea muslim community raising money open new mosque community centre former st andrew united reform church building george street derelict since taha idris director swansea bay race equality council said organisation contacted police receiving complaint public im quite shocked see sort leaflet bnp swansea said bnp tried past get swansea another example trying doubt bnp needed wanted south wale police spokeswoman confirmed looking content leaflet according bnps website posted home castle ward bnp website carry photograph party leader nick griffin life near welshpool mid wale delivering leaflet bnp denied trying stir hatred race religion argues able debate without fear arrest swansea unite fascism uaf meeting week plan campaign following death earlier year kalan kawa karim iraqi kurd living swansea organised antiracism march city supported people planning mail shot campaign may launch petition support plan mosque andy richards swansea uaf said leaflet exactly come expect bnp people swansea put swansea muslim community bought former church across road existing mosque st helen road late mr idris said community raising money renovate building landmark building swansea would otherwise crumble said ideal opportunity building restored used proper manner muslim community centre holistic place used education wedding death birth said space limited current mosque occasion muslim travel llanelli cultural event"}
{"document":"Politics_186","words":"blair say mayor apologise tony blair urged london mayor ken livingstone apologise nazi comment jewish reporter labour mr livingstone say standing remark accused evening standard journalist like concentration camp guard mr blair told five wright stuff show let apologise move mr livingstone said remark may offensive racist said would apologise even prime minister asked mr blair instrumental returning mr livingstone labour party insisted wednesday time london mayor say sorry lot politics get angry journalist time time circumstance journalist jewish journalist yes apologise said let apologise move thats sensible thing tory leader michael howard asked mr livingstone remark reporter said important politician mindful language use particularly important get close election politician talk civility courtesy issue face said think matter sadness seeing labour party ken livingstone said alastair campbell said others said think thats matter great regret row blew mr livingstone approached evening standard reporter oliver finegold following party marking th anniversary former culture secretary chris smith coming britain first gay mp tape mr livingstone worked freelance restaurant critic paper heard asking mr finegold german war criminal mr finegold reply im jewish wasnt german war criminal im quite offended mayor say ah right well might actually like concentration camp guard paid arent weekly press conference tuesday mr livingstone said comment racist refused apologise think racist think wrong told reporter dispute come inspection team international olympic committee began fourday tour ass london bid game official complaint made local government watchdog british jew demanding investigation standard board england power suspend bar mr livingstone public office"}
{"document":"Politics_187","words":"jowell confirms casino climbdown tessa jowell announced plan limit number new casino uk move branded humiliating retreat tory put end plan super casino originally outlined government gambling bill instead cap eight new casino size category small medium large culture secretary said move showed listened critic feared explosion gambling conservative shadow culture secretary john whittingdale said way government handled bill shamble announcement humiliating retreat government instead initial intention gambling bill liberalise rule governing gambling bill imposes restrictive regime exists present share british casino operator london club international rank group stanley leisure hoping bill would pave way big expansion smaller casino fell following announcement jowells deputy richard caborn said government adopted cautious approach issue responded concern raised limiting number regional casino eight first phase cautious move allow test impact new kind casino level problem gambling said also believe right apply level caution small large casino added local authority would still able stop new casino coming area church group welcomed limit number casino salvation army spokesman jonathan lomax said proliferation casino high street across country real concern three year trial period think last least five year enable research potentially severe social consequence increase hard addictive form gambling british british casino association chairman penny cobham said member outraged decision followed campaign daily mail newspaper never going massive explosion casino talk casino every high street scaring tactic"}
{"document":"Politics_188","words":"security paper found street inquiry way file containing security detail pakistani president visit london found member public file believed contain detailed security arrangement gen pervez musharrafs visit week including police code scotland yard said policing operation reviewed spokesman said president musharrafs safety compromised paper handed promptly cannot discus responsible document contained policing arrangement official visit said spokesman paper believed found member public street mayfair given mirror newspaper police spokesman said newspaper handed report monday force directorate professional standard investigating circumstance surrounding loss document said gen musharraf held talk tony blair monday arrived britain sunday night flying united state met president george bush due visit pakistani community manchester tuesday afternoon"}
{"document":"Politics_189","words":"blair congratulates bush win tony blair said look forward continuing strong relationship george bush working second term president mr bush reelection came crucial time world fractured divided uncertain mr blair said brought together added saying action needed poverty middle east condition terrorist prey mr blair said state work fight global terrorism need recognise would defeated military might alone also demonstrating strength common value added solving conflict middle east world single pressing political challenge present day mr blair warned prime minister also urged europe build anew alliance position leadership president bush responsibility rise challenge urgent mr blair also paid tribute democrat john kerrys campaign saying helped make presidential election TRUE celebration american democracy election president significant world particularly britain special relationship added earlier tory leader michael howard sent mr bush warmest congratulation saying look president unifying force world share determination defend freedom liberal democrat leader charles kennedy welcomed fact quick conclusion election unlike mr bush first task rebuild sense domestic purpose within said mr kennedy said internationally hoped second term see sensitive approach relation longstanding ally least global effort combat terrorism lib dem foreign affair spokesman menzies campbell said win mr kerry would given mr blair chance fresh start adding almost umbilical cord mr bush uk premier european must hope administration much multilateral character act swiftly rebuild atlantic partnership vital security iraq remain issue potential division time come even result became clear mr blair urged push action climate change first meeting whichever candidate liberal democrat environment spokesman norman baker underlined issue global warming common debate angloamerican relation wednesday environment secretary margaret beckett said act global warming despite george bush refusal sign kyoto protocol carbon emission public opinion would force change told bbc news myron ebell adviser climate change president bush said would change stance rejected threat climate change claimed country independent scientist"}
{"document":"Politics_19","words":"drink remark act diversion first minister statement okay get drunk diverted attention real issue claimed jack law chief executive alcohol focus scotland said jack mcconnells comment illadvised medium attention helped move focus scotland binge drinking problem mr law said scotsman journalist hamish macdonell said believed bigger picture obscured remark mr mcconnell speaking monday secondary pupil school highland problem binge drinking drink promotion onesentence comment immediately criticised scottish national party accused encouraging young people get drunk scottish executive insisted mr mcconnell speaking adult comment recognition people get drunk mr macdonell political editor scotsman said think say right outset stupid illadvised remark first minister come something like saying mean get drunk pilloried however added perhaps mr mcconnell could feel rightly aggrieved coverage mr macdonell said think problem say lot thing binge drinking age drinking whole side thing lost furore one sentence understand think much bigger message obscured mr law voluntary body alcohol focus scotland believed damage done scotland fight binge drinking said accepted young people drank problem drink mr law added think remark illadvised remark blown proportion easily misrepresent trying scotland dont want preach young people need acknowledge drink problematically diverts real issue promoting responsibility reducing harm indeed tackling drinking culture culture binge drinking drunkenness said vital young people properly informed risk incurred others got drunk mr macdonell said first minister know said thing mark bound come back bite added mr mcconnell talking highland teenager every word said put webcast scottish executive looked politician reporter think instance done lot really good thing regretting remark scottish national party holyrood leader nicola sturgeon wrote mr mcconnell tuesday accusing error judgement calling apologise illjudged comment withdraw immediately furious response first minister said comment distorted taken context told sturgeon disappointing contributed distortion saying staggering encourage young people get drunk completely untrue perhaps would wiser find actually said rushed represent position undermine convener education highland council insult intelligence young people spoke sake simple soundbite"}
{"document":"Politics_190","words":"howard truanted play snooker conservative leader michael howard admitted used play truant spend time school friend snooker hall mr howard said time jack snooker hall llanelli done lasting damage told time educational supplement truancy bad said firm action needed mr howard also called return olevels classroom discipline mr howard eventually left llanelli grammar school snooker hall go cambridge university said dont think done lasting damage made snooker world champion might occasion left early afternoon im honest think truancy bad thing firm action taken deal another player failed win snooker world championship jimmy whirlwind white previously admitted missing lesson instead spending day smoky hall tony meo another player used spend spare time mr white said loved game atmosphere school went window went started taking time mr howard fellow welshman ray reardon known fellow professional dracula snooker world championship six time left school work miner terry griffith like mr howard llanelli tournament known whether two ever clashed cue jack"}
{"document":"Politics_191","words":"short attack tsunami aid former cabinet minister clare short criticised usled tsunami aid coalition saying un leading effort president bush announced alliance india australia japan coordinate humanitarian drive short said effect parallel coalition would undermine un said un moral authority lead relief work short resigned international development secretary iraq war think initiative america set four country claiming coordinate sound like yet another attempt undermine un best system got one need building said really un job told bbc radio four pm programme body moral authority well backed authority great power short said country involved could boast good record response major disaster bad coordinating anyone india problem short said dont know sound much afraid like trying separate operation work rest world un system added"}
{"document":"Politics_192","words":"guantanamo four free week four briton held guantanamo bay returned uk within week foreign secretary jack straw told common tuesday moazzam begg birmingham martin mubanga richard belmar feroz abbasi london held almost three year detained cuban camp part usled war terror mr straw said agreed release four intensive complex discussion security said government negotiating return detainee since four family informed return involved regular discussion government mr straw said added back uk police consider whether arrest terrorism act questioning connection possible terrorist activity shadow foreign secretary michael ancram welcomed return four detainee said still serious question possible threat four pose uk treatment received detained liberal democrat foreign affair spokesman sir menzies campbell said four rescued legal nomans land civil right systematically deliberately abused denied due process azmat begg father moazzam thanked lawyer british people support received campaigning son release added done something wrong course punished havent shouldnt lawyer louise christian represents mr abbasi mr mubanga said government acted sooner said outset said quite clearly american government behaving breach international law british government wanted part wanted guantanamo bay shut didnt colluded moazzam beggs labour mp roger godsiff welcomed release said question remained unanswered particularly charge asked possible damage mr begg detainee could bring mr godsiff said people get released prison found prosecution unsustainable quite rightly awarded sizeable sum money dont see difference case human right campaigner outraged treatment detainee cuba amnesty international called camp delta major humanrights scandal icon lawlessness amnesty lobby group guantanamo human right commission described release long overdue civil right group liberty said delighted called government release men indefinitely detained uk without charge trial director shami chakrabarti called government practise preaches either free charge detainee belmarsh woodhill prison law lord ruled last month held contravention human right law still behind bar also announced yearold australian mamdouh habib previously accused terrorist offence released without charge camp delta five british detainee released guantanamo march last year questioned uk police released without charge"}
{"document":"Politics_193","words":"tory attack eu asylum move david blunkett accused using politics confusion disguise new eu immigration measure tory spokesman david davis told mp uk losing power veto allowed come britain eu opted adopt qualified majority voting area previously measure needed unanimous agreement member state mr blunkett told mp uk would still able reject proposal immigration agree argued closer cooperation europe asylum immigration crucial controlling flow people uk dont like eu country immigration nationality right optin suit british people said home secretary responding emergency question tory opposite number mr davis government employing politics confusion think deliberately argued mr davis confusing country hope one notice disappearance asylum immigration veto monday tony blair insisted closer cooperation mean losing control british border said enlarged member eu need streamlined decision making process mr davis said britain opted policy could opt leaving uk open unfavourable interpretation policy actually meant accused government pathetic came effort immigration asylum surrendering issue asked government agreeing measure asylum immigration whole issue part eu constitution voter uk promised referendum mr blair told monthly news conference britain best world would keep veto question britain giving veto border control said treaty amsterdam seven year ago secured absolute right opt asylum immigration provision wanted europe mr blunkett met eu counterpart luxembourg monday consider proposal aimed streamlining decision making issue memberstates expected scrap requirement unanimous agreement immigration policy favour qualified majority voting qmv system scheme larger state britain expected power smaller eu state britain expected retain optin right allow ignore measure disagrees liberal democrat spokesman mark oaten called change pragmatic argued gave better chance producing european asylum solution dont work together mean country ignore responsibility expense neighbour said mr oaten liberal democrat long argued britain safe asylum seeker right dont isolation"}
{"document":"Politics_194","words":"cherie accused attacking bush cherie blair accused criticising george bush policy private address gave united state lecture tour prime minister wife said praised supreme court overruling white house legal right guantanamo bay detainee tory said broke convention british political figure act partisan way abroad downing street said speaking capacity lawyer said expressing political opinion mr blair remark said made speech law student massachusetts said decision supreme court give legal protection two briton held guantanamo bay significant victory human right international rule law also described legal code outdated grandfather clock welcomed decision throw law backed mr bush relating sodomy texas bbc news correspondent gary odonoghue said mr blair likely face call restraint since election imminent objection people reasonably close bush administration making comment backyard two day presidential election said conservative made feeling clear cherie booth always regarded independent career continued practise major human right lawyer court unusual make sort criticism clear embarrassing"}
{"document":"Politics_195","words":"tsunami wont divert africa aid uk aid help victim asian tsunami disaster take much needed relief africa prime minister tony blair promised mr blair told bbcs breakfast frost show money spent tsunami would invade money britain wanted spend africa questioned disaster said faith god shaken added would give new figure number tsunamirelated british death common monday foreign secretary jack straw said friday briton either dead missing disaster mr blair told sunday programme since jack straw gave figure couple day ago havent moved great deal give hope beginning reach peak number cant sure immensely difficult job get absolutely accurate figure country struggling said million originally allocated department international development well way spent exact allocation could clarified world bank completed assessment need country affected within next week clearer picture would emerge longterm cost reconstruction added pledged africa see preventable tsunamisize death toll every month conflict disease poverty would neglected britain take presidency group leading nation mr blair said minister big agenda africa first time plan wont deal aid debt also deal issue governance within african country conflict resolution said lot problem africa come conflict preventable right system place"}
{"document":"Politics_196","words":"mandelson warning bbc bbc steer away demonising exdowning street medium chief alastair campbell peter mandelson said european commissioner former labour minister speaking amid claim mr campbell part labour dirty trick campaign charge denied mr mandelson said tory afraid mr campbell campaigning skill warned bbc attacking mr campbell brought trouble reference hutton inquiry following bbc story claiming downing street sexed iraq weapon mass destruction dossier affair prompted resignation bbc chairman gavyn davy directorgeneral greg dyke reporter andrew gilligan labour attracted medium criticism using new freedom information law dig information tory leader michael howard past mr mandelson former labour communication director told bbc radio today programme understand tory gunning alastair campbell fear campaigning skill understand le bbc joining tory driving agenda experience thing party shout dirty trick like tend fear direct hit vulnerable part political anatomy suggest bbc concentrate issue help public understand policy choice stake election rather engages process politics trivialisation campaign think bbc would much better advised leave stuff well alone concentrate issue say resume demonisation alastair campbell know led mr campbell acting adviser labour denies engaging personal campaigning conservative cochairman liam fox said mr campbell return labour poster plan attacking mr howard recently withdrawn party website sign abusive politics government despite fact would say want go forward back seem intent talking history rather record even importantly future said sunday labour peer baroness kennedy chairing power inquiry political disengagement said people already thought politician engaged dirty trick feeling distrust going enlarged campaigning side conducted way look might said"}
{"document":"Politics_197","words":"blair pressing climate tony blair pressing cut greenhouse gas despite unwillingness sign kyoto protocol downing street indicated official confirmed climate change discussed influential senator john mccain recently visited mr blair climate change issue prime minister wanted progress uk presidency eu said spokesman played report mr blair considering new usfriendly treaty according time uk leader want end isolation kyotolite agreement scale nature threat climate change said discussed idea mr mccain time number prime minister said believe united state refusal sign kyoto protocol emission undermining country resolve cut carbon dioxide production far refused sign kyoto treaty aim cut emission branding politically motivated based science president bush adviser repeatedly denied global warming taking place europe dispute claim also signalled want press ahead talk longer term climate change action way involves united state developing country mr blair reported treaty would also establish international programme develop technology needed renewable energy reduction carbon emission say time still apparently little prospect america agreeing cut emission could provoke environmental campaigner already angry lack progress mr blair left blushing wednesday emerged manifesto target cut greenhouse gas level set missed"}
{"document":"Politics_198","words":"police chief back drinking move chief constable backed introduction drinking saying police responsibility ensure people could benefit law change however norfolk police chief andy hayman also warned great deal preparatory work still needed dont subscribe view colleague coming objecting said comment come liberal democrat backed tory demand government plan put hold andy hayman said agree politician senior police officer objected plan come force february feel premature position taking said among criticised plan uk top policeman sir john stevens metropolitan police chief said last week plan hour drinking reexamined binge drinking epidemic however mr hayman said would totally unacceptable view chief constable say im sorry said police make sure responsible people wanted change could benefit liberal legislation view got responsibility create environment happen said however belief lot preparatory work still needed done police local authority drink industry nation ready hour drinking confident problem early day ironed believed majority people favoured law change accept lifestyle changing aspect transport basic thing making sure public toilet open night taken account prime minister tony blair defended licensing act saying wrong deny people relaxed hour enjoyed elsewhere europe tiny minority violent binge drinker sixmonth transitional period start february time venue apply extended licence conservative called hour drinking shelved problem binge drinking solved monday lib dems also called delay lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten said would clearly prudent allow police local authority time prepare flexible drinking hour chief constable mr hayman acknowledged binge drinking cause problem come norwich friday saturday night see thing going make feel ashamed however want industry succeed norwich want norwich recognised nightspot east anglia way want say cannot manage police"}
{"document":"Politics_199","words":"game warning must clearer violent video game carry larger warning parent understand child playing trade industry secretary said patricia hewitt expected call law banning sale rated game child enforced better game industry meeting sunday concerned many child playing game aimed adult include high level violence parent expected spend million video game christmas present violent game hit controversy game manhunt blamed parent yearold stefan pakeerah stabbed death leicester february mother giselle said son killer warren leblanc jailed life september mimicked behaviour game police investigating stefans murder dismissed influence manhunt part legal case ahead sunday meeting london hewitt said proud uk vibrant game industry concerned many child playing game sold adult roger bennett head gaming industry body elspa said banning violent game would wrong said dont want go route seen government supportive industry government holding meeting friday industry retail representative well british board film classification discus labelling made clearer hewitt said adult treated adult child child important retailer respect classification sell game high level violence minor equally parent need know might buying child video game different film video parent grown playing game way child need look carefully improve content warning strengthen sale enforcement call backed culture medium sport secretary tessa jowell said wouldnt let child watch texas chainsaw massacre wouldnt let go strip club shouldnt let play rated game principle adult make informed choice child cant always need protected anyone convicted selling rated game child jailed six month fined rockstar game maker manhunt said past market game responsibly target advert adult"}
{"document":"Politics_2","words":"watchdog probe email deletion information commissioner say urgently asking detail cabinet office order telling staff delete email three month old richard thomas totally condemned deletion email prevent disclosure freedom information law coming force january government guidance said email deleted served current purpose mr thomas said tory lib dems questioned timing new rule tory leader michael howard written tony blair demanding explanation new rule email retention monday lib dem constitutional affair committee chairman alan beith warned deletion million government email could harm ability key probe like hutton inquiry timing new rule freedom information act come force unlikely coincidence mr beith said cabinet office spokeswoman said move new law destruction important record mr beith urged information commissioner look email regime could support freedom information regime mr thomas said new act parliament make clear destroy record order prevent disclosure becomes criminal offence said already clear guidance retention email contained code practice lord chancellor email subject freedom information law important thing content email said mr thomas doubt retain longstanding principle civil service public authority youve got use particular record may legitimate destroy deliberate destruction avoid possibility later disclosure totally condemned freedom information act cover england wale northern ireland next year similar measure brought time scotland provides public right access information held public body subject various exemption implementation monitored information commissioner"}
{"document":"Politics_20","words":"concern school diploma plan final appeal made government ditch reform plan england secondary school put forward tomlinson report government response plan fourtier diploma replace existing qualification expected next week worried could scuppered tony blair ruth kelly suggested gcse alevels stay sir mike tomlinson briefed week said feeling comfortable government likely say read newspaper earlier part week government said still rewriting response friday tragedy government come halfhearted response said chairman common education select committee labour mp barry sheerman main concern report would diploma replace existing vocational qualification must tackle headon structural mess secondary education system wrote time educational supplement case academic stream secondary fine vocational route desperately weak qualification curriculum authority qca also told government compromise qca said potential stepchange participation attainment lay integrity whole diploma partial implementation proposal would view compromise integrity said chairman sir anthony greener sign qcas concern advice went minister last december publicised recently people understand white paper response government policy command wider ministerial support coming department education skill may content close many door writing whatever spin put chief inspector school david bell also said recently gcse alevels go one reason im strongly favour term disappearing time good symbol change seen right across system said dont say seachange education miss great opportunity university head teacher independent state sector also backed tomlinson proposal include higher grade advanced level differentiate brightest student note concern expressed repeatedly employer organisation cbi complains lack skill attempt address tomlinson plan test functional math literacy decidedly gcse suggested government take step sort meet firm concern score another dissenter sir mike tomlinsons predecessor chief school inspector professor chris woodhead said need massive upheaval conservative party put forward plan revert system brightest percentage student year getting top alevel grade matter well others done"}
{"document":"Politics_200","words":"mallon wade ne vote battle middlesbrough mayor ray mallon drafted boost yes campaign north east assembly referendum enters final week former police chief dubbed robocop zero tolerance style clashed thursday sunderland campaigner neil herron mr mallon said assembly would give local people say key issue transport crime mr herron said north east people want need assembly pair met platform sunderland station mr mallon toured region highlighting claimed improvement transport area get assembly mr herron gained fame one sunderland metric martyr running campaign alongside official north east say campaign said convinced mr mallon argument reality going deliver said labour twoandahalf year convince people cant sell deal time bad deal wednesday mr mallon provoked fury branding official campaign twobit tory confrontation outside durham headquarters campaign run twobit conservative interested happens north east interested hitting labour party head said mr mallon late recruit yes campaign rejecting overture campaigner including claim tory leader michael howard local observer believe contest close call although little recent polling carried yes campaign chairman john tomaney said hoped late flurry vote boost turnout something say boost cause added government exerts lot political power north east accountability north east well also defended decision attack official campaign alleged political allegiance felt show people behind campaign london tory spin doctor graham robb spokesman north east say said yes campaign decision get personal dragged campaign gutter showed rattled hit back mr mallon claim assembly would improve transport link region push paper around get people moving said people returned ballot paper wednesday turnout deadline voting next thursday november"}
{"document":"Politics_201","words":"howard reject bnps claim tory leader michael howard dismissed claim immigration policy moving onto turf british national party bnp bnp leader nick griffin told independent expected bnp voter switch tory issue mr howard said rejected idea tory bnp appealed voting instinct asked would welcome bnp voter told bbc dont want anybody vote extremist party added bbc radio today programme want good community relation countrythen firm fair immigration control tory promised upper limit number people allowed britain slogan racist impose limit immigration party stepping campaiging runup general election widely expected called may labour unveiled point system ensuring migrant want work uk skill required rejected immigration quota liberal democrat warned party pandering prejudice mr griffin told independent tory plan definite move onto turf said quite freely accept nationwide basis tory con enough people make significant hole vote asked whether comfortable perception conservative bnp appeal voting instinct mr howard told bbc reject entirely said found bnps policy abhorrent said uk take different approach immigration said control government doesnt want limit way there legitimate difference discus calm rational reasonable way said rejected newspaper speculation father entered britain illegally"}
{"document":"Politics_202","words":"tory opposing hour drinking tory say plan extend pub opening time put hold binge drinking control despite backing law change last year spokesman david davis said minister failed make party aware concern among senior police plan would cause antisocial behaviour notts police chief steve green said innocent people would suffer culture secretary tessa jowell said delay would disastrous accused tory opportunism government would go ahead change would give police power tackle excessive drinking added earlier chief constable green questioned officer would able practically apply power allowing shut problem premise look market square nottingham fight take place licensed premise go lay responsibilty door asked bbc radio world one programme warned drinking establishment allowed open three four morning police would take officer day shift order job effectively night earlier year royal college physician said opposed plan extend drinking hour already epidemic binge drinking minister richard caborn said government tackling cause symptom problem allowing power close problem premise hoped allowing pub club stay open longer stagger closing time end current situation drinker spill street earlier tony blair defended plan criticism one backbencher view clear flexibility country come really hard abuse freedom dont show responsibility told mp lawabiding majority want ability going cinema theatre say drink time want inconvenienced shouldnt restriction city europe order something tiny minority abuse alcohol go fight cause disturbance take away ability population even vast majority law abiding view sensible week judge claimed easy access drink breeding urban savage turning town centre go area judge charles harris qc made remark sentenced three men assault carried drunk high drug night"}
{"document":"Politics_203","words":"new foot mouth action urged senior tory mp criticised agriculture department defras lackadaisical approach planning future foot mouth outbreak public account committee chairman edward leigh giving reaction report government watchdog lesson learnt crisis national audit office said defra improved capacity deal future livestock disease outbreak mr leigh said department dragging heel comment referred setting scheme share future compensation cost industry also said defra dreadfully slow paying bill dating foot mouth crisis outbreak began led slaughter million animal devastated many farm rural business estimated cost uk âbn four year outbreak defra yet begin planned review contractor cost âm invoice remain unpaid mr leigh said mr leigh also pointed introduction system help control future outbreak delayed november emerged european commission compensation amounted third money uk government hoped get reimbursement billion lost foot mouth crisis minister hoped get âm european union vet fund help animal slaughter cost end granted âm uk valued culled animal two three time commission assessment likely market value national audit office chief sir john bourn said new compensation scheme looked issue unpaid invoice sir john said defra paid âbn submitted contractor since agreed final settlement contractor pending result investigation mr leigh said better prepared would also help avoid need mass funeral pyre provided unsettling image outbreak defra spokesman said welcome report acknowledges progress department made since particularly contingency planning improved capacity preparedness combating another major disease outbreak however department aware area requiring work working resolve soon practicable"}
{"document":"Politics_204","words":"correction agency plan dropped plan create single correctional agency scotland scrapped scottish executive merge scottish prison service local authority social work criminal justice department national correctional agency would provided onestop justice system abandoned wake stiff opposition instead scottish council prison service compelled work closely cut reoffending plan ensure offender monitored body prison preventing many lost system helping stop reoffending scotland reoffending rate high prisoner reconvicted within two year release jail leading everexpanding prison population executive want tackle problem minister thought merging prison service councilcontrolled criminal justice social work department provide community sentence might provided answer however following consultation idea justice minister cathy jamieson decided drop plan instead jamieson change law help produce closer working relationship element justice system announce move criminal justice plan monday aiming break barrier happens prison happens community new measure place new statutory duty sps work local authority others area partnership national advisory board offender management also created advise jamieson spss role performance reducing reoffending minister said better joint working help prison play much stronger role ending reoffending behaviour particular help address revolving door reoffending see offender entering prison short period little done address behaviour brought community paying price reoffending term crime term prison cost expect better cost taxpayer year provide prison place cost increasing taxpayer suffer consequence crime also end paying keeping people prison therefore continue invest service right seek ensure service becomes accountable public serf minister parliament"}
{"document":"Politics_205","words":"tutu guantanamo release call archbishop desmond tutu called release remaining inmate guantanamo bay terror suspect detained without trial uk comment follow news four briton held cuban camp freed within week south african archbishop said detention without trial unacceptable distressing twelve foreign national held indefinitely without trial uk antiterror law referring detention cuba archbishop tutu told bbc news utterly unacceptable rule law order ensure power dont use power arbitrarily every person retains human right proven conclusively soandso fact guilty moazzam begg birmingham martin mubanga richard belmar feroz abbasi london held guantanamo bay almost three year tuesday foreign secretary jack straw told common agreed release four intensive complex discussion security briton detained part usled war terror archbishop added whilst saying thank released happening left behind south africa used dispensation detained people without trial world quite rightly condemned unacceptable unacceptable come acceptable britain united state deeply distressing following mr straw announcement lawyer louise christian represents mr abbasi mr mubanga said government acted sooner foreign national detained uk held belmarsh woodhill prison december house lord uk highest court ruled antiterror measure broke human right law men still behind bar archbishop tutu criticised measure saying opposed arbitrary detention happening even britain shami chakrabarti director civil right group liberty called government practise preaches either free charge detained men home office defended measure spokesman said individual cannot currently prosecuted evidence provided third party cannot safely disclosed criminal proceeding without putting others risk also currently case intelligence gained covert intercept cannot used court law"}
{"document":"Politics_206","words":"blair hope blunkett return event leading david blunketts resignation must swept carpet tory warned wednesday tony blair said hoped former home secretary would serve government future mr blunkett quit december probe linked visa application exlovers nanny mr blair said left without stain character tory dominic grieve branded way mr blunketts office operated scandalous mr blair told bbc radio today programme know david well believe man real integrity real ability sad happened said mr blunkett still immense amount offer country making guarantee definitive statement future job shadow attorney general mr grieve said dont rule possibility mr blunkett may return minister dont think something simply brushed carpet senior labour backbencher martin oneill chair common trade committee said believed prime minister would want one praetorian guard reference elite body guard roman emperor back alongside colleague ian gibson chair science technology committee said question mark whether mr blunkett could serve cabinet level"}
{"document":"Politics_207","words":"february poll claim speculation report tony blair planning snap general election february described idle speculation downing street spokesman said idea report sunday time sunday telegraph come paper suggest minister believe government could benefit baghdad bounce following successful iraq election january british general election last held february election edward heath lost failed build coalition liberal harold wilson took increased majority later year second election latest speculation suggests prime minister favour february poll order exploit current opinion poll lead conservative leader michael howard strategy could prompt criticism seeking cut run le four year parliamentary term paper report alan milburn labour head election strategy played key role plan february election would include new year advertising blitz new labour campaign newspaper said would centred around slogan britain working labour party spokesman said election date ultimately matter mr blair unaware anything suggest would february commentator expecting election may last election june"}
{"document":"Politics_208","words":"gurkha help tsunami victim britain offered send company gurkha assist tsunami relief effort indonesia downing street said deployment would involve troop nd battalion royal gurkha rifle based brunei discussion begun indonesia exact timing location deployment government said offer aimed aceh province downing st said similar offer might made sri lankan government however spokesman pointed particular logistical difficulty indonesia gurkha might able help spokesman said following morning daily coordination meeting posttsunami relief effort government formally offered indonesian government assistance company british army gurkha nd battalion royal gurkha rifle around personnel two helicopter addition ship aircraft already committed relief operation indian ocean indonesia far country worst affected tsunami confirmed death far international development minister gareth thomas said assistance offer would likely focus northern province aceh offered gurkha help process scaling relief effort particularly aceh undoubtedly hardest hit area indian ocean moment said weve also raf aircraft flying equipment un desperately need order set truly effective relief operation ground aceh province well offer come foreign secretary jack straw arrives indonesia special summit meeting disaster"}
{"document":"Politics_209","words":"abbas tolerate attack palestinian leader mahmoud abbas said tolerate attack last friday suicide bombing israeli city tel aviv interview ahead meeting london discus palestinian reform mr abbas said attack palestinian interest palestinian authority pa exerting effort end violence mr abbas added attack killed five first kind since took office mr abbas confirmed israel shared information pa hunt organiser attack israeli government refuse accept syria denial implicated nightclub bombing israeli official gave intelligence briefing foreign ambassador monday explaining syria alleged involvement british foreign minister jack straw said continuing stream information suggesting palestinian militant group operating within syria email interview british newspaper independent mr abbas said believe peace possible ready negotiate israel reach TRUE lasting peace based justice international legitimacy added opportunity would irresponsible israeli world allow slip away tuesday meeting palestinian reform hosted british prime minister tony blair also due attend secretary state condoleezza rice un secretary general kofi annan world bank official foreign minister european arab country conference vital step renewing peace process mr straw said highlevel attendance reflects sense momentum opportunity created recent event added spokesman mr blair said prime minister expected conference discus comprehensive coordinated practical work plan palestinian authority international community israel attend said closely watching outcome"}
{"document":"Politics_21","words":"blair back preelection budget tony blair backed chancellor gordon brown prebudget report amid opposition claim bullish state uk economy speech edinburgh prime minister said thursday report reinforced stability opportunity would central labour next election campaign planning already well advanced mr brown earlier denied economic forecast optimistic refused rule future tax rise told bbc radio today programme politician make mistake john major colleague made saying matter circumstance make sort guarantee every individual thing politician would responsible mr brown insisted spending plan affordable could afford optimistic britain stable lowinflation economy house price stabilising mr blair praised chancellor role creating economic stability said cornerstone labour programme speech edinburgh napier university said labour would publish next month rich agenda future policy possible third term every area work detailed plan future much clearer fit together around common theme opportunity security stability mr blair said prebudget report mr brown surprised city expert forecasting uk growth next year many believe figure likely fear tax rise spending cut saying tax receipt overestimated carl emmerson institute fiscal study told bbc news think everything come wash fact ok sure david page investec security said forecast meet golden rule margin âbn way optimistic going take significant turnaround economy meet target conservative shadow chancellor oliver letwin said cant find single economic forecaster imf institute fiscal study belief anything chancellor got black hole finance order deal raise tax next general election mr letwin accused chancellor using fancy statistic hide public service failure vincent cable liberal democrat called mr brown open government book national audit office see met golden rule clear serious loose end government public spending mr cable told mp"}
{"document":"Politics_210","words":"thousand join strike wale thousand civil servant strike across wale friday protest planned job cut range service wale affected civil servant wale joined ukwide strike strike called public commercial service union biggest civil servant decade action follows chancellor gordon brown announcement july job would cut around expected wale worstaffected area wale department work pension job threatened across wale picket held striking civil servant protest town city including cardiff bangor aberystwyth wrexham gordon brown issued defiant statement strike saying action would affect government determination make saving order increase investment healthcare education transport fight crime decision mean police teacher doctor nurse said provide help information relocation retraining help staff move frontline work within public sector diverted necessary change make essential investment ukwide action hit jobcentre benefit agency pension office driving test centre strike also affected welsh assembly building cardiff bay passholders allowed picket place across wale protest around country pc union spokesman jeff evans said wale civil service major employer civil servant employed wale proportionately part country protest defending job also local service across country part objective one area welshspeaking area particularly affected cut chancellor said cut allow funding teacher police pier freelove senior benefit officer picket line company house cardiff said majority people decided come threat job joined civil service provide service well get decent pension thought pay service threatened well job people like pensioner need facetoface service impersonal service phone want impose pcsu deputy general secretary hugh lanning picket line said asking negotiate make announcement there sensible way thing moment theyre even talking go sensibly ballot one day action action anticipated without ballot staff welsh assembly government said strike national civil service issue specific issue local wale assembly"}
{"document":"Politics_211","words":"top judge clash minister uk top judge revealed clashed minister head public inquiry chosen lord woolf said determined current veto whether judge chair inquiry continue guard judicial independence told mp lord chancellor lord falconer insisting final say case lord hutton inquiry death dr david kelly sparked debate run inquiry government say lord chancellor would unlikely go lord woolf wish lord woolf lord chief justice england wale giving evidence common public administration select committee inquiry public inquiry said involved choice lord hutton law lord come jurisdiction argued veto whether judge generally chair particular inquiry judge written evidence committee lord woolf said far failed reach agreement lord chancellor issue intend maintain position press safeguard future legislation judge think carefully heading inquiry highly political issue intelligence iraq weapon mass destruction said argued subject matter inquiry may political would damaging judiciary judge involved addition question whether inquiry may highly controversial judge appointed judiciary result appointment may seen siding inappropriately government told mp anything tends undermine confidence public judiciary worry lord woolf said current rule written inconceivable practice lord chancellor would overrule concern situation could change new legal reform issue overlooked new agreement drawn responsibility dispute emerged later discussion asking situation lord chancellor cannot obtain agreement appointing judge doesnt happen said lord woolf said think would difficulty wanted establish principle department constitutional affair spokeswoman said lord woolf lord falconer agreed happened practice disagreement whether legislation include requirement consultation concurrence narrow dispute lord woolf word said lord woolf also acknowledged highly unlikely lord chancellor would appoint judge wish lord chief justice judge free decide whether accept position inquiry chair parliament examine issue next year debate new bill public inquiry"}
{"document":"Politics_212","words":"tory expert denies defeatism conservative campaign director denied report claiming warned michael howard party could win next general election time monday said australian lynton crosby told party leader focus trying increase tory common presence seat mr crosby said statement never conversation hold view mr howard later added one iota truth report strategist helped australia pm john howard win four election mr howard appointed mr crosby election chief last october mr crosby statement said conservative party making impact issue lower tax controlled immigration past week added labour party wanting distract attention away issue really matter people"}
{"document":"Politics_213","words":"lib dems target student vote student decide fate mp seat next election liberal democrat leader charles kennedy claimed party say vote student win new seat poll figure assume student vote university town fact may vote parent live lib dems say scrapping university fee win student support tory would also end fee labour say would cap people ambition lib dems named seat enough student take lib dems second place beat labour could go second beat tory launching campaign win student vote london school economics mr kennedy urged student make mark underlined lib dem plan scrap university fee reintroduce maintenance grant said topup fee put student university especially poorer background really right many young people starting life mortgagestyle debt hanging round neck mr kennedy also said student want action environment see iraq war party opposed defining issue labour pushed plan let university charge fee year poorest student eligible nonrepayable support ahead mr kennedy launch labour spokesperson said like tory liberal democrat would restrict access higher education put cap aspiration closing door student good grade restricting life ambition committed abandoning labour target getting yearolds going higher education lib dem plan student would even study near home conservative say would abolish university tuition fee instead offer large student loan commercial rate interest say lib dem policy would leave university wholly dependent income goodwill chancellor shadow education secretary tim collins thursday setting new scheme vocational grant yearolds tackle say crippling skill shortage lib dem analysis difference student could make election chance based student registered vote near university home town although expected may election would term time student vote post electoral commission national union student worried student hall residence find hard register vote hall warden reluctant register student data protection fear student get registered election may voter need register march seat lib dems say student vote swing election bristol west cardiff central leeds north west cambridge manchester gorton sheffield central oxford east newcastleupontyne central liverpool riverside holborn st pancras oldham east saddleworth manchester withington islington south finsbury birmingham yardley surrey south west taunton orpington haltemprice howden eastbourne isle wight dorset west bournemouth east well canterbury city london westminster bournemouth west westmorland lonsdale"}
{"document":"Politics_214","words":"custody death rate shock mp death custody reached shocking level committee mp peer warned joint committee human right found committing suicide mainly vulnerable mental health drug alcohol problem member urged government set task force tackle death prison police cell detention centre special hospital one prison suicide every four day mp said report followed yearlong inquiry committee found high death rate amount serious failure protect right life highly vulnerable group many ended taking life presented authority problem even offended report said questioned whether prison appropriate place kept whether earlier intervention would meant custody could avoided increased resource reduction use imprisonment needed address issue longer term report said committee chairman labour mp jean corston said every death custody death many regardless circumstance yet throughout inquiry seen time time extremely vulnerable people entering custody history mental illness drug alcohol problem potential taking life highly vulnerable people held within structure glaringly illsuited meet even basic need crime level falling holding people custody ever misplaced overreliance prison system vulnerable people country heart problem encountered change whole approach imprisoning vulnerable people cannot begin meet positive obligation article european convention human right meet duty care committee also highlighted deeply worrying case child young people taking life child taken life prison two died secure training centre picked case joseph scholes hanged bar cell stoke heath young offender institution march urged home secretary hold public inquiry revealed two week court appearance series robbery yearold depressed exhibiting suicidal tendency slashed face knife time even though trial judge alerted experience sexual abuse mental illness sentenced twoyear detention training order nine day sentence joseph hung bar cell window sheet"}
{"document":"Politics_215","words":"new rule tackle sham wedding new rule marriage foreign national living uk coming force tuesday noneu citizen need home office approval marry home office say new rule aimed reducing number sham marriage estimated year immigrant group joint council welfare immigrant jcwi say rule breach human right law may mount legal challenge change unveiled last year immigration minister de browne said aim avoid unnecessary disruption genuine marriage providing firm control prevent abuse previous regulation anybody wishing get married uk produce evidence resident country week give day notice wedding local register office tuesday noneu national apart citizen switzerland liechtenstein iceland norway intending wed uk must either obtain visa allowing get married enter country apply home office certificate marriage approval get certificate costing applicant send proof legal right uk without settled status asylum seeker awaiting decision application right marry uk necessary documentation subject immigration control wishing get married england wale must register intention marry one speciallydesignated register office however marry register office church choice rhian beynon jcwi said new rule proportionate discriminatory rule mean case home secretary going marriage registrar last resort currently taking legal opinion well looking people whose right marry breached well looking taking case human right court beynon said new rule also called question parliamentary joint committee human right report published last july crossparty committee stated significant risk new procedure incompatible right marry introduced restriction disproportionate committee believed new law might incompatible human right act ground religion belief nationality report added last year immigration service operation marriage convenience stepped resulting growing number conviction january people took part sham marriage network based leicester jailed total year last november samuel amoah belgian national set two sham wedding couple wanted remain uk jailed three year several case currently going court role registrar asylum immigration act obliged report suspected sham marriage home office key many prosecution registrar spokesman mark rimmer said welcomed new marriage regulation believed would significant deterrent effectively remove blatant case certainly illegals country quite longer getting married mr rimmer said mr rimmer service director registration marriage brent council northwest london said consider new law infringement civil liberty may seen far draconian certainly still difficult marry uk marry example holland germany france think proportionate response government large problem mr rimmer said"}
{"document":"Politics_216","words":"minister naive phonetaps government naive refusing allow phonetap evidence court senior eu politician say javier solana eu foreign policy chief say phonetap evidence work court european country human right group top police officer many mp say allowing evidence would remove need detain terror suspect without charge home secretary charles clarke say evidence would make much difference case mr solana told itvs jonathan dimbleby programme phonetap evidence court work normal done would naive would naive use technological thing disposal mr solanas comment come day sir ian blair newlyappointed metropolitan police commissioner said favour phonetap evidence antiterrorism crime security act foreign terror suspect detained british jail without trial charge several suspect detained power evidence deemed sensitive heard court evidence believed telephone intercept human right group liberty argued intercept evidence could heard detainee could brought trial critic phonetap trial say evidence often weak expose method security service home secretary say intercept would make much difference case terror suspect frequently rely kind surveillance mr clarke forced change regime detention without trial law lord ruled illegal opted system control order whereby suspect british foreign held house arrest surveillance order involve uk optout part european convention human right accepting people prepared possible terrorist attack mr solana said qualm home secretary new plan fight terrorism mean far change way life said"}
{"document":"Politics_217","words":"school take part mock poll record number school across uk take part mock general election backed government school already signed vote mock election run hansard society aimed boosting interest politics pupil school taking part learn skill speech writer canvasser political candidate school minister stephen twigg said engaging young people interest essential future democracy added said young people engaged motivated political process essential future health democracy mock election initiative provides opportunity pupil develop understanding democratic process work matter experiencing election process first hand running campaign declaration final result hope young people develop enthusiasm take part future hansard society electoral commission department education skill running programme pupil stand party candidate speech writer canvasser michael raftery project manager hansard society said vote mock election school mirror excitement buzz real election raising awareness citizenship benefit active democracy mock vote take place around may widely expected date general election information pack including ballot paper manifesto guide election happening early may sent school invited take part"}
{"document":"Politics_218","words":"blair dismisses quit claim report tony blair dismissed report told gordon brown would quit next general election dont deal job like prime minister told bbc one breakfast frost programme according new book brown britain mr blair went back pledge make way mr brown cabinet ally intervened june mr blair said claim reheated six month ago concentrating running country mr blair said ive dealt six month ago said dont deal job like dont actually concentrating issue concern country book sunday telegraph journalist robert peston serialised newspaper said pair mutual animosity contempt claim tony blair felt november lost voter trust iraq war longer asset labour party dinner hosted deputy prime minister john prescott told mr brown intention stand according mr peston prime minister said help get year stand changed mind june following intervention ally cabinet suspicion chancellor deliberately manoeuvring according book mr peston told bbc news understanding nearly close friendly book say pretty profound mutual mistrust mutual animosity think public see doubleact pretending everything alright private dont think relationship good brown understandably feel deeply betrayed particularly issue leadership wideranging bbc interview covering issue asian tsunami disaster middle east peace process northern ireland mr blair said get top politics get huge swell around sort people make sort claim counterclaim admitted sense frustration allegation said made countless time fresh speculation rift recently following separate response asian tsunami rumour fuelled mr blair decision hold monthly medium conference time longplanned speech mr brown uk plan tackle global poverty new marshall plan africa speculation pair trying outdo others response disaster prime minister said discussed claim chancellor dismissed load nonsense former welfare minister frank field mp said prime minister sack mr brown believe mr blair strong enough tory leader michael howard accused prime minister mr brown squabbling like schoolboy told sky news sunday adam boulton politics playground britain really deserve better liberal democrat parliamentary chairman matthew taylor said personal ambition mr blair mr brown getting way good government either need grow put squabble one side cannot expect electorate support divided government next election interview mr blair also said former home secretary david blunkett would play big role general election"}
{"document":"Politics_219","words":"jamieson issue warning bigot scotland justice minister warned bigoted soccer fan want hit hurt banning match cathy jamieson said exclusion order one series measure considered scottish executive campaign sectarianism praised celtic ranger work tackling problem however minister said stopping sectarian abuse associated old firm match key objective jamieson speaking ahead third round scottish cup clash glasgow club parkhead sunday sectarianism long associated section support club become significant target executive last week jamieson first minister jack mcconnell met supporter representative club discus issue plan hold antisectarian summit next month official club church leader senior police officer local authority chief among invited speaking bbc radio scotland sunday live programme jamieson described friday meeting productive said putting squeeze bigot would key aim jamieson stressed sectarianism confined football act trigger tension violence club taken action past ban troublesome fan supporter group expressed desire ensure game longer tainted problem jamieson said executive role tackling soccer troublemaker said cant get away fact instance religious hatred people try associate football boil violence kind thing want stop thats kind thing supporter group clear dont want part either work try deal jamieson praised police action said police want identify whether particular individual going top inciting hatred violence crack effectively course already indicated consider introduction banning order give additional power people going top made inappropriate behaviour football match able stop attending game thats kind thing hit kind people hurt allowing attend game said praising celtic ranger effort said dont think doubt seen positive move club ranger celtic football club involved working executive produce example educational pack young people"}
{"document":"Politics_22","words":"nat insurance rise say tory national insurance raised labour win next election tory leader michael howard claimed tony blair said want higher tax rate top earner wednesday said tax promise would left labour manifesto prime minister question also saw mr blair predict new plan would probably cut net immigration attacked tory plan process asylum claim abroad mr howard said labour proposed idea common question session saw leader two biggest party shape forthcoming election campaign tory promised âbn tax cut yet say fall mr howard pointed institute fiscal study prediction labour need increase tax cover âbn gap spending plan accused minister wasting money unsuccessful attempt curb bad behaviour truancy school slow asylum processing good mr blair claiming tax pledge left manifesto given one mp tuesday top rate income tax argued mr howard pointing national insurance added everyone know tax go labour isnt clear tax would mr blair instead hailed labour achievement using strong economy invest public service money going extra teacher nurse equipment school hospital money wasted said tax question added make commitment tax time manifesto home secretary charles clarke week published plan new point system economic migrant highskilled worker allowed uk outside european union mr blair said abuse would weeded chain migration family automatically get right settle immigrant worker would end would probably create fall migrant number said prime minister ridiculed tory plan asylum quota processing asylum claim overseas challenged tory country would house processing centre called fantasy island mr howard read letter government plan european council minister processing asylum seeker outside eu mr blair said country could agree way forward could un"}
{"document":"Politics_220","words":"clarke plan migrant point scheme anyone planning move uk pas test prove contribute country home secretary charles clarke said proposing point system similar australia would avoid quota system planned tory mr clarke unveil plan monday said economic migration helped uk needed proper policing lib dems say look plan tory liam fox said party offered clear choice issue conservative party cochairman said british electorate choice labour government done nothing eight year set limit immigration tory one would impose quota home secretary said wanted everyone given visa entering uk fingerprint taken ensure know everybody country speaking bbc one breakfast frost said economic migrant great value country stressed proper policing needed ensure become burden society said establish system look skill talent ability people seeking come work country ensures come job contribute economy country home secretary whose fiveyear blueprint immigration asylum expected published monday also rejected claim immigration debate encouraged bigotry issue come country whether entitled country settle border control perfectly legitimate aspect public debate said liberal democrat home affair spokesman mark oaten said whilst good labour rejected tory idea quota asylum jury still home office ability deliver fair efficient asylum system mr howard said britain take fair share world genuine refugee claim current asylum system abused britain generosity trevor phillips chairman commission racial equality called mr clarke denounce suggestion britain hospitality tested immigration tell doctor nh nurse without would really see pressure health service mean said ditto teacher south africa australia jamaica reducing size class school refugee council said mr howard proposal would mean would safe uk"}
{"document":"Politics_221","words":"clarke defends terror detention home secretary defended decision release foreign terror suspect despite legal ruling detention breached human right law house lord law lord ruled detention measure last week said wrong one set law foreign suspect another british suspect new home secretary charles clarke said would carefully consider ruling would return parliament early new year proposal insisted would rushed judgement would examine law lord finding detail duty look first security country consider carefully precise legal measure mr clarkes comment came response emergency question liberal democrat constitutional affair spokesman david heath mr heath said judgement contained unprecedented condemnation could unequivocal said accepted difficult balance nation security human right questioned home office made contingency plan present circumstance detainee prosecuted tried simply renewing present deeply unsatisfactory legislation option shadow home secretary david davis said possible overstate importance judgment urged government move fast competently possible sort problem interest natural justice give every support law lord ruling came charles clarkes first day home secretary last thursday following david blunketts resignation statement day mr clarke said asking parliament renew legislation new year meantime studying judgment carefully see whether possible modify legislation address concern raised house lord government widely criticised insisting detention would continue following ruling last week lord bingham senior law lord said rule incompatible european convention human right allowed detention way discriminates ground nationality immigration status justifying detention without trial foreign suspect briton lord nicholls birkenhead ruling said indefinite imprisonment without charge trial anathema country observes rule law detainee took case house lord court appeal backed home office power hold without limit charge government opted part european convention human right concerning right fair trial order bring antiterrorism legislation response september attack"}
{"document":"Politics_222","words":"voter reject eu two one british voter would reject european constitution two one according poll posing question government put country daily telegraph poll suggests people would vote constitution favour however yougov poll questioned british adult online found know would vote forced decide tomorrow polled made mind constitution another said would vote poll believed first pose question government chosen upcoming referendum expected constitution incorporated uk law yes vote ballot paper poll ask united kingdom approve treaty establishing constitution european union government unveiled question asked earlier week treaty signed current eu member rome last october due come force november providing ratified member state several hold referendum critic say constitution step towards federal europe advocate say ensures effective operation enlarged state eu reject treaty britain isolated weak europe said foreign secretary jack straw question unveiled mr straw along rest cabinet back yes vote meanwhile conservative shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said referendum question seems straightforward accused government trying confuse issue putting eu referendum question bill ratification constitution treated two separate issue"}
{"document":"Politics_223","words":"kennedy question trust blair lib dem leader charles kennedy said voter fundamental lack trust tony blair prime minister said backing party wasted vote adding lib dems see get made comment start day appearance channel five session wright stuff programme question caller studio audience show presenter covered lib dem tax plan antiterror law immigration mr kennedy said nearly year parliament seen prime minister party leader come go knew pitfall british politics first elected mp tony blair michael howard class nearly quarter century world changed recognition said dont actually hear argument longer lib dems good people reasonable idea thought could win around wasted vote dont hear evidence people sens demonstrates isnt wasted vote said mr blair lost trust british people fundamental lack trust tony blair prime minister government said weve got party ive got leader party convey people see get mr kennedy also used tv appearance defend party plan increase income tax earning saying would apply population said extra revenue would allow party get rid tuition topup fee introduce free personal care elderly replace council tax local income tax mr blair already spent day five michael howard booked similar session"}
{"document":"Politics_224","words":"terror detainee win lord appeal detaining foreign terrorist suspect without trial break human right law uk highest court ruled blow government antiterror measure house lord law lord ruled eight one majority favour appeal nine detainee men indefinitely held belmarsh prison south london law lord said measure incompatible european human right law men stay behind bar minister decide react ruling creates major problem charles clarke first day home secretary following david blunketts resignation liberal democrat say mr clarke use fact new job take issue law established predecessor david blunkett belmarsh prison dubbed britain guantanamo bay civil right campaigner opposed use emergency antiterror law detainee took case house lord court appeal backed home office power hold without limit charge government opted part european convention human right concerning right fair trial order bring antiterrorism legislation response september attack foreign national suspected link terrorism detained opt deported however detained cannot deported would mean persecution homeland thursday senior law lord lord bingham said rule incompatible european convention human right allowed detention way discriminates ground nationality immigration status lord nicholls birkenhead ruling said indefinite imprisonment without charge trial anathema country observes rule law deprives detained person protection criminal trial intended afford said weakness government case trying justify detention without trial foreign suspect british suspect lord hoffmann said real threat life nation sense people living accordance traditional law political value come terrorism law lord walker gestingthorpe one law lord oppose appeal said antiterror law contained important safeguard oppression statement detainee woodhill prison said hope government act upon decision scrap illegal law release internee return family loved one case heard panel nine law lord rather usual five constitutional importance case ben emmerson qc representing seven detainee said men already custody nearly three year said given idea ever would released never formally interviewed prospect would ever put trial men first held took case special immigration appeal commission siac commission ruled july antiterror act unjustifiably discriminated foreign national british people could held way ruling later overturned court appeal said state emergency threatening life nation"}
{"document":"Politics_225","words":"blair face mp amid feud talk tony blair face first prime minister question week renewed speculation relationship gordon brown meanwhile chancellor leaving britain highprofile tour africa highlight poverty issue insisted still trusted mr blair despite claim contrary new book labour mp warned disunity tory leader michael howard may well take theme common tory already accused prime minister chancellor behaving like schoolboy squabbling playground michael howard likely want capitalise spat go headtohead prime minister common campaign poster launch tuesday mr brown joined alan milburn mr blair controversially put charge election planning place chancellor later week prime minister due set theme party next election manifesto past two poll drawn chancellor mr brown meanwhile visiting tanzania mozambique kenya highlight plight many african hit aid war famine issue mr blair also spoken prime minister chancellor faced backbench discontent monday meeting parliamentary labour party claim made journalist robert pestons new book mr blair told mp peer know everyone cabinet government nothing going get way unified labour party unified position winning third term people desperately need labour paul flynn said pair scorching mp tuesday deputy prime minister mr prescott told bbc news told clearly troop telling leader get line new book claim mr prescott hosted dinner november prime minister told mr brown would stand next election lost trust iraq war mr blair changed mind june cabinet ally intervened amid suspicion chancellor manoeuvring writes mr peston mr pestons book mr brown alleged told prime minister nothing could ever say could ever believe"}
{"document":"Politics_226","words":"tory unveil quango blitz plan plan abolish quango unveiled conservative part effort show government red tape cut six government unit would also scrapped proposal tory say would save âbn among target strategic health authority new fair access regulator university tory frontbencher john redwood said britain needed slimmer government lower tax competitive plan would abolish regional assembly regional body board tackling industrial development housing power would returned elected local council national government tory say strategic health authority needed better local people rather official run hospital surgery announcing plan mr redwood said mr blair forgotten interest taxpayer broken pledge made far improving public service spending taxpayer money quango led bureaucrat regulation higher tax party leader michael howard argued change direction needed get grip spending labour creating two britain britain forgotten majority bureaucratic britain said real world people working harder stand still theyve seen pension knocked six theyre squeezed extra tax forgotten majority paying price bureaucratic britain government announced plan cut civil servant part efficiency drive liberal democrat said would cut number whitehall department make sure money reach frontline service"}
{"document":"Politics_227","words":"clarke face id card rebellion charles clarke face first real test home secretary monday possible backbench rebellion controversial id card bill labour mp could oppose scheme common debate mr clarke took post thursday david blunkett quit rejected call pause bill tory leader michael howard also face possible rebellion deciding back identity card liberal democrat oppose plan mr clarke writing time accused critic liberal woolly thinking spreading FALSE fear claiming id card would erode civil liberty writes actually profoundly civil libertarian measure promotes fundamental civil liberty society right live free fear crime fear mr clarke expected try win opponent scheme saying official secretly accessed information allowed see would face two year jail also expected cut cost card passport elderly lower income mr howard last week said front bench team reached collective view back id card holding good discussion admitted easy issue decided support plan police said would help fight terror crime illegal immigration former shadow attorney general bill cash said still deep disquiet plan among senior tory told bbc radio today government intensely authoritarian creating increasingly big brother society critic argue introducing card would costly scheme specific aim minister say would help fight terrorism illegal immigration organised crime opponent say similar scheme country prevented attack like madrid rail bombing sunday lib dem leader charles kennedy repeated call pause considering legislation told bbcs breakfast frost programme mr clarke real opportunity monday following departure mr blunkett running family business would second reading identity card bill tomorrow would pause reflect see might new year sensible way go think government got much tram line behaving sensibly first card would issued introducing bill mr blunkett suggested parliament could decide whether make compulsory everybody card although carry new bill would also create new criminal offence possession FALSE identity document"}
{"document":"Politics_228","words":"labour pig poster antisemitic labour party accused antisemitism poster depicting michael howard oliver letwin jewish flying pig prospective tory candidate andrew mennear whose finchley constituency contains large jewish community branded tasteless offensive poster show two men face superimposed winged pig say day tory sum add labour said poster antijewish antitory one four design emailed labour member asked vote favourite mr mennear sent email friend said shocked image shown friend similarly horrified said nothing distasteful jewish person associated pig suggesting deliberate intent sort thing cause great offence clearly wasnt thought possible poster designed maximum impact one clearly overstepped mark withdrawn campaign particularly insensitive come time holocaust day difficult time many jewish people mr mennear added labour spokesman denied campaign antisemitic said time james report tory backed inquiry possible public spending saving published pig fly tory sum add poster making serious point said conservative party spokesman said conservative concentrating issue matter people lower tax controlled immigration clear see labour party people fooled"}
{"document":"Politics_229","words":"iraqi win death test case probe family iraqi civilian allegedly killed uk troop challenge government refusal order full inquiry high court ruled tuesday baha mousas death british custody iraq fell within european convention human right judge paved way independent inquiry saying previous investigation inadequate judicial review five death southern iraq ruled family appealing judgement family solicitor phil shiner described historic day human right rule law uk fatheroftwo mr mousa hotel receptionist arrested eight men seized hotel basra september allegedly beaten death custody queen lancashire regiment iraqi family lawyer argued failing adequately investigate death breached european convention human right ministry defence lawyer argued ukcontrolled area southern iraq outside european jurisdiction lord justice rix mr justice forbes ruled uk jurisdiction could extend ukrun prison apply total territory another state said mr mousa custody died case came within uk jurisdiction five iraqi die custody case fail said difficult say investigation already occurred timely open effective judge said ruling carla ferstman legal director human right organisation redress said enough military investigate behind closed door must effective public investigation independent official body investigation could reveal really happened might responsible allegation involving british soldier included shooting iraqi police commissioner shooting four iraqi civilian may side granted permission appeal prime minister tony blair official spokesman said obviously need study detailed judgment would point however separate criminal case currently considered army prosecuting authority cant say anything obvious reason mod considering whether appeal former british commander colonel bob stewart said anyone top military saddened verdict taken place say there case answer let dont want people thinking british soldier beat civilian get away said ministry defence everything power try prove act ethically properly rule war"}
{"document":"Politics_23","words":"euniversity disgraceful waste failed government scheme offer uk university course online branded disgraceful waste mp euniversity scrapped last year attracted student cost âm chief executive john beaumont paid bonus despite failure bring private sector backer common education select committee called morally indefensible government said euniversity project improved understanding department education skill spokeswoman said venture ambitious groundbreaking takeup sufficient continue project added uk euniversities organisation lost private sector investment collapse dotcom boom select committee found responsible founding euniversity caught general atmosphere enthusiasm surrounding internet initial business plan forecast quarter million student joining within decade bringing least âm profit virtually market research carried âm spent worldwide sale marketing course âm went developing technology make euniversity work used student rest preferring work existing university website significant private investor direct accountability government minister euniversity much freedom spend public money wished report found committee chairman barry sheerman said uk euniversity terrible waste public money senior executive failed interest private investor showed extraordinary overconfidence ability attract student scheme report warns government scared investment innovative potentially risky scheme failure euniversity learn lesson disaster"}
{"document":"Politics_230","words":"burglar defence guideline issued householder injure even kill intruder unlikely prosecuted providing acting honestly instinctively new guideline say law also protects use something hand weapon leaflet published police prosecutor aim combat confusion current legislation let people use reasonable force guidance relating england wale follows recent decision minister change law honestly instinctively believed necessary would strongest evidence acting lawfully guidance said law protects use something hand weapon said leaflet published jointly crown prosecution service cps association chief police officer acpo general rule extreme circumstance fear felt force used lawfully selfdefence said adding householder wait attacked defending knocking someone unconscious killing hurting setting trap intruder without involving police given example excessive gratuitous force tory called change law householder prosecuted use grossly disproportionate force demand backed former metropolitan police commissioner sir john stevens tory frontbencher patrick mercer pursuing proposal private member bill parliament government instead mounted publicity campaign clear public uncertainty review concluded law change necessary home secretary charles clarke said believe old adage englishman home castle thats exactly case believe current law provides informal trawl cps record found people prosecuted attacking intruder past year five convicted included man laid wait burglar commercial premise cheshire beating throwing pit setting fire cps spokesperson said figure definitive prosecution listed according whether committed householder intruder one britain highest profile case norfolk farmer tony martin jailed life murdering yearold burglar fred barras conviction later reduced manslaughter appeal sentence cut five year mr martin freed prison july guidance published tuesday said police duty investigate incident involving death injury case involving householder attacking intruder prosecutor police determined would dealt swiftly sympathetically possible said"}
{"document":"Politics_231","words":"woolf murder sentence rethink plan give murderer lighter sentence plead guilty watered outcry three month ago sentencing guideline council led lord woolf published proposal england wale suggested judge reduce sentence third murderer confessed earliest opportunity changed onesixth reduction killer given whole life tariff time lord woolf lord chief justice said one third reduction would extraordinary circumstance example people gave crime even detected guideline recognise need spare victim witness trauma going court possible allowing lighter sentence guilty plea cooperation said director victim crime trust norman brennan accused lord woolf arrogant contempt victim crime lawabiding public national association probation officer said move would political suicide revised proposal sentencing guideline council sgc section murder said possible reduction would weighed carefully judge lead inappropriately short sentence appropriate reduce minimum term regard plea guilty maximum reduction would one sixth never exceed five year said statement issued wednesday lord woolf said doubt able call diverse background experience serve sgc vastly improved final guideline confident result judge better placed deliver sentence effective punishment deterrent offending reoffending director public prosecution ken macdonald qc sits sgc said principle discounting sentence offender early guilty plea set parliament new guideline reduced sentence guilty plea increase chance convicting guilty bringing clarity process represents tougher regime existed previously discount automatically reduced guilty plea made first available opportunity said"}
{"document":"Politics_232","words":"probe launched ken nazi jibe investigation standard board way following allegation ken livingstone brought office disrepute probe follows london mayor comment jewish journalist comparing concentration camp guard party week ago local government watchdog also said allegation related failure respect others power suspend bar labour mr livingstone office complaint made body board deputy british jew commission racial equality speaking investigation announced bob neill leader london assembly conservative said behaved manner unbecoming office shown extraordinarily poor civic leadership administration crisis sunday deputy mayor nicky gavron told bbcs politics show believed mayor london would say sorry tuesday offending wider jewish community prime minister tony blair among called apology far mayor refused mayor accused oliver finegold evening standard newspaper doorstepping predominately gay event held mp chris smith gavron said thought mr livingstone comment inappropriate believe mayor antisemitic said work closely ken speak he like guarded unguarded moment way antijewish wouldnt moment work hand think remark inappropriate believe important believe come point say regret caused offence wider jewish community hope soon mooted going make sort statement tuesday"}
{"document":"Politics_233","words":"ready information act thousand public body illprepared freedom information act due come force next month government failure say mp next month anyone power demand information range public body whitehall department doctor surgery allparty committee said confident many would ready blamed department constitutional affair lack consistent leadership act come effect england wale northern ireland january similar measure brought time scotland provides public right access information held public body subject various exemption government department responsible implementing change suffered unusually high turnover staff within department seriously interfered work said constitutional affair select committee said despite four year preparation local authority part health sector still ready dca failed provide early guidance technical matter shown lack consistent leadership mp found committee chairman alan beith said dca four year prepare freedom information le month go appears body may well enough prepared report show past support guidance dca overall responsibility guiding public sector process implementation freedom information regime lacking spokesman dca said dca provided continue provide strong clear leadership delivered simple liberal fee regime guidance act widely praised expert network staff working freedom information implementation"}
{"document":"Politics_234","words":"blunkett unveils policing plan people could given mobile phone number local bobby overhaul policing england wale unveiled david blunkett plan include dedicated policing team neighbourhood point compulsory customer charter home secretary said target would put place ensure public got good response police local people would also able trigger action specific problem felt nothing done local councillor would show certain condition met invoking power police could refuse request complaint frivolous would cause annoyance would pose heavy burden resource mr blunkett said new three digit number would created nonemergency phone call police best performing police service would get cash extra freedom said would shirk stepping public failed home secretary power suspend sack chief constable reviewed mr blunketts battle humberside chief david westwood intelligence failure soham murderer ian huntley opposition party also want local policing tackle nuisance behaviour crime accuse minister tying police paperwork tory spokesman david davis said proposal little taxpayerfunded pr exercise ahead general election predicted next may police force already buried existing government initiative little latest plan reassure said mr davis earlier lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten said government right want increase link local people police measure work theyre matched cut amount paperwork investment modern equipment keep police street delivering statement mp mr blunkett joined tony blair welling school south east london heart community policing initiative mr blunkett said wanted go back time young expected police part community community part policing people joined together partnership making work prime minister said lawabiding citizen charge community minority want cause trouble mr blunkett already boast producing record police number also started recruit community support officer csos new plan would allow police force give power detain suspect extra âm promised tuesday new csos recruited rather next year within two year every force expected keep copper contract kind service public expect mori poll summer suggested policing unlike health education one major public service people le satisfied contact plan also include idea allowing people join police force different level rather traditional way making everybody spend specific amount time constable promoted also specific exercise encourage black asian people join police senior rank"}
{"document":"Politics_235","words":"lib dems new election pr chief lib dems appointed senior figure bt party new communication chief next general election effort sandy walkington work senior figure matthew taylor completing party manifesto party chief executive lord rennard said appointment significant strengthening lib dem team mr walkington said wanted party ready mischief rival medium tried throw role ensure new public profile effectively communicated level said also know party put scrutiny medium party never need show ready prepared counter mischief misrepresentation often come party opponent party already demonstrating every issue effective opposition mr walkingtons new job title director general election communication"}
{"document":"Politics_236","words":"jack cunningham stand veteran labour mp former cabinet minister jack cunningham said stand next election one blairera minister serve jim callaghan given agriculture portfolio labour regained power mr cunningham went become tony blair cabinet enforcer represented constituency known copeland since mr blair said huge figure labour valued personal friend labour long period opposition mr cunningham held number shadow role including foreign affair environment trade spokesman agriculture minister caused controversy decided ban beef bone wake fear bse quit government recent year served chairman allparty committee lord reform loyal supporter government backbench"}
{"document":"Politics_237","words":"kilroy unveils immigration policy exchatshow host robert kilroysilk attacked uk policy immigration saying britain open door approach hitting low wage indigenous worker veritas leader said people benefit immigrant place like poland employer landlord member metropolitan elite mep said party would admit foreigner required specific skill offer argued asylum cost âbn year successful applicant mr kilroysilk said worked per successful asylum seeker said veritas wanted grant amnesty britain claiming asylum child deport everyone else britain take fair share asylum seeker united nation convention human right argued mr kilroysilk said wanted spend extra âm year help provide refugee abroad"}
{"document":"Politics_238","words":"regiment group poll move regiment campaign group target nine marginal labour seat general election save scottish regiment also field candidate armed force minister adam ingram east kilbride group unhappy defence merger plan endorsing opposition candidate nine seat marginals aberdeen south dumfriesshire dundee east west south west edinburgh ochil stirling east renfrewshire western isle campaigner unveiled huge poster featuring black watch soldier fighting war iraq announced election plan former scot guardsman allan hendry challenge mr ingram group said well organised volunteer announcing least one candidate later added stopped inflicting serious damage labour government revers plan merge six scottish regiment scotland conservative mp peter duncan said save scottish regiment done superb job fighting defence cut added action reflected pride people country troop shown steely determination make labour pay betrayal honoured speak rally throughout scotland scottish national party leader alex salmond said received big boost campaign decision endorse snp candidate four marginal seat labour arrogance undoing trying get rid scotland historic regiment labour mp end scrapped said however labour mp george foulkes said campaigner would make difference outcome election would win argument serving soldier know labour proposing right said well election move save scottish regiment join campaigner rally london spring defence secretary geoff hoon announced last year scotland regiment would combined single unit move part overall army reform"}
{"document":"Politics_239","words":"row police power csos police federation said strongly opposes giving community support officer csos power detain suspect minute power piloted six area extended police force england wale thursday federation said csos experience training safety equipment deal potentially confrontational situation government said move would help police build safe community police federation chairman jan berry said civilian officer act eye ear police placed potentially confrontational situation detaining someone clearly said csos use reasonable force detain suspect minute wait police officer arrive power granted chief constable local force berry said dramatically change original purpose visible presence combating lowlevel crime antisocial behaviour said power would mean paperwork le time street home office minister hazel blears defended move saying would give civilian officer little bit edge denied role changing said new power would take away street power bringing thing need patrolling said home office produced report csos describes encouraging blears said study show csos making real difference fight crime report also showed public difficulty distinguishing civilian officer proper officer shadow home secretary david davis said research appeared acknowledge csos discernible effect crime figure answer lot real police government want recruit people cant arrest anyone said bbc home affair correspondent danny shaw said research inconclusive csos england wale government intends street cost âm already power hand fine wide range offence serious organised crime police bill proposes extra power search suspect enforce licensing offence direct traffic deter begging"}
{"document":"Politics_24","words":"brown visit slum africa trip chancellor gordon brown visited kenya biggest shantytown opened weeklong visit africa mr brown trip designed highlight uk want make africa problem priority chairmanship year see hivaids orphanage tanzania woman credit union mozambique chairing meeting commission africa cape town slum narobi wednesday said education need tackled speaking outside olympic primary school mr brown said simply acceptable modern age rest world stand hundred million child getting chance education pointed international plan invest bn education africa next decade school edge kibera live often hut made mud scrap metal cardboard mr brown aide say want find kenyan government education policy included introducing free primary education early chancellor already unveiled proposal aid package likened marshall plan used united state rebuild europe world war two trip follows claim infighting mr brown tony blair detailed new book conservative leader michael howard expected seize report prime minister question gmt wednesday"}
{"document":"Politics_240","words":"sport betting rule spotlight group mp peer called tightening regulation controlling betting sport parliamentary group betting gaming held substantial inquiry betting last year followed fear massive increase betting sport done using internet mobile phone led cheating allparty group recommended way protect punter improve integrity sport betting include proposal raising maximum jail sentence gambling cheat current two year lord condon head international cricket council anticorruption unit originally made call longer prison sentence said twoyear penalty derisory could get bigger sentence failing pay hotel bill criminally could corruption major sport symbolically higher penalty perhaps bill pass two house might appropriate report recommended governing body sport say type bet offered punter bookmaker set audit trail something new betting exchange already allow suspicious betting pattern traced lord faulkner worcester chaired inquiry said whilst accept greater part sport betting neither corrupt unfair punter evidence convinces growth betting exchange facility provide bet result increased potential corruption important government work sporting administrator review difficulty faced governing body convicting guilty penalising appropriately panel aim try define constitutes cheating ass much might going suggest government might put right well growth internet mobile phone betting creation betting exchange allow punter fix odds betting exchange allow punter back win also lay lose horse mean control odds winning placing money way"}
{"document":"Politics_241","words":"council prepare set tax rise council tax scotland set rise average coming year bbc scotland learned authority decide final figure thursday projected increase twice rate inflation currently finance minister urged council limit increase warned struggle maintain service unless funding increased say much additional government money new initiative scottish finance minister tom mccabe msp said last week parliament announced additional âm core expenditure local government scotland thats increase sits inflation rate think quite rightly said council year would least ask exercise restraint mr mccabe also looking local authority become efficient save money coming year told bbc radio scotland sunday live programme scotland council individual collection system council tax payroll system human resource system think opportunity rationalisation using money saved reinvest frontline service council umbrella organisation cosla provided bbc scotland indicative figure next year warned council would face continuous struggle maintain service mr mccabe promised âbn next year however increase targeted new initiative council experience difficulty maintaining core service cosla spokesman said cosla say willing work executive finding efficiency saving enough maintain service say funding plan next three year see council lose share public spending conservative accuse scottish executive using council tax raise fund afraid raise income tax tory finance spokesman brian monteith msp said form disguise yet see council tax used way passing cost scared actually using three penny income tax could put weve seen year burden put onto local authority council tax payer pick bill also warning unless funding council increased next year service may reduced linda knox director scottish local authority management centre strathclyde university said current settlement increase slowing time burden council greater settlement figure dont include pay increase executive also requiring substantial figure area âm efficiency saving across settlement period education protected cut linda knox say mean service suffer said practice mean cut service face settlement look like increase time take account factor probably real term"}
{"document":"Politics_242","words":"whitehall shredding increasing tory civil servant drastically stepped shredding official document figure compiled tory suggest government department doubled number document shredded ahead freedom information act implementation january department defence environment trade increased file destruction said following rule governing public record tory want information commissioner investigate freedom information act first time give member public access government record previously kept secret year bbc political correspondent james hardy said prospect outsider poking nose inner working whitehall appeared causing jitter among mandarin liberal democrat alan beith chair select committee monitor department constitutional affair said claim TRUE whitehall acting entirely spirit new act information commissioner select committee keep issue close scrutiny fellow lib dem norman baker said episode painted unflattering picture inner working government clear government initial enthusiasm open government turned selfserving cynicism dr julian lewis conservative spokesman cabinet office said discovered huge acceleration shredding series parliamentary answer department work pension destroyed nearly file last year four year ago act passed number file destroyed ministry defence department environment food rural affair trade industry also risen dramatically dr lewis called investigation information commissioner richard thomas earlier week mr thomas said looking cabinet office order telling staff delete email three month old said totally condemned deletion email prevent disclosure freedom information law coming force january government guidance said email deleted served current purpose mr thomas said cabinet office spokeswoman said move new law destruction important record freedom information act cover england wale northern ireland next year similar measure brought time scotland provides public right access information held public body subject various exemption"}
{"document":"Politics_243","words":"mp ass scot fishing industry group mp twoday factfinding mission scotland gather evidence report uk fishing industry member westminster environment food rural affair committee touring fish market talking fish processor also talk fishery minister ross finnie scientist mp deciding whether recommend new system community quota conserve fish stock aim fishing port like peterhead fraserburgh would allocated quota local people would decide fish scheme variation local management committee already established european union detail contained royal commission report uk government along controversial idea closing mixed fishing ground completely six member committee scotland seek view fisherman processor aberdeen peterhead also speak mr finnie representative royal society sea fish industry authority committee chairman austin mitchell said way found harvesting mixed fishery without wasting stock"}
{"document":"Politics_244","words":"research fear kelly view scientist expressed concern new education secretary ruth kelly religious view could hamper vital scientific research kelly catholic reported prolife opposed embryo research medical research council professor nancy rothwell said kelly view mattered responsible training future scientist department education skill would comment concern spokeswoman said news kelly catholic going detail added claim kelly charge âbn university research budget TRUE higher education funding council research council decide university research allocation british law open cloning human embryo create stem cell master cell develop body tissue type cloning activity permitted reproductive purpose research new disease treatment however controversial involves destruction embryo professor rothwell also vicepresident research manchester university told time higher education supplement would worry great deal minister antistem cell said view minister dfes matter responsible training next generation scientist cant higher education policy odds government science policy head developmental genetics national institute medical research professor robin lovellbadge said witnessed confused situation many religious group opposed practice said someone senior ruth kelly going favour stem cell research end similarly schizophrenic system country worrying fertility expert lord winston said thought rather good minister held ethical view concern also raised prochoice organisation kelly view might affect sex education policy school family planning association chief executive anne weyman said teaching pupil contraception abortion key young people must informed issue within sexual health include contraception abortion think important government maintains commitment teenage pregnancy strategy currently individual school devise sex education policy based framework provided dfes kelly set detailed view either issue yet said intends put parent first education policy would include quality teaching classroom discipline academic standard school said"}
{"document":"Politics_245","words":"army chief regiment decision military chief expected meet make final decision future scotland army regiment committee army board made senior defence figure discus plan restructuring regiment monday proposal include cutting scotland six singlebattalion regiment five merging super regiment plan faced stiff opposition campaigner politician alike committee decision must ratified defence secretary geoff hoon prime minister tony blair expected made public next week minister announced reorganisation army drew question mark future black watch king scottish borderer royal scot royal highland fusilier argyll sutherland highlander october council scottish colonel proposed merger royal scot king scottish borderer single battalion vision would one five new super regiment proposal either merge amalgamate six regiment super regiment sparked political outcry labour backbencher opposition politician opposing plan felt timing insensitive black watch frontline iraq suffering casualty save scottish regiment campaigner angered threatened stand labour next general election speaking ahead expected army board meeting spokesman said government army board spent past four month attempting trick serving soldier public thinking planned change scottish regiment good army serving soldier much good destroy scotland regiment moulding single super regiment lead severe recruitment problem loss local connection regiment loss scotland important part heritage importantly future regiment envy army around world alternative blueprint put forward labour mp eric joyce proposed going ahead merger preserving regiment brief time speculation prime minister might consider plan seems unlikely speaking scotland last week mr blair said aim preserve tradition introduce effective structure hinted super regiment likely said dont want get rid history tradition regiment local connection far want make sure transfer people easily across regiment deploy flexibly prime minister said hoped campaigner concern would taken account need effective change paramount"}
{"document":"Politics_246","words":"student inequality exposed teenager welloff background six time likely go university deprived area report say higher education funding council england said people went university percentage poorer student hardly changed said chief executive sir howard newby increasingly woman men went university tuition fee student loan made major difference hefce report drawing child benefit data said teenager richest area could expect better chance going university poorest neighbourhood participation constituency level ranged kensington chelsea city london westminster sheffield hallam bristol south leeds central nottingham north sheffield brightside sir howard said report highlighted entrenched division rich poor area added social much educational problem told bbc news know child deprived background get university well fact surprisingly go postgraduate study affluent background issue think one raising aspiration amongst family community university something people said time university traditionally dealt pupil age late instead reaching community school much earlier even primary school level persuade university education something could aspire said report revealed stark inequality exposed extent challenge encouraging finding added tuition fee student loan england wale different fee regime scotland seem affected choice young people even poorest report also showed woman likely men enter higher education poorest area gap woman favour growing faster anywhere else higher education minister kim howells said working school raise attainment aspiration young people disadvantaged area higher standard school would lead greater participation higher education upfront tuition fee england would removed grant le well shadow education secretary tim collins said clear report child disadvantaged area far likely encountered poor standard secondary education tackling must top priority government looking improve university access group represents university vicechancellors university uk said new system deferred fee england due start grant bursary poorer student would encourage go higher education national union student argued opposite situation likely get much worse poorer student restricted choice make decision based financial situation rather aspiration table show participation rate parliamentary constituency britain"}
{"document":"Politics_247","words":"kennedy make temple address charles kennedy set address people hindu temple part appeal ethnic minority voter liberal democrat leader visit shri swaminarayan mandir temple neasden north west london say labour longer lay exclusive claim vote britain ethnic minority mr kennedy also highlight anger among people race iraq war call balanced approach tackling terrorism saturday speech come day lib dems launched ethnic minority minimanifesto mr kennedy tell audience many people britain race culture religion angry way taken war iraq saw principled stand liberal democrat took time also say lib dems want restore britain reputation world stage fighting international poverty climate change protecting human right mr kennedy say balanced approach tackling terrorism would mean tough measure make britain safe expense people fundamental legal right like happened belmarsh say also mean acting united nation terrorism mr kennedy held talk tony blair friday government plan hold terror suspect house arrest said afterwards prime minister offered movement address concern plan face trouble lord conservative lib dem opposition continues"}
{"document":"Politics_248","words":"david blunkett quote david blunkett resigned home secretary built reputation plainspeaking yorkshire man fell love someone wouldnt go public thing started go badly wrong summer news world picked story tried three year make something work trust plainspeaking straight talking something matter much politician man decided volition request independent review allegation misused position dont think anyone say said one thing public done another private would dangerous territory wasnt practising preach always accept responsibility always accept consequence action none believe countering terrorism party politics accepted necessity prevention new category intervene act committed rather due process act committed late said reference new antiterrorism measure work french governmenthas hugely successful said mr blunkett number illegal immigrant detected dover dropped dramatically strengthening identity one way reinforcing people confidence sense citizenship wellbeing foolishly thought celebrity edition would relaxed normal wake receive phone call shipmans topped got think minute early open bottle"}
{"document":"Politics_249","words":"election tv debate say blair tony blair said take part tv debate political rival ahead next election answer every election campaign reason given answer said monthly news conference october tory leader michael howard said mr blair would running scared refused call go headtohead recent year leader opposition always called debate although never happened election plan debate mr blair william hague charles kennedy collapsed debate mr blair john major also cancelled format could agreed televised debate become high point presidential election campaign"}
{"document":"Politics_25","words":"uk need TRUE immigration data former home office minister called independent body set monitor uk immigration barbara roche said organisation monitor publish figure independent government said would counter socalled independent group like migration watch described antiimmigration body posing independent migration watch say immigration government already publishes accurate figure sir andrew green chairman organisation say need independent body office national statistic data accurate say opposes largescale immigration ground overcrowding culture said example next year one household three due immigration already overcrowded india four time overcrowded france roche labour mp hornsey wood green belief legal migration something welcome said proposal mean wouldnt socalled independent expert like migration watch come debate antiimmigration point view went would like see body actually looked figure published independent government think would go long way allaying fear sometimes whipped debate"}
{"document":"Politics_250","words":"election really general election best chance pressure group get make real impact government policy six leading lobby plan make sure cause debated ahead expected spring poll weve called state pension increased pensioner credit guarantee level thats calling many pensioner disadvantaged current system weve got one five pensioner poverty line weve got make generous people living poverty weve drawn pensioner manifesto sent candidate constituency asked top five issue including pension issue would support weve got response publish result within constituency nationally well way putting politician notice trying get across fact voter country likely vote section society thirdly TRUE swing voter pensioner voted conservative voted labour guarantee vote labour government time around cannot take vote granted pension generally certainly big election issue even though government postponed publication adair turner full report issue said uk one least generous pension system developed world government take seriously impact aviation environment havent worked specific plan imagine lobby political party incumbent mp various local group particular area provide national briefing dont large demonstration planned cant ruled hard say whether successful got issue public consciousness extent difficult say whether election raise importance public mind whether pushed big issue like iraq repealing hunting bill challenging use parliament act high court action hoping hear new year whichever way court rule side appeal expect fall plumb electioneering time ban come force february going european court compensation paid there lot legal territory go trying engage minister demonstrating talking whatever intelligence get try turn speak whoever rural affair minister alun michael avoided cancelled engagement make difficult intimidatory whole group angry housewife course element shouting people angry violence achieve anything fall plumb run important general election tony blair ever face exactly prime minister want wanted issue table election people using live animal target sport abroad reason including abroad trophy hunting another sort form shooting sport principle whether tiger pheasant widely publicise whats happening relation trophy hunting publicise darker aspect target animal industry uk seek get pledge individual mp wouldbe mp saying use animal target sport would like support political party think general election much pledge mp make elector hunting many mp happy say think get real climbing agenda whether get ban sure mobilise public opinion everything reduce animal suffering time lead ban issue think important election choice language consumerism commonplace government across political spectrum choice ideology beginning privatisation decade become issue whats really missing debate consumer choice choice choice choose two failing school seen many pension misselling scandal pension industry there maximum choice minimum quality want choice consumer term mean clear accessible information operate choice firstly website feature campaign change every day secondly member communicate thirdly medium also holding preelection conference invite opinion former mp journalist others idea open communication member public politician think successful much language used main political party politician side sensitive issue want seen responding issue fuel duty large part operational cost road haulage worker hearing proposed increase per litre gordon brown postponing postponing tuppence sound like great deal every year operate one vehicle thats increase youre running vehicle obviously time fuel duty rise absolutely horrified huge effect throughout industry would surprised see widespread demonstration mean number firm going business continue always done keep issue trade press regrettably one story getting harder get national press whatever public dont like lorry see complaining minority dont realise see car road probably going work see lorry already work"}
{"document":"Politics_251","words":"brown blair face new rift claim umpteenth time tony blair gordon brown said declared war time alleged rift take credit government global aid debt initiative particularly wake tsunami disaster issue many hoped believed thing dominated prime minister monthly news conference saw mr blair start full irritation mode forced bat away question question relationship neighbour told journalist interested go newspaper complete unity purpose heaped praise mr brown saying great job would continue although would commit job mr brown election arrange press conference last moment coincided mr brown longarranged keynote speech aid debt asked mr blair moved irritation mode barely disguised fury setting snapped back hack knew well operational reason timing press conference well really happens repeated great man gordon united sneering took absolutely notice went newspaper preferring get job best country world although next breath declared get increasingly alarmed read newspaper catching quickly adding far read course probably good reason alarmed newspaper full story claimed open warfare two men far timing prime minister press conference concerned two option first calculated attempt upstage chancellor seize back initiative big issue moment case suggests even fear seriously negative newspaper headline enough stop squabbling second option unavoidable coincidence would suggest government lost oncefamed ability strictly coordinate announcement infamous downing street grid avert allegation either way effect overshadow big announcement government policy hugely pertinent issue previous suggestion new year started fresh outbreak warfare two men firstly prime minister insisted wednesday intimately involved development proposal get country freeze debt repayment tsunamihit country claimed embarrassed fact gordon brown appeared taken initiative government response disaster mr blair still holiday egypt pour fuel flame men separately spoke working tsunami wider aid development policy cabinet colleague foreign secretary jack straw aid minister hilary benn deputy prime minister john prescott without mentioning came amid fresh claim mr brown still seething excluded prominent role general election planning result started set platform fact used article guardian newspaper set believed manifesto embarked mini tour britain set aid plan next week visit africa mission often seen prime minister turf added impression rival camp operating entirely independently prime minister denied well repeating insistence inconceivable economy chancellor would centre election campaign big fear many labour bench unless lid put speculation rivalry may even threaten undermine election campaign"}
{"document":"Politics_252","words":"blair said would stand tony blair promised gordon brown would stand next election new book chancellor claim prime minister changed mind following intervention ally cabinet according book book sunday telegraph journalist robert peston said pair mutual animosity contempt book brown britain said tony blair felt november lost voter trust author source unnamed ally mr blair mr brown said prime minister felt iraq war undermined longer asset labour party book serialised sunday telegraph alleges mr blair told chancellor dinner hosted deputy pm john prescott november intention stand stage saw gordon brown said look next influential member government need help get next year mr peston said recognise im going stand election help get year stand changed mind june following intervention ally cabinet suspicion chancellor deliberately manoeuvring book claim mr peston told bbc news understanding nearly close friendly book say pretty profound mutual mistrust mutual animosity think public see double act pretending everything alright private dont think relationship good brown understandably feel deeply betrayed particularly issue leadership fresh speculation rift recently following separate response asian tsunami rumour rift fuelled sudden decision hold mr blair monthly medium conference time longplanned speech mr brown uk plan tackle global poverty new marshall plan africa speculation pair trying outdo others response disaster former welfare minister frank field mp criticised reported rivalry pair gmtvs sunday programme sort model give nation two important political leader nothing fight together use aide fight labour mp birkenhead asked said prime minister sack mr brown believe mr blair strong enough conservative policy coordinator david cameron mp witney added wasnt serious would funny serious youve got two senior people government concentrating fighting crime poverty dirty hospital fighting carol walker bbc news political correspondent added real concern could undermine general election campaign clearly bad news government time trying explain respond terrible problem thrown tsunami disaster"}
{"document":"Politics_253","words":"blair dismisses quit claim report tony blair dismissed report told gordon brown would quit next general election dont deal job like prime minister told bbc one breakfast frost programme according new book brown britain mr blair went back pledge make way mr brown cabinet ally intervened june mr blair said claim reheated six month ago concentrating running country mr blair said ive dealt six month ago said dont deal job like dont actually concentrating issue concern country book sunday telegraph journalist robert peston serialised newspaper said pair mutual animosity contempt claim tony blair felt november lost voter trust iraq war longer asset labour party dinner hosted deputy prime minister john prescott told mr brown intention stand according mr peston prime minister said help get year stand changed mind june following intervention ally cabinet suspicion chancellor deliberately manoeuvring according book mr peston told bbc news understanding nearly close friendly book say pretty profound mutual mistrust mutual animosity think public see doubleact pretending everything alright private dont think relationship good brown understandably feel deeply betrayed particularly issue leadership wideranging bbc interview covering issue asian tsunami disaster middle east peace process northern ireland mr blair said get top politics get huge swell around sort people make sort claim counterclaim admitted sense frustration allegation said made countless time fresh speculation rift recently following separate response asian tsunami rumour fuelled mr blair decision hold monthly medium conference time longplanned speech mr brown uk plan tackle global poverty new marshall plan africa speculation pair trying outdo others response disaster prime minister said discussed claim chancellor dismissed load nonsense former welfare minister frank field mp said prime minister sack mr brown believe mr blair strong enough tory leader michael howard accused prime minister mr brown squabbling like schoolboy told sky news sunday adam boulton politics playground britain really deserve better liberal democrat parliamentary chairman matthew taylor said personal ambition mr blair mr brown getting way good government either need grow put squabble one side cannot expect electorate support divided government next election interview mr blair also said former home secretary david blunkett would play big role general election"}
{"document":"Politics_254","words":"could rivalry overshadow election tony blair gordon brown desperately trying stuff genie rivalry back bottle along number senior cabinet colleague insisting job win next election govern best interest britain message aiming directly backbencher becoming irritated even unnerved continuing claim counter claim surrounding alleged rift ian gibson example urged two men stop squabbling declaring goodness sake sometimes rise petulance make sure job effectively slim majority particularly fearful rift could hit hope reelection tony blair seek reassure labour mp monday evening first meeting new year westminster behindclosed door meeting gordon brown thought likely also attend show unity meanwhile like health secretary john reid labour peer lord haskins warning electoral danger allowing soap opera continue warned rival camp stop spreading poison lord haskins even suggested mr blair reinstate mr brown central figure election planning particular genie unusually reluctant return captivity many fear simply late repair damage believe fighting next election sound open warfare two men ringing ear matter little whether rift real try suggest simply product newspaper headline westminster gossip westminster actually believe simply evidence appears contradict example weekend attempt men play division failed trick even insisting unity purpose claiming would swayed newspaper story still managed stir speculation comment mr blair talked new labour manifesto move seemed calculated irritate chancellor long rejected label mr brown pointedly refused deny claim prime minister reneged deal hand premiership last year claim repeated robert pestons book book amply demonstrates corrosive downing street soap opera nowhere near final act part mr brown insists motivation get labour reelected trouble men fallen short offering simple straightforward denial central claim accused actually making matter worse feeding speculation behaviour first thing said suggestion come nowhere started sustained friend two men one listen chancellor friend former spin chief charlie whelan last week understand real anger camp prime minister apparent attempt confound mr brown leadership ambition public pronouncement exaides whispered briefing selected journalist side secret westminster example downing street belief chancellor indulging mammoth sulk acting petty deliberately provocative manner action men gordon brown set seen rival manifesto appears embark personal campaign prime minister responds scheduling monthly press conference clash keynote speech chancellor meanwhile large number backbench mp insist voter either entirely uninterested chatter believe mediaonly obsession fear efficient running government beset rivalry either way universal agreement go general election labour party serious damage sign two men appreciate danger want put lid speculation probably four month next election look like particularly difficult trick pull"}
{"document":"Politics_255","words":"brown appeal labour unity gordon brown made appeal unity report claimed mr blair went back pledge stand next general election chancellor would comment report insisted would diverted distracted tackling challenge faced country motivation ensure labour reelected insisted mr blair earlier dismissed claim reneged promise stand aside gordon brown old news according new book brown britain sunday telegraph journalist robert peston mr blair went back pledge make way mr brown cabinet ally intervened june interview bbc one breakfast frost mr blair said ive dealt six month ago said dont deal job like dont actually concentrating issue concern country separate interview bbc political editor andrew marr mr brown said important unified way ensure election labour government think important stress motivation purpose politics every day seek going diverted distracted tony blair newspaper story book rumour gossip reason government get job unified way deal challenge facing country mr brown also said discussed general election campaign prime minister saturday pledged play part asked mr peston said pair mutual animosity contempt mr blair decided november would quit felt lost voter trust iraq war changed mind june following intervention ally cabinet suspicion chancellor deliberately manoeuvring according book andrew marr said enormously damaging gordon brown know well tony blair think relationship genuinely privately poor indeed thing difficult added lot minister believe tony blair attempt move gordon brown treasury election depends whether there still labour government majority senior mp expected raise concern latest report infighting regular meeting labour backbencher monday health secretary john reid said fuelling report damaging labour reelection chance would easily forgiven fresh speculation rift recently followed mr blair mr brown separate response asian tsunami rumour fuelled mr blair decision hold monthly medium conference time longplanned speech mr brown uk plan tackle global poverty new marshall plan africa speculation pair trying outdo others response disaster prime minister said discussed claim chancellor dismissed load nonsense tory leader michael howard accused prime minister mr brown ofsquabbling like schoolboy liberal democrat parliamentary chairman matthew taylor said personal ambition mr blair mr brown getting way good government"}
{"document":"Politics_256","words":"blair pledge unity labour mp tony blair sought reassure labour backbencher nothing stand way party bid third term power mr blair speaking mp amid fresh rumour rift gordon brown new book say prime minister went back pledge mr brown stand next general election chancellor said focused winning poll due join election supremo alan milburn labour poster launch week mr blair told parliamentary labour party plp monday know everyone cabinet government nothing going get way unified labour party unified position winning third term people desperately need prime minister chancellor arrived within second seemingly good spirit start meeting lasted around hour new book brown britain sunday telegraph journalist robert peston say mr blair went back pledge make way mr brown cabinet ally intervened june caused new wave concern among labour mp gearing defend seat election widely expected held may several member understood lined express discontent plp meeting health secretary john reid earlier warned labour member would easily forgive anybody fuelling damaging speculation told bbc news cooperate inspire book view know whatever shortterm political personal advantage think might secure always damaging record unity reelection chance labour party government mr blair sunday dismissed claim broken promise saying ive dealt six month ago said dont deal job like dont separate bbc interview mr brown said prime minister would distracted gossip important unified way ensure election labour government said monday mr blair spokesman said prime minister determined get business government belief people want mr brown say discussed election campaign mr blair saturday promised play part mr peston said pair mutual animosity contempt mr blair decided november would quit felt lost voter trust iraq war changed mind june following intervention cabinet ally suspicion chancellor manoeuvring mr brown allegedly said could longer believe anything mr blair told conservative cochairman liam fox likened two men selfobsessed schoolboy liberal democrat parliamentary chairman matthew taylor said personal ambition getting way good government exlabour leader neil kinnock said mr blair mr brown could deal medium frenzy continuing say would allow row damage labour british interest told bbc radio five live mr brown would never encourage kind insurrection coup"}
{"document":"Politics_257","words":"blair brown criticised mp labour mp angrily criticised tony blair gordon brown amid renewed report rift two men meeting parliamentary labour party saw succession normally loyal member warn feuding could jeopardise labour election hope pm insisted nothing would derail labour campaign despite new book saying upset chancellor backing pledge stand aside mr brown public eye party new poster launch party hoped would perceived show unity due line alongside alan milburn man controversially appointed party election supremo deputy leader john prescott event london tuesday relation mr brown mr milburn widely reported cool ever since mr blair brought latter back cabinet run labour election campaign role successfully carried mr brown mr blair told parliamentary labour party monday know everyone cabinet government nothing going get way unified labour party unified position winning third term people desperately need prime minister chancellor arrived within second meeting plp seemingly good spirit started new speculation state relationship sparked claim brown britain sunday telegraph journalist robert peston suggested mr blair went back pledge make way mr brown labour paul flynn said mr blair mr brown scorching mp adding parliamentary labour party meeting like backbencher stephen pound said mp threatend expose fuelling report mr blair mr brown stop nonsense poisonous briefing lord campbellsavours former mp challenged mr brown deny report told prime minister believe anything said mr prescott said mp entitled complain discipline reading recent press report told clearly troop telling leader get line told bbc radio today tuesday mr prescott said occasional disagreement government argued mr blair mr brown could work successfully together produced strong economy better public service new book claim mr prescott hosted dinner november prime minister told mr brown would stand next election lost trust iraq war changed mind june following intervention cabinet ally suspicion chancellor manoeuvring writes mr peston mr prescott said dinner discussion confidential course waiter year professional ability joked mr blair insisted done deal premiership mr brown say let gossip distract helping unified election campaign conservative say two men behaving like squabbling schoolboy liberal democrat claim personal ambition obstructing good government"}
{"document":"Politics_258","words":"labour mp fear squabbling one thing certain stiffen spine labour mp prospect losing seat general election largely fear led tony blair gordon brown read riot act meeting parliamentary labour party view expressed backbencher labour peer claimed squabbling two men starkly demonstrated widelyheld view within labour party two powerful figure government jeopardising next election one hugelydisgruntled backbencher said meeting time realised seat threatening go like could put election doubt sentiment running throughout labour bench mp eager underline message leader stop squabbling get job hand paul flynn said deeply upset party time time wanted come together wanted lead global issue change politics next decade whole thing wrecked piece childishness two main people party two people greatly respect stephen pound echoed message saying know one thing could entirely jeopardise trying achieve labour party country appearance division remember backed suggestion unless squabbling stopped people briefing behalf two men would named shamed dressing appears done trick mr brown joining alleged rival alan milburn prime minister put charge election planning mr brown stead deputy prime minister john prescott election poster launch effect achieved two thing firstly nobody attempting suggest story rift chancellor prime minister fiction created medium author even mr prescott admitted still backbencher would giving mr blair mr brown message secondly also underlined view election campaign intent purpose kicked whether telling subsequent change behaviour two men good even sustained campaign remains seen even mp expressing fear emerged mr brown africa week prime minister deliver keynote speech election theme third term expected repeat recent insistence next manifesto new labour similarly pointing chancellor election poster launch refused deny claim told prime minister could never trust anything said none le believe effect warning backbencher actually silence brown camp effectively strengthening prime minister hand example brownite briefers suggest man unhappy prime minister timing subject matter may case past seem agreed however sniping simply cannot allowed go election campaign mind heard similar pledge"}
{"document":"Politics_259","words":"poll idol face first hurdle vote itvs pop idol style talent contest wouldbe politician finally hit screen week next four day hundred potential candidate whittled panel expert public vote winner encouraged stand independent next general election expected spring opinion divided whether potential candidate unearthed far got take make politics would make competent mp former independent mp martin bell insisted bbc radio today programme mr bell offering advice contestant wednesday argues westminster share odd ball show engage ordinary voter get people voting people interested politics harm said sir bernard ingham margaret thatcher former press secretary took le charitable view accusing programme corrupting politics said producer would achieve aim reengaging voter bunch nutter give sir bernard due monday evening opening episode attract smattering eccentric selfpublicists among chancing arm druid priest former porn star insisted removing top make point legalisation brothel among eccentric policy proposal public holiday bruce forsyths birthday bill oddie prime minister show follows timehonoured pop idol format queue nervous hopeful panel three expert judging performance contestant given second present manifesto final tested lobbying ability crossexamined panel chaired exitn political editor john sergeant television host lorraine kelly taking nicki chapman role real star show kelvin mackenzie simon cowell mr nasty seat former sun editor dispensed stream wellcrafted insult oneliners advice one young contestant get haircut brain transplant wheelchair user kevin donnellon asked earth want elected representative disabled dont care inuit implored guitartoting environmental campaigner barry lim dont care care sun shining think fantastic replied mr mackenzie mr lim later reduced panel fit giggle outlined plan make people community service instead paying tax prime minister turn chancellor say much got coffer mr brown say well prime minister bad news house britain painted actually nobody paid tax observed mr mackenzie total disaster couldnt seem think thing say crestfallen mr lim confided show presenter jonathan maitland irfan hanif yearold doctor bolton made good impression even little thrown mr mackenzie suggestion instead treated nh young drunk given good beating left die dominic carman son late libel lawyer george carman voted final platform cutting defence spending boost education opinion divided rodney hyltonpotts yearold convicted fraudster mr mackenzie thought smoothtalking former solicitor hardline crime immigration deserved chance progress could join rest crook house parliament kelly said would trust far could throw series continues throughout week public given chance evict one prospective mp every night itv fund election campaign eventual winner publicity could give winner flying start candidate"}
{"document":"Politics_26","words":"blair set date africa report commission africa report released march comic relief day tony blair said july summit gleneagles perthshire chaired prime minister use report basis talk africa announcement followed final meeting commission includes singer bob geldof london well aid fairer trade le debt commission likely demand action corruption africa mr blair told news conference report thats brutally frank reality hope idealistic done ambitious project set judge outcome publish mr blair vowed put africa top agenda time helm acknowledged would job persuading nation get necessary commitment debt relief bob geldof characteristically blunt style promised commission would talking shop would deliver radical new thinking change direction africa former rock star presence commission interpreted sign uncompromising demand people involved include two african government leader range african politician well expert developed country"}
{"document":"Politics_260","words":"labour seek quell feud talk labour leadership put show unity campaign poster launch mp criticised tony blair gordon brown report rift mr brown joined launch john prescott alan milburn man controversially put charge election planning mr blair private meeting monday saw normally loyal mp warn feuding could jeopardise election hope follows new book charting dispute prime minister chancellor event first time mr milburn shared platform chancellor since taking mr brown traditional poll planning role pair chatted amicably mr brown insisted happy current campaign task asked would deal claim trust prime minister mr brown replied see record economy british people trusting run economy refused comment new book saying nobody distracted business government mr brown later told reporter course trust prime minister downing street cited comment reporter suggested mr brown pointedly failed deny claim told mr blair nothing could ever say could ever believe labour new poster say britain enjoying lowest inflation since lowest unemployment year lowest mortgage rate year urge voter let tory take thing backwards mr milburn promised poll campaign upbeat confident else optimistic future country conservative cochairman liam fox derided photo call saying show unity worst acting seen since prisoner cell block labour broken promise raising tax time brought slowest economic growth englishspeaking world said prime minister chancellor faced backbench discontent monday meeting parliamentary labour party claim made journalist robert pestons new book mr blair told mp peer know everyone cabinet government nothing going get way unified labour party unified position winning third term people desperately need labour paul flynn said pair scorching mp tuesday deputy prime minister mr prescott told bbc news told clearly troop telling leader get line new book claim mr prescott hosted dinner november prime minister told mr brown would stand next election lost trust iraq war mr blair changed mind june cabinet ally intervened amid suspicion chancellor manoeuvring writes mr peston mr prescott said dinner discussion confidential course waiter year professional ability joked"}
{"document":"Politics_261","words":"labour election lovein peace love short supply labour party recent day press report believed alan milburn gordon brown others throat content labour next election manifesto pair smile tuesday morning joined john prescott unveil labour latest poster campaign event old billingsgate fish market bank thames carefully choreographed show unity surest sign yet heading general election next month also one bizarre photo opportunity recent year first inkling something slightly odd afoot place soft rock music normally chosen occasion labour speaker crackled life sound booker mg vw camper van trundled view decked mindbending psychedelic message lowest mortgage rate year sidedoor slid open looked one glorious moment cabinet decided bury difference go road together scooby doostyle sadly wasnt cabinet raided dressingup box six rather illatease looking labour student two dressed regency dandy unveil poster trumpeting longest period economic growth year another pair student beatle wig sgt pepper jacket highlight lowest interest rate since remaining two dressed vague approximation disco chic demonstrate lowest unemployment since seventy politician led john prescott soberlysuited always event may designed highlight labour economic success mr brown little doubt charge chancellor walked sidebyside mr milburn pointedly exchanging chit chat approached microphone mr milburn took centre stage speaking positive campaign party hoped stage coming week month mobile poster van would let people know britain working mr brown repeated familiar mantra displayed poster spoke labour shared purpose united dedication left mr prescott pay glowing tribute chancellor record final flourish produce famous pledge card claiming labour met promise event carefully stagemanaged underline cabinet unity specifically demonstrate central role mr brown play election campaign despite sidelined campaign chief favour mr milburn keen student body language field day much forced smiling camera mr prescott revel occasion seemed truly enjoying mr milburn made point turning face chancellor spoke nodding thoughtfully former health secretary final gesture placing arm mr brown back walked away microphone perhaps telling thanks dropping gordon might saying"}
{"document":"Politics_262","words":"howard taunt blair split tony blair feud gordon brown damaging way uk governed tory leader michael howard claimed heated prime minister question mr howard asked fight crime fighting question later unveiled headline new tory campaign poster mr blair dismissed talk split said people priority next election would economic success achieved labour stick whatever like billboard something book public concentrate low mortgage low inflation low unemployment delivered failed said chancellor currently highprofile tour africa highlight new antipoverty plan insisted still trusted mr blair despite claim contrary new book brown britain robert peston say mutual animosity two men claim mr blair said november would stand prime minister next election went back pledge support cabinet ally suspicion mr brown manoeuvring say mr pestons book claimed mr brown told mr blair nothing could ever say could ever believe mr blair directly denied quote wednesday insisted could deal premiership twice declined directly say whether offered quit tory leader countered agreement struck twice dinner chancellor declared deal meal prime minister wonder chancellor happy eater continued discipline school discipline government clean hospital dont clean act mr blair said would respond tittle tattle book promised hail labour record economy waiting list law order polling day later poster launch tory cochairman liam fox said party would exploit opportunity show juvenile prime minister chancellor labour staged show unity poster launch tuesday mr brown joined alan milburn mr blair controversially put charge election planning place chancellor liberal democrat leader charles kennedy told bbc news government clearly split top kind cosmetic exercise persuade anybody later week mr blair expected outline direction party next election manifesto prime minister chancellor faced backbench discontent monday meeting parliamentary labour party claim made mr pestons book"}
{"document":"Politics_263","words":"political squabble snowball become commonplace argue blair brown like squabbling school kid supporter need grow stop bickering analysis fact get wrong child fight adult solid reason even trivial argument mature protagonist hard stop got going key feature endless feud everyone agree theyd better ended everyone want last word participant genuinely want row stop think worth prolonging argument tiny bit ensure view heard successive attempt end argument last word ensure argument go case mr blair mr brown successive book published ensuring issue never die isnt participant stupid actually individual behaving entirely rationally given incentive facing indeed there even piece economic theory explains nothing obscure postneoclassical endogenous growth theory chancellor quoted ubiquitous piece game theory respectable policy wonk familiar often referred prisoner dilemma based parable much told economics degree course sheriff two prisoner story go two prisoner jointly charged heinous crime locked separate cell sheriff desperately need confession least one provide enough evidence convict crime without confession prisoner get minimal sentence trumped charge clearly prisoner best strategy keep mouth shut take short sentence clever sheriff idea induce talk tell prisoner separately confess one confess theyll let crime tell dont confess one confess theyll get life prisoner confronted choice best bet confess partner doesnt confess youll get completely partner confess youd better confess ensure dont get life result course prisoner confess sheriff let either one prisoner individual logic behave way even though would better somehow agreed shut dont worry dont entirely follow look google entry prisoner dilemma ramification truly captured economist last couple decade parable used describe situation obvious sensible choice taken collectively rational choice individually behave selfishly cold war arm race example classic case russia america would better arm rather lot arm long want arm arm race ensues result individually logical decision buy arm result arm level high economics tell youre prisoner dilemma unless repeating experience many time hard escape perverse logic good exhorting people stop buying arm stop arguing incentive encourage carry somehow incentive change case labour party believe rift blair brown camp bad report suggest solomon wisdom need deployed solve problem every parent know ingenious solution argument solution affect incentive participant example famous rule one divide chooses way allocating piece cake sliced greedy child case apparently endless argument want come end ensure person last word one loses rather one win row cost prolonging row even one briefing one book matter exceed benefit last word getting point rest party enforce theyll protagonist retreating pretty quickly"}
{"document":"Politics_264","words":"blair look election campaign tony blair big speech looked back performance kicked election campaign poll may still week away little doubt left campaign full swing prime minister used speech selected audience south east set broad brush election manifesto detailed account government past record major emphasis economy public service attempt draw line gossip surrounding rift chancellor gordon brown insistence importance party continuing operate unremittingly new labour although may continue irritate chancellor little term concrete proposal might form manifesto pledge although prime minister talked new labour manifesto aimed section society speech designed remind people party precisely new labour stood leave doubt would shrinking away approach mean showing new labour actually stand something said electoral device end set broad programme aimed appeal middle england voter switched party stuck possibly gritted teeth traditional lower income old labour supporter key section declared third term achieve unprecedented widening opportunity prosperity first time ever whole generation growing unbroken economic stability every family fortunate knowing child inheritance adulthood every pupil every secondary school guaranteed place university quality apprenticeship every adult including missed school able get skill need advance home ownership extended highest ever level family never able afford highest ever level employment everyone work guaranteed decent wage decent condition general election slogan britain working prime minister time insisted future direction would unremittingly new labour might get skin mr brown also heaped praise successful postwar chancellor britain probably greatest ideological divide two men far one degree private finance allowed public service unremittingly new labour manifesto prime minister happy make plain stress importance belief patient parent example want choice good service start worrying provided chancellor said far sceptical private finance although suggestion opposes principle election looming next big speech gordon brown closely examined sign division particular use little three letter word eye focused next general election many westminster mr blair performance succeeded hardening belief may"}
{"document":"Politics_265","words":"tory unveil quango blitz plan plan abolish quango unveiled conservative part effort show government red tape cut six government unit would also scrapped proposal tory say would save âbn among target strategic health authority new fair access regulator university tory frontbencher john redwood said britain needed slimmer government lower tax competitive plan would abolish regional assembly regional body board tackling industrial development housing power would returned elected local council national government tory say strategic health authority needed better local people rather official run hospital surgery announcing plan mr redwood said mr blair forgotten interest taxpayer broken pledge made far improving public service spending taxpayer money quango led bureaucrat regulation higher tax party leader michael howard argued change direction needed get grip spending labour creating two britain britain forgotten majority bureaucratic britain said real world people working harder stand still theyve seen pension knocked six theyre squeezed extra tax forgotten majority paying price bureaucratic britain government announced plan cut civil servant part efficiency drive chief secretary treasury paul boateng attacked tory plan conservative committed cutting labour public spending plan massive billion said cut scale cannot found cutting bureaucracy would require massive cut frontline public service school hospital police liberal democrat said would cut number whitehall department make sure money reach frontline service"}
{"document":"Politics_266","words":"peer debate crown succession law peer debating proposal change rule governing succession throne labour peer lord dub succession crown bill aim end right male heir succeed crown even older sister private member bill would also abolish ban heir throne marrying roman catholic fabian society sundar katwala said change long overdue expected warm response political reform group general secretary told bbc radio today programme outdated feature heart britain constitution government said principle supported idea ending gender discrimination would consult come forward measure hope warm towards dont say wrong time pointed year since sex discrimination act urged politician side back bill mr katwala added long overdue parliament eventually government hope political party might think simple thing manifesto acknowledged even bill win support unlikely become law legislative programme likely squeezed coming general election said hoped bill would gentle nudge government suggested would demand response bill lord second reading adopted former chief whip ann taylor common rule succession regulated descent tradition also act settlement confirmed parliament determine title throne"}
{"document":"Politics_267","words":"ukips secret weapon measure new yorker dick morris thing american love everything else winner man pundit believe almost singlehandedly responsible bill clinton sensational comeback victory morris ideologue worked election strategist number republican well recently politician mexico uruguay back london uk independence party notsosecret electoral weapon returning ukraine helped guessed opposition candidate viktor yushchenko one regular criticism levelled morris ready switch allegiance enjoys game politics britain ukip despite recent eu election success likely pull sensational victory looming general election subject morris appears almost evangelical cruise mediterranean coincidentally ukip leader roger knapman written piece saying english channel wider atlantic liked went ukip particularly attracts many might think simply another chance practice art irrespective politics think greatest threat democracy world terrorism bureaucratism great soundbite surprise coming new yorker post september growth body composed expert know better dont believe letting democracy govern believe letting correct solution determined thats international banker world trade organisation international monetary fund world bank primarily european union help ukip take britain organisation belief unreformable inherently undemocratic scathing tory party also appears believe unreformable tory party schizophrenic europe somebody say willing leave eu cant possibly renegotiate anything michael howard pledged like walking liquor store gun rob saying proceed robbery want make clear going shoot anybody possibly american analogy another great soundbite basic point eu seek political integration move entire nexus decision making away britain oppose tory cannot trusted oppose ukips job destroy tory former member robert kilroysilk notoriously declared aim ukip withdraw eu relation tory stiffen tory spine issue large enough ukip vote move tory direction refusing move shift tory think ukip huge amount tony blair decision hold referendum european constitution think huge amount refusal go euro subject mr kilroysilk mr morris despatch another neat soundbites robert kilroy silk team player good idea party stand thing one big plan general election achieve breakthrough look going forming next government said neither ukip fight every seat presidential election say outcome decided small number swing seat belief britain limited resource aim target seat end day significant group common also belief possible internet could big part poll internet decisive factor presidential election blog individual posting view online diary people anything happen next general election inherent instability moment labour tory drawn consensus tightly left room another voice might suggests lead hung parliament ukip others holding balance power huge task surely undoubtedly sense next general election may indeed produce surprise even still believe labour taking ukips performance last year european election shocker showed mr morris may point new consensus reputation sustain"}
{"document":"Politics_268","words":"reform ahead say milburn labour continue pursue controversial reform win third term power party election chief alan milburn said pledged labour would encourage people achieve aspiration want people earn mr milburn told bbc radio today show tory shadow chancellor oliver letwin called labour brilliant machine talking thing said deliver policy country need meanwhile liberal democrat president simon hughes said new labour lost people confidence way old labour never mr milburn told today labour wanted policy encouraged increased social mobility britain pressed incapacity benefit said tax welfare system must provide right incentive people noone talking driving people work know one million people incapacity benefit want opportunity work providing right level support however backbench labour mp karen buck warned proposed change benefit told today programme policy seen make feckless poor go back work going work one hand going improve electoral chance mr milburn also sought draw line controversy report feud gordon brown prime minister tony blair stressed mr brown would play role last election mr milburn gave detail planned reform speech labour fabian society also praised mr brown one leader party reform process speech backed choice school hospital wider home ownership change welfare system mr milburn insisted government reform must continue task rebuild new labour coalition around one nation politics recognise life hard many chance succeed said glass ceiling opportunity country first two term raised third term break voter turned party failed reform industrial relation also told audience oliver letwin said government failed deliver key public service cleaner hospital discipline school putting police street said minister delivered cleaner hospital people dying infection last year new labour failed school discipline implemented serious reform teacher could run school would give parent choice went lib dems simon hughes said many pensioner mean tested money needed student told wouldnt tuition fee debt given exactly opposite added new labour household still paying unfair council tax rather fairer alternative"}
{"document":"Politics_269","words":"teen know little politics teenager questioned survey shown little interest politics little knowledge quarter year old knew labour government tory official opposition lib dems third party almost could identify tony blair one six knew michael howard one recognised charles kennedy icm survey interviewed pupil education watchdog ofsted nearly half pupil polled said important know political party stand questioned thought conservative power believed lib dems survey also looked issue nationality found union flag fish chip topped list symbol food associated british many pupil also looked english scottish welsh rather british notion european hardly occurred anyone"}
{"document":"Politics_27","words":"butler launch attack blair former civil service chief lord butler criticised way tony blair government operates accusing obsessed headline also attacked way iraq war sold public important warning strength intelligence left tory leader michael howard said lord butler given damaging testimony could remember downing street said mr blair judged result style lord butler said mr blair bypassed cabinet relied instead small informal group adviser help make decision prime minister official spokesman said cabinet still used achieve consensus important issue added cannot modern government take every decision cabinet possible lord butler said government much freedom bring bad bill whatever like relied much advice political appointee former cabinet secretary said interview spectator magazine would critical present government much emphasis selling much central control little would describe reasoned deliberation brings argument mr howard described lord butler intervention important someone insider heart blair government certainly damaging testimony ever remember someone eminent position lord butler report earlier year iraq intelligence said government september weapon dossier make clear intelligence claim saddam hussein stockpile chemical biological weapon thin reason would weakened minister case war lord butler said spectator interview conducted magazine editor conservative mp boris johnson said civil servant give material minister say conclusion weve drawn weve got tell evidence weve got pretty thin similarly giving something united nation country warn asked thought warning lord butler said one got remember purpose dossier purpose dossier persuade british government thought iraq serious threat asked whether thought country wellgoverned whole replied well think country suffer badly parliament sufficient control executive grave flaw breaking away party whip executive much free bring huge number extremely bad bill huge amount regulation whatever like whatever like get best headline tomorrow part bad government country lord butler assessment backed predecessor cabinet secretary lord armstrong lord armstrong told bbc two newsnight agree doesnt appear sort informed collective political judgement brought bear decisionmaking affected decision entitled expect liberal democrat deputy leader menzies campbell said thought lord butler comment well justified mr blair style leadership corrosive whole system government labour former minister jack cunningham accused lord butler basing comment first eight month incoming labour administration cabinet secretary mr cunningham told bbc radio today programme taken together robin butler comment partial inaccurate cannot taken anything politically biased labour government"}
{"document":"Politics_270","words":"defection timed hit tax pledge impeccable preciselycalculated timing tory defector robert jackson new labour boss attempted overshadow michael howard latest announcement taxation spending everyone westminster working towards may general election mr howard eager map clear distinctive policy aimed finally shifting tory resolutely depressing poll showing big idea âbn saving waste bureaucracy mr howard pledged plough back public service tax cut virtually certain pledge tax cut meant core message interview bbc one breakfast frost programme shadow chancellor oliver letwin edging towards announcement front month without concrete pledge mr howard announced âbn earmarked saving âbn used plug labour claimed financial black hole left going tax cut mr letwins first budget would precise already suggestion set announce lifting threshold income tax reforming abolishing inheritance tax first time say would tax cut election people clear choice mr blair waste tax conservative party give value money tax le tory attempt open famed clear blue water labour party return traditional tory agenda reassure middle england voter abandoned appeal core conservative voter pretty safe bet assume robert jackson finally decided jump ship swim labour bench new master decided time announcement greatest possible impact mr howard however dismissive thing happen time time disagreement robert jackson election going decided robert jackson added certainly TRUE election decided economy stupid issue like iraq war trust thing also play major part economy probably greatest influence way people finally vote many tory bench cry mr howard get back onto old tory tax cut agenda mr howard know risk accusation result would slash public service attempted shoot fox first poll suggesting voter would rather government cash surplus spent school hospital tax cut suggested exactly whether finally enough shift poll remains seen"}
{"document":"Politics_271","words":"tory leader unveils spending plan tory leader michael howard say party save âbn government spending tackling waste money would ploughed back frontline service like nh school rest used cut government borrowing reduce tax tory leader also shrugged defection one mp robert jackson former minister labour mr howard said thing happened politics would affect outcome election let realistic election going decided basis mr jackson told bbc breakfast frost programme however defection saturday cast shadow launch conservative spending plan fuller detail due unveiled monday bulk âbn saved tackling bureaucracy inefficient system go back frontline service mr howard said âbn left would spent reducing government borrowing added however remainder would deal unfair tax almost every independent expert say get another labour government going pay higher tax mr howard insisted borrowing going control bound lead higher tax higher interest rate part âbn going apply filling government black hole reducing borrowing rest used reduce unfair tax bearing heavily people country today mr howard expected say around âbn available tax cut make announcement monday cut paid saving identified business troubleshooter david james home office spending could cut âbn according final instalment yearlong review saving âm foreign office âm department culture medium sport also identified almost quarter million job public body would go mr james proposal mr howard said add bottom line bottom line election people clear choice mr blair waste tax conservative government give value money tax le however chief treasury secretary paul boateng said none tory figure add cant make saving cant pay tax cut mean guaranteed cut tory âbn cut hitting frontline public service hard liberal democrat leader charles kennedy added people taken michael howard claim âbn worth saving cant achieved without drastic cut local service community poll news world newspaper suggests conservative course worst election defeat century labour hold key marginal constituency winning majority populus survey suggests liberal democrat take three key seat conservative leaving tory mp two le returned atlabours landslide worst showing since"}
{"document":"Politics_272","words":"kennedy look election gain may know quite describe position british politics real opposition valid opposition effective opposition authentic opposition liberal democrat entering expected election campaign determined prove tory real threat labour tory leader michael howard kicked election campaign lib dem leader charles kennedy dismissed conservative fading force insisted limit party ambition coming poll produce pretty impressive recent election result back optimism election belief might see party big thing sensible third party leader usually cautious making prediction come big test mr kennedy falling trap fired campaign party westminster hq would make prediction expected lib dems increase vote common seat election gap labour tory narrow proved claimed defection labour robert jackson party offered genuine alternative war iraq identity card student fee council tax nothing chose two big party whereas liberal democrat offered costed sensible alternative also happy break two party consensus taxation promising increase income tax earning year pay scrapping student fee introduction free personal care elderly replacing council tax local income tax also happy offer pledge would deal prop either big party election time optimistic sound coming third party could dismissed selfdelusion longer case liberal democrat party still insist lib dems hoper whose greatest effect poll boost hope opponent denying otherwise winnable seat labour particular fear disillusioned supporter may switch lib dems allowing tory win seat mr kennedy clearly hoping significant outcome talk big breakthrough although believe could well election see party crossing sort symbolic threshold would argue time election next liberal democrat may genuinely replaced tory party challenging labour power lib dems hope made advance consistent stand war iraq mr kennedy belief new manifesto also offer sensible costed achievable policy thing like council tax crime asylum underpin claim party really opposition worth name"}
{"document":"Politics_273","words":"best person top legal job best person job appointed lord chancellor necessarily lawyer mp court minister told mp reform post lord chancellor stripped judicial function lord chancellorno need lawyer secretary health need doctor said court minister christopher leslie constitutional reform bill entering second reading monday mr leslie said prime minister able appoint best person job whether sit house lord house common reform law lord also replaced uk highest legal authority supreme court judge appointed independent panel rather minister december lord rejected plea current lord chancellor lord falconer holder job necessarily lawyer peer peer voted say law lord chancellor must also peer debate carried last parliamentary session impending general election time crucial government get bill passed mr leslie said irrelevant whether post called secretary state constitutional affair lord chancellor said matter iswhether reformed post holder longer conflicting duty longer appropriate government minister unfettered discretion appointment judge shadow attorney general dominic grieve criticised government plan change said exceptional institution providing champion independence judiciary government initially proposed take institution smash piece mr grieve said convention nurtured celebrated government distrusted disliked instead warned unless minister backed lord chancellor remaining member house lord government would great difficulty getting bill parliament former cabinet minister douglas hogg whose father grandfather served lord chancellor said bill largely unnecessary bureaucratic expensive tory mp sleaford north hykeham admitted lord chancellor role office cannot frozen aspic"}
{"document":"Politics_274","words":"memory driving brown mission memory gordon brown say keep returning one say burnt yearold girl whose parent died aid hiv positive mr brown seems haunted eye desolate hope talk eye inspire optimism extraordinary performance schoolgirl kenya largest slum advancing crowded menace flicking hip manner almost disturbing finale clenched fist salute shout free education free education mr brown message generally compassion must become action hope squandered pivotal figure british politics almost impossible ask answer part missionary used come father church ever since say africa important ive absolutely doubt whatsoever heartfelt also belief time world see new gordon brown dull reassuring bank manager man driven moral passion happens labour party feel awful lot happier ridding world debt ridding world dictator there also sense liberation mr blair wont allow run election campaign least pretend getting tedious hed much rather examining social problem raw also go way solving one overarching problem politician party scepticism sliding cynicism politics help world poor little show politics isnt worthless vision africa grand poverty continent really halved brown reply one thought berlin wall would ever come either he still got overcome reluctance finance minister world also cynicism expert wonder whether debt relief squandered government wont end spend wisely"}
{"document":"Politics_275","words":"howard dismisses tory tax fear michael howard dismissed fear conservative plan âbn tax cut modest defended package saying plan tory first budget hoped able go tory monday highlighted âbn wasteful spending would stop allow tax cut reduced borrowing spending key service labour liberal democrat say party sum add claim would cut frontline service tory tax plan follows complaint party mp mr howard shadow chancellor oliver letwin taken long unveil proposal promised figure yet reveal tax would targeted tory backbencher edward leigh said proposal step right direction told financial time would come sooner much greater tax cut interviewed bbc radio jeremy vine show mr howard said perfectly TRUE attacked one side people think ought promising much much bigger tax cut spending cut side people say wont able achieve tax cut think got right mr howard said voter faced clear choice next election waste tax labour tory value money lower tax added would like able time sure able start got recognise limit one go first budget got responsible latest tory plan came campaigning election widely expected may gathered pace liberal democrat launched preelection platform leader charles kennedy saying party authentic opposition particularly iraq war council tax university tuition fee lib dem treasury spokesman vince cable also branded tory plan fantasy economics labour hit back tory proposal even publication election coordinator alan milburn accusing mr howard producing fraudulent prospectus party tuesday challenged tory publish full report david james troubleshooter asked identify possible saving tory turn demanding tony blair spell tax would raise win election"}
{"document":"Politics_276","words":"donor attack blairbrown feud reported feud tony blair gordon brown prompted labour donor say almost certainly refuse give fund duncan bannatyne also attacked government iraq poor response asian tsunami crisis broadside came exforeign secretary robin cook said hoped mr brown would premier point mr bannatyne previously given labour made fortune care home health club yearold tuesday said reviewing donation cabinet disunity international issue spokesman said highly unlikely would give labour money although would remain supporter fund conservative robert pestons new book prompted speculation blairbrown rift claim prime minister broke promise made stand mr bannatyne said disunity cabinet corrosive effect country gordon brown great chancellor delivered stable economy business want continue blown course petty squabble based personal ambition businessman whose latest venture casino newcastle also voiced concern ongoing violence iraq branded uk government response tsunami piecemeal poor people need practical help pledge money said force helping ground british navy ship helped relief effort prime minister said government could ultimately give hundred million pound aid mr bannatyne due host new television programme also appearing bbc business startup programme dragon den spokesman insisted attack labour publicity stunt separate development robin cook gave support mr brown prime ministerial ambition told lunch political journalist winning election labour election insisted recent squabble mr blair mr brown perceived problem voter adding impression governmental incompetence mr cook argued prominence given matter alternative source opposition government warned abstention party real challenge labour would motivated mr blair promise produce unremittingly new labour election manifesto comment come dave prentis leader britain biggest union unison told daily record newspaper want date set mr blair replaced labour leader"}
{"document":"Politics_277","words":"howard blair tax pledge clash tony blair said voter wait labour manifesto see party plan increase tax premier responding challenge tory leader michael howard said labour would raise tax postelection budget mr blair derided tory claim could cut âbn wasteful spending saying party got sum wrong two political leader clashed day opening salvo preelection period mr howard told mp every independent expert international monetary fund institute fiscal study suggested government spending raising labour chancellor would put tax mr blair replied think wrong simple reason treasury forecast economy proven right tory monday highlighted plan tax cut worth âbn although specific tax cut announced also spelled plan reduced government borrowing spending key service labour liberal democrat said party sum add claim would cut frontline service mr howard said voter faced clear choice next election waste tax labour tory value money lower tax liberal democrat also launched preelection platform leader charles kennedy saying party authentic opposition particularly iraq war council tax university tuition fee labour hit back tory proposal even publication election coordinator alan milburn accusing mr howard producing fraudulent prospectus"}
{"document":"Politics_278","words":"really divide party gap labour tory nowadays one starbucks one rymans one small greek cafe happens party completed move new headquarters labour creating election hub three door away tory new headquarters victoria street road common make thing little easier crackofdawn election press conference kick unlike need colleague taxi gunning engine outside buy scooter get tightlytimetabled event intent purpose already appear general election campaign certainly press conference hosted election coordinator alan milburn rather compact new conference room still smelling new carpet garish new labour coffee mug yet unstained hallmark election event welcome unremittingly new labour medium centre said ill bet hadnt checked one gordon brown along work pension secretary alan johnson minister work jane kennedy went tear tory plan scrap new deal welfaretowork scheme claimed would lead increase almost unemployment ridiculed claim made monday michael howard could save billion labour waste inefficiency spend public service also offering billion tax cut labour come figure billion worth efficiency saving understandably perhaps believe mr howard must planning cut squeeze extra billion figure based two party detailed study battered within inch life campaign wednesday start"}
{"document":"Politics_279","words":"amnesty chief lament war failure lack public outrage war terror powerful indictment failure human right group amnesty international chief said lecture london school economics irene khan said human right flouted name security since september said human right movement use simpler language prevent scepticism spread moral message fight poverty focus political right elite khan highlighted detention without trial including camp guantanamo bay cuba abuse prisoner evidence increasing human right problem whats new challenge way ageold debate security human right translated language war said using language war human right sidelined know human right apply time war khan said breach infectious seen almost major country world human right movement face crisis faith value human right said accompanied crisis governance united nation system seem able hold country account amnesty secretarygeneral said growing gap perceived influence human right group could actually achieve fuelling scepticism public passivity war terror single powerful indictment failure human right group said khan said movement failed mobilise public outrage happening human right system needed drive use simpler language talking basic morality issue rather complexity legal process effort could make issue relevant people across world said human right group also recognise new group tackled new way power dripped away state government alqaeda example going impressed traditional amnesty letter writing campaign also needed done develop human right framework international business corporation amnesty international member voted extend organisation work political civil right cover social economic right khan said human right movement would make irrelevant turned away suffering caused economic strife would elitist bunch working elite cannot read newspaper choice rather cannot read said despite concern khan dubbed hopemonger saying confident passion human right movement could overcome new challenge"}
{"document":"Politics_28","words":"lib dems demand new inquiry judge look david blunkett controversy key question remain unanswered lib dems say sir alan budds inquiry linked exhome secretary speeding visa claim exlovers nanny could say whether mr blunkett treated nanny special case used example immigration problem lib dem spokesman mark oaten said number official forgotten happened worrying told bbc news im extremely concerned individual appear forgotten happened suspiciously prepared say happened must bad government must bad public confidence system mr oaten said people would mystified sir alans inquiry failed uncover processing visa application speeded said strong case judgeled judicial review course next time happens may nanny visa may something even important need understand took place involved tory criticised lib dem stance saying mr oaten initially said accepted mr blunketts word unless evidence emerged lib dem official say mr oaten speaking inquiry way avoiding rushing judgement"}
{"document":"Politics_280","words":"blair see greater bush consensus george bush display consensual approach world politics begin second term president tony blair said prime minister said mr bush learned military force way fight terrorism understood best prospect peaceful coexistence lie spread democracy human right mr blair told guardian newspaper mr bush sworn ceremony washington dc thursday echoing new secretary state condoleezza rice prime minister said clear evolution policy since war afghanistan mr blair personally seen change time conversation mr bush president understood military security measure important also needed multilateral approach solving world problem turning critic fear poised military action mr blair refused give succour suggestion preparing strike iran prime minister conceded appears harder position towards state europe prime minister pointed allowed britain france germany take lead trying halt iranian nuclear programme following claim force worked inside iran identify potential target mr blair asked sa also country never answer question special force take indicating affirmative said mr blair mr blair said believed president keen work country trying spread democracy human right significant view coming europe first foreign visit said mr blair following inauguration mr bush due europe end january"}
{"document":"Politics_281","words":"kilroysilk quits shameful ukip exchat show host robert kilroysilk quit uk independence party accused betraying supporter mep said ashamed joined party labelled joke plan stand next general election refused confirm setting new political party called veritas latin truth ukip leader roger knapman said would break open champagne adding nice knowing goodbye however say exchat show host quite useful initially remarkable ability influence people sadly european election became clear interested robert kilroysilk party uk independence party nice knowing goodbye mr knapman told bbc radio today programme mr knapman rejected idea mr kilroysilk posed threat ukip queried failed confirm rumour starting new political party mr kilroysilk explained reason east midland constituent meeting hinckley leicestershire decision came ukip official began process could triggered mr kilroysilks expulsion mark end membership ukip nine month began flood publicity helped ukip third place last june european election became dominated rancour tried take party leadership mr kilroysilk accused fellow ukip meps content growing fat sitting backside brussels told bbc news tried change party nagged way summer thing get moving thought criminal betrayal mr kilroysilk also told sky news mass support form new party something yet confirm happen ukip seat vote european election back call uk leave european union speech mr kilroysilk say result offered ukip amazing opportunity party leadership done nothing gone awol policy energy vision spokespeople said party going nowhere im embarrassed ally europe im ashamed member party said mr kilroysilk said conviction britain right govern changed would continue campaign outside ukip contested general election east midland constituency report new party plan prompted formal complaint ukips disciplinary committee bringing party disrepute thursday party challenged mr kilroysilk stand mep voter get genuine ukip candidate"}
{"document":"Politics_282","words":"blair blast tory spending plan tony blair launched attack conservative spending plan saying ludicrous improbability prime minister told labour party gathering tory policy would cause economic failure tory leader michael howard said party would cut âbn wasteful spending allow âbn tax cut saturday tory shadow home secretary david davis said tory would fund cut removing inefficiency burgeoned labour speech mr blair contrasted reformed labour party learned occupy political centre ground hidebound tory party said would turn clock back spending cut mr blair said conservative tax spending proposal would put risk britain hardwon economic stability lowest mortgage inflation unemployment decade key investment public service believe tory plan plain call return past possible imagine said recipe exactly boom bust economics cut public service hallmark year conservative government mr blair added conservative learned nothing contrast said new labour listened electorate changed mr blair went list government achievement issue rallying call party choice defend record build go fulfil promise give go back say fight response david davis said tory would make cut removing regional assembly would bring police officer match labour spending health education everybody know lived government last seven year faced lot stealth tactic lot increase tax improvement public service said mr davis said labour responsible huge waste huge overspending frontline bureaucracy public face choice waste tax government le waste lower tax tory government concluded gordon brown addressed conference behind closed door chancellor said conservative plan would see âbn spending cut tory deny mr brown also issued call party unity warn danger allowing distracted diverted according advance text released official told delegate must show strength unity purpose take longterm decision necessary meet mr brown warned tory planning biggest cut ever history election manifesto meanwhile tory shadow chancellor oliver letwin accused mr blair misrepresenting party proposal questioned labour would fund plan still cannot accept simple truth spend matter people school hospital police offer value money lower tax mr letwin said mr blair chancellor failed answer question lie heart election tax put fill âbn shortfall plan"}
{"document":"Politics_283","words":"lib dems bold election policy charles kennedy told voter liberal democrat offer honest choice next general election two big party battling impose lowest tax mr kennedy going looming election pledged increase taxation bold policy certainly ensures choice lib dems two party previous pledge increase tax one penny pound spend public service already adopted government switched tack promising levy modest increase amount earnings year allow finance series pledge scrap student fee finance free long term care elderly replace council tax local income tax last policy also see well paying others pensioner particular pay le labour tory attacked policy unworkable properly costed inevitably insist need raise tax fund improvement service tory claim improve service cut tax âbn efficiency saving labour offered âbn saving yet map precise tax proposal although little chance propose increase many way argument lib dems others taxation spending echo sort argument raged labour tory early unlike old torylabour debate belief voter ready see modest tax increase well order fund improvement service view partly endorsed recent poll suggesting people would rather cash spent public service tax cut similarly different tone lib dem approach asylum immigration mr kennedy stressing politician foment artificial debate immigration attacking michael howard proposal quota two big party singing similar song immigration mr kennedy stressing different liberal approach party mr kennedy also buoyant mood party election chance declaring tory going significant player poll repeated pledge postelection deal either party election mr kennedy went suggest reelection labour government small majority would amount massive vote confidence tony blair government suggests lib dem leader belief may well find powerful even pivotal position vastly different house common next election dream third party dreamed many time"}
{"document":"Politics_284","words":"kennedy cautious optimism charles kennedy far canny make grand claim party may fare general election year common seen fair share claim dashed rock bitter experience might say uk political electoral system even caution cannot hide fact party leader belief may well way something special month time look already said going put artificial limit ambition time around said still seems accept likely outcome another labour victory sort general election pitch designed around notion lib dems real opposition doesnt lead jibe party actively bidding come second prepared go far clear conclusion reached including conservative conservative going win election therefore potential liberal democrat advance one big story election given capacity take labour win well take conservative win really going first modern three party uk election experienced havent suggestion labour finished wont voter looking alternative labour still naturally gravitate conservative problem geographically conservative party melted away third britain supplanted main alternative labour whole tract mainland britain party ageing declining membership base look vibrant vital touch longer contemporary britain mr kennedy also eager dispel impression party new party left likely attract mostly disillusioned labour voter insists three headline commitment financed tax increase earning year appeal right across political spectrum replace council tax local income tax provide free long term care elderly scrap student fee also belief major party promising increase tax land trouble similar policy old labour think tax argument moved lot british politics particularly context forthcoming general election said labour government tax burden would rise tory plan increase spending area also reducing tax incredible claim straightforward people saying know likely increase tax burden recommending one specific tax rise top end income scale earner fund three specific policy clear cut choice people one comfortable think distinguish others future clear expected party increase showing election intends go next parliament front foot view leading right parliament next election see decisive opportunity last remark reflects view gaining ground westminster tory badly fear election next might really see historic breakthrough third party perhaps mr kennedy ready put caution one side"}
{"document":"Politics_285","words":"hague given pm ambition former conservative leader william hague say stand leadership given ambition prime minister mr hague told daily telegraph would find life dominated politics boring unfulfilling mr hague stepped party election defeat rule return front bench also told paper hope remain mp richmond north york start family wife ffion mr hague recently published biography william pitt younger also said wanted continue writing book speechwriting told newspaper dont know whether ever go back front dont rush asked would stand leadership mr hague replied definitely determination stay away central role disappoint senior conservative member say party need tim collins shadow education secretary said last week would huge boost party mr hague returned front bench mr hague became mp leader opposition said feel fortunate age crammed entire political career cabinet leader party branch thingsit liberating feeling mr hague added may misjudged ambition prime minister maybe wasnt driven politics thought said"}
{"document":"Politics_286","words":"ukip candidate suspended probe eurosceptic party ukip suspended candidate allegedly suggesting criminally insane killed john houston due stand east kilbride seat lanarkshire next election suspended reported view including return british empire sent two scottish newspaper ukip spokesman mark croucher said selected mr houston knew nothing view episode come difficult time ukip soon highprofile departure mep robert kilroysilk mr houston alleged said organ criminally insane made available lawabiding member community proposed legalisation drug sex trade document reportedly said looking resurrection british empire problem human race environmental others dealt global scale call radical alliance englishspeaking nation uniquely able mr croucher said main issue would mr houston reported view presented ukip policy said might submission committee working party manifesto would matched mr houston standing become candidate told bbc news appears said thing suspended member candidate account none mentioned selection meeting simply distraction task hand eu constitution individual idiocy mr houston quoted herald newspaper saying feel ukip overreacted overshot runway peter nielson ukip scotland chairman said suspended mr houston friday night remain suspended matter investigated decide action taken said evidence would looked mr houston may interviewed party added cant comment much moment one version havent seen paper yet"}
{"document":"Politics_287","words":"boothroyd call lord speaker betty boothroyd said house lord need speaker peer lead way reforming upper chamber baroness boothroyd first woman common speaker said believed tony blair initiated reform without clear outcome mind take care make best told bbcs breakfast frost labour removed lord hereditary peer billed first stage reform institution lord chancellor hinted reform could unveiled next labour manifesto think need look carefully relationship lord common lord falconer told bbcs breakfast frost interacts common important issue need address issue manifesto wait manifesto come lord chancellor currently role house lord speaker also head judiciary member cabinet constitutional affair secretary lady boothroyd said believed unacceptable lord chancellor role speaker would really like see speaker house lord said dont go idea somebody lord chancellor head judiciary senior cabinet minister speaker lord want somebody going look house job"}
{"document":"Politics_288","words":"new ukip defection veritas uk independence party lost one two london assembly member robert kilroysilks new political party expected launch wednesday damian hockney said exchatshow host mr kilroysilk would deliver better leader eurosceptic party said mr kilroysilk made deputy party leader veritas latin truth source close mr hockney said around eight member london ukip also planning jump ship detail coming week event hammered meeting mr kilroysilks buckinghamshire home sunday bbc news website told news came ukip suspended candidate allegedly suggesting criminally insane killed john houston due stand east kilbride seat lanarkshire next election spokesman ukip called mr hockney quit london assembly ukip asserts mr hockney moral obligation legal one stand mr hockney meanwhile told bbc believe robert kilroysilk deliver better leader eurosceptic party current leadership uk independence party suspension mr houston ukip said selected knew nothing view mr houston alleged said organ criminally insane made available lawabiding member community proposed legalisation drug sex trade document reportedly said looking resurrection british empire problem human race environmental others dealt global scale call radical alliance englishspeaking nation uniquely able ukip spokesman mark croucher said main issue would mr houston reported view presented ukip policy"}
{"document":"Politics_289","words":"baron kinnock make lord debut former labour leader neil kinnock officially made life peer ceremony house lord known baron kinnock bedwellty former constituency lord kinnock led labour recently one britain eu commissioner former critic house lord said use upper house advocate reform talk issue like higher education accepted kind invitation enter house lord working peer practical political reason said peerage first announced good base campaigning national issue like education sustainable transport industrial change ageing society global concern particularly poverty oppression induction upper house lord kinnock accompanied lord leader baroness amos baroness royall blaisdon former aide exlabour leader long journey new lord kinnock earliest day rebellious youngster south wale valley born tredegar miner father nurse mother attended lewis boy school nearby pengam known eton valley went cardiff university met future wife glenys labour mep brief career tutor worker educational association became mp age home seat bedwellty later islwyn gained reputation leftwing firebrand voting labour government spending cut proposal later rejecting junior post james callaghans administration joined shadow cabinet labour heavy defeat elected leader took farleft militant tendency began long process returning party centre ground expected win election margaret thatcher still riding high bitterly disappointed lose next one john major stepped remained mp resigned become european commission transport four year later became vicepresident european commission responsibility internal reform assumes title lord kinnock also become chairman british council promotes uk reputation art science education"}
{"document":"Politics_29","words":"uk set cut back embassy nine overseas embassy high commission close effort save money uk foreign secretary jack straw announced bahamas east timor madagascar swaziland among area affected biggest shakeup diplomatic service year diplomatic post turned local staff mr straw said move would save âm year free cash priority fighting terrorism honorary consul appointed area affected embassy closure nine consulate consulate general also closed mostly europe america include dallas bordeaux france oporto portugal local staff replacing uk representation another change due put place end saving made cutting staff running cost money used fund redundancy payment written statement mr straw said saving made help underpin higher priority work line foreign commonwealth office strategic priority including counter proliferation counterterrorism energy climate change saving also redeployed strategic priority work within certain region closing post africa instance plan create new job cover issue across region new post nairobi help support work climate change one nigeria cover energy one pretoria cover regional issue generally well covering maseru mbabane foreign office currently ukbased staff opened major new mission baghdad basra iraq kabul afghanistan pyongyang north korea since response government say changing need since overseas post closed excluding wednesday cut new embassy consulate opened shakeup aimed helping making âm efficiency saving chancellor demanded government department make similar saving shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said constant need ensure value money foreign mission government must give far clearer reason making dramatic change announced must show british commercial interest interest briton abroad adversely affected said"}
{"document":"Politics_290","words":"terror power expose tyranny lord chancellor defended government plan introduce control order keep foreign british terrorist suspect house arrest isnt enough evidence put trial lord falconer insists proposal equate police state strike balance protecting public threat terrorism upholding civil liberty thriller writer frederick forsyth tell bbc news personal response move mortal danger aimed heart britain say home secretary charles clarke reaction cynical care care country much year alive one hour one day one month one year threat aimed point british always coped without becoming dictatorship coped fear without becoming state based fear coped threat without turning country land state threat blair government seek create tyranny defend alqaeda tyranny born august mortal threat back scruffy little austrian called adolf hitler week first birthday threat become reality war father wore uniform five year yearned peace last winston churchill told baltic adriatic iron curtain descended across europe behind iron curtain another genocidal psychopath another threat josef stalin triggered cold war berlin blockade whole generation blighted threatened nuclear holocaust nuclear wind nuclear winter built shelter would sheltered nothing spent treasure weapon instead hospital took silly precaution fought marched futilely pretended cold war lasted year remained parliamentary democracy early seventy terrorism well al fatah black september red brigade ira inla thirty year policeman woman soldier civilian dead even ira bomb could force become tyranny tyrant lost civil right infringed little humanly possible evidence taken secret protect covert source yes one judge nojury court instituted jury terrorised informant given immunity crime win bigger battle habeas corpus die right appeal abolished threat islamic fundamentalism leader want destroy society ira based funded abroad ira sleeper fanatic inside society ira extremely hard penetrate agent ira prime mover easy bring trial neither ira without becoming tyranny blair government proposes law system fascism communism citizen arrested held without charge trial even careful consideration experienced judge whim political activist called government minister protected terror government say must become tyranny tyranny based citizen terror victory defeat shot fired interesting article good see widening participation debate suggest move one step bomb bullet shatter peace invading foreign nation imprisoning innocent hunting shadow cannot destroy evil mind hatred within heart rather focusing upon effect consider cause terrorism begin bomb try foreign policy compassion enhance democracy share freedom agree frederick forsyth really cant deal terrorism turning britain fascist state really need honesty security service politician evidence bring people trial probably isnt security service behave like detective decided certain person guilty rake kind obscure flimsy evidence try prove real villain get away remember wmd iraq person may made stupid naive decision life make terrorist overly politically correct society good see someone like mr forsyth speak yes oppression british government past overstepping mark place like ireland yes still democracy rare arrested without chargetrial etc apart number prisoner belmarsh goal examplethis country sign human right pretend apply people nothing fear innocent people defined id card become mandatory data collected protected data protection act readily available people like gchq control person whose id checked threat new cannot compare threat past year forsyth say died year terrorism people died one morning ny september th threat today terrorist acquire nuclear biological technology kilo semtex flatten building kilo plutonium flatten city combination people perform terrorist act technology rapidly becoming accessible agree government probably encouraging degree masshysteria talking threat talkingdown threat nothing unacceptable problem issue isnt important fact general brit politically apathetic time let go without telling government however nation gave world common law TRUE sense right individual liberty hope prove one step far somebody chinese origin say country used good place migrate start new life whilst life wasnt perfect could make better riddled red tape told cannot politicallycorrect allowed belief opinion prime minister spends much time meddling politics affair little life british citizen home abroad mr forsyth done good job voicing opinion let hope bbc doesnt get gagged letting people express view people right know bbcs role inform educate entertain agree terrorist intend spread fear reality government spread fear constant publicising invisible enemy dangerous must allow ride roughshod right liberty end thing seek protect giving name safety invisible enemy terrorist already absolutely agree frederick forsyth yes defend terrorism existing law seem adequate idea new terrorism demand new power erroneous evidence real terrorist capability uk scant ricin example dangerous poison weapon mass destruction really worrying enthusiasm mr blair government authoritarian reaction attempt manipulate electorate fear government way id card tracking totalitarianism matter little whether give terrorist demand lost precious freedom bush blair constantly tell seek bring others agree wholeheartedly mr forsyth shocked ease government prepared wipe major portion liberty british people enjoyed century right deprived liberty without trial open court go right back magna carta ordinary people spilled blood enforce right government thought knew best look today britain realise george orwell wrong one thing date frederick forsyth put beautifully government seeking introduce police state new power home internment without trial follow pattern includes introduction surveillance via compulsory id card linking data base together unbritish idea swear allegiance state age year sleepwalking wake interesting view missing two crucial fact new threat terrorist acquire weapon mass destruction use without fear mutually assured destruction kept cold war state tense balance people use devastating force without fear consequence terrorist prepared use suicide bomber mean could kill innocent people london underground could little stop terrorist potentially deadly come new tougher response little late day people outside london wake one morning find london nuked wont much society left debate he correct say mind seem forgotten disgraceful internment policy northern ireland probably caused many idealistic misguided young catholic join ira administrative detention muslim could similar effect surely public would better protected security service rather alerting suspect terrorist placing house arrest longthey place suspect terrorist surveillance maybe acquire sufficient evidence prosecute even better prevent terrorist attack dont usually much time mr forsyths largely right wing view time got spot doubt terrorist organisation would like harm uk doubtful whether alqaeda global organisation coordinating rise surveillance camera id card plan charge road use tracking every vehicle time stuff nightmare add new legislation effectively mean protection law removed anyone whim home secretary genuinely wonder sort world two child inherit end stand terrorist need attack uk government soon people terrorised could achieve bomb mr forsyth expressed exactly gut fear reservation proposed legislation could verbalise thank mr forsyth seems forget killing trouble occurred side religious divide carried killer side also forgets basic human right suspended experienced judge sat greatest miscarriage justice time little return maximum alienation law emphasis islamic threat forsyth wrong nature current threat new longer armed force soviet threat eastern bloc terrorist aim kill indiscriminately best comparison therefore blitz time let forget suspect foreign british routinely rounded interned duration war without complaint public must forget war id say likelihood attack sleeper cell fundamentalist lunatic major uk target probability ill bet money like day attack freddie forsyth saying government didnt enough protect uk people like forsyth see one side argument side opposite new labour tony blair agree wholeheartedly mr forsyth reason country wonderful place live attack terrorist government perpetuation perceived terrorist threat alleged terrorist government believe government least highly questionable worst sinister point feel enough control every single person british isle tagged monitored constantly freedom craftily surreptitiously whittled away government gaining nothing great concern everyone slightly older mr forsyth therefore lived history police state would like think lived one think attack iraq made international situation worse may provoked act terrorism TRUE extremely worrying parallel britain germany never thought would easy take country within mr forsyth forgotten one key point terrorist threaten britain today well aware hitler stalin ira failed result modern day terrorist willing thing predecessor mean civil liberty modern britain must eroded counter threat always absolute last resort meet new threat defeat sinister fanaticism today terrorist may need thing little differently let hope frederic forsythes comment seem wellthoughtout analysis human society whole britain particular resist temptation overprotect fear fear enables terrorist succeed end terrorist come form mr forsythes opening comment suggest reminded quote attributed thomas jefferson nation limit freedom name security neither government faced incredibly difficult task made policy deal well criticising policy mr forsythe cant draw year experience offer alternative say opinion frederick forsyths rhetoric absurd conclusion laughable distorts reality serve prejudice new labour government seek balance protection democracy minimum loss civil right frederick forsyth extremist appreciate need balance rarely find agreeing forsyth instance think correct rule law must prevail civil liberty worth defending government hold suspect without charge trial whats next agree absolutely introducing fascist type law loose moral high ground fight terror democratic system perfect churchill point better others tried terrorist attack take place many reason take personal risk return personal freedom usually agree mr forsyth spot single biggest threat face government dedicated acting illegally manipulating international national law suit purpose totalitarianism always requires outside threat justifying range extraordinary power leader want british government far greater threat terrorist organisation although principle agree frederick forsyth fails address one key point alqaeda attack though obviously none yet uk seek kill maximum number people ira wanted limit death toll attack maintain support among republican movement yes agree mr forsyths view believe government plan justified reaction negative influence president interpretation democracy freedom us argument current wwii war liberate iraq afghanistan syria iran come leaving poor inheritance future generation mr forsyth wonderful writer keep fiction belongs british government going road mr forsyth suggests sadly comment make lot people believe governed people fast becoming tyrant instead genuinely committed stopping tyranny even method employed moment alien british people lived democracy protected tony blair others like mind mr forsyth seems putting along side scruffy little austrian thomas hobbes would smiling grave labour proposition like new labour called libertarian like new labour believed promoting people best interest forsythe criticises government hobbes criticised subsequent philosopher arguing way hand totalitarian simply put argued favour ultimate liberty liberty live man prepared surrender liberty supreme sovereign protection fellow barbaric man hobbes roundly condemned posterity rightly hope new labour suffers treatment agree mr forsyths view government approach totally spirit british democracy must allowed get away course frederick wrong britain winning war ira he wrong country becoming tyranny forgotten shoot kill torture internment without trial collusion loyalist death squad etc background somewhat similar freddies persuaded agree many sentiment moral justification imposing system government anyone systematically depriving citizen basic individual collective freedom whilst principle keeping potential terrorist house arrest might seem superficially attractive unfortunately also first step towards totalitarianism decide suspect believe faith honesty integrity competence intelligence service politician light event recent year stop FALSE denunciation falsely accused lose career support family child still go school smack method nazi germany stalin russia ceausescus romania list go look new dark age coming see opinion mr forsyths remark divided problem see support imprisonment without trial believe never happen family people dont like scared history shown law like always get abused power today may scared people power someday power may scared day youll one imprisoned without chance justice law cannot imprisoned whim police force shown deserving imprison people without trial indeterminate period better fighting never thought possible agree single word uttered frederick forsyth im wholehearted agreement one nation grave danger duped pro propaganda course also mean well inherit total paranoia allow government political persuasion incidentally gradually insidiously impose police state well tried tested back door method grieve future child wonder theyre adamant dont ever want government much fanfare sign european convention human right want introduce indefinite house arrest without trial put par government burma like many respondent wouldnt usually think mr forsyth someone whose view share instance opposing charles clark proposal house arrest agree wholeheartedly mr forsyth agree mr forsyth look fact government along invaded another sovereign country iraq selecting intelligence backed case based fear fact turned different individual treated distorted way weve done damage terrorist organisation could bomb become animal agree many way mr forsyth said respected influence within world must seen walking walk well talking talk accuse country zimbabwe burma human right abuse locking people may totally innocent hypocrisy highest order mr forsyth link islamic fundamentalism new threat however appears misunderstood term islamic fundamentalism pointed muslim adheres TRUE fundamental quraan teaching last prophet muhammad islamic fundamentalist person commit suicide shape form shehe kill innocent woman men child person selfreflective constantly try better herhis action good others people mr forsyth label new threat follow correct teaching islam arrived interpretation assumption regard action top claim following islam TRUE form accept intention policy make britain safer place cannot think single example history sort thing ever made difference northern ireland internment certainly didnt achieve anything bombing didnt stop could argued achieved supply ira yet angry resentful republican willing take arm british eight year older frederick forsyth survivor blitz london easy agree absolutely spot ira bombing massive explosion canary wharf right write also left city london notwithstanding attempted nearly successful assassination attempt prime minister thatcher brighton later occupant downing street retaliatory blitz belfast dublin afghanistan iraq even england TRUE peril apart detention wholesale derogation habeas corpus like see latest attempt liberty including id card winston churchill decided go since said average bobby beat could relied tempted take undue advantage citizen going lawful activity incidentally still remember old id card number hence clear far great police state power set statute book resisted neutered add mr forsyths eloquently put argument except applause well done man standing counted war tyranny"}
{"document":"Politics_291","words":"super union merger plan touted two britain big trade union could merge form super union two million member move amicus transport general worker union tgwu would seen bid carry weight minister employer amicus million member tgwu merger would approved union executive membership understood meeting held wednesday proposal along gmb unison tgwu amicus worked closely together last year hammer point deal labour leadership equality work holiday pension warwick agreement union remaining tightlipped merger rumour one insider pointed bbc news website nobody denying suggestion merger could agenda two union executive hold meeting wednesday amicuss executive due meet case although tgwu holding specially scheduled talk"}
{"document":"Politics_292","words":"ukip mep attacked german empire uk independence party mep suggested germany saw eu empire cheaper using tank new documentary revealed mike nattrass ukips deputy leader made comment audience meeting last september hartlepool byelection campaign challenged remark denied accusing germany using eu cover th german reich say germanbashing saying peace eu founding aim meeting shown bbc film exukip mep robert kilroysilk former chat show host quit party earlier month calling joke documentary showed mr nattrass apparently talking eu telling meeting german big loser dont care project worthwhile like empire spreading direction away germany hungary call sudetenland czechoslovakia place like cheaper way roll tank tuesday told bbc news website think comment offensive worked happily meps different nationality european parliament argued peace reason outdated eu economic justification pointing germany trade interest country centre europe mr nattrass said fact eu benefit germany benefit britain im germanbashing truth ukip spokesman said mike passionate belief sometimes us excessively colourful language express documentary showed tension mr kilroysilk fellow meps ukip took third place last year european election denied wanting leader october told bbc one breakfast frost programme aspired job asked documentary maker lied leadership ambition mr kilroysilk said one thing said shouldnt said time trying helpful party wrong thing told truth film also included footage row mr kilroysilk mep nigel farage party leader roger knapman rumour resign ukip whip european parliament mr kilroysilk told left ukip group move announced shortly meeting told mr farage dont tell lie nigel youve told many trouble caused ukip official claim fact mr kilroysilk mr farage briefed newspaper leaving group meps later unguarded offair comment television studio mr kilroysilk heard saying irritated defending rightwing fascist nutter mr kilroysilk separately said argued ukip working group believed homosexuality sin ukip spokesman said meps group european parliament broad spectrum rightwing leftwing shared belief unfeasibility eu defend group religious belief argued right hold view mr kilroysilk right criticise arab state london ukip mep gerard batten said robert made variety comment ukip meps course two side every story robert say offered several position would given effective control party title leader mr kilroysilk launch parry veritas westminster wednesday"}
{"document":"Politics_293","words":"kilroy launch veritas party exbbc chat show host east midland mep robert kilroysilk said wanted change face british politics launched new party mr kilroysilk recently quit uk independence party said country stolen mass immigration told london news conference veritas latin truth would avoid old party lie spin ukip leader roger knapman say glad see back mr kilroysilk mr kilroysilk promised firm fair policy immigration said hoped contest seat forthcoming general election said veritas would also announce detailed policy crime tax pension health defence next week labour campaign spokesman fraser kemp said veritas joining already crowded field right british politics thursday mr kilroysilk due announce constituency run next general election come amid speculation sight set defence secretary geoff hoons ashfield seat joined new venture one ukips two london assembly member damien hockney veritas deputy leader ukips chairman petrina holdsworth said group parody party men left mr kilroysilk quit ukip last week month tension vied unsuccessfully leadership party said ashamed member ukip whose leadership gone awol great opportunity offered third place last june european election ukip turned back british people shall said standing next general election shall leading vigorous campaign cause believe unlike old party shall honest open straight mr hockney also left ukip saying mr kilroysilk would deliver better leader eurosceptic party spokesman ukip called mr hockney quit london assembly party asserts mr hockney moral obligation legal one stand leader roger knapman said glad see back mr kilroysilk remarkable ability influence people sadly european election became clear interested robert kilroysilk party uk independence party nice knowing goodbye said ukip official also argue mr kilroysilk straightforward attacking party wanted lead veritas bnp expensive suit well good robert kilroysilk claiming veritas party doesnt believe lie spin truth matter completely useless due proportional representation chance veritas chance claiming power change twohorse race trend opinion publicity stunt used smokescreen antiislamism slur got sacked television think view regarding immigration shared many really time uk government ceased paper tiger issue addition ashfield constituent would interested kilroy silk opposing geoff hoon good see party right splintering way party left always done let hope kilroysilk ukip eurosceptic wing tory party fade obscurity truth debate europe benefit enormously membership eu need heart europe leading driving country want go running away mouth trouser clown trouble vote collect may end helping new labour third term whatever kilroysilk ukip none antieuropean policy relevance outside middle england new party might gain support rightwing england little impact wale scotland hopefully fighting within eurosceptic party allow slip way get people voting real political party address one issue england need europe survive soon people realise better cant rely usa forever last impetus increasing likely turn election electorate disillusioned british politics kilroy one agenda uk ill voting ukip rks representative smallmindedness lack vision whole humankind interest humanity world lie much beyond scope people bickering overall scheme thing really care petty tiff many people believe kilroy may even believe switching horse midstream bad mouthing steed got halfway seriously diminishes credibility idea political party born negative feeling euroscepticism british supremacy nauseating one hope public recognise extremist shun poll ive always thought kilroysilk selfpublicising egotist news absolutely nothing alter opinion brilliant time country plausible party seen recent bbc documentary witnessed thoroughly disgraceful chauvinistic behaviour number senior ukip figure well understand kilroysilk feel embarrassed associated people hopefully ukip member interested political debate support action fantastic news proeuropeans far le worry right conservative confused since mids extreme antieuropeans fracturing splinter group split vote might get local european general election robert kilroysilks ego vanity supporter worst enemy euroenthusiast could delighted kilroysilks behaviour took party building head steam exposed ridicule attempting coupdetat setting serious business dividing two closer straightdownthemiddle better far concerned eventuality two sceptic party exhaust energy fighting every politician ambition lead party resorted forming purpose wed ballot paper mile long youve got hand kilroysilk sheer arrogance supreme selfbelief whilst great fan kilroy agree comment ukip leadership like also leaving ukip believe countless opportunity lost discredit eu show people belonging eu really mean eu comment last week michael howard plan reform immigration show little govern country turn round say immigration matter eu individual member state sooner leave corrupt superstate better anyone else think ironic eurosceptic kilroysilk used latin name new party rather good old british name indicative man contradictory vain pompous think mr kilroysilk got good point british politics become pc result straight talking honest strong politician interested career people put power result feel democracy abused want stopped mr kilroysilk life half promise get vote honestly really care man tan leaf party plan set party idea one kilroysilks east midland constituent hope voted proud taken charming vacuity feel insulted represent european parliament ukip tried hard accommodate robert kilroy silk made clear control would satisfy someone keen complete control bound fall foul ukips democratic nature kilroy able communicator capable politician exactly way lead ukip tried make work didnt seem want grow left position defend gaffe medium new party seems logical next step kilroy good luck man say oh please amusing irrelevance absolutely chance either party communicating sensible constructive eurosceptic argument play key part winning country round idea reformed democratic dynamic europe union future generation thank ridiculousness refreshing thing robert open honest straight politician claim suspicion talk larger part electorate critic would like shall voting electorate east midland voted kilroysilk ukip kilroysilk made mep position ukips party list mandate represent area resign european parliament wouldnt write kilroysilk he clown one man band moment he populist thats always dangerousthe man clearly enormous ego looking current political master seems one factor success good luck kilroy though think harm good new party ukip vote base strong enough party successful moment ukip upper hand veritas starting square one fighting somewhat uphill battle man found cringe worthy day time tv could well turn country knight shining armour express view common amongst society today people almost scared express kilroy silk secured vote many like whats look forward day claim victory wreck eu rescue great nation without hair place tan perfect ever great stuff longer uk dither europe richer ireland become englishspeaking country fully committed europe oh send hardworking immigrant economy need europhiles pray main eurosceptic party ukip try resolve difference kilroy show united front give uk public serious political voice europe multiple party view point split vote thank goodness kilroysilk gone ukip least chance election sad see cause britain regaining proper relationship europe damaged split within ukip robert kilroysilk could lot offer instead split party damaged cause present electoral system people must work together small party hope representation last summer ukip achieved major advance partly partly due kilroysilk great shame dissipated infighting ukip wide platform policy withdrawal eu kilroysilk conveniently ignores comment surrounding launch party neither english democrat new party interested letting join take leadership speaks volume veritas beginning end kilroysilk belief truth democracy two assembly member resign force byelections stand platform rather backdoor approach politics elected one party defecting another ukip good enough lead good enough follow interesting party committed plain speaking latin name every opinion poll point overwhelming antieurope feeling country kilroysilk could verge something huge broaden appeal beyond one issue extremely able communicator year political experience want quality school top hospital clean efficient public transport punishment fit crime limited asylum purge bureaucracy le tax need courage honesty two quality sadly lacking politician kilroysilk may quality recruit right colleague robert time may come well cannot get enough limelight ordinary mp go start party flash real policy let hope start ukip kilroysilk slipping obscurity veritas name doom perhaps wrong surely modern schoolchildren understand since still learn latin classroom whole essence rks represents euroscepticism explain tootwee label veritas symbolises"}
{"document":"Politics_294","words":"civil servant strike ballot uk biggest civil service union ballot member strike protest government plan extend pension age public commercial service union coordinate action six public sector union union already earmarked march oneday strike could involve million uk worker government say union consulted change made pension system pc leader mark serwotka warned could walkout unless government rethink government lecture everyone choice choice public service choice choice isnt ironic theyre saying public sector worker choice said want pension promised started must work extra five year working people drop th century completely unacceptable bbc correspondent stephen cape said combined union represented formidable force could embarrass government runup general election stoppage involving civil servant particular could seriously disrupt close government department agency museum said opposition raising retirement age one thing union agreed correspondent added unison worker transport general worker union amicus among balloted march walkout deputy prime minister john prescott held private meeting senior union figure thursday night correspondent said understood deal offered meeting room negotiation possibility strike action avoided added"}
{"document":"Politics_295","words":"blair labour longestserving pm tony blair become labour party longestserving prime minister yearold premier marked th day post overtaking combined length harold wilson two term mr blair win next election fulfils promise serve full third term surpass margaret thatcher year end mr blair became youngest premier th century came power age last prime minister installed younger age lord liverpool year junior mr blair political first include becoming first labour leader win two successive full term power labour landslide birth blair fourth child leo may first child born serving prime minister year last downing street dad lord john russell labour huge majority conservative mr blair since criticised many party war iraq reform health service education system provoked dissent backbencher gordon brown chancellor exchequer mr blair became britain longestserving chancellor modern time former labour leader lord kinnock said chancellor would best placed take mr blair asked future leadership party told itv wale waterfront programme contest long way away occur prime minister tony blair decides he subscribed want go think main contender gordon brown man virtually unmatched capability great experience mr brown mr blair rose prominence lord kinnock led labour"}
{"document":"Politics_296","words":"tory leave door open archer conservative party would deal sympathetically application disgraced peer lord archer rejoin rank cochairman said dr liam fox told bbc one breakfast frost programme place vindictiveness politics lord archer spent two year prison convicted perjury perverting course justice former tory deputy chairman fiveyear suspension party elapsed jury ruled lord archer lied libel trial daily star high court london damage newspaper printed allegation involvement prostitute dr fox asked would say yes lord archer applied rejoin im sure line people served sentence done reparation wrong would look sympathetically dont believe vindictiveness dont think place politics unlike prime minister alastair campbell tory peer lord tebbit said agreed dr fox view said case looked merit far worst perjurer world added meanwhile senior conservative mp sir teddy taylor warned move bring lord archer back fold could controversial said suppose sunday particular always make provision forgiving sinner doubt would controversial lord archer available comment remains popular figure among constituency tory party successful fundraiser seen house lord since release prison july although nothing rule prevent attending"}
{"document":"Politics_297","words":"mandelson warns bbc campbell bbc steer away demonising exdowning street medium chief alastair campbell peter mandelson said european commissioner former labour minister speaking amid claim mr campbell part labour dirty trick campaign charge denied mr mandelson said tory afraid mr campbell campaigning skill warned bbc attacking mr campbell brought trouble reference hutton inquiry following bbc story claiming downing street sexed iraq weapon mass destruction dossier affair prompted resignation bbc chairman gavyn davy directorgeneral greg dyke reporter andrew gilligan labour attracted medium criticism using new freedom information law dig information tory leader michael howard past mr mandelson former labour communication director told bbc radio today programme understand tory gunning alastair campbell fear campaigning skill understand le bbc joining tory driving agenda experience thing party shout dirty trick like tend fear direct hit vulnerable part political anatomy suggest bbc concentrate issue help public understand policy choice stake election rather engages process politics trivialisation campaign think bbc would much better advised leave stuff well alone concentrate issue say resume demonisation alastair campbell know led mr campbell acting adviser labour denies engaging personal campaigning conservative cochairman liam fox said mr campbell return labour poster plan attacking mr howard recently withdrawn party website sign abusive politics government despite fact would say want go forward back seem intent talking history rather record even importantly future said sunday labour peer baroness kennedy chairing power inquiry political disengagement said people already thought politician engaged dirty trick feeling distrust going enlarged campaigning side conducted way look might said"}
{"document":"Politics_298","words":"debate needed donation cap cap donation political party introduced yet election watchdog said fear big donor buy political favour sparked call limit new report electoral commission say worth debating cap future right time introduce also say state funding political party candidate able spend election campaigning almost âm reported donation political party nearly âm individual gift worth âm rule already changed public see give much party report say still public suspicion commission say capping donation would mean taxpayer giving party cash something would first acceptable public shown work principle opposed introduction donation cap believe major departure existing system would sensible say report cap small enough amount make difference would banned âm donation even without change commission urge political party seek smallscale donation suggests income tax relief gift also suggests increasing state funding party âm help extended party least two member house common european parliament scottish parliament welsh assembly northern ireland assembly suggests new way boosting election campaigning seen way improving voter turnout local election candidate entitled free mailshot campaign leaflet say watchdog shift amount money allowed spent election national level local level help politician engage better voter report suggests doubling money spent candidate cutting national spending limit âm âm commission also say spending limit general election cover four month poll happens election electoral commission chairman sam younger said doubt political party vital role play maintaining health democracy need adequately resourced research shown people want informed party politics want politician visible accessible public reluctant state fund party time unhappy large private donation called wider public debate party funding find consensus needed radical change current system"}
{"document":"Politics_299","words":"conservative backing id card tory back controversial government plan introduce id card shadow cabinet revealed support ahead next week common vote bill introduce compulsory id decision follows tough meeting senior tory argued vociferously move party source told bbc bill minister claim tackle crime terrorism illegal immigration expected opposed liberal democrat said scheme deeply flawed waste money source within conservative party told bbc michael howard always favour id card tried introduce home secretary party agnostic issue decided come fence tory source said despite giving backing id card conservative insisted would hold minister account precise purpose scheme said would also press labour whether objective could met whether home office would deliver pledged ass cost effectiveness id card whether people privacy would properly protected important remember bill take decade come full effect spokesman said nothing solve immediate problem rising crime uncontrolled immigration lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten said sign michael howard overruling colleague concern id card tory courage try change public opinion follow new chairman bar council guy mansfield qc warned real risk people margin society would driven hand extremist going happen young asian men bomb gone somewhere going stopped havent id card going detained"}
{"document":"Politics_3","words":"hewitt decries career sexism plan extend paid maternity leave beyond six month prominent labour election manifesto trade industry secretary said patricia hewitt said cost proposal evaluated increasingly high priority shared goal across government hewitt speaking gender productivity seminar organised equal opportunity commission eoc mother currently take six month paid leave six unpaid hewitt told seminar clearly one thing need future extend period payment maternity leave beyond first six month second six month looking quickly obviously cost implication taxpayer reimburses employer cost hewitt also announced new drive help woman want work male dominated sector saying sexism work still preventing woman reaching full potential plan include funding university help female science engineering graduate find job taster course men woman nontraditional job woman fulltime work earn le men according equal opportunity commission eoc minister told delegate getting rid career sexism vital closing gender pay gap career sexism limit opportunity woman age prevents achieving full potential simply wrong assume someone cannot job ground sex said earlier told bbc radio today programme talking fact six woman work job lowpaid typically dominated woman got segregated employment unfortunately case reflects oldfashioned stereotypical idea appropriate job woman indeed men career sexism saying engineering instance employee woman really maledominated industry construction even worse also saying childcare job really woman suitable men career sexism go way added progress made still gap pay figure average woman working fulltime paid every pound man earning woman working parttime department trade industry also provide funding help new pay expert panel run tuc set advise hundred company equal wage policy research conducted eoc last year revealed many briton believe pay gap men woman result natural difference sex woman hold le top position ftse company police judiciary trade union according figure retired woman half income male counterpart average"}
{"document":"Politics_30","words":"labour target hardcore truant fresh crackdown persistent truant england launched education secretary ruth kelly serial truant make one pupil previous initiative brought pupil back school since according official statistic parenting contract penalty notice fast track prosecution system used tackle stubborn problem thought nearly half million child skip school day tory say labour previous success regarding issue came tackled easy part problem reducing authorised absence parent permitted take child school absence often due family holiday however serial truant avoid classroom despite government scheme costing âm missing class likely become involved crime well failing academically measure parenting contract penalty notice adopted local education authority last term come force remainder term one local education authority alone parent warned would receive penalty notice unless child attendance improved tough stance paid issued attendance improved case truancy reduced worst hit school government behaviour improvement programme equivalent pupil back class since september new measure come top national truancy sweep sixth take place monday police education welfare officer patrol problem hotspot picking truant returning school held twice year addition routine local patrol previous countrywide sweep apprehended pupil dodging school almost case youngster accompanied parent department education skill source said every day school count clear form figure school local education authority seizing tool given improve school attendance crack hard small number pupil account almost half nation truancy"}
{"document":"Politics_300","words":"howard denies split id card michael howard denied shadow cabinet split decision back controversial labour plan introduce id card tory leader said front bench team reached collective view holding good discussion admitted easy issue decided support plan police said would help fight terror crime illegal immigration lib dems pledged oppose bill debated next monday tory source say senior party figure argued vociferously id card scheme among reported serious reservation strategy senior shadow cabinet member david davis oliver letwin tim yeo mr howard denied mr yeo transport environment spokesman said plan stink also said confident shadow home secretary mr davis would set position clearly stand debate matter next week mr howard said police said id card could help foil terror bomb plot people could lose life added police say take seriously acknowledged good libertarian argument card said shadow cabinet weighed conflicting interest reaching decision dont pretend easy decision end day decision taken also denied afraid looking soft issue compared labour conservative announced support government plan monday evening source within party told bbc mr howard always favour id card tried introduce home secretary tory insisted would hold minister account precise purpose scheme said would also press labour whether objective could met whether home office would able deliver pledged ass cost effectiveness id card whether people privacy would properly protected important remember bill take decade come full effect spokesman said lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten branded id scheme waste money deeply flawed said sign michael howard overruling colleague concern id card chairman bar council guy mansfield qc warned real risk people margin society would driven hand extremist going happen young asian men bomb gone somewhere going stopped havent id card going detained tory exminister douglas hogg said opposed plan id card branding regressive step would intrude life ordinary citizen without counterbalancing benefit predicted ultimately carrying card would become compulsory would lead large number britain ethnic minority stopped police"}
{"document":"Politics_301","words":"tax must trusted kennedy public trust tax breaking labour tory straight people issue lib dem leader charles kennedy said day ahead government prebudget report mr kennedy used speech say party facing painful economic reality said current level taxation right although would put new tax top earner party accused lib dems making uncosted promise mr kennedy made clear determined counter accusation lib dems already published say full costing plan wednesday speech announce new policy speaking commonwealth club mr kennedy said critical political party economic credibility promised expected deliver said budget add tough choice needed public spending lib dems would cut low priority spending including government id card scheme child trust fund cutback would free fund increasing basic state pension over putting police street reintroducing fee eye dental check said lib dems argue honest tax past calling rise income tax say simple tax rise want new tax band top earner pay scrapping university tuition fee providing free personal care elderly disabled people keeping local tax would also local income tax replace council tax number change environmental tax ensure polluter pay lib dems say tory laid possible option cutting tax grab headline labour hidden tax rise mr kennedy said contract people government tax fairly spend money wisely sustained political party straightforward plan stealth tax strategy gordon brown obvious unfairness current tax system especially council tax empty promise conservative party issue wonder trust taxation breaking challenged treasury open book national audit office report government performance conservative cochairman liam fox said liam fox said charles kennedy serious making budget add start explaining would fund spending commitment reality lib dems lack courage tackle waste bureaucracy people would face tough choice would family would worse year chancellor gordon brown said lib dem figure add accused party claiming would spend le across country committing spend"}
{"document":"Politics_302","words":"galloway target new labour mp george galloway stand proiraq war labour mp oona king next general election mr galloway thursday libel damage daily telegraph said would contest bethnal green london respect glasgow kelvin mp expelled labour anti iraq war stance accused king new labour stooge king said delighted chance take mr galloway mr galloway current constituency set disappear planned boundary change scotland yearold mp launched respect unity coalition january along antiwar activist muslim association britain party declared aim end occupation iraq repeal antiunion law end privatisation speaking cafe brick lane east london mr galloway said accepted party invitation stand great honour pride added constituency bethnal green bow new labour stooge mp stooge sing song make speech dance anything told tony blair irrespective constituent adversely affected strongly feel contrary king represented constituency since said im delighted ive given chance finish mr galloway believe know many people around country grateful least constituent scotland shamelessly abandoned june european parliament election respect failed gain enough vote mep come first tower hamlet borough covered common constituency bethnal green bow month later gained council seat byelection st dunstans stepney green ward tower hamlet mr galloway said next year expected general election local election year later party would turn east end london fortress conservative liberal democrat chosen prospective parliamentary candidate bethnal green bow bangladeshi population make almost half electorate telegraph sued libel mr galloway newspaper claimed received money saddam hussein regime iraq newspaper said public interest publish claim based document found baghdad mr justice eady said obliged compensate mr galloway make award purpose restoring reputation"}
{"document":"Politics_303","words":"election deal faltered heath role tory failed hold onto power liberal demanded sir edward heath quit return cooperation document released year reveal failed negotiation prime minister following dramatic february general election liberal leader jeremy thorpe appeared willing form coalition government partly collapsed conservative leader role prompting queen ask harold wilson form labour government february general election surprised nation created hung parliament party overall control sir edward gone country fresh mandate amid spiralling economic crisis miner strike subsequent threeday week labour emerged seat mp short number mr wilson needed form majority sir edward received vote fewer mp believed authority remain number providing liberal mp would support government said liberal could keep labour three way lend ad hoc support minority government help draw government programme three cabinet member coalition conservative according document released national archive friendly easy first meeting indicated sir edward mr thorpe thought making deal mr thorpe high spirit led party historic jump support also argued grand coalition three main party sir edward said impossible labour left set pair settled trying conservativeliberal pact hour later sir edward hope deal unravelled mr thorpe colleague refused support jeremy said encountering rather embarrassing problem colleague prime minister personally read telephone memo mr heath feel could agree serve long prime minister asked view said close ted thought far able man would perfectly happy serve colleague difficult following day stickling point clearly become twofold mr thorpe colleague wanted electoral reform sir edward resignation mr thorpe told sir edward sorry obviously hell nightmare stilt somehow personally hope work something four hour later sir edward called liberal leader back downing street last attempt deal minute meeting show chance coalition government quickly evaporated pm said bound tell mr thorpe colleague told would agree serve prime minister mr thorpe liberty verify talking one two prime minister colleague document show sir edward mulled resigning perhaps returning coalition government labourled coalition already knew mr wilson would form coalition either liberal conservative opposition labour left within hour final talk mr thorpe sir edward told nation resigning queen invited mr wilson form new minority government"}
{"document":"Politics_304","words":"ukip outspent labour eu poll uk independence party outspent labour liberal democrat european election new figure show ukip campaigned slogan say europe spent âm campaign second conservative âm campaign took ukip third place extra meps labour campaign cost âm lib dems âm green according figure revealed electoral commission wednesday much ukip funding came yorkshire millionaire sir paul sykes helped bankroll party billboard campaign critic accused party effectively buying vote ukip spokesman said labour conservative spent âm last general election advantage public money others way smaller party get message across buying advertising space added"}
{"document":"Politics_305","words":"labour battle plan hide blair tory accused tony blair terrified scrutiny labour unveiled detail fight next general election break tradition party ditch leader battle bus daily press briefing westminster instead mr blair travel key city marginal seat deliver party message labour election chief alan milburn denied party trying hide prime minister promised positive upbeat election campaign labour ever run tory cochairman liam fox said labour plan showed mr blair terrified facing proper scrutiny time british people looking accountability openness government turn back abandoning plan tour country scared face journalist press conference rather beg question got hide general election widely expected next may party stepping campaign preparation mr milburn said economy would take centre stage labour campaign would watershed election last stand thatcherite mr milburn said labour slogan would britain working dont let tory wreck tone campaign said mr milburn would conversational rhetorical spontaneous le scripted le national local le based issue concentrated people approach particularly designed appeal woman voter said mr milburn brushed aside question chancellor present cabinet meeting discus election strategy particularly since importance given economy im privy everybodys diary said mr brown headed labour preparation previous poll mr milburn taking role time break past labour hold daily news conference london battle bus style campaign either said previous election party leader battle bus transporting national newspaper television radio reporter staged campaign event around country mr milburn said labour medium effort time would focus local newspaper broadcaster every local radio station given chance interview prime minister mr milburn said would also greater effort set facetoface meeting minister electorate former downing street medium chief alastair campbell also returning advise labour medium strategy campaigning mr milburn said decision taken yet whether david blunkett would prominent role election liberal democrat chief executive lord rennard suggested labour avoiding news conference london wanted le scrutiny record proposal tony blair seems disappeared labour leaflet broadcast said contrast charles kennedy feature prominently liberal democrat campaign right across country"}
{"document":"Politics_306","words":"campbell return election team exdowning street medium chief alastair campbell return fold strengthen labour general election campaign party confirmed mr campbell consistently made public keenness play part poll expected may culture secretary tessa jowell deputy prime minister john prescott welcomed return strong labour party member mr prescott told bbc one breakfast frost programme mr campbell quit number august tony blair righthand man election labour refused discus exact new position said would affect downing street replacement david hill course alastairs going part election campaign think also part election campaign pleased jowell told sky news said return would put anybody el nose joint daft thing way politics written jowell added there room everybody serve country better make room talent labour source told sunday time mr campbell would effectively front election medium campaign said would given formal title labour strategist told paper would set loose conservative leader michael howard attacking party economic record power used picture campaign remind people winter discontent turn source told paper making michael howard leader give unmissable opportunity remind people like pay mortgage rate even decade ago mr campbell centre government row bbc andrew gilligans story iraq weapon dossier hutton inquiry cleared sexing dossier runup iraq war since leaving downing street toured country one man show audience alastair campbell presented number interview programme channel"}
{"document":"Politics_307","words":"conservative mp defect labour conservative mp former minister defected labour robert jackson mp wantage oxfordshire said disillusioned party leadership dangerous view europe prime minister tony blair declared delighted saying mr jackson would warmly welcomed labour mp mr jackson clashed leader tuition fee europe past served higher education minister letter constituency chairman wrote country best interest tony blair rather michael howard form next government saying admired mr blair courageous leadership country bitterly criticised conservative stance europe conservative party hostility europe hardened point advocate unilateral denunciation britain treaty obligation wrote mr blair said mr jackson decent fairminded dedicated public servant warmly welcome labour mp member rightly say conservative learned nothing two election defeat anything drifting rightwards added spokesman michael howard said mr jackson view policy issue different party leadership belief student pay tuition fee tony blair criticised handling iraq war power given europe spokesman said added surprising mr jackson chosen leave conservative mr jackson due stand next election third conservative mp defect labour since"}
{"document":"Politics_308","words":"tory stalking horse meyer dy sir anthony meyer tory backbencher challenged margaret thatcher party leadership died suffering cancer many month died london home failed stalking horse leadership challenge made easier michael heseltine mount bid turn paved way john major move downing street second ballot meyers constituency party clwyd north west represented mp year deselected result challenge sir anthony john charles meyer born october educated eton new college oxford served scot guard wounded tank normandy worked edward heath europe foreign office subsequently eton slough seat tory vote labour regained seat two year later meyer wait could reenter parliament prospect front bench slot remained remote tended defy party line"}
{"document":"Politics_309","words":"uk youth interested politics majority young people interested politics holding strong opinion policy keen appetite direct action research undertaken voting watchdog electoral commission suggests yearolds feel strongly issue like crime education survey finding released coincide launch vote mock election initiative mock election planned take place school across uk electoral commission bos sam younger said know young people often feel disengaged democratic life believe working creatively encourage interest participation mock election play extremely valuable role helping young people understand democratic process work matter said survey sample british yearolds year old showed britain young people far apathetic issue matter life vote initiative run jointly electoral commission hansard society department education skill runup local election general election possibly may michael rafferty mock election project manager hansard society said looked forward seeing school college across uk participating mock vote"}
{"document":"Politics_31","words":"blunkett sorry murder plan david blunkett apologised mp home office announced prematurely via press release review murder law home secretary confirmed review get way wake law commission report branded current murder law mess said review would look partial defence murder including provocation mandatory sentence home office already said review begin next year wednesday home office spokeswoman said term reference review established likely include england wale news review released thought mr blunkett would make official announcement common debate wednesday announcement never came home secretary saying debate never reached stage amid opposition anger mr blunkett answer emergency question parliament thursday said taken step ensure incident repeated shadow home secretary david davis welcomed gracious apology review argued minister volunteered formal statement instead dragged face mp report law commission said found wide support among criminal justice professional end mandatory life sentence murder panel suggested different kind murder could graded recognise seriousness offence home office said mandatory life sentence would abolished argued court already flexibility commission independent body including two judge senior barrister sentencing expert asked consider reform defence provocation murder case said proposal unlikely work without far wider review law result consultation exercise showed respondent among judge believed mandatory life sentence every murder indefensible cease key question whether one category continue cover type murder mercy killing serial contract killing commission found support idea grading murder sentence reflected seriousness offence speaking report published home office minister baroness scotland said murder serious crime intention abolishing mandatory life sentence offender convicted murder court must pas life sentence commission also recommended tightening law provocation defence cannot used case someone killed revenge jealous husband murder unfaithful wife"}
{"document":"Politics_310","words":"mp issued blackberry threat mp thrown common use blackberry chamber speaker michael martin ruled handheld computer used phone pager send email device gained new prominence week alastair campbell used accidentally send expletiveladen message newsnight journalist mr martin revealed mp using blackberry debate also cautioned member using hidden earpiece use electronic device common chamber long frowned sound mobile phone pager result strong rebuke either speaker deputy speaker chair debate common charged ensuring order chamber enforcing rule convention house always mp chosen colleague nominated give party political allegiance"}
{"document":"Politics_311","words":"talk aim avert pension strike talk aimed averting series national strike pension reform take place weekend five public sector union hold private talk deputy prime minister john prescott labour spring conference gateshead want government withdraw regulation due introduced week would raise pension age council worker worker could take part strike already earmarked march however side anxious avoid major confrontation run general election said bbc labour affair correspondent stephen cape four day britain biggest union unison start balloting local government worker strike public sector union pledged follow week new regulation introduced raise pension age local government worker five union meeting mr prescott want government withdraw regulation would allow month tough negotiation follow said correspondent spokesman mr prescott warned change local government pension scheme would go ahead april privately minister believe le painful option correspondent added public commercial service union pc coordinate industrial action six public sector union pc leader mark serwotka warned last week could walkout unless government rethink government lecture everyone choice choice public service choice choice isnt ironic theyre saying public sector worker choice said want pension promised started must work extra five year working people drop th century completely unacceptable unison worker transport general worker union amicus among balloted march walkout mr prescott held private meeting senior union figure last week understood deal offered meeting room negotiation"}
{"document":"Politics_312","words":"stalemate pension strike talk talk aimed averting national strike pension reform ended without agreement minute five public sector union met deputy prime minister john prescott labour spring conference gateshead want government withdraw regulation due introduced week would raise pension age council worker million worker could take part strike earmarked march discussion resume next week spokesman unison britain biggest union said saturday meeting least still talking side anxious avoid major confrontation run general election said bbc labour affair correspondent stephen cape four day unison start balloting local government worker strike public sector union pledged follow five union met mr prescott want government withdraw regulation would allow month tough negotiation follow said correspondent spokesman mr prescott warned change local government pension scheme would go ahead april privately minister believe le painful option correspondent added public commercial service union pc coordinate industrial action six public sector union pc leader mark serwotka warned last week could walkout unless government rethink government lecture everyone choice choice public service choice choice isnt ironic theyre saying public sector worker choice said want pension promised started must work extra five year working people drop th century completely unacceptable unison worker transport general worker union amicus among balloted march walkout mr prescott held private meeting senior union figure last week understood deal offered meeting room negotiation"}
{"document":"Politics_313","words":"party warned grey vote political party cannot afford take older uk voter granted coming election say age concern survey charity suggests over say always vote general election compared year old charity bos gordon lishman said decisive blow struck election would older voter could relied turn total adult aged interviewed study mr lishman urged next government boost state pension also called measure combat ageism build effective public service support ageing society older people want see manifesto commitment make difference life mr lishman said political party must wake fact unless address demand concern older people keep attract vote survey carried icm research people aged said never voted general election among over said would certain vote immediate election compared people age concern say over united around key area policy want government focus pension nh key issue economy important third tax crucial area report welcomed conservative shadow pension secretary david willetts pensioner voice must certainly heard next election never fitted blair cool britannia said labour continued refusal admit TRUE extent pension crisis one monumental failure government pointed tory plan increase basic state pension reduce mean testing strengthen company pension encourage saving liberal democrat spokesman said party took issue raised report seriously highlighted party promise raise basic state pension provide free longterm care elderly replace council tax seen particular problem pensioner fixed income labour said want use saving reform incapacity benefit improve basic state pension set review council tax system"}
{"document":"Politics_314","words":"blair face trust issue head tony blair say facing issue trust integrity head election campaign question answer session firsttime voter five news mr blair said option confront talking people also dismissed claim government plan get young people university would devalue degree forcing anyone go university place wanted said answer question yearold liverpool student david dunne concern prime minister personal integrity mr blair said talking answer youve got confront say people let discussion thing worry thing make say cant trust worst thing politics electorate got little snatch policy thing like prime minister question news headline wanted get second news added talking policy least people understood reason even agree said mr blair also faced question british policy iran alleged nuclear weapon programme insisted plan invasion country saying sometimes people say happened iraq next place instead real chance peaceful resolution problem said"}
{"document":"Politics_315","words":"csa chief quit still job head failing child support agency widely reported resigned three month ago still helm troubled organisation doug smith departure announced work secretary alan johnson november mp grilled agency poor performance resignation referred tory lib dem leader day prime minister question official say resign move civil service rule mr smith departure reported widely time shouldering blame failing child support agency january mp make common work pension committee published highly critical report failing agency noting chief executive left hoping new leadership bring fresh approach failing organisation day today programme mr johnson asked mr smith allowed resign rather sacked replied chief executive decided time move new chief executive coming emerges widespread belief mr smith made commander order bath new year honour left wrong department work pension spokeswoman confirmed mr smith still post would continue job replacement found date ever given doug smith departure said adding post advertised tory work pension spokesman david willetts said family affected csa failing would wonder mr smith still job three month departure announced csa surrounded controversy since introduction ass enforce child support payment absent parent work pension committee launched inquiry csas performance became clear despite introduction simpler system calculating maintenance payment new case backlog claim still building currently chasing outstanding payment âm âm designated unrecoverable mp found american giant ed âm system nowhere near fully functional number dissatisfied disenchanted angry customer continues escalate november surprised mp watching medium announcing mr smith departure mr johnson said tell doug decided time stand aside allow new chief executive tackle challenge ahead doug exceeded four year senior civil servant expected remain particular post doug belief reached natural breakpoint hand rein lib dem sir archy kirkwood chair common work pension committee said mr johnson announced mr smith going got clear impression csa chief retiring though since emerged case may seeking new employment opportunity added committee duty bound allow work pension secretary get new management place csa would premature say anything issue moment committee member tory mp nigel waterson said amazed mr smith still job mr smith secretary state came give evidence led believe going shortly said even working three month notice clearing desk asked thursday mr smith position mr johnson told bbc radio world one thought nonstory added absolutely open announced mr smith departure select committee people chose interpret different thing major issue got new chief executive coming important agency quickly possible gone right selection process make sure weve got right people added"}
{"document":"Politics_316","words":"blair move woo jewish voter tony blair pledged never ever ever attack tory leader michael howard jewish belief prime minister told jewish chronicle look attack michael howard politically mr blair also distanced recent labour campaign poster featuring mr howard critic claimed antisemitic intended cause offence anyone jewish community mr blair insisted one poster depicted mr howard shadow chancellor oliver letwin also jewish flying pig another pictured tory leader swinging pocket watch chain critic said echoed jewish money lender shylock shakespeare merchant venice others compared image character fagin charles dickens oliver twist labour since taken design website saying member preferred design interview jewish chronicle mr blair said ive strong supporter jewish community israel always pressed whether would draw attention mr howard jewish belief attempt attract muslim support replied idea would allow anybody make charge outrageous untrue look attack michael howard politically would never ever ever attack basis mr blair also defended party attitude towards jewish community pointing government introduced holocaust memorial day added labour also aggressively fought form racism neither conservative liberal democrat wished comment mr blair word prime minister speaking london labour mayor ken livingstone remains embroiled row comment made jewish reporter city evening standard newspaper mr blair repeated call mayor apologise likening reporter oliver finegold concentration camp guard mr livingstone withdrawn comment immediately realised journalist jewish said mr blair im sure truth want well mr livingstone said could sincerely say sorry comment made claim targeted newspaper conceded comment may offensive racist said earlier week would apologise even mr blair asked"}
{"document":"Politics_317","words":"party plan council tax anger council tax rise spilled mass protest average english bill rose pensioner protest spread marched others simply refused pay increase yearold elizabeth winkfield said would rather go jail audit commission found whole local government finance system fundamentally flawed three main party said system change labour say want retain propertybased tax reform make fairer say scope council become efficient say already helping pensioner council tax bill lump sum over last year government capped local council budget keep demand deputy prime minister john prescott said current system sustainable long term said would radical reform party say year increase lowest decade report last year looked increasing number council tax band form local taxation reformed business rate although decision made independent inquiry finding lyon review due report back end tory promised reduction bill pensioner say hardest hit yearonyear increase council tax say save âbn government waste âbn could used cut pensioner bill average would mean tested say tory would create bureaucracy could discourage people saving retirement instead household council tax payer would get rebate covering half bill maximum tory also say suspicious proposal revalue home currently graded according value believe seven million home could move band liberal democrat want away council tax altogether switch local income tax kind seen usa norway switzerland rate would set locally administered inland revenue say would save least âm say council tax unpopular unfair tax britain put ceiling richest pay party say would aim taxfree personal allowance allowance over income would taxed lib dems say plan fairer efficient already tested abroad offer accountability"}
{"document":"Politics_318","words":"labour constituency race row labour choice white candidate one uk multiracial seat prof need allblack short list say race group local councillor lyn brown selected west ham east london contest two white five ethnic minority woman operation black vote spokesman said wanted meet labour party chairman ian mccartney discussion mr mccartney recently announced party consultation allblack shortlist however labour far unable unable comment implication west ham result ashok vishwanathan operation black vote aim increase ethnic minority participation political process representation said result showed allwomen shortlist effective getting minority woman selected think allblack shortlist way cut chase address lack minority candidate mr vishwanathan said last month chairman commission racial equality cre also called ethnic minority shortlist certain circumstance cre spokesman said organisation nothing add shortlist issue specifically would working political party address underrepresentation ethnic minority parliament raising party leader formal basis helping find appropriate way forward spokesman said ethnic minority make united kingdom population mp visible minority group twelve represent labour one liberal democrat ethnic minority represented house common proportion number population would ethnic minority mp"}
{"document":"Politics_319","words":"mp tout lord replacement plan group mp tried raise pressure tony blair reform house lord publishing detailed blueprint change crossparty group unveiled draft bill proposing smaller second chamber member would elected mp peer failed agree reform since hereditaries lost seat group say win support removing last hereditaries government postponed plan remove remaining hereditary peer said unlikely succeed opposition lord tony blair argued need consensus reform suggestion proposal changing least power lord labour manifesto allparty group including tory ken clarke sir george young labour robin cook tony wright liberal democrat paul tyler confident plan would win support large majority list former conservative leader william hague former labour leader neil kinnock supporter plan group say british public clear majority mp support replacing lord largelyelected second chamber plan would see house lord renamed second chamber parliament member would known mscps would mscps including elected member appointed member bishop would serve year mr cook said holding election mscps day mp might help motivate electorate increase voter turnout added last year seen many statement senior figure government insisting public must right choice could important choice people sit parliament group belief pressure growing change government current position unsustainable want three main party include commitment largely democratic second chamber manifesto mr clarke said issue went heart reforming health british political system mr tyler said prime minister view agreement shape future lord flawed problem think prime minister mind doesnt appear consensus includes said providing consensus elect lord campaign said draft bill important contribution debate believe draft bill detailed enough form basis closer parliamentary scrutiny said coordinator peter facey lieu clear proposal government must permit happen"}
{"document":"Politics_32","words":"hunt demo labour meeting prohunt supporter set protest labour spring conference countryside alliance say expects supporter demonstrate hunting ban agreed keep demonstration site side river tyne conference venue gateshead bid overturn law banning hunting dog england wale begun court appeal ban come force february court appeal expected rule early next week whether alliance challenge succeeded richard dodd regional director countryside alliance said expected supporter tyneside make protest hunt horn placard campaigner asked bring animal alcohol mr dodd said believe would repeat trouble marred prohunt demonstration outside parliament september holding static demonstration remind labour going away said northumbria police said pedestrian millennium bridge demonstration site shut necessary assistant chief constable david warcup liaised several protest group said negotiation gone well father justice pensioner right activist stop war campaigner also expected demonstrate threeday conference start friday prohunt campaigner claim parliament act extends right house common overrule house lord invalid never passed peer high court last month ruled act valid proposed hunting ban lawful prohunt supporter formally launched second legal challenge ban london high court thursday countryside alliance lodged paper seeking judicial review human right ground animal welfare group welcomed ban many campaigned ban decade saying hunting cruel unnecessary"}
{"document":"Politics_320","words":"hagues sixfigure earnings shown reward leaving frontbench politics shown latest annual register member interest register show former tory leader william hague earning top mp salary much speaking fee former shadow chancellor michael portillo make year partly speech tv work exhealth secretary alan milburn earned speech article advice cabinet mr milburn away frontbench year stepping health secretary becoming labour election supremo declared interest include newspaper article fee four speech also commanded salary investment company bridgepoint capital european advisory committee time office however lost minister salary mr hagues work outside parliament included two oneman show speaking fee netted also earned weekly column news world presenting bbcs got news mr hague also paid undisclosed amount newspaper serialisation biography william pitt younger work adviser various company former defence secretary michael portillo make money nonexecutive director bae system stand mp next election former foreign secretary robin cook paid paperback edition book resignation government declared income also includes payment consultant tote regular column guardian newspaper register also show former home office minister ann widdecombe declaring advance third fourth novel also received acting guardian agony aunt appearing itvs celebrity fit club david blunkett become paid adviser indepen consulting limited home secretary help seminar relationship government business earns âand work tony blair entry confirms king abdullah jordan paid fly holiday egypt official discussion sightseeing tour wadi rum tory leader michael howard fresh entry christmas hamper sultan brunei also declares trip mexico last year address executive news international helicopter private jet travel paid supporter liberal democrat leader charles kennedy registered donation office supporter free ticket last year bafta award rent singlebedroom flat london register contains new information december monday saw publication annual review register year detail payment shown band making difficult calculate exact earnings"}
{"document":"Politics_321","words":"school take part mock poll record number school across uk take part mock general election backed government school already signed vote mock election run hansard society aimed boosting interest politics pupil school taking part learn skill speech writer canvasser political candidate school minister stephen twigg said engaging young people interest essential future democracy added said young people engaged motivated political process essential future health democracy mock election initiative provides opportunity pupil develop understanding democratic process work matter experiencing election process first hand running campaign declaration final result hope young people develop enthusiasm take part future hansard society electoral commission department education skill running programme pupil stand party candidate speech writer canvasser michael raftery project manager hansard society said vote mock election school mirror excitement buzz real election raising awareness citizenship benefit active democracy mock vote take place around may widely expected date general election information pack including ballot paper manifesto guide election happening early may sent school invited take part"}
{"document":"Politics_322","words":"party build poll war chest labour party received âm donation final quarter new figure show nearly half received political party listed electoral commission conservative second place donation totalling liberal democrat received âm majority labour donation came affiliated trade union also large sum individual lord drayson whose company powderject multimillion pound contract provide smallpox vaccine government september terror attack gave party day christmas followed earlier donation amount earlier made lord tony blair last year significant donation came retired millionaire businessman philanthropist sir christopher ondaatje gave party sum refrigerator magnate william haughey obe gave total fourth quarter well period party built war chest general election campaign largest donation conservative bequest ruth beardmore nearly joint founder merchant bank hambro magan gave also donation topping conservative scottish business group focus scotland institute international research world largest independent conference company also among gift tory donation totalling bearwood corporate service company controlled party former treasurer lord ashcroft directed almost specific marginal constituency past two year liberal democrat largest donor joseph rowntree reform trust ltd company promotes political reform constitutional change gave sum fast food giant mcdonalds listed donating sum fee firm paid room event held work skill foundation party conference uk independence party lost main donor paul sykes amid row robert kilroysilks bid leadership last autumn took cash remainder came gift kind office space printing registered political party required set quarter donation headquarters local constituency party receive offence person knowingly recklessly make FALSE declaration party donation"}
{"document":"Politics_323","words":"kennedy predicts bigger turnout voter pent passion could confound prediction low turnout coming general election charles kennedy said liberal democrat leader predicted concern iraq international domestic issue would express campaign comment come inquiry look best boost voter turnout exforeign secretary robin cook said people apathetic fed pager politics heard like mr kennedy pointed hundred thousand people demonstrated plan iraq war mr cook giving evidence power inquiry voter turnout rate told bbc radio today programme fair blame public interested politics ever turned way politics britain there message politician urged politician avoid negative campaigning speak heart afraid say stand also criticised cult personality politics there far much interest celebrity politics danger becoming another branch celebrity industry government tried number thing attempt boost voter turnout fell last general election included bringing directly elected mayor head local authority trialling postal voting"}
{"document":"Politics_324","words":"iraq advice claim spark new row tory say minister must respond parliament claim legal advice used justify iraq war drawn number downing street denied claim made new book attorney general lord goldsmith advice lord goldsmith also denied saying leaned way conservative liberal democrat say want publication full legal advice given attorney general government consistently refused publish lord goldsmith advice legality war saying paper always kept confidential short statement lord goldsmith position presented written parliamentary answer march crucial common vote military action said plain iraq continued material breach un resolution new book lawless world philippe sand qc international law professor suggests parliamentary answer written downing street according mr sand lord goldsmith warned tony blair document march use force iraq could illegal would safer seek second un resolution sanctioning military action mr sand told newsnight government prepared legal team able defend case case legal action taken uk war march military chief reportedly asked unequivocal statement legality war make sure troop could defended court law book serialised guardian newspaper say march lord goldsmith met home office minister lord falconer downing street adviser baroness morgan downing street proceeded set lord goldsmith view parliamentary answer published march said mr sand tory leader michael howard reiterated call publication full legal advice given attorney general warning issue go away revelation throw intensive spotlight cavalier way government operates even issue important peace war government need act restore public confidence trust liberal democrat foreign affair spokesman menzies campbell repeated party call lord goldsmith first piece legal advice made public public interest government claim justifies nonpublication whole advice served fullest disclosure statement newsnight lord goldsmith said parliamentary answer march explained genuinely held independent view military action lawful existing security council resolution certainly view expressed result leaned way already made clear written number prime minister official spokesman also rejected claim saying attorney general made clear word judgement exforeign secretary robin cook say advice published said claim suggested parliament received prcis lord goldsmith second opinion actually drafted would wrong even lord goldsmith signed statement mr cook said attorney general advice independent legal opinion subject political negotiation kind"}
{"document":"Politics_325","words":"ukip could sue veritas defector uk independence party could take legal action unseat two london assembly member defected robert kilroy silk veritas party damian hockney veritas deputy leader peter hulmecross elected list system party argues pair give seat ukip representative individual mr hockney said law clear elected list quit party keep seat ukip chairman petrina holdsworth urged men step gla letter said party taken legal advice clear could take legal proceeding could result return seat andor damage would however like given opportunity reflect done restore credibility electorate return seat party fair square last election mr hockney said law worked exactly way gla electoral list system greater london act clear someone resigns elected list party whip seat belongs party said mr hulmecross intention resigning added felt ukip TRUE electorate accused party signing deal tory europe rather sticking independent stance claim denied ukip spokesman said mr hockneys accusation like sense political moral empty veritas formed mr kilroysilk earlier month quit ukip following unsuccessful bid take leader"}
{"document":"Politics_326","words":"prime minister question anyone playing politics security nation michael howard doubt prime minister claim ramming parliament controversial new antiterror measure without proper debate didnt say tory believe prime minister playing fear card one look tough run general election believe tony blair using issue suggest tory soft terrorism earth prime minister simply take tory offer extend existing power temporarily allow proper parliamentary debate law demanded prime minister claim clearest indication tory playing politics issue attempting score cheap political point parliament opposition proposed law principle case delaying decision debate would pointless really belief mr blair tory spotting opportunity embarrass maybe even defeat government important national security liberal democrat leader charles kennedy avoided suggesting anyone playing politics issue preferred state issue like id card government immediate instinct authoritarian habit nowadays prime minister le rough mr kennedy mr howard prefers exasperated tone suggesting belief lib dems missed point apart electioneering usual first question prime minister derby north bob laxton asked effect would carry excellent policy pouring resource school later birmingham sion simon even went far suggest tory shower general election prime minister almost blushed appropriate place announce election day stammered anyone doubt announcement day away announcement coming week beginning april election may big money common perhaps simple fact alone mean everyone seen playing politics everything moment"}
{"document":"Politics_327","words":"goldsmith denies war advice claim attorney general denied statement parliament legality iraq war drafted downing street official lord goldsmith said lord falconer baroness morgan played part drafting answer added answer represented view war legal summary advice pm government resisted call publish full advice saying paper always kept confidential statement lord goldsmith said fully involved throughout drafting process personally finalised course approved answer said answer prepared office involvement solicitor general harriet harman two official three foreign office official qc christopher greenwood lord chancellor lord irvine lairg minister official involved way suggested claim lord falconer lady morgan drafted answer result mistranscription evidence butler inquiry prewar intelligence always made clear set answer genuinely held independent view military action lawful existing un security council resolution said answer purport summary confidential legal advice government former foreign secretary robin cook said lord goldsmith admission parliamentary answer summary legal opinion suggested parliament may misled attorney general may never presented answer summary others certainly said clear statement today believe full accurate summary formal opinion earlier tony blair dismissed question attorney general advice said parliamentary statement fair summary opinion thats lord goldsmith said thats say dealt time time time mr blair told monthly news conference downing street refused answer question issue question whether paper always kept confidential tory mp michael mate member common intelligence security committee part butler inquiry told bbc general rule right absolute rule said occasion advice published recently regarding prince charles marriage plan government could pick choose use convention said mr mate added may one special occasion would public interest see advice attorney general gave prime minister claim lord falconer baroness morgan involvement made book published week philippe sand qc member cherie blair matrix chamber also say lord goldsmith warned tony blair march iraq war could illegal without second un resolution sanctioning military action short statement lord goldsmith position presented written parliamentary answer march crucial common vote military action suggest former minister clare short resigned government iraq war said ministerial answer statement earlier shown cabinet discussed military action said full advice attached according ministerial code demanded lord inquiry matter conservative liberal democrat say still want publication full legal advice given attorney general lib dem foreign affair spokesman sir menzies campbell said lord goldsmith statement still clear outstanding issue original advice march accepted military action might illegal resolved doubt time parliamentary answer published march said fullest disclosure"}
{"document":"Politics_328","words":"goldsmith leant attorney general denied leant downing street make legal case invading iraq claim written answer legality war drafted downing street wholly unfounded insisted stormy lord exchange lord goldsmith said answer represented genuinely held independent view war legal text released eve crucial common vote mp backed invasion iraq many labour mp since indicated attorney general answer played pivotal role willingness back conflict government resisted call publish full advice saying paper always kept confidential house lord attorney general faced call former tory lord chancellor lord mackay publish full text advice suggestion rejected another peer meanwhile lord skidelsky said publish full legal opinion would strengthen suspicion original text doctored public consumption exactly way notorious intelligence dossier weapon mass destruction last week lord goldsmith said statement fully involved throughout drafting process personally finalised course approved answer said answer prepared office involvement solicitor general harriet harman two official three foreign office official qc christopher greenwood lord chancellor lord irvine lairg minister official involved way always made clear set answer genuinely held independent view military action lawful existing un security council resolution said answer purport summary confidential legal advice government former foreign secretary robin cook said lord goldsmith admission parliamentary answer summary legal opinion suggested parliament may misled attorney general may never presented answer summary others certainly said clear statement today believe full accurate summary formal opinion tony blair dismissed question attorney general advice said parliamentary statement fair summary opinion thats lord goldsmith said thats say dealt time time time mr blair told monthly news conference downing street refused answer question issue question whether paper always kept confidential tory mp michael mate member common intelligence security committee part butler inquiry told bbc general rule right absolute rule said occasion advice published recently regarding prince charles marriage plan government could pick choose use convention said mr mate added may one special occasion would public interest see advice attorney general gave prime minister book published philippe sand qc member cherie blair matrix chamber say lord goldsmith warned tony blair march iraq war could illegal without second un resolution sanctioning military action short statement lord goldsmith position presented written parliamentary answer march crucial common vote military action suggest"}
{"document":"Politics_329","words":"tory expert denies defeat warning conservative campaign director denied report claiming warned michael howard party could win next general election time monday said australian lynton crosby told party leader focus trying increase tory common presence seat mr crosby said statement never conversation hold view mr howard later added one iota truth report strategist helped australia pm john howard win four election mr howard appointed mr crosby election chief last october mr crosby statement said conservative party making impact issue lower tax controlled immigration past week added labour party wanting distract attention away issue really matter people"}
{"document":"Politics_33","words":"protester plan airport challenge campaigner expansion britain airport begun challenging government plan high court baa expansion stansted airport essex building extra runway one fiercely opposed plan opponent say âbn cost new runway could met unless cash heathrow gatwick used said illegal current rule trying block government changing legislation baa also owner airport heathrow gatwick said cannot raise money needed stansted upgrade current landing charge baa also say attempted involve community future airport plan group challenging plan include stop stansted expansion heathrow antinoise campaigner hacan clearskies london borough hillingdon wandsworth opponent also likely complain public consultation extra runway built luton airport changed takeoff landing procedure heathrow group win government future aviation plan outlined last year transport white paper could left ruin campaigner say government adequately consider building new airport one planned isle sheppey east london lord hanningfield leader essex county council told bbc radio today programme going high court want judge rule proper inquiry want judge say inadequate preparation consultation thought government came green paper could proper debate nationally extra capacity go added politician decide runway stansted expansion apart building new runway would also need include new terminal building deal projected passenger use every year airport hub many nofrills airline operating uk baa said attempted involve community future airport plan heathrow gatwick edinburgh glasgow airport baa launched series consultation blight property proposed expansion september close next week baa also offering buy noisehit property indexlinked unblighted price heathrow baa said working closely interested party see strict environmental air quality noise target third runway met gatwick company written home business likely affected extra runway"}
{"document":"Politics_330","words":"manchester win labour conference labour party hold autumn conference manchester blackpool confirmed much trailed decision ratified labour ruling national executive committee break traditional choice seaside venue first time since party chosen manchester host annual event blackpool get much smaller february spring conference instead seen placatory move year main political party rotated blackpool bournemouth brighton news much larger annual conference gather blackpool seen blow coastal resort party said would return blackpool following year bournemouth hosted event party signed two year deal brighton host autumn conference colin asplin blackpool hotel association said tried hard make sure come back blackpool obviously failed hope manchester handle crowd amazes labour party working class party doesnt want come main working class resort country exact cost blackpool term lost revenue hotel accommodation yet known thought block booking taken major manchester hotel official announcement"}
{"document":"Politics_331","words":"labour attacked howard poster labour accused using antisemitic image poster critic claim depict tory leader michael howard fagin poster show mr howard hypnotising people pocket watch saying spend money twice image prompted concern editor jewish chronicle labour insists simply antitory labour later took image website saying alternative idea proved popular party member party use focus group test poster showing mr howard shadow chancellor oliver letwin blackboard reading hypnotism poster compared portrayal dickens character fagin stage version musical oliver controversy another poster choice offered labour member showed mr howard mr letwin jewish flying pig mr howard comment antisemitism claim asked poster monday instead pointed tony blair complained personalised abusive campaigning mr howard told greater manchester radio pity mr blair doesnt practise preaches jewish chronicle editor ned temko said mixed reaction first poster email jewish chronicle reader showed deeper concern hypnotism image shylock fagin inextricably linked notion centuriesold prejudice told bbc radio world one whatever idea think difficult exercise use image like argue divorce historical context meaning mr temko said blamed cockup conspiracy saying detect inherent antisemitism party election campaign poster among one series idea shown labour member asked choose one used ahead election labour mp louise ellman said hypnotism image insensitive urged people rush call thing antisemitic challenged tory economic policy labour campaign spokesman fraser kemp said poster misunderstood image simply portrayed mr howard hypnotist argued concern expressed clearly take view board would emphasise see poster common theme tory trying con labour spokesman later said timing removing controversial image party website affected row website two week fuss last four day substantial number people voted fuss said conservative spokeswoman said poster campaign offensive many people big misjudgement labour campaign team"}
{"document":"Politics_332","words":"milburn defends poster campaign labour election chief alan milburn defended party campaign poster amid tory claim ad nothing short sly antisemitism mr milburn said appreciated people concern insisted antitory way shape form antisemitic responding tory spokesman julian lewis said ad part wider trend smearing party labour withdrawn two controversial poster launched four new design row sparked party published poster appearing depict michael howard jewish fagin flying pig amid claim antisemitic poster labelled big misjudgement conservative said labour first shot election badly backfired poster among series idea shown labour member asked vote favourite labour taken website saying member preferred poster party four new design launched tuesday steer clear fagin flying pig image make clear labour sticking strategy targeting tory leader personally reminder record office poster among series idea shown labour member asked choose one used ahead election common tory spokesman mr lewis suggested poster part wider trend reminded mp labour chairman ian mccartney last year described shadow chancellor oliver letwin st century fagin given outrage smear caused could thought anything fact reviving poster advertisement nothing nothing le calculated campaign sly antisemitism mr milburn replied antisemitic antitory make apology making clear british public exactly conservative plan would mean said fully understand indeed respect view concern poster design appeared labour party website fagin pig might fly poster taken labour website monday supporter voted favourite poster featuring mr howard shadow chancellor oliver letwin holding blackboard reading labour spokesman later said removal party website affected row"}
{"document":"Politics_333","words":"kilroy name election seat target exchat show host robert kilroysilk contest derbyshire seat erewash next general election labour elizabeth blackman seat majority say fight record hardworking constituency mp mr kilroysilk announced plan day launching new party veritas latin truth east midland mep quit uk independence party want new group change face uk politics choice election constituency quashes speculation would stand defence secretary geoff hoon ashfield nottinghamshire ukip vote erewash last june european election mr kilroysilk among candidate region erewash held tory since blackman said proud government achievement area declined give view mr kilroysilk point thursday told london news conference veritas would avoid old party lie spin said country stolen mass immigration promised firm fair policy immigration veritas say hope contest seat forthcoming general election plan announce detailed policy crime tax pension health defence next week ukip leader roger knapman say glad see back mr kilroysilk labour campaign spokesman fraser kemp said veritas joining already crowded field right british politics mr kilroysilk joined new venture one ukips two london assembly member damien hockney veritas deputy leader ukips chairman petrina holdsworth said group parody party men left mr kilroysilk quit ukip last week month tension vied unsuccessfully leadership party said ashamed member ukip whose leadership gone awol great opportunity offered third place last june european election ukips leader roger knapman said glad see back mr kilroysilk remarkable ability influence people sadly european election became clear interested robert kilroysilk party uk independence party nice knowing goodbye said ukip official also argue mr kilroysilk straightforward attacking party wanted lead"}
{"document":"Politics_334","words":"immigration election issue immigration asylum normally issue politician big party tiptoed around election time longer labour tory signalled intention making central election campaign struck level concern amongst voter issue internal survey showing potential swing large number vote also TRUE last general election issue briefly become campaigning issue sparked probably predictable furore claim politician either stoking xenophobia alternatively running scared addressing problem time around look set one core battleground big party competing set tough policy tory already committed imposing annual limit immigration quota asylum seeker application processed outside uk labour already branded proposal unworkable party strategist seen tory seizing poll advantage issue home secretary charles clarke come alternative proposal point system ensure immigrant benefit economy granted entry kick failed asylum seeker attacked tory little late failing tackle key issue number entering uk liberal democrat drawn deeply argument called europewide policy immigration party appear agree time come properly debate address issue already sign run precisely problem former union leader sir bill morris already accused big party engaging bidding war nastiest asylum seeker concern whilst labour party conservative party take constructive approach debate rightwing political party picking statement like burden britain exploit create lot fear uncertainty precisely concern possible suggestion issue playing far right racist agenda provoke strong reaction many concerned issue challenge big party ensure engage debate cut thrust general election also avoiding trap"}
{"document":"Politics_335","words":"kennedy begin preelection tour liberal democrat leader charles kennedy begun weeklong tour persuade voter real opposition mr kennedy visiting constituency somerset hampshire monday rural seat party hoping make gain conservative later visit place liverpool labour targeted labour say lib dem vote could let tory tory say lib dems would mean higher tax soft crime law power europe mr kennedy tour come labour leader tony blair conservative leader michael howard step campaigning ahead next general election widely expected held may tuesday mr kennedy visit leicester south lib dem mp parmjit singh gill overturned big labour majority win seat last year byelection stop shrewsbury north dorset liverpool manchester basingstoke west london planned later week liberal democrat say northern city race labour southern seat particularly south west tory speaking bbcs westminster hour sunday mr kennedy said upcoming general election widely tipped may would much unpredictable others recent experience asked whether realistic assume liberal democrat could win general election said there limit ambition party got responsible got credible got demonstrate people task mr kennedy said british public felt let labour issue iraq topup fee conservative asking critical question said people highly sceptical labour conservative promise tax brushed labour suggestion vote party would mean letting tory back door look four previous parliamentary byelections liberal democrat demonstrated leapfrog conservative start third place position go defeat government thats going story think coming general election"}
{"document":"Politics_336","words":"labour core support take stock tony blair told labour supporter he back still hungry job prime minister sum mood party spring conference gateshead electorate keener government labour party member dry assessment graham lane leader labour group newham council problem according mr lane continuing division iraq foundation hospital tuition fee even voter apathy mr blair new slogan vote blair get brown thats telling people doorstep dont worry gone soon friend saxon spence leader devon county labour group lay blame lack campaigning zeal one issue others cannot underestimate impact war iraq lost people local party key role two friend fired gordon brown speech saturday appeal core labour value social justice health education real passion think felt little jaded reminded joined party first place said mr spence hadnt walked stage would still clapping added mr lane every brownite spring conference equally ardent fan mr blair stephen douglas wale said pm speech sunday think bit turning point given roasting issue guy still tony martin burnley said first leader two term bloke delivered malcolm shipley shipley said coming round right approach katrina bull prospective parliamentary candidate said mr blair shown could rouse party grassroots think every voter able spend time room tony way today problem turnout emerged qa session mr blair tieless supremely ease answered question posed via party website party councillor nottingham agreed nothing wrong mr blair leadership adamant campaigning strength party city strong ever iraq insisted would factor voter biggest problem got moment keep getting poll saying going run away election might sound great create sense complacency among voter think greater problem iraq said nottingham city councillor brian parbutt even mr blair vocal critic seemed agree one thing master sort glossy highprofile campaigning become labour hallmark epitomised friday whistlestop tour marginal seat group shop steward swan hunter shipyard said facing redundancy could barely suppress anger mr blair failure saw shake tory leaning stand manufacturing north east also scathing alleged benefit showpiece project conference venue sage centre heralded john prescott others weekend symbol labour success urban regeneration good sage baltic havent got money entrance fee said terry telford asked mr blair bravura performance friday men agreed brilliant would doorstep pushing labour message come election time fired election whats point complacency far see labour party fired election said richie porterhouse mr telford agreed added becoming increasingly difficult think answer people asked labour done north east door slammed face said every activist spoke said proud believed labour achieved local community new hospital school better life chance young people problem faced said converting local feelgood factor vote could least rely one secret weapon one activist put tory leader michael howard"}
{"document":"Politics_337","words":"campaign cold call questioned labour conservative still telephoning million people signed make sure get marketing cold call party say stick rule ensuring call marketing instance asking people voting intention lib dems asking watchdog overseeing rule stop call information commissioner office say survey allowed people told personal data kept telephone call centre expected used never three major party runup general election seven million telephone number telephone preference service tps list ban unsolicited sale marketing call scheme run direct marketing association backed eu directive privacy electronic communication rule marketing call apply much politician private sector company mean labour tory calling people signed tps labour party spokesman told bbc news website party avoided tps list telephoning people membership fundraising happen voter identification call ask party vote marketing clear legal advice said covered telephone preference service said party always asked people would happy contacted said rung conservative spokeswoman said party stuck rule rang tps subscriber said apply tps line law would thing allowed law assistant information commissioner phil jones said classed marketing political party telephoned people encourage vote classic market research poll voter intention constitute direct marketing said party calling someone registered tps record voting intention view using information future clear voter concerned said mr jones party ring person registered tps ask voting intention go encourage voter support party may well breach regulation summary whether party calling tps registered voter check voting intention breach regulation depend script used whether script followed mr jones said watchdog received complaint issue earlier lib dem chairman matthew taylor wrote watchdog saying advice received several previous occasion phone call illegal say evidence local lib dem party around country suggests significant number call hope therefore take swift efficient action ensure cease tell commissioner mr taylor argues new guideline party act way watchdog belief rule allow party ring tps number voting intention later urge people vote"}
{"document":"Politics_338","words":"lib dems highlight problem debt people vulnerable problem debt afforded greater protection bank aggressively promoting financial product lib dems say vincent cable say one eight household already struggle debt worsen hike interest rate unemployment lib dems treasury spokesman unveiling policy aimed issue want see proper health check loan marketed people know take payment protection economic condition deteriorate large number people could affected borrowed limit mr cable told bbc news bank aggressively promoting debt many case bigger problem ahead mr cable said government consumer credit bill would target extreme problem loan sharking minister bit complacent wider issue debt level said much payment protection currently available extremely expensive lot exclusion mr cable added office fair trading investigate market lib dem leader charles kennedy meanwhile middle tour uk aimed persuading voter real opposition mr kennedy visiting mixture rural seat party hoping make gain conservative urban area traditionally associated labour labour say lib dem vote could let tory tory say lib dems would mean higher tax soft crime law power europe mr kennedy tour come labour leader tony blair conservative leader michael howard step campaigning ahead next general election widely expected held may liberal democrat say northern city race labour southern seat particularly south west tory speaking bbcs westminster hour sunday mr kennedy said upcoming general election widely tipped may would much unpredictable others recent experience brushed labour suggestion vote party would mean letting tory back door look four previous parliamentary byelections liberal democrat demonstrated leapfrog conservative start third place position go defeat government thats going story think coming general election"}
{"document":"Politics_339","words":"lib dems target firsttime buyer liberal democrat unveiled plan build new affordable home publicly owned land party scheme would allow people buy share home mutual home ownership trust way getting onto housing ladder lib dems would also encourage conversion existing building effort protect greenfield site labour already announced plan help firsttime buyer tory would extend righttobuy scheme major party focusing issue runup election survey suggested firsttime buyer could afford home uk town lib dems say mutual home would let people buy share property usually worth building cost party leader charles kennedy said home would affordable would built surplus public sector land donated central local government people would also pay cost building land added would spend monthly salary rent buying extra share property moved house would able cash rise property price selling share would also allow council vary discount tenant given right buy council home local need taken account mr kennedy said mutual home offer people opportunity build equity stake home gradually investing much afford also plan prevent high house price forcing people local community kind golden share used lib dems south shropshire could rolled widely plan council secure deal developer keep share property scheme property cannot sold open market instead sold build cost people local council decides local need party say help firsttime buyer funded extra cost taxpayer plan involve changing vat system party say often make expensive renovate existing building conservative claimed plan would amount extra tax every new house typical lib dem hypocrisy said tory shadow local government secretary caroline spelman claim want help people property ladder small print policy reveal intend price even people housing market flagship tory proposal housing policy give million housing association tenant right buy home labour said allow council housing association tenant buy share home housing minister keith hill said much lib dem plan mimicked government strategy however usual lib dems proposal completely uncosted said mr hill said also asked whether lib dems would match labour promise spend âbn making refurbishing repair council home"}
{"document":"Politics_34","words":"tory attack burglar uturns tory leader michael howard accused tony blair performing uturns rule using force burglar government ruled amending present law allows reasonable force self defence mr howard branded decision unacceptable saying householder frightened burglar home secretary charles clarke said minister kept pledge review law metropolitan police commissioner sir john stevens last month backed tory attempt change law householder using grossly disproportionate force could prosecuted pressure prompted prime minister say police crown prosecution service would consulted part review law told mp get right response people course support change law instead government decided change needed publicity campaign people clear entitled defend thursday mr howard told bbc radio today programme mr blair initially refused law change come round idea backtracking said weve three policy position three month two uturns surprising gordon brown told there nothing could say could ever believe mr howard said grossly disproportionate test matched hurdle minister introduced civil case burglar claimed compensation householder issue entered public spotlight norfolk farmer tony martin jailed shooting dead yearold burglar ran away farm home secretary said mr howard wrong say law biased favour burglar barrister represented mr martin said rule weighted overwhelmingly favour householder said mr clarke said problem enough understanding point sir john stevens making prime minister making new guidance would help ensure clarity issue added mr clarke director public prosecution ken macdonald say householder occupier business premise prosecuted last year case included warehouse manager waited burglar tied beat set alight said tory mp patrick mercer private member bill change law received first reading parliament wednesday go full debate next month"}
{"document":"Politics_340","words":"lib dems unveil woman manifesto liberal democrat attempting woo female voter launch manifesto woman charles kennedy pledging maternity income guarantee pension system based year residence rather national insurance payment also think woman back plan end university tuition fee free longterm care elderly labour conservative said also plan boost pension improve childcare support mr kennedy say want deal policy area disadvantage woman two million pensioner britain currently live government poverty line twothirds woman said say pension based number year worked ignore contribution woman make caring child lib dems citizen pension based length residency national insurance contribution would address imbalance mr kennedy argues package new mother would offered minimum guaranteed maternity pay week first six month birth first child mr kennedy also belief party plan use money saved introducing illiberal id card boost police number would appeal woman policy new announcement way structured package appeal woman mr kennedy also point fact party candidate set stand winnable target seat woman party strategist claim woman candidate replace men turnout rise mr kennedy began pitch female support interview bbc radio woman hour monday interview mr kennedy revealed planned structure party general election campaign around birth first child expected april baby wife sarah would priority number one even arrived middle election campaign said party strategist believe winning significant proportion woman voter key electoral success party spokesman said courting female vote tended vote men believed considered openminded deciding vote labour deputy minister woman jacqui smith accused lib dems offering FALSE promise woman said sum add said proposal would increase cost public purse drastically year year hard working family pay dearly either increased tax reduced spending public service labour party committed universal affordable flexible childcare parent yearolds including childcare centred school available pm september trade industry secretary patricia hewitt said would like see longer paid maternity leave higher paternity pay extension flexible working right carers labour third term conservative yet unveil manifesto plan childcare said november would increase maternity pay pay child tax credit cash parent spend like nanny au pair even family member grandparent acting carer also consulting making childcare cost tax deductible"}
{"document":"Politics_341","words":"kennedy question trust blair lib dem leader charles kennedy said voter fundamental lack trust tony blair prime minister said backing party wasted vote adding lib dems see get made comment start day appearance channel five session wright stuff programme question caller studio audience show presenter covered lib dem tax plan antiterror law immigration mr kennedy said nearly year parliament seen prime minister party leader come go knew pitfall british politics first elected mp tony blair michael howard class nearly quarter century world changed recognition said dont actually hear argument longer lib dems good people reasonable idea thought could win around wasted vote dont hear evidence people sens demonstrates isnt wasted vote said mr blair lost trust british people fundamental lack trust tony blair prime minister government said weve got party ive got leader party convey people see get mr kennedy also used tv appearance defend party plan increase income tax earning saying would apply population said extra revenue would allow party get rid tuition topup fee introduce free personal care elderly replace council tax local income tax mr blair already spent day five michael howard booked similar session"}
{"document":"Politics_342","words":"brown outline third term vision gordon brown outlined think key theme new labour next general election bid said ensuring every child britain best start life could legacy match nh creation chancellor previously planned party election strategy time role filled alan milburn key ally tony blair premier insisted mr brown key role labour campaign praised handling economy writing guardian newspaper mr brown outlined view direction new labour taking manifesto programme coming decade make clear labour ambition simply tackling idleness delivering full employment attacking ignorance disease squalor promoting lifelong education good health sustainable community bbc political editor andrew marr said mr brown article warning shot mr blair try cut manifesto writing process always coded careful entirely deliberate mr marrs assessment prime minister asked mr brown article election role appeared bbc radio today programme mr blair said decision yet taken election would run chancellor role would central mr blair argued new labour country changed better part mr brown management economy pledged childcare would centrepiece labour manifesto also predicted next general election tough tough fight new labour prime minister insisted know date poll would take place despite speculation may mr blair said taking nothing granted ahead vote warning tory strategy win power via back door hinting aiming cut labour majority instead hoping outright win"}
{"document":"Politics_343","words":"labour cunningham stand veteran labour mp former cabinet minister jack cunningham said stand next election one blairera minister serve jim callaghan given agriculture portfolio labour regained power mr cunningham went become tony blair cabinet enforcer represented constituency known copeland since mr blair said huge figure labour valued personal friend labour long period opposition mr cunningham held number shadow role including foreign affair environment trade spokesman agriculture minister caused controversy decided ban beef bone wake fear bse quit government recent year served chairman allparty committee lord reform loyal supporter government backbench"}
{"document":"Politics_344","words":"tory tax cut lift spirit michael howard finally revealed full scale planned tory tax cut win next general election earmarked billion used reduce tax although still say preelection message many party pressing voter belief warm simplest saying vote tory way would government stick labour spending plan core public service including health education would increase spending defence police pension even done would still enough left tax cut equivalent penny basic rate income tax money would come billion efficiency saving would see axe taken bureaucracy waste civil service billion would go spending plan billion fill black hole left claim gordon brown rest going tax cut neither mr howard mr letwin would say exactly would use cash although cut basic rate seems unlikely idea already floated include raising tax threshold abolishing reducing inheritance tax although tory party urging mr howard announce something eyecatching election tory leader declared aim exercise open real economic policy divide labour tory election people clear choice mr blair waste tax conservative party give value money tax le said move back towards almost traditional tory message previously suggested labour party tax rise conservative party tax cut extension however labour also seen party big spending public service tory cutter one problem lie mr howard persuade sceptical voter really way bigger spending public service lower tax insists promise anything election cannot deliver put downing street labour needle say claim planned âbn efficiency saving simply dont add sort figure fantasy one new labour greatest success historic election persuade voter business city could trusted run economy far faced real challenge independent analyst claim third new labour government would forced either increase taxation tax plug black hole centre finance meanwhile liberal democrat committed increasing tax well finance spending proposal launched earlier day mr howard hope message start hit home unofficial election campaign poll rating might finally lift floor issue like iraq war trust play major part campaign likely prime minister probably hope economy deciding factor"}
{"document":"Politics_345","words":"teenager allowed mp teenager able become mp plan unveiled minister written statement constitutional affair minister christopher leslie said current minimum age mp would reduced proposal follow recommendation last year election watchdog electoral commission government intends legislate parliamentary time allows lower age said mr leslie elected age even move go ahead unlikely place next general election widely predicted may announcement mr leslie elected formerly safe tory seat prompted call lowering voting age vote alliance said good thing engage people lowering candidacy age argued lowering voting age would much effective candidacy affect politician voting age affect million younger people said spokesman alex folkes would hope government table bill broad enough allow amendment brought test support reduction voting age currently candidate local national vote must voting age age majority reduced law dating determine current voting age stayed place irish republican bernadette devlin one handful yearolds elected parliament th century winning seat youngest understood tory edward turnour horsham byelection aged day served parliament continuous year last april report electoral commission said strong argument leaving age standing election commission found common approach around world voting age candidacy age"}
{"document":"Politics_346","words":"labour four little word labour unveiled four little word form heart general election campaign returned planet galifray looming slogan britain forward back instruction one interplanetary time lord become much part daily life sky always mostly stop noticing word britain cast red background nod old labour forward italic cunningly slope forward along back set mushy pea green background one journalist assembled unveiling declared post modern something great use colour ad men really earn money coincidentally ad men came abandoned flying pig socalled fagin poster caused tory protest sacked election supremo alan milburn declared good job mr milburn latest series preelectioncampaign campaigning explained slogan reaction polling suggests public believe labour tony blair future michael howard tory would take country backwards many people talk year good old day declared would aggressive campaign thing would inevitably boil choice labour tory nobody claimed could picture liberal democrat leader charles kennedy walking downing street day polling could however picture michael howard course tony blair right campaign concentrated rigorously examining opposition policy past record tony blair would front line campaign said election prime minister spending time london britain overseas promised leading domestic debate front listening taking flak let get"}
{"document":"Politics_347","words":"tory outlining policing plan local community would asked go poll elect area police commissioner plan unveiled conservative party leader michael howard said new role would replace inconspicuous police authority said new office would supersede job chief constable lib dems said plan could let extreme group run policing labour criticised extravagant tory promise policing responding plan chairman police federation england wale represents rank file officer said essential operational independence retained jan berry said service political football kicked around every time election approach plan could result extreme political view dictating actually happens ground warned outlining crime manifesto mr howard said elected police commissioner would accountable police authority made local councillor magistrate commissioner power existing police authority told bbc radio today programme trouble reflection people police authority good people hardly anyone know mr howard said authority providing local accountability want see elected police commissioner would visible critic fear move could hand control police singleissue campaigner would ignore need wider community lord harris sits executive association police authority said plan seemed suggest chief constable told single politician overturning nearly year way organised policing country avoid politicisation policing decision said liberal democrat home affair spokesman mark oaten said plan dangerous could create conflict chief constable elected official mr oaten said local people little control policing far better solution would elected councillor draw minimum policing guarantee chief constable labour party spokesman criticised michael howard record saying police number fallen home secretary said today tory making extravagant promise police without making clear would pay fantasy saving asylum system tory insists commissioner role would like american sheriff tory law order plan include building prison making criminal serve full jail sentence"}
{"document":"Politics_348","words":"tv debate urged party chief broadcaster fix date preelection televised debate three main political leader according hansard society would tony blair michael howard charles kennedy decide whether take part nonpartisan charity said chairman lord holme argued prime minister right veto matter public interest broadcaster make decision go ahead said lord holmes proposal televised debate come four month million viewer able watch president george bush slug verbally democratic challenger john kerry said democratically dubious proposition incumbent prime minister decide whether similar event take place mr blair want take part broadcaster could go ahead empty chair cancel event explain reason lord holme said make present situation even le acceptable although mr howard mr kennedy said would welcome debate noone heard directly prime minister said left nudge wink hint briefing aide campaign manager imply mr blair doesnt want one havent heard prime minister lord holme campaigned televised debate previous election said broadcaster willing cooperate arrangement opinion poll suggested idea backing public like comparing personality policy contender home said lord holme argued part public service obligation broadcaster make decision go ahead soon election called independent thirdparty body hansard society electoral commission could work ground rule fair participant informative public said would party leader accept refuse said lord holme prime minister reported position TRUE want take part would obliged say publicly broadcaster would option cancelling event obvious wellunderstood reason going ahead empty chair either way would preferable present hidden veto hansard society long campaigned televised debate published report issue tony blair already ruled taking part televised debate forthcoming election campaign last month said answer every election campaign reason given answer said monthly news conference"}
{"document":"Politics_349","words":"chancellor rally labour voter gordon brown issued rallying cry supporter warning stake high stay home protest vote next general election chancellor said poll expected fall may would give clear fundamental choice labour investment tory cut told party spring conference tory must allowed win conservative lib dems insisted voter faced higher tax meanstesting labour packed audience gatesheads sage centre mr brown accused shadow chancellor oliver letwin plotting cut equivalent sacking every teacher gp nurse country laying conservative record government said give promise labour britain never return mistake erm inflation interest rate âbn lost reserve repossessed one million negative equity three million unemployed never tory boom bust central dividing line election conservative party taking britain back planning deep cut âbn service labour government taking britain forward platform stability reform renew hospital school public service proud say spend âbn turning economy chancellor promised continue economic stability growth third term power also pledged continue fight child pensioner poverty promised help get young people property ladder message thousand young couple waiting obtain first home housing rightly centre coming manifesto said next labour government match low mortgage rate new firsttime buyer initiative speech prompted standing ovation also promised end teenage unemployment within next five year also highlighted plan debt relief world poorest country national minimum wage yearolds creation network childrens centre flexibility maternity leave responding speech shadow chief secretary treasury george osborne said talk gordon brown weve heard instead talking future kept talking past completely failed say tax would put fill black hole spending plan simple choice election value money lower tax conservative waste higher tax tony blair gordon brown liberal democrat shadow chancellor vince cable warned picture rosy mr brown would like portray trumpeting labour management economy gordon brown record mixed said gordon brown created system massive centralisation bureaucracy system subject million people mean testing system taxation extremely complex positive word gordon brown faced economic problem looming horizon least unprecedented level personal debt facing nation also gateshead prime minister took question sent email text message telephone part labour attempt engage public campaign mr blair told audience believed iraq war would made britain safer place emerging democracy succeeded wanted bring troop home soon possible job done also said wanted carry pm still think big change country need"}
{"document":"Politics_35","words":"leader meet turkish eu bid tony blair met italian prime minister silvio berlusconi german chancellor gerhard schroeder talk turkey entering eu downing street talk covered range topic ahead eu summit brussels later week mr blair enthusiastic proponent talk bring turkey within recentlyexpanded eu italy germany also favour early start talk scepticism france elsewhere worried turkey large rapidly growing population low average income might make integration eu difficult concerned change government could lead turkey reneging key human right reform recently enacted many france would prefer turkey admit world war iera killing armenian constituted genocide also issue france netherlands possible problem integrating first major muslim nation eu mr blair labour government staunchest backer turkish accession provided stick human right economic reform mr blair official spokesman said prime minister regular meeting particularly advance european council key issue week council turkey also discus range matter"}
{"document":"Politics_350","words":"brown proud economy record gordon brown delivered rousing speech labour spring conference setting government agenda next general election chancellor said proud party record economy would strive continuing stability elected gateshead conference told would help young people struggling buy home chancellor vowed continue fight child poverty later prime minister tony blair answer question sent public via text email analysing mr brown position speech bbc correspondent james hardy said mr brown would draw sharp dividing line conservative forthcoming election campaign would contrast labour plan invest âbn service tory plan cut spending âbn mr brown lay credential reforming chancellor determined take beat asian tiger economy increasingly dominate world trade correspondent said friday night mr brown confirmed would make tax commitment labour manifesto published budget expected march commentator listen speech closely hint whether conservative claim plan raise tax election tory accuse labour raising tax time since coming power following chancellor keynote speech prime minister face interactive questioning ordinary voter saturday mr blair thought deliberately putting line bid engage electorate ahead expected may election capital radio dj margherita taylor select question put thousand emailed sent text prime minister enthusiasm job remains undimmed alan milburn labour election strategist told radio today programme saturday mr blair passion commitment job labour came power said confirmed mr blair insistence poll date yet set said im general election coordinator dont know tony made mind friday prime minister completed whistlestop tour england unveiled party six preelection pledge starting london visited marginal constituency pledging build said labour achievement economy crime education public service conservative lib dems said pledge set underpin labour election campaign worthless"}
{"document":"Politics_351","words":"fox attack blair tory lie tony blair lied took uk war qualm lying election campaign say tory tory cochairman liam fox speaking mr blair told labour member tory offered hard right agenda dr fox told bbc radio willing lie reason going war guess going lie anything would discus report party repaid lord ashcroft predicted election defeat prime minister ratcheted labour preelection campaigning weekend helicopter tour country speech party spring conference insisted know poll date widely expected may seen highly personal speech gateshead sunday mr blair said passion hunger first walked door downing street described relationship public starting euphoric struggling live expectation reaching point raised voice throwing crockery warned supporter complacency saying fight future country fight britain people britain win mr blair said whether public chose michael howard mr kennedy would result tory government labour government country go back move forward dr fox accused mr blair cabinet minister telling lie opponent policy attacking lie learned weekend labour tactic going going fear smear told bbc news tory cochairman attacked labour six new pledge vacuous said mr blair worried voter would take revenge failure deliver dr fox refused discus weekend newspaper report party repaid former tory treasurer lord ashcroft said party could win election repay loan due comment individual financial matter said insisting enjoyed warm constructive relationship lord ashcroft meanwhile lib dem leader charles kennedy expected attack mr blair word begin nationwide tour monday mr kennedy accelerating lib dem election preparation week visit manchester liverpool leicester somerset basingstoke shrewsbury dorset torbay said threeparty politics northern city contest labour liberal democrat southern rural seat especially south west principal contender liberal democrat conservative running scotland wale lib dems accuse mr blair making touchyfeely speech labour delegate help regain public trust"}
{"document":"Politics_352","words":"blair join school sailing trip prime minister donned life jacket joined school child sailing dinghy sought sell party education policy tony blair sailed across lake bromsgrove worcestershire visit education secretary ruth kelly back school outing mr blair later stressed labour election pledge focus education met parent area conservative lib dems say pledge worthless party stepping campaigning ahead general election widely expected held may mr blair looking little windswept joined two girl st egwins middle school evesham instructor trip wayfarer dinghy closely followed boat full photographer afterwards said outdoor activity beneficial child accepted lot teacher worried taking part fear sued something went wrong introducing simple guideline teacher follow going risk legal action mr blair said type activity youve got exercise common sense obviously cant situation parent teacher end worried theyre going subject sort legal action take child sailing outdoor activity actually good kid good health character pledge education child achieving one six election pledge unveiled mr blair last week win third term general election expected year labour committed giving parent choice school allowing secondary school take specialist status opening city academy creating sixthform place aim improve discipline school adopting zero tolerance approach disruption class introducing fixed penalty notice truant labour also plan give head teacher group local school control funding unit handle disruptive pupil parent teacher met mr blair tuesday invited informal discussion writing mp raise concern education latest series event designed show prime minister speaking directly voter runup election lost touch conservative shadow education secretary tim collins said mr blair government talk must judged done two term mendaciously claim would third judgment damning liberal democrat promising cut class size youngest child ensure child taught qualified teacher subject"}
{"document":"Politics_353","words":"analysis pain gain called masochism strategy runup iraq war tony blair signed another dose pain idea simple prime minister go head head often hostile group real voter full spotlight television camera theory talking great british public even great unwashed better medium filter voter hear politician also effective way showing aware real people concern occasion outright fury mr blair used tactic iraq war try show really engaging public concern expect see much runup election labour know damaged accusation spin control freakery overslick presentation sometimes within rank mp tony blair said people complain listen mr blair latest bout flagellation came series question session five television throughout wednesday trouble began wright stuff show maria hutchings marching saying tony thats rubbish tried complain autistic son school threatened closure dont worry mr hutchings led back audience averted public slanging match spoke privately show start later session produced type grilling even toughest television interviewer could produce writer neil coppendale west sussex asked iraq war ten thousand innocent men woman child died manage sleep night immigration london teacher diane granger said going put everyone imagine even jeremy paxman putting question posed brighton nurse marion brown would wipe somebody backside mr blair tried use questioner first name sometimes threw stride asking would problem many newspaper branded exercise pr stunt backfired indeed danger mr blair simply end looking embattled conservative michael howard liberal democrat charles kennedy offered chance appear similar slot channel next month labour strategist believe session mean heckler longer become story real issue take prominence james humphreys exhead corporate communication number say strategy show frustration medium feel dont get voice across going direct people clearly game occasion say risk prize tackling trend lower turnout poll argues prime minister know full well potential hazard must remember gritted teeth confrontation sharron storer birmingham woman harangued state local hospital election campaign walk around make known dont anything help anybody told mr blair stomping refusing plea discus issue privately former downing street medium chief alastair campbell described episode bit disaster meant launch labour election manifesto received little coverage seen one moment election campaign came alive least coincided john prescott even direct contact punched eggthrowing protester former prime minister come grief hand persistent member public undoubted highlight year election phonein show margaret thatcher discomfort nationwide viewer diana gould put spot sinking belgrano falklands war john major reaped benefit street campaigning election campaign famous soapbox may left splattered egg engine oil time felt added fizz campaign memoir also argues strategy contrasted neil kinnocks contrived photo opportunity attempt artful campaign wanted look like prime minister prime minister wanted flesh blood fight say mr major mr blair told prospective labour mp thursday taking part phoneins public meeting could enthuse engage give public sense empowerment also want counter complaint spent much time international affair foreign trip mr blair recall bill clinton advised always remember people see news evening think spend day hope must voter watching rack bear labour old maxim pain gain"}
{"document":"Politics_354","words":"brown name march budget chancellor gordon brown deliver budget house common march treasury announced budget likely last general election gmt wednesday prime minister question time annual event chancellor outline government taxation broader economic prediction tory say likely budget contain measure attract vote election expected may next month budget mr brown ninth since labour came power may election called could little day budget announcement date election shortened finance bill would rushed parliament allparty support allow government continue collecting revenue full finance bill budget measure would returned common election labour secures another term office tory shadow chancellor oliver letwin said sure two thing budget contain measure attract vote contain billion tax rise independent expert say inevitable labour win election mr brown announced budget date short ministerial statement accountancy firm ernst young urged put politics aside focus longterm requirement economy budget given immediately last six election tax cut incumbent chancellor many case tax increased soon election result said aidan ocarroll eys uk head tax"}
{"document":"Politics_355","words":"lib dems stress budget trust gap public trust handling economy restored gordon brown open book unbiased inspection say lib dems city expert say âbn black hole public finance claim denied chancellor lib dem spokesman vince cable said public know believe national audit office judge responding prebudget report mr cable also attacked labour unfair overcomplicated tax report mr brown insisted course meet golden rule borrowing invest rather daytoday spending course economic cycle mr cable said people know whether believe chancellor consensus among expert said rule would broken issue credibility trust said cannot continuation situation chancellor set test mark need equivalent thorough ofsted inspection government account asked government hide mr cable also accused chancellor ducking tough choice argued serious challenge ahead falling dollar rapid downturn uk housing market rising personal debt confronted mr brown confirmed setting aside another âm conflict iraq afghanistan mr cable compared new cost âm needed britain role entire first gulf war bill met help european arab nation suggested keeping british troop iraq could cost another âbn government also planning spend least âbn identity card current economic climate meant britain could afford reckless george bushstyle tax cutting spree planned tory said instead needed simple fair taxation rather complete mess produced mr brown endless tinkering mr cable said pensioner paying marginal tax rate oneandahalf million hard working family paying marginal tax rate record asked minister attacked lib dem plan new tax rate rich earning year mr brown earmarked âbn help keep council tax rise next year lib dem spokesman questioned whether money found cut education health urged government scrap grossly unfair tax completely lib dems want replaced local income tax response mr brown stressed iraq money came reserve fund rejected previous lib dem proposal scrapping new deal britain economy successful claimed mr brown"}
{"document":"Politics_356","words":"blair back preelection budget tony blair backed chancellor gordon brown prebudget report amid opposition claim bullish state uk economy speech edinburgh prime minister said thursday report reinforced stability opportunity would central labour next election campaign planning already well advanced mr brown earlier denied economic forecast optimistic refused rule future tax rise told bbc radio today programme politician make mistake john major colleague made saying matter circumstance make sort guarantee every individual thing politician would responsible mr brown insisted spending plan affordable could afford optimistic britain stable lowinflation economy house price stabilising mr blair praised chancellor role creating economic stability said cornerstone labour programme speech edinburgh napier university said labour would publish next month rich agenda future policy possible third term every area work detailed plan future much clearer fit together around common theme opportunity security stability mr blair said prebudget report mr brown surprised city expert forecasting uk growth next year many believe figure likely fear tax rise spending cut saying tax receipt overestimated carl emmerson institute fiscal study told bbc news think everything come wash fact ok sure david page investec security said forecast meet golden rule margin âbn way optimistic going take significant turnaround economy meet target conservative shadow chancellor oliver letwin said cant find single economic forecaster imf institute fiscal study belief anything chancellor got black hole finance order deal raise tax next general election mr letwin accused chancellor using fancy statistic hide public service failure vincent cable liberal democrat called mr brown open government book national audit office see met golden rule clear serious loose end government public spending mr cable told mp"}
{"document":"Politics_357","words":"cabinet anger brown cash raid minister unhappy plan use whitehall cash keep council tax bill local government minister nick raynsford acknowledged gordon brown reallocated âm central local government budget prebudget report thursday mr raynsford said held pretty frank discussion fellow minister plan said local government deliver good service without big council tax rise central government cash part âbn package help local authority england keep next year council tax rise likely general election year mr raynsford said nearly central government department interest well run local authority confirmed row issue ministerial colleague obviously pretty frank discussion told bbc radio world one said recognition good settlement local government important health education government department minister sure local government could deliver without unreasonable council tax increase added mr raynsford dismissed suggestion move designed keep council tax ahead expected general election response concern voiced local government pressure face mr raynsford also plan make saving âm making change local government pension scheme would raise age retiring worker could claim pension limit much received retired early insisted change modest designed tackle problem worker retiring early general secretary public service union unison dave prentis criticised plan want world class public service dont get hitting people approach retirement"}
{"document":"Politics_358","words":"uk stand firm eu rebate britain âbn eu rebate renegotiation next week european council summit jack straw said foreign secretary told mp rebate secured margaret thatcher entirely justified new european commission president jose manuel barroso suggested cash could shared among net contributor eu budget mr straw acknowledged country newly enlarged nation eu still see light rebate foreign secretary told common foreign affair committee position clear entirely justified negotiation added think would political price pay uk stance britain contributed received le eu state twoday european council summit brussels begin december widely expected mark beginning lengthy negotiating period eu budget wrangling could stretch even uk france germany austria netherlands sweden want eu budget capped member state combined national income commission want mr straw said eu commission proposal would mean hike budget dont know national government thinking increasing budget amount added foreign secretary said hoped talk next week could produce date beginning negotiation turkey possible eu membership although would prospect date joining time"}
{"document":"Politics_359","words":"brown ally reject budget spree chancellor gordon brown closest ally denied suggestion budget giveaway march ed ball exchief economic adviser treasury said would spending spree polling day mr ball prospective labour mp said confident chancellor would meet fiscal rule speaking sir digby jones cbi director general warned mr brown tempted use extra cash preelection bribe mr ball stepped treasury post stand labour candidate election suggested mr brown would meet golden economic rule margin spare said hoped would done build current tax credit rule also stressed rise interest rate ahead expected may election would affect labour party chance winning expectation rate rise gathered pace figure showed house price still rising consumer borrowing rose nearrecord pace january mpc bank england monetary policy committee judge rate rise justified election strength economy im predicting believe big election issue britain labour told parliamentary lunch big change political culture interview bbc radio today programme mr ball said sure mr brown budget would put risk stability economy dont think well see preelection spending spree certainly see said assurance came sir digby jones said stability important extra cash spent improving worker skill message chancellor please dont give away form electioneering sir digby added dont think say prudent chancellor right way stability key word british business need boring stability anything would say dont increase public spending dont give away going anywhere add something competitiveness britain put skilling people would good way spend excess mr ball refused say whether mr brown would remain chancellor election amid speculation offered job foreign secretary think gordon brown want part successful labour government delivers third term priority people see conservative party take britain backwards mr ball told today prime minister tony blair yet name date election pundit betting may"}
{"document":"Politics_36","words":"choose hope fear kennedy voter clear choice politics fear politics hope next general election said charles kennedy new year message liberal democrat leader said labour conservative united relying fear populist scare said party one hope ready poll asian tsunami said heartening learn generosity shown briton mr kennedy said thought caught disaster dominated christmas new year period home said many people turning liberal democrat became disheartened politics two main party general election would threeparty struggle conservative party fade away national force liberal democrat challenge labour heartland said clear division emerging british politics politics fear versus politics hope labour counting politics fear ratcheting talk threat crime insecurity conservative reworking populist scare asylum european menace said said government using climate fear try strip away civil liberty already using detention without trial belmarsh prison ignoring recent law lord judgement contravenes basic human right said also criticised attempt bring trial without jury plan lower burden proof criminal trial curbing right protest increased stop search power id card plan said everyone right secure also right protected unfair discrimination time overmighty state dangerous one said party instinctively understood new liberal britain longer nation one family structure one colour said le deferential inclined think open sexuality equality national institution changing longer nation one church nation many faith attitude way live life many way liberal britain"}
{"document":"Politics_360","words":"budget bring smiling voter tory spokesman oliver letwin said chancellor would use preelection budget offer vote winning sweetener wouldnt everyone indeed expect gordon brown last budget expected polling day may plenty talk taking risk economy handing irresponsible giveaway mr brown stun westminster break every historical precedent fails something designed put smile voter face make inclined back labour election already speculation possible tax reduction poorest increasing threshold stamp duty week budget aim package keep disillusioned core labour voter fold ensuring middle england voter gave tony blair two election victory dont desert third poll needle say plenty analysis impact budget mr brown ambition replace mr blair prime minister point third win shadow hanging preelection performance shape billion thereabouts size financial black hole tory backed independent forecaster believe mr brown fill tax increase election opening shot battle fired weekend claim treasury leak suggested mr brown ready slap capital gain tax home sale raise cash immediately denied tory remain suspicious claiming mr letwin said money come come mr brown undoubtedly claim forecast simply wrong absolutely need raise tax election labour win previous gloomy forecast proved wrong argue suggesting sticking britain continue sound economy low unemployment high public spending opposition reject claiming keep economy sound increase spending cut tax time liberal democrat also promise run sound economy based increased tax fund spending amongst thing abolishing council tax favour local income tax prolonged argument party make greatest saving whitehall beyond fund policy probably boil simple question party voter trust keep economy stable avoid unpleasant surprise coming year probably still answer one question overwhelmingly decide outcome general election"}
{"document":"Politics_361","words":"budget set scene election gordon brown seek put economy centre labour bid third term power delivers ninth budget gmt expected stress importance continued economic stability low unemployment interest rate chancellor expected freeze petrol duty raise stamp duty threshold conservative lib dems insist voter face higher tax meanstesting labour treasury official said preelection giveaway mr brown thought âbn spare increase stamp duty threshold freeze petrol duty extension tax credit scheme poorer family possible help pensioner stamp duty threshold rise intended help first time buyer likely theme three main party general election manifesto ten year ago buyer much greater chance avoiding stamp duty close half million property england wale alone selling le since average uk property price doubled starting threshold stamp duty increased tax credit result number property incurring stamp duty rocketed government tax take liberal democrat unveiled proposal raise stamp duty threshold february tory also thought likely propose increased threshold shadow chancellor oliver letwin branding stamp duty classic labour stealth tax tory say whatever chancellor give away clawed back higher tax labour returned power shadow treasury chief secretary george osborne said everyone look british economy moment say sharp deterioration public finance black hole said labour elected substantial tax increase budget election order around âbn mr brown former advisor ed ball parliamentary hopeful said examination tory plan economy showed would âbn difference investment end next parliament two main party added dont accept need change plan set meet spending commitment lib dems david law said chancellor doubt tell today wonderfully economy said lot built increase personal consumer debt last year make economy quite vulnerable potentially interest rate ever go significant way snp leader alex salmond said party would introduce grant first time buyer reduce corporation tax introduce citizen pension free mean testing plaid cymru economics spokesman adam price said wanted help get people housing ladder increase minimum wage hour"}
{"document":"Politics_362","words":"brown come shooting labour may abolished hunting didnt stop chancellor gordon brown using budget fire barrel opposition party core election fox specifically saw attempting slaughter council tax election issue tear limb limb wider policy pensioner family relatively short speech kept best last clearly give exactly preelection boost everyone predicting couple child pensioner patient youngster something pulled mr brown red box attempt persuade stick switch new labour government like surgeon attempted target handout absolute precision onto exactly group government need appeal election campaign announcement brought great cheer mp fullon election mode looking man give ammunition doorstep obviously believed done coincidentally given image prime ministerinwaiting another little boost labour mp example undoubtedly engage debate exactly redistributive lovely old labour word chancellor really gordon brown never going put show even cast man win labour historic third term demeanour remained quiet confident reassuring prudence made appearance albeit towards end address assured voter would nothing mess economic stability brought britain claimed would thrown away anyone else according opposition party however one big con trick always accused glossing fact black hole centre finance claim would ensure tax increase election obviously increase national insurance contribution election campaign pledged increase income tax liberal democrat leader charles kennedy claimed family distinction income tax tax income meaningless tory leader michael howard said chancellor old trick deliberately recasting forecast give illusion everything treasury larder fresh day first stored away future use branded dodgy vote pay later budget based dodgy figure dodgy government gave britain dodgy dossier chancellor mostly avoided direct electioneering mr howard felt constraint attack like comparing mr brown forecast prime minister forecast iraq weapon mass destruction ever period frantic activity opposition party treasury specialist pore chancellor red book set fine detail budget attempt spot flaw particular argument precisely whose policy council tax offer people best deal labour circle undoubtedly argument good prime minister gordon brown make point next election"}
{"document":"Politics_363","words":"kennedy criticises unfair tax gordon brown failed tackle fundamental unfairness tax system ninth budget charles kennedy said right poorest society still paying proportion income richest lib dem leader asked new council tax rebate pensioner nothing fix unfair tax added government could go patching system added speaking common mr brown delivered widely thought last budget general election mr kennedy acknowledged uk one successful economy world criticised chancellor tory failing address ticking bomb council tax revaluation said recent experience wale indicated seven million household england would pay significantly revaluation chancellor announcement offer council tax rebate paid pensioner household merely sticking plaster much bigger problem lib dem plan local income tax would benefit typical household year half pensioner paying local tax three million better pension mr kennedy said scandal system discriminated woman missed making national insurance payment child said residency criterion would end stroke fundamental iniquity mr kennedy added party priority free longterm care elderly abolishing topup fee replacing council tax would funded charging income tax earning per annum contrasted approach mr brown pledge increase income tax chancellor went put national insurance contribution election individual family household add exactly thing said mr kennedy wonder people get cynical politician give one impression election exactly opposite election"}
{"document":"Politics_364","words":"howard attack pay later budget tory leader michael howard dismissed gordon brown budget vote pay later spending plan simple fact new labour government tax would go election plug financial black hole mr howard said everyone could see chancellor sweetener hid tax rise hard working family said labour faltering election campaign would helped package measure mr howard added mr brown budget good country interest labour party tory leader said mockingly welcoming chancellor back election campaign went accuse mr brown giving one hand taking away urged chancellor admit responsible dragging million people net pay stamp duty inheritance tax see sweetener hide crippling tax rise hardworking family inevitable labour win also accused government chancellor running solution problem britain faced answer tax spend waste get people vote pay later mr brown liked rattle magical balance conjured thin air bid convince people black hole nation finance tory leader said dodgy government brought dodgy dossier publishing dodgy budget based dodgy number said propose borrow next six year le billion much prudence chancellor forecast surplus better prime minister forecast weapon mass destruction mr brown council tax rebate pensioner le tory offering mr howard said nothing budget would put police street make hospital cleaner give parent teacher discipline skill wanted school people would face clear choice election either waste higher tax labour lower tax value money conservative said thats battleground election thats election going say bring concluded loud tory cheering"}
{"document":"Politics_365","words":"whitehall cut ahead target thousand civil service job already cut moved london part major costcutting drive chancellor gordon brown said job gone moved south east plan axe job free money education health defence housing overseas aid union oppose plan mr brown said âbn saving already made job cut expected stage job department environment food rural affair earmarked cut department work pension job go lost end month department trade industry go inland revenue custom budget statement chancellor said first civil service job cut target civil servant leave london south east end march plan relocate another department health post go yorkshire hundred department culture move birmingham newcastle mr brown also announced plan merge agency nine described one civil service union bonfire quango mark serwotka leader public commercial service union said last year budget day long knife chancellor kicked crude game could cut civil service job government tory time worry thousand hard working civil public servant budget day whether petrol tax would go nowadays worry whether job end said mr brown made welcome announcement closing tax loophole extending new deal cutting people deliver treasury also announced plan reduce number public sector worker sick leave new system check tougher measure suspected abusing system"}
{"document":"Politics_366","words":"brown call âbn aid fund gordon brown called rich nation fund âbn bn plan fight aid epidemic find vaccine fourth day sixday tour africa uk chancellor predicted vaccine could found world stepped funding pledge doubling âm spent yearly finding vaccine could advance three year save six million life mr brown said thursday hope use uk presidency push issue forward believe generation provided finance combat cure eradicate world deadliest disease today today world least curable disease hivaids rightly earn title great generation mr brown said speech african tour problem hivaids inseparable poverty added least billion per annum âbn needed address hivaids crisis low middle income country existing financial commitment stop pandemic uk proposal international finance facility important increasing world aid flow billion âbn doubling world aid halve world poverty mr brown also said agreed italian finance minister domenico siniscalco push forward plan worldwide sharing coordination research disease currently private sector spending âm year seeking inoculation market needed boosting mr brown said called industrialised nation commit buying first vaccine cost thereby boosting market inoculation would large enough inducement create much stronger interest large small pharmaceutical firm mr brown added must also done finance treatment care living hivaids family said aid charity actionaid criticised mr brown preoccupation finding vaccine called nation fund hivaids treatment charity head hivaids britain simon wright said encouraging pharmaceutical industry discover hiv vaccine important failure provide funding hiv treatment condemns generation people death hiv decimating african country killing productive adult working caring child building economy hiv vaccine probably least year away treatment needed wednesday mr brown visited slum kenyan capital nairobi visit hivaids orphanage tanzania woman credit union mozambique chairing meeting commission africa cape town chancellor already unveiled proposal aid package likened marshall plan used united state rebuild europe world war two"}
{"document":"Politics_367","words":"uk heading wrong way say howard tony blair chance tackle problem facing britain failed michael howard said britain heading wrong direction conservative leader said new year message mr blair government bossy interfering government take decision made individual added labour campaign spokesman fraser kemp responded britain working dont let tory wreck mr howard also paid tribute nation character generous response asian quake disaster catastrophe overshadowing hope future usually positive time year mr howard said watched scene destruction sense disbelief scale speed ferocity happened boxing day difficult grasp yet britain response shone light nation character last week shown warm caring heart britain beat strong ever went reflect value briton hold dear looking ahead coming general election pledged turn belief reality set choice say facing britain much tax people want pay give taxpayer value money clean hospital good disciplined school want trusted get grip disorder street chaos immigration system mr blair failed tackle problem claimed saying wrong solution result big government higher tax eroding incentive undermining enterprise denying people choice worst government wasted people money failed tackle problem family face today tory said cut crime improve public service without asking people pay tax progress without losing make britain great tolerance respect rule law ability everyone fulfil potential simply need change direction election give britain chance change record mr blair defend coming month said urging voter hold account labour spokesman mr kemp said would appropriate message come april january let never forget michael howard government britain suffered mass unemployment interest rate record home repossession introduction poll tax labour britain working rather alluding FALSE promise michael howard starting apology british people misery government member inflicted upon country"}
{"document":"Politics_368","words":"act detention ruling uk urged government must act quickly law lord ruling detention foreign terror suspect without trial unlawful mary robinson said former un commissioner human right irish president told radio today government response would scrutinised internationally would troubling government accept judgement work within said home secretary charles clarke said detainee freed present speaking parliament first day office home secretary following david blunketts resignation mr clarke said asking parliament renew legislation new year meantime studying judgement carefully see whether possible modify legislation address concern raised house lord mr robinson said law lord ruling line international legal opinion praised decisive eight one majority law lord acknowledge role government say disproportionate use amounted executive detention discriminatory didnt apply british citizen said mr robinson warned lack action british government could lead action legal arena european court human right strasbourg government accept ruling redress including possible damage individual could claim government either tardy resisting implication judgement law lord said meeting club madrid group former world leader held spanish capital march anniversary train bombing would probably discus ruling implication doubt judgement looked positive step clarifying law restating fundamental principle also response british government quite clear international scrutiny detainee took case house lord court appeal backed home office power hold without limit charge government opted part european convention human right concerning right fair trial order bring antiterrorism legislation response september attack foreign national suspected link terrorism detained opt deported law lord said rule incompatible european convention human right allowed detention way discriminates ground nationality immigration status case heard panel nine law lord rather usual five constitutional importance case"}
{"document":"Politics_369","words":"baa support ahead court battle uk airport operator baa reiterated support government aviation expansion plan airport throughout country comment come day ahead high court challenge resident group local council government white paper judicial review centre government plan expansion heathrow stansted luton airport baa operates three said consulting local community areconsulting voluntary compensation scheme go beyond statutory obligation baa spokesman said group challenging plan include stop stansted expansion heathrow antinoise campaigner hacan clearskies london borough hillingdon wandsworth heathrow gatwick edinburgh glasgow airport baa launched series consultation blight property proposed expansion september close next week company also offering buy noisehit property indexlinked unblighted price among measure baa set homeowner support scheme people living near stansted launched special scheme close airport far enough away covered homeowner scheme heathrow baa said working closely interested party see strict environmental air quality noise target third runway met gatwick company written home business likely affected extra runway stop stansted expansion said white paper published december fundamentally flawed follow proper consultation process underestimate scale challenge court never overturned government white paper said stop stansted expansion chairman peter sander said hacan chairman john stewart said almost exactly year ago government published year aviation white paper much fanfare hoped would end debate could proceed plan massive expansion aviation yet year later protester still stronger ever judgement mr justice sullivan expected early february"}
{"document":"Politics_37","words":"profile david miliband david milibands rapid rise rank government continues promotion cabinet office minister elected safe labour seat previous job school standard minister role may prior last election key figure new labour head downing street policy unit key member manifesto writing team seen one intellectual figure government also working tony blair policy unit leader opposition brief glance mr milibands family background reveals impressive socialist pedigree form father ralph died eminent influential leftwing academic david miliband seen key blair lieutenant brother ed special advisor chancellor gordon brown prior working mr blair david miliband spent time leftleaning institute public policy research became secretary commission social justice yearold educated haverstock comprehensive going oxford study politics philosophy economics also took msc political science massachusetts institute technology"}
{"document":"Politics_370","words":"uk discriminated rom government immigration rule racially discriminated rom gypsy seeking entry uk law lord ruled follows home office move cut asylum claim stopping people mostly rom boarding flight britain czech capital prague civil right group liberty said exposed racism heart government asylum policy home office said meant discriminate anyone said would look implication ruling pointed control longer place czech entitled free movement across europe screening took place airport july time concern number asylum seeker entering britain refused preclearance effectively prevented travelling uk airline would carry lady hale sitting lord bingham steyn hope carswell said many rom good reason want leave czech republic persecution said treated sceptically nonroma passenger immigration officer acting racial ground lady hale said immigration officer treated wouldbe passenger way using intrusive questioning specific reason liberty said statistic suggested rom czech time likely stopped british immigration official prague airport nonroma czech took case six unnamed rom czech refused entry britain european rom right centre said measure unfairly penalised rom people lost high court action october judge said system le objectionable visa control system ruled obligation britain take step prevent potential refugee approaching border claim asylum court appeal decided practice almost inevitably discriminated rom justified likely seek asylum immigration law allows official discriminate citizen named country allow officer go responding ruling home office spokesman said scheme operated two year ago shortterm response high level passenger travelling prague subsequently found ineligible entry uk welcoming ruling maeve sherlock chief executive refugee council said human right abuse rom eastern europe well documented hugely troubling government sought deny entry vulnerable group amnesty international jan shaw said government asylum policy operated discriminatorily bleakly ironic given discrimination often lie heart serious human right abuse least czech republic chairman migration watch uk sir andrew green said house lord decision step wrong direction basic point government duty control border decision appears extend race relation legislation beyond sensible limit"}
{"document":"Politics_371","words":"howard pitch uk ethnic vote michael howard make pitch britain ethnic vote urging people feel taken granted tony blair vote conservative say conservative share value uk minority want build better britain everyone whatever colour skin religion make talent tory leader argue positive discrimination saying outdated unjust set family family lead ethnic community doubt ability argue mr howard son immigrant acknowledge racial discrimination still exists uk people ethnic community example still earn le white counterpart say arguing answer helping everyone get free enterprise free trade free speech tory leader also call religious tolerance arguing hindu sikh well muslim got caught downdraft islamaphobia one terrible side effect mr howard make speech visit support tory parliamentary hopeful robert light sayeeda warsi first british muslim woman selected run mp conservative candidate attack labour record government issue tax set tory plan immigration quota set mp mr howard also attack lib dems wanting abolish faith school introduce compulsory sex education age seven give contraceptive school age say people ethnic minority feel mr blair liberal democrat take vote granted come join say lib dem president simon hughes branded mr howard arrogant wrong claiming tory natural party britain ethnic minority given tory considerably reduced support urban area many black asian briton live time power evidence simply support claim conservative party community said"}
{"document":"Politics_372","words":"observer monitor uk election minister invite international observer check forthcoming uk general election fairly run move come amid claim poll could marred electoral fraud report two mp committee called thursday urgent change electoral registration system combat vote rigging boost turnout written response labour mp gordon prentice government said would normally invite observer uk election junior constitutional affair minister christopher leslie said fully expect repeat previous practice date next general election announced government looked way boosting voter turnout fell last general election trial allpostal ballot four english region last summer hit delay fraud allegation liberal democrat peer lord greave called last week international observer general election saying otherwise could month court challenge scale seen since th century thursday report drawn two committee scrutinising work office deputy prime minister odpm department constitutional affair dca said growth postal voting strong case tighten fraud protection requiring voter register individually rather household also said three million people eligible vote registered figure general election suggest people aged black voter electoral roll young people shared accommodation thought miss one act head household fill form odpm committee chairman andrew bennett said individual voter registration opposed registration household quickly introduced could dramatically reduce chance fraud counterpart dca committee alan beith said delayed measure likely increase registration put place proved effective shadow constitutional affair secretary oliver heald accused government dragging foot badly needed measure vital move ahead northern ireland system individual electoral registration safeguard integrity britain electoral system said report said individual registration treated carefully voter disappeared electoral roll northern ireland introduced report said government consider fine unregistered voter accepted many expert said would expensive system would hard enforce said incentive register council tax rebate likely seen gimmick risked undermining integrity system mp said instead called imaginative campaign boost interest"}
{"document":"Politics_373","words":"uk rebate unjustified chirac french president jacques chirac called uk âbn rebate european union unjustified speaking summit meeting said unless put discussion eu would never able reach agreement medium term finance earlier foreign secretary jack straw said uk prepared veto bid reduce rebate secured margaret thatcher said remained justified le eu farm money came uk mr chirac told reporter brussels one reasonable budgetary balance put back table british cheque longer justified past uk government official responded even rebate uk pay two half time france contributes eu budget without would pay time much france deal future financing protect rebate member eu gearing tough negotiation budget plan period bloc luxembourg presidency hoping strike deal june summit earlier conservative graham brady said rebate crucial test firmly minister prepared stand britain eu commission president jose manuel barroso indicated want rebate come end mr straw said well veto rebate uk wanted keep tight rein national contribution uk france germany austria netherlands sweden want eu budget capped member state combined national income european commission urged increase mr straw said eu commission proposal would mean hike budget shadow europe minister mr brady said believe essential britain keep rebate think crucial test firmly british government prepared stand britain internationally europe uk already one biggest net contributor eu foreign secretary meanwhile said justice rebate remained one lowest net receipt eu country relatively small size agriculture sector efficiency continues case uk independence party leader roger knapman said rebate set stone reason negotiate extraordinary time becoming biggest contributor eu lose rebate well british taxpayer going bled rate think everyone go european project eu leader holding talk brussels reenergise sluggish european economy uk prime minister tony blair meeting eu counterpart finalise package measure aimed stimulating growth boosting employment ahead series referendum european constitution plan could introduce free market everything computer service construction critic including germany france believe liberalisation could result company shifting staff cheaper base eastern europe undercutting large eu economy undermining social protection also concern number worker eastern european country head west exacerbating already high unemployment level germany mr straw insisted nothing fear service directorate european country overall benefited hugely free market good said talking developing market internal market service britain low unemployment meant le neurosis people coming eastern european country country like germany france frankly tighter social market much higher level unemployment increasing anxiety people coming said"}
{"document":"Politics_374","words":"uk need tax cut tory insist major change direction needed britain prosper shadow chancellor said tory party spring conference began oliver letwin said uk could compete country without âbn tax cut promising tory cochairman liam fox opened forum brighton attack labour record party leader michael howard due speak later tony blair said conservative policy would cause economic failure mr letwin said britain fallen fourth th international economic competitiveness league country compete country prosper unless something burden regulation tax economy said going take great challenge challenge like posed chinese indian got something getting burden regulation getting burden tax said fact carefully costed fully funded plan laid saving âbn absolutely crucial delivering economy prosper provide people job indeed provide public service money need sustainable longterm basis mr letwin said voting labour meant choosing higher tax borrowing waste earlier dr fox said labour rule characterised lost trust failure deliver also attacked government failure control immigration asylum criticised record nh telling delegate labour cannot trusted education crime tory government would sort shamble immigration put patient statistic bring discipline school said michael howard due welcome delegate conference friday address lunchtime speech welcome address postponed stayed london lead party opposition prevention terrorism bill lengthy progress parliament bill finally passed friday evening hour debate mr howard likely defend party handling bill passed conservative accepted prime minister tony blair promise mp would able review within year"}
{"document":"Politics_375","words":"brown target oaps homebuyers gordon brown doubled level house buyer pay stamp duty put economy heart labour election campaign chancellor also unveiled oneoff council tax refund pensioner rise child tax credit mr brown put pint beer bottle wine cigarette froze petrol duty september tory called vote pay later budget lib dems branded sticking plaster election tory leader michael howard predicted budget would nothing help labour faltering election campaign government chancellor run solution problem britain face mr howard told mp answer tax spend waste get people vote pay later ended response election challenge labour saying bring liberal democrat leader charles kennedy attacked mr brown failing mention environment record social justice right britain today poorest pay tax proportion income richest asked mr kennedy criticised mr brown failing mention ticking bomb council tax revaluation saying high time system replaced local tax based ability pay minute speech mr brown told mp defied pundit hitting growth target said budget struck balance tax cut affordable investment essential stability paramount rejected acrosstheboard tax cut favour targeted help family child tax credit rise line earnings giving family extra week contrast personal income tax allowance rise line inflation next month mr brown told mp child benefit would rise maximum week first child two child despite giveaway budget document show mr brown clawed back âm clampdown tax avoidance increased revenue windfall tax oil company also scrapped stamp duty relief commercial property disadvantaged area measure brought three year ago bbc political editor andrew marr suggested sweetener big enough transforming effect voter trust mr brown economic stewardship would central election issue said mr brown also unveiled plan memorial queen mother funded special coin celebrate queen th birthday measure include equal tax status samesex couple deal council mortgage lender boost low cost home ownership level people start paying inheritance tax also rise april mr brown said met financial golden rule âbn surplus said public borrowing would continue fall next five year economy grown consecutive quarter said forecast continue next year forecast first âbn valueformoney saving identified gershon review achieved chancellor said civil servant post axed relocated south east england added snp leader alex salmond said mr brown failed tartan test measure boost scottish economy simon thomas plaid cymru called budget middle england uk independence party leader roger knapman attacked plan pensioner saying needed money dignity allowed spend want free bus ride green party said budget wasted opportunity environmental protection adding brown obviously eye coming election taken eye need planet"}
{"document":"Politics_376","words":"mp demand budget leak answer minister asked explain budget detail printed london newspaper half hour gordon brown made speech tory said large chunk budget appeared leaked describe serious breach treasury confidentiality lib dems called common leader peter hain make statement said chancellor resigned leak told would brought speaker michael martin attention common tory frontbencher andrew tyrie mp demanded immediate ministerial statement measure clearly least apparently leaked evening standard raising point order said latest long line discourtesy house well breach confidentiality said hope unintentional planned would grave matter indeed previous labour chancellor resigned leaked budget hugh dalton resigned leaking detail budget journalist john carvel published london newspaper minute announced house common liberal democrat david law said serious matter said mr hain make statement thursday deputy speaker sylvia heal agreed concern said nothing could done immediately issue would brought mr martin attention"}
{"document":"Politics_377","words":"casino trick face ban uk controversial new uk casino banned using american trick trade ensure socially responsible suggested culture secretary tessa jowell said proposed supercasinos different counterpart america pheromone reportedly released machine encourage aggressive gambling clock often removed wall eight supercasinos proposed gambling bill becomes law jowell said legislation would ban psychological trickery told time british casino quite different overseas act socially responsible way tightly regulated run according british rule well simply allow trick people subjected unawares increase risk problem gambling one tactic used simulating daylight nighttime lull player remaining table slot machine casino also frequently offer free food drink hotel accommodation keep punter betting spokesman british casino association represents uk industry said government trying allay fear uk la vega said way licence awarded meant uk firm massive disadvantage foreign company would certain win contract uk industry one world respected said lowest level problem gambling world certainly dont use pheremones uk gambling industry totally frozen time foreign company take"}
{"document":"Politics_378","words":"blair defends terror law change prime minister defended measure allow house arrest without trial saying several hundred people uk plotting terror attack government facing opposition tory lib dem mp backbencher prepares final common debate change tony blair said could concession basic principle mr blair told bbc control order would used limited circumstance critic opposition civil right activist worried home secretary power issue detention order government far resisted pressure judge responsible making order instead saying judge able quash explanation sent home secretary charles clarke mp peer ahead final debate house common sunday conservative shadow home secretary david davis claimed judge would get power issue detention order liberal democrat leader charles kennedy said concession already offered government lastminute negotiation labour mp voted legislation last week barbara follett whose first husband killed house arrest south africa apartheid era confirmed would vote government government continuing insist control order must issued home secretary mr blair told bbc radio woman hour advised police security service say got give power mere surveillance people several hundred country believe engaged plotting trying commit terrorist act got give power surveying able sure enough proof prosecute beyond reasonable doubt restriction liberty use limited circumstance yougov poll daily telegraph suggested respondent thought action sometimes necessary people committed offence found intelligence service planning terrorist attack tory leader michael howard told bbc news government making mistake rushing antiterrorism legislation much hope would possible reach compromise said meeting tony blair left impression really wasnt interested various proposal put forward mr clarke want house arrest power replace indefinite jail terror suspect something law lord ruled basis breach human right bbc political correspondent vicky young said form concession measure likely needed get legislation house lord labour majority would require support party shami chakrabarti director civil liberty pressure group liberty said able issue control order main issue said legislation travesty perversion justice would remain unpalatable even judge involved early process"}
{"document":"Politics_379","words":"election could terror target terrorist might try target uk runup election london senior police officer said sir ian blair said terror group would remember effect madrid bomb spain general election last year potential target royal wedding uk presidency european union said refused say specific information risk prepoll attack similarly cautious said threat real comment come tony blair defended controversial antiterror proposal warning would wrong wait attack acting sir ian told meeting metropolitan police authority would unwise speculate whether specific information risk preelection attack said terrorist long memory understand happened madrid know impact spanish electorate year responsible eu presidency presidency royal wedding general election obvious enormous target deal sir ian said debate antiterror plan one politician police would enforce new power home secretary charles clarke also warned madridstyle preelection bombing could happen uk asked sir ians comment prime minister official spokesman said believe threat real spokesman declined comment whether security service received specific intelligence relating possible attack election campaign said disclose security advice received earlier writing daily telegraph prime minister conceded plan detain suspect house arrest without trial difficult issue government common approved measure despite considerable opposition government majority halved labour rebel joined tory lib dem opposition mr blair insisted greater civil liberty live free terrorist attack tory leader michael howard accused mr blair steamrolling house arrest plan using national security political point scoring liberal democrat leader charles kennedy say plan example labour authoritarian response crisis prevention terrorism bill proposes control order well house arrest could impose curfew tagging ban telephone internet use would replace current power detain foreign terror suspect without trial law lord ruled critic concerned would home secretary judge decided impose control order plan face common scrutiny monday passing lord"}
{"document":"Politics_38","words":"border rail link campaign rally campaigner stage rally calling border rail link closed reopened mark th anniversary line closure ran edinburgh border carlisle walk tweedbank anne borthwick campaign border rail said reopening waverley line would restore area prosperity msps considering reintroduction passenger rail service midlothian border campaigner said reopening waverley line could cost âm would huge economic boost border border council said area economy suffered since closure borthwick said lobby group determined keep pressure scottish executive hoping many people join march mark th anniversary closure waverley line said campaign border rail biggest independent lobby group scotland lobbying tirelessly reinstatement rail service border eventually carlisle believe time scottish executive commit first phase project pledging fund line edinburgh tweedbank first instance investigate extending line future borthwick said reopening line would prosperous move protect character scottish border study commissioned executive scottish border council midlothian council scottish border enterprise found halfhourly service tweedbank edinburgh could cover operating cost also found halfhourly service gorebridge edinburgh could cover operating cost freight railway joining west coast main line longtown could also reinstated"}
{"document":"Politics_380","words":"minimum wage increased minimum wage rise october benefiting people government announced adult must paid least hour year old paid recommendation came low pay commission said number job continued grow since minimum wage introduced business wanted frozen warning rise could damage competitiveness union want rate increase adult rate hour provisionally scheduled october according commission many business found last two significant increase minimum wage challenging therefore recommended slight increase average earnings concentrated second year allow business time absorb impact said chairman adair turner government say minimum wage woman many working cleaning catering shop hairdressing unveiling latest increase mr blair said wanted minimum wage become symbol decency fairness long poverty pay capped aspiration prosperity far many hardworking family said often people told make choice indignity unemployment humiliation poverty pay chancellor gordon brown transport secretary alistair darling promoted news edinburgh wale secretary peter hain welsh first minister rhodri morgan cardiff northern ireland minister john spellar belfast government accepted commission recommendation yearolds paid adult rate say look rate later mr brown said want nothing damage employment opportunity young people particularly young people entering labour market first time government said look tougher action small number employer consistently refuse pay minimum wage national minimum wage currently set per hour aged aged per hour minimum wage introduced last october yearolds apprentice exempt trade union congress welcomed increase called minimum wage next year confederation british industry cbi called pause year ass impact inflation rise minimum wage october david frost director british chamber commerce said level increase year increased rate far outstripping rate inflation employer saying level starting bite competitiveness company right across country liberal democrat economics spokesman vincent cable said supported move raise minimum wage good worker lift benefit therefore good exchequer said conservative leader michael howard said accepted principle minimum wage would seek disturb increase speaking bbc radio woman hour mr howard hinted tory might go general election promise cancel income tax lowestpaid worker people low salary low income indeed really shouldnt paying income tax said would better decrease tax earnings year say tax loss tax recouped pc tax band people making minimum wage going effectively almost twice minimum wage yet economy per person rds perhaps really starting questioning product cost combined tax decrease would make pound lowpaid people make go much still good enough got part time job alevels attempt get little money saved uni year ago getting paid hour working hard older staff maybe time year old got fair wage must remember minimum wage part picture must rise level make employing people unattractive encourages business send work therefore job abroad still government local council employ staff via contractor pay minimum wage close easy way government preaches would insist floor pay level government worker take ten thousand civil servant social security system together increase certainly welcome news however whining pressure increase minimum wage would simply ask would happy work le hour thought dont expect others either cant believe many comment minimum wage also personally take great offence insinuation people earning minimum wage lazy school everyone went university would serve supermarket clean time hardworking people rewarded deserve earned fair pay bit respect wouldnt go miss either br gt good news minimum wage put sense equality back worker relationship employer wage supposed fair reflection employee effort long wage point exploitation could employer get away simplistic term put pressure keep lowpaid wage low minimum wage downward pressure least partly removed also interesting read comment called business leader first defend right privilege board award fatcat salary bonus pension right select first attack policy put place merely defend right really make fat cat purr feel negative positive increase one hand business struggle stay afloat hand today world many young people cant afford move property cost much earning able get life TRUE many may get complacent minimum wage could looked stepping stone rather hand come usual whine difficult business remember michael howard protestation minimum wage would cost million job introduced funny he gone quiet one job continued increase since humane legislation brought think job worth worth paid fair wage hardly fortune business cannot pay worker decent wage maybe run properly fold betterrun company take duty employ people everybody win except incompetent business owner great keep tony remember despair low wage employer got away last make difference people reward working cant afford pay decent wage job price economy goodbye sweatshop hello decency increase minimum wage good thing living southwest house price rent increased hugely like rest country past year made living average year old difficult south west increase living cost matched increase pay example job plymouth underpaid equivalent worker exeter hour hopefully increase minimum wage bring balance pay regional national level turn allow people like work hard might never earn figure salary chance branch work large hospital contractor providing ancillary service domestic catering portering etc pay minimum wage basic rate someone unglamorous job earn enough live decently dare people suggest lazy complacent accepting job wage think carrying public service job contractor allowed pay little conscience allow definitely right step right direction show government care low income earner well million vote good strategy isnt although would deny people minimum wage increase timing stink quite prepared raft bribe come government election raft tax afterwards playing fool think extremely bad news business whether small medium enterprise even large company increasing overhead business almost certain rise cost consumer openly welcome idea increase minimum wage people still want buy shirt pair trainer next nothing extra cost increase bring reflected price good buy turn serve discourage company settingup business uk encourage company already based look elsewhere jubilation felt lowpaid worker soon give way misery lose job lead reduction job many call centre job gone india blair say economy strong stable economy however consumer debt country debt highest heap onto business choice cut workforce timing cannot coincidental blatant electioneering exposed andrew derby complains raising minimum wage blatant electioneering dont mind degraded democracy election one time elite really worry something concrete majority complaint paltry figure discussed math right hour week give annual income raising leaf union putting government pressure much business complaining might like take look corporate pay shareholder payouts profit wondering paying living wage really controlling factor viability firm lifting minimum wage worker reasonable level accept come competition overseas worker also small business able afford manpower cost already seeing sweeping change work lost india people paid much le difficult understand five year ago cheap labour abroad classified sweat shop told global competition manufacturing industry serious decline country cannot entirely service industry without something tangible serve something top food chain manufacturing whole picture need looked great news might work minimum wage seems good idea hopefully incentive live claim actually get job earn claiming work incentive perhaps step right direction tuc get way large number smes close put people work government fudge unemployment figure government know big business keep economy going smes always get overlooked take notice large corporation close move country predominantly owned foreign company specialist company increase already effect lost work another one close im delighted low pay increase put forward extremely concerned implication small business employee small nursery know increase cause great hardship employer unable increase salary higher paid employee last october increase lower paid employee originally paid slightly minimum minimum latest increase hour cause even financial hardship rate rise foresee many small business pay employee increase minimum wage serious effect business although pay minimum level increase pay rate maintain differential raise well inflation without significant increase sale mean taking new member staff planned looking reduce total hour worked member staff overtime first go currently employ staff whose wage mirror national minimum wage increase inflation fine business conducted local authority accept inflation rise service delivery cost labour aspect always hidden threshold tax credit move line increase happens employee tax credit support reduced amount increase thereby saving government money increasing financial burden small medium business good government decided increase minimum wage hopefully motivate people undertake lower status job know great idea dont bother getting qualification laze school need anything attend parent dont get fined remember eventually start working doesnt matter lazy youll guaranteed decent wage one suffer employer hope industry business pay new rate mr blair mr brown increase tax allowance raise national insurance threshold treasury wont take increase people say helping another form stealth tax business back door dont believe minimum wage think job create wage value people want higher wage earn everyone think richkid assure came much working class background started work year ago youth opportunity program earning per week worked hard went college part time got alevels degree bettered earn figure salary hard work getting backside minimum wage make people complacent ashley swindon earned per week worth something day would need near equivalent buying power might add thanks successive government holding tax allowance threshold inflation people earning minimum wage paying tax never would done year ago equivalent wage day type argument view belong day year ago graduate working minimum wage welcome increase pay get disagree ashley swindon saying work harder get pay gcse alevels degree chosen work small business cant afford wage getting least im getting cant afford work hard money plus side love job wouldnt change get pay employer staff several shop last rise minimum wage cost company additional per year next rise cost get money somewhere pas customer one really win end answer emma sleaford regarding one really win end contrary mr blair win win obviously announced vote winner treasury win employer know amount tax national insurance government receive minimum wage increase rise course paying higher wage employer higher employer ni contribution well minimum wage increase hit anywhere near mark people employment line one small business going bankrupt namely mine think employer well mr blair big corporation earning million worker entitled fair day pay fair day work many people minimum wage hope obtaining mortgage saving towards retirement good news many asian living uk student odd job increase income help family home country thank mr blair government increase national minimum wage"}
{"document":"Politics_381","words":"hunt ban support decline support ban hunting fallen past six year poll suggests le half uk want ban compared almost twothirds mori survey adult bbc one countryfile programme suggests number opposed ban remains constant neither supporting opposing increased citydwellers support ban rural people evenly split supporter opponent undecided polling company mori carried survey july asked adult supported ban mail sunday countryfile asked adult across country question mail sunday survey found supported hunting ban compared countryfile survey said supported legislation programme maker suggest british public becoming increasingly neutral issue around one quarter said neither support oppose ban"}
{"document":"Politics_382","words":"glance tory health check uk opposition conservative unveiled plan introduce health check immigrant win general election here guide plan people coming live work britain outside eu plan stay six month country lot tb would chest xray test appropriate people outside european union want stay year undergo full medical tuberculosis hepatitis hiv positive test tb would automatically mean visa application turned condition would dealt case case basis people would prove acceptable standard health unlikely danger public health uk impose significant cost demand nh would also appropriate able undertake work study applied come people coming britain le six month would medically tested unless intended work health care childcare teaching child pregnant woman wanting live britain permanently would chest xray tb would face test hepatitis hiv tory say people fleeing persecution denied sanctuary britain poor health however undergo health check ensure receive right medical treatment spread infectious disease claim government figure show tb england increased last year nearly twothirds people disease born overseas also believe stricter control come britain ensure public health risk say plan protect access nh applicant tested home country asylum seeker tested uk refugee status established home office minister de browne say government already routinely check people tb come uk six month highrisk country recent medical check carried people heathrow airport gatwick test infectious case tb found tory say country across world impose requirement kind party looked way system operated australia canada new zealand tory proposal quite closely modelled new zealand system labour claim policy little desperate attempt catch labour fiveyear plan immigration asylum published last week say health screening tb targeted applicant highrisk area given entry clearance diagnosed disease would need seek treatment home allowed enter uk liberal democrat warned labour tory danger pandering prejudice rather challenging"}
{"document":"Politics_383","words":"labour accused eu propaganda taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise eu used lull british public FALSE sense security say tory shadow foreign secretary michael ancram told mp new white paper part trying soften opinion ahead referendum eu constitution claim denied foreign secretary jack straw accused tory running scared debate eu cooperation would help get better uk immigration control argued mr straw used thursday common debate launch new white paper prospect eu security stability prosperity would key theme uk took chairmanship eu july said mr straw africa climate change would also feature highly said uk trying ensure future eu budget limited europe economic output spent add value mr straw promised continue ensure uk budget rebate secured margaret thatcher fully justified like country veto change proposed area said mr ancram condemned document foreign office say cost design print deliver isnt reason government involved taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise try sell new eu country advance forthcoming referendum general election asked tory spokesman also criticised government claiming eu constitution would make europe easier understand government last week publish commentary page try explain easy simple constitution british people said trying kid proposed question constitution referendum united kingdom approve treaty establishing constitution european union electoral commission thursday said satisfied question easy understand government suggested referendum constitution could take place spring tory set campaign vote mr ancram said minister prolonging uncertainty putting vote latest date possible foreign secretary hit back saying tory attitude europe helped keep party power decade mr straw argued cooperation european partner could bring level playing field immigration asylum control setting face thing added liberal democrat sir menzies campbell said uk ignore need reform eu common agricultural policy change particularly important developing country wanting access market argued sir menzies among worried plan backed uk lift arm embargo imposed china tiananmen square massacre mr straw said decision taken chinese human right improved enough"}
{"document":"Politics_384","words":"terror suspect face house arrest uk citizen suspected involvement terrorism could face house arrest part series new measure outlined home secretary come law lord ruled detention foreign terror suspect without trial breached human right charles clarkes planned control order mean anyone suspected involved terrorism could subject house arrest curfew tagging law society dubbed mr clarkes new proposal abuse power deal already sought deport foreign detainee mainly held belmarsh prison london current law introduced terror attack september mr clarke said effort would continue deport country origin algeria tunisia egypt jordan without facing torture death proposed change prompted house lord ruling home secretary could order british citizen foreign suspect could deported face house arrest measure restriction movement limit use telephone internet british citizen included change law lord said current power discriminatory could used foreign suspect mr clarke also said intelligence report showed british national playing significant role terror threat human right lawyer clive staffordsmith said plan abuse human right britain mr clarke said prosecution government first preference promised power would used serious case independent scrutiny judge told mp remains public emergency threatening life nation accepted law lord ruling argued detention power helped prevent attack deter terrorist current detainee would freed new power place still considered national security threat told mp call rule wiretap intercept evidence allowed used court mr clarke refused back change said intercept evidence small part case men could used could put source life risk terror suspect held indefinitely belmarsh prison london conservative shadow home secretary david davis worried extending special power cover british citizen warned throughout history internment generally backfired resentment creates unless process clearly home secretary could find confining one known terrorist recruit unknown terrorist suggested changing law let securitycleared judge view evidence gathered phonetapping could allow terror case come court liberal democrat spokesman mark oaten also backed use wiretap evidence said standard proof new power would high indeed asked whether minister looked measure fitted human right law shami chakrabarti human right group liberty joined call intercept evidence allowed trial said adherence rule law game cat mouse government swap one human right opt another"}
{"document":"Politics_385","words":"uk pledge âbn vaccine effort uk chancellor gordon brown offered âm bn year international scheme aiming boost vaccination immunisation scheme speech called action reach millennium declaration goal halving global poverty tackling child mortality rate mr brown returned tour african nation âbn commitment part fivepoint plan debt relief trade aid education health chancellor speaking event jointly organised uk department international development un development programme wednesday mr brown welcomed news bill gate foundation norway joining put extra âbn bn global alliance vaccine immunisation gavi britain france gavi gate foundation drawn proposal apply principle international finance facility iff area immunisation could see donor making longterm legally binding financial commitment used collateral raising extra fund international capital market well pledging âm year immunisation iff britain urged donor contribute gavi could increase funding immunisation extra âbn bn year extra five million life could saved five million thereafter mr brown argued campaign group including friend earth world development movement war want said uk government policy free trade major barrier fighting poverty war want john hilary said compassionate rhetoric cannot disguise reality government neoliberal policy long mr blair mr brown continue push free trade privatisation developing country people pushed deeper poverty lifted"}
{"document":"Politics_386","words":"straw back ending china embargo uk foreign secretary jack straw defended plan end european union arm embargo china despite opposition japan mr straw visiting beijing noted arm embargo applied china burma zimbabwe north korea said terrible right record eu imposed arm ban china troop opened fire protestors tiananmen square mr straw also signed deal chinauk tourism expected would increase number chinese tourist per year providing revenue china past said see weapon ban politically driven want lifted order buy weapon mr straw speaking joint news conference chinese foreign minister li zhaoxing stressed point result decision lift arm embargo increase arm export european union member state china either quantitative qualitative term mr straw said earlier week said expected embargo lifted within six month mr straw face tough opposition move tory foreign affair spokesman michael ancram said lifting arm embargo would irresponsible would damage britain relation said mr straw naive beyond belief accepted china claim want ban lifted order buy weapon french want embargo lifted want sell arm china chinese want lifted want buy arm battlefield technology europe tokyo earlier week japanese foreign minister nobutaka machimura told british minister plan remove embargo worrying issue concern security environment japan also east asia overall washington argues embargo lifted could lead buying spree arm china could use threaten diplomatic rival taiwan beijing say taiwan part chinese territory want unite mainland force necessary bound law help taiwan defend washington also voiced concern human right condition china improved enough merit end embargo issue raised human right group brad adam uk human right watch said huge political signal europe willing forget tiananmen square mr straw insisted eu code conduct arm export meant tough criterion human right still met embargo lifted"}
{"document":"Politics_387","words":"prepoll clash tax spend labour tory clashed tax spending plan row gordon brown budget turned full scale preelection battle tony blair claimed tory government would cut âbn public service hitting school hospital police tory chairman liam fox accused labour best misrepresentation worst downright lie said smear tactic sign desperation lib dems accused mr brown ducking issue council tax rise appearing together labour poster launch prime minister hailed chancellor brilliant performance claimed tory would cut âbn public service equivalent sacking every doctor teacher uk tory said would cut spending agreed public spending would increase slowly plan leading total âbn le spending anticipated labour say single doctor teacher nurse cut dr fox said said spending year year inflation call cut best misrepresentation worst downright lie tory shadow chancellor oliver letwin also predicted mr brown would raise tax âbn âbn labour reelected borrowing spending much lib dems vince cable said chancellor failed deal looming problem revaluation council tax band argued would result massive increase mr brown mr blair staged show unity thursday morning day chancellor delivered recordbreaking ninth budget mr cable said taxation share economy would go three main party chancellor meanwhile insisted spending plan affordable wednesday budget mr brown doubled level homebuyers pay stamp duty unveiled rise child tax credit council tax refund over defending plan told today take risk stability economy spending plan announced yesterday wednesday including pensioner well young family stamp duty inheritance tax costed affordable sign needed election approaching house common authority formally told mp office deep cleaned threeweek poll campaign mr blair yet name day widely expected may"}
{"document":"Politics_388","words":"plan give elderly care control elderly disabled people would choose budget personal care spent organised government plan minister say elderly disabled people social worker able decide care stay home also plan supremo adult service english area get different agency working together government shunned opponent call free longterm care people needing care england minister suggest number could quadruple monday consultation paper social care adult england aimed ending system generates dependency health minister stephen ladyman said document antithesis nanny state taking power away state giving individual saying help make decision going make government already allowed local council give people money pay service directly takeup scheme disappointing minister say new plan would make direct payment simpler try counter reluctance local council use payment also want set new halfway house social worker tell people much money available care help choose spend individual budget scheme funded existing budget set mr ladyman said plan could deliver saving area freeing nh bed preventing illness ruled free personal care england offer scotland wale saying unsustainable david rogers local government association said agency working together kind innovation proposed government tony hunter president association director social service said plan could improve dignity wellbeing thousand people age concern argued social care chronically underfunded older people offered choice principle practice director general gordon lishman said direct payment work service people choose locally tory say people pay three year longterm care directly insurance guaranteed free care rest life tory spokesman simon burn said long term care place lost since eight year persistent change dogmatic enforcement regulation overbearing government initiative need action vision said mr burn lib dems say would fund free personal care new tax rate income health spokesman paul burstow said promoting independence sound good helping people live home goal share risk independence turn isolation right support care available"}
{"document":"Politics_389","words":"eu rule wont stop uk spending shape uk economy graphic denied ruling british membership euro despite saying would assessment five economic test year mr brown said vital uk continued invest infrastructure science education future otherwise would overtaken like china told mp chancellor said eu planned change growth stability pact designed ensure country euro zone borrow much would force britain run budget surplus economic cycle mr brown rule uk current budget must balance economic cycle public investment counted part deficit told house common treasury select committee eu rule make difficult low debt country run investment programme necessary improve infrastructure argued eu moving direction uk principle would eventually recognise need consider budget deficit longer period one year include investment take account total size government debt well balance year mr brown sustainable investment rule government debt contrast allowed growth stability pact mr brown vigorously denied conservative claim effect fiddled figure ensure met fiscal rule march office national statistic ons reclassified âbn spending road repair public investment shortly chancellor announced budget would meet fiscal budget rule âbn conservative michael fallon asked mr brown whether treasury leaned ons make change said ons received written paper treasury matter chancellor said mr fallon impugning integrity office national statistic said decision made completely independently mr brown also denied increasing tax fund spending gap told treasury select committee growing economy meant people work profit company would boost treasury coffer earlier exconservative chancellor ken clarke welcomed relaxation rule governing euro zone speaking radio today programme mr clarke said political give take would replace rigid rule fellow tory david heathcoatamory said folly system trying run europe varied economy one set rule essential point stability growth pact turned fake said warning european constitution going vote year two centralises entrenches rule constitution give power brussels coordinate thing like employment economic policy speaking treasury select committee gordon brown said new stability pact rule part binding treaty could changed future potentially opening way future euro membership condition euro entry unchanged new decision stability growth pact mr brown said"}
{"document":"Politics_39","words":"hitler row welsh art cash artist critical welsh art funding brought assembly government control denied comparing idea dictatorship russia germany shani rhys james worried art council wale may taken welsh assembly government culture minister alun pugh said would crass ignorant liken quango review hitler germany james emphasised actually said artist needed freedom future art council wale question since announced welsh quango would eventually abolished announced last july three welsh quango education training body elwa wale tourist board welsh development agency would brought assembly government control art council wale may among next come assembly government umbrella james jerwood painting prize said art funding separate government james told bbc radio wale quite dangerous involve politician like health service like railway free expression absolutely vital democratic society need distance need government interference could taken wrong way said report likened assembly government totalitarian regime inaccurate told good morning wale put record straight business paper said likened government bolshevik russia hitler germany actual quote gave vital civilised society allow artist express without government control know past european history ie russia germany early th century artist go underground leave country rather compromise expression artist need free voice express reflect truth art form said assembly government best placed run art wale added would momentous change devastating art would set art scene back year really dont think government expertise national assembly taking control fear going going back dragon leek choir wale moved international set back green valley responding james criticism mr pugh said structure unelected quango review made clear announcement due shortly comparing welsh assembly government hitler germany crass ignorant response real issue democratic accountability james whose father welsh born melbourne parent worked theatre moved powys nearly year ago work studio near llangadfan number art prize including wale open mostyn open"}
{"document":"Politics_390","words":"child access law shakeup planned parent refuse allow former partner contact child could electronically tagged plan considered minister curfew community service order option could used court order allow parental access defied lord falconer said constitutional affair secretary outlined plan tuesday denied father activist forced change telling bbc recognition something wrong couple go court resolve access dispute year although nine separation court intervention lord falconer told bbc radio today programme hoped voluntary mediation could help solve dispute reached court opposed compulsory mediation saying would lead many people taking part wrong attitude plan include parenting plan give advice access arrangement based reallife example worked past extending incourt conciliation informal hearing contested court case better access legal emotional practical advice telephone internet legal aid change give incentive early resolution dispute judge already jail parent breach contact order nuclear option rarely used seen child interest spokesman said aim new legislation provide medium range penalty fine community service order compulsory anger management parenting class curfew failure comply measure could result offender electronically tagged possibility tagging uncooperative parent lord falconer said tagging may going far let debate full detail new power revealed bill published next two week spokesman said government proposal met disapproval father right group john ison controversial group father justice said disappointing got cynical case recycling existing legislation jim parton family need father said new proposal lacked compulsion would like see couple develop plan source court order know stand know minimum access otherwise see people make agreement fall apart mr parton said told childrens minister margaret hodge enough time pas bill parliament general election likely take place may conservative called equal split parent access made law theresa may shadow secretary family told bbc radio today programme government plan inadequate papering crack current system said conservative government would bring radical reform family court well enforcing legal presumption coparenting compulsory mediation want make court last resort rather first resort added government say child cannot simply divided like property marriage collapse liberal democrat argued flexibility deciding access rule rather rigid target"}
{"document":"Politics_391","words":"eu referendum could cost âm could cost âm run uk referendum european constitution minister revealed written parliamentary answer constitutional affair minister chris leslie said poll likely cost general election mr leslie said cost could compared previous british referendum held year ago minister say constitution would make european union work better critic fear creating super state labour mp john cryer whose question revealed price estimate said cost surprised central factor important people say said would better rejected constitution avoiding need referendum election cost âm date vote set foreign secretary jack straw suggested unlikely held early predicted date next election voter said uk stay common market referendum"}
{"document":"Politics_392","words":"uk apology colonial past day britain apologise colonial past gordon brown said chancellor speaking weeklong tour africa said time talk enduring british value liberty tolerance mr brown signed debt relief deal tanzania could cost uk billion south african president thabo mbeki attacked british imperialist saying treated african like savage mr brown said missionairies come africa sense duty added history internationalism enterprise given britain greater global reach country bbc political correspondent mark mardell said britishness long theme chancellor never outspoken defending britain past history uk pledged pay developing world foreign debt bill attempt fight poverty top relief deal tanzania mr brown said uk would make similar offer poorer nation around world plan could cost uk âbn country must spend cash saved health education welfare make offer unilaterally asking country join chancellor said mr brown weeklong tour africa spent two day tanzania heading friday evening mozambique country half million population life poverty line expected strike similar debt relief pact chancellor said hoped european country would follow suit uk already cancelled bilateral debt money uk alone owed world poorest nation including tanzania former international development secretary clare short questioned effectiveness debt relief mean tackling poverty"}
{"document":"Politics_393","words":"parliament record scandal locked room heart parliament hive scandal sex betrayal custody child affair time nothing recent trouble david blunkett boris johnson realise westminster effect divorce den sprinkled among floor archive blowbyblow account marital breakup search whats online way england get full divorce allowed remarriage obtain act parliament proving adultery lifethreatening cruelty legacy page testimony used hearing dating back recorded among item fill floor parliamentary archive parliament victoria tower people researching family history want discover tale illicit love give chance divorce parliament expensive process open really rich record also include testimony maid butler coachman master mistress among record story jane campbell first woman ever divorce husband happened discovered husband edward addison committed adultery sister jessy transcript evidence jessys maid amelia laugher show telling addison frequently passed way room put mistress naked bed must killer blow addisons case already fled abroad rather pay damage ordered civil court well making divorce history jane campbell custody child unusual woman time divorce mean document archive hold personal detail people often far removed politics parliament protestation return list protestant pledged maintain TRUE reformed protestant religion detail foreign national made british citizen act parliament including composer george frideric handel mass private bill example authorise building railway road contain name address involved testimony giving people unique perspective ancestor opposed tax bill may extra source pedigree hunter longest stretch longer palace westminster listing name appointed tax collector wealth material long open public house lord record office visitor able phone ahead want view particular item search room five year work produced online catalogue david prior assistant clerk archive say catalogue open new possibility research could faced trawling page page printed material say mr prior see change part wider revolution archive generally archive profession may look fairly staid enormous period change mainly motivated potential opening sort vista say archive course hold record high low politics house parliament including copy act passed since oldest dealing employment worker woollen industry norfolk record common date back anything earlier wiped fire destroyed parliament building still leaf important document uk political history part bill right death warrant charles private paper diary major politician david lloyd george andrew bonar law also act establishing november thanksgiving day year gunpowder plot document likely feature exhibition archive put next year part series event across london mark th anniversary guy fawkes conspiracy mr prior remark walk shelf shelf vellum parchment made goat skin human life"}
{"document":"Politics_394","words":"economy focus election battle britain economic future heart labour poll campaign chancellor gordon brown said speaking cabinet member held last meeting expected election announcement said voter would recognise labour brought stability growth would continue meanwhile tory outlined plan tackle yob culture lib dems gave detail proposal replace council tax earlier archbishop canterbury wrote three party urging fight election exploiting people fear open letter called turn election competition effectively frighten voter terrorism asylum crime said concentrate instead issue environment international development arm trade family policy reform criminal justice system shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said fought positive campaign think want look quite carefully jack straw said michael howard speech foreign policy centre mr straw said tory leader clever fluent tactical wise lack strategy good judgment quick temper impetuosity often get better foreign secretary told bbc making observation michael howard impetuosity get lurch policy liberal democrat chairman matthew taylor said people already really turned kind campaign others fighting see putting emphasis huge issue facing world particularly environment labour focus economy key message came day new report published institute fiscal study suggesting household income fallen first time decade ifs say drop partly reflects measure announced called chancellor taxraising budget treasury dismissed research complete rubbish party election supremo alan milburn said apparent drop average income selfemployed people affected world downturn hit profit since reported average takehome income risen real term took selfemployed mr milburn told bbc radio today programme mr brown also dismissed figure insisting typical family much better labour"}
{"document":"Politics_395","words":"blair ready call election tony blair seems certain end week phoney war monday announce general election may date pencilled diary politician political journalist many month despite occasional panic prime minister verge calling snap poll shifted week number sign going day mr blair would go historic third term calling special political cabinet meeting added belief announcement imminent prime minister campaign bos alan milburn already insisted election fought economy claim stark choice labour stability investment tory cut boom bust chancellor gordon brown stepped front line campaign relief many supporter westminster underline economic message certain one big argument centre election battle around big party tax spend policy phoney campaign labour got trouble central claim michael howard planning bn cut public service prime minister found struggling explain smaller slower increase spending planned tory compared labour plan cut looked like labour campaign already criticised thrown defensive mode mr howard issue immigration health rock deputy conservative chairman howard flight reported suggested mr howard secretly planning even bigger cut sacked gaffe damage done faltering labour campaign back track second central argument taxation tory claiming chancellor fill black hole centre finance forced raise tax labour win mr brown slap aside claiming forecast accurate previous claim looming economic disaster proved inaccurate usual liberal democrat fight get voice heard sound battle two big party leader charles kennedy belief set distinctive manifesto plan tax rise wealthiest finance extra spending abolition council tax favour local income tax issue certain play part immigration asylum war iraq law order education example ever economy almost certainly decide outcome whatever outcome set far lively even bitter campaign nonevent"}
{"document":"Politics_396","words":"labour face cold call inquiry labour investigated watchdog claim election campaign broken rule cold calling householder information commissioner look complaint lib dems labour us call centre lib dems say labour telephoning people signed make sure get marketing call labour denies breaking rule say call marketing ask people voting intention party say would expect watchdog take complaint seriously clear legal advice issue telephone call centre expected used never three major party runup general election seven million telephone number telephone preference service tps list ban unsolicited sale marketing call lib dem chairman matthew taylor written watchdog accusing labour flagrant systematic breach law governing tps say initial call may marketing identifies voter party send promotional material future letter commissioner quote labour party handbook identifying target voter quote stevenage labour party member newsletter explaining voter telephoned voting intention voter put category according last known voting intention ranging labour firm target conservative supported party past time voting tory newsletter say using information know people send direct mailing example could send target conservative people letter someone defected tory labour explaining reason voting tory bad idea could send labour weak people letter encouraging sign postal vote mr taylor tell commissioner clear beyond peradventure labour party engaging largescale voter id project subsequent promotional purpose targeted segmented mailing insofar project directed tps subscriber equally clear unlawful lib dems raised worry labour conservative call february people signed website set help people complain party official said scattered evidence tory breaking rule people complained every day labour spokeswoman information commissioner office said examining one complaint political call understood mr taylor investigating one complaint evidence given said obviously evidence needed start investigation commissioner office examine lib dem evidence guidance cold calling made long marketing going said spokeswoman labour judged broken rule asked stop immediately fails two three warning letter commissioner issue enforcement notice spelling party need stop party could appeal decision information tribunal appeal fails continues breaking rule could fined labour say avoids tps list telephoning people membership fundraising making voter identification call asked commissioner inquiry labour spokesman told bbc news expect information commissioner take complaint seriously however absolutely clear havent broken rule information commissioner said people marketing something asking way going vote breach law always ask everyone phone whether would happy contacted labour party"}
{"document":"Politics_397","words":"blunkett hint election call exhome secretary david blunkett given fresh clue general election announced monday told bbc radio five live im constituency getting ready presume announcement shortly weekend clarified meant would sheffield seat weekend expected election call tony blair tipped ask queen monday dissolve parliament ready may poll"}
{"document":"Politics_398","words":"lib dems predict best ever poll lib dems set best result general election local council poll one frontbencher predicted local government spokesman ed davey speaking party launched campaign local election held english council area flagship pledge replace council tax local income tax tory say lib dems would make people pay tax labour say party sum add looking coming election expected held may mr davey said going winning vote winning seat think going best general election result local election result ever party leader charles kennedy couldnt think stronger endorsement leader"}
{"document":"Politics_399","words":"tory reject rethink axed mp sacked mp howard flight local conservative association insisted candidate general election russell tanguay agent arundel south down tory said mr flight ineligible candidate association seeking substitute news come despite mr flight ally saying enough support hold meeting discus fate mr flight landed trouble remark tory tax spending plan quit tory deputy chairman apparently suggesting tory planned extra spending cut want continue mp tory headquarters say cannot stand conservative candidate longer approved candidate mr tanguay backed view tuesday saying howard flight ineligible stand conservative party candidate association process selecting new candidate local tory chairman made similar comment friday dissent continues two local councillor back mr flight met mr tanguay local association chairman arundel tuesday afternoon comment left meeting mr flight say stand candidate unless local party instructs extraordinary general meeting egm mp consulting lawyer told bbc news selected like dispose keep mr flight supporter also say signature needed trigger egm news conference mr howard insisted played party rule tory leader argues ensuring honesty said say one thing private another thing public labour election campaign coordinator alan milburn said tory turmoil mr flight exposed hidden plan comment oneoff said claiming mr howard senior tory obsessively committed cutting public spending liberal democrat chairman matthew taylor said whilst disagree howard flight view seems extraordinary sack somebody telling truth also emerged mr howard suspended slough constituency conservative association refusing deselect candidate adrian hilton abandoned suggesting signing maastricht treaty john major government act treason catholic herald also highlighted article wrote role catholicism european union mr hilton chosen fight seat previous candidate robert oulds sacked pictured range gun hunting knife slough conservative association placed support status run conservative campaign headquarters say senior party spokesman mr hilton tuesday said considering taking legal action deposal said local party learned final decision bbc news website monday evening people central office behaving like little dictator seemingly people ordinary member treated contempt said party say try contact local conservative chairman"}
{"document":"Politics_4","words":"labour chooses manchester labour party hold autumn conference manchester blackpool confirmed much trailed decision ratified labour ruling national executive committee break traditional choice seaside venue first time since party chosen manchester host annual event blackpool get much smaller february spring conference instead seen placatory move year main political party rotated blackpool bournemouth brighton news much larger annual conference gather blackpool seen blow coastal resort party said would return blackpool following year bournemouth hosted event party signed two year deal brighton host autumn conference colin asplin blackpool hotel association said tried hard make sure come back blackpool obviously failed hope manchester handle crowd amazes labour party working class party doesnt want come main working class resort country exact cost blackpool term lost revenue hotel accommodation yet known thought block booking taken major manchester hotel official announcement"}
{"document":"Politics_40","words":"lord wrong detainee straw jack straw attacked decision britain highest court detaining foreign terrorist suspect without trial break human right law foreign secretary said right life important liberty government duty protect people terrorism law lord simply wrong imply men held arbitrarily new home secretary charles clarke vowed nine men would remain prison law reviewed house lord ruled eight one majority favour appeal men dealing major blow government antiterror policy mr straw denied amounted constitutional crisis said held right appeal special immigration appeal tribunal decision hold suspect upheld court law lord simply wrong imply decision detain people whim certificate home secretary told bbc radio today programme foreign secretary insisted parliament judge decide best britain could defended threat terrorism liberal democrat peer lord carlile government independent reviewer antiterrorism law said possible detainee could released said law lord ruling embarrassment government major change needed law ruling came charles clarkes first day home secretary following david blunketts resignation statement mp mr clarke said asking parliament renew legislation new year meantime studying judgment carefully see whether possible modify legislation address concern raised house lord detainee took case house lord court appeal backed home office power hold without limit charge government opted part european convention human right concerning right fair trial order bring antiterrorism legislation response september attack foreign national suspected link terrorism detained opt deported detained cannot deported would mean persecution homeland thursday lord bingham senior law lord said rule incompatible european convention human right allowed detention way discriminates ground nationality immigration status justifying detention without trial foreign suspect briton lord nicholls birkenhead ruling said indefinite imprisonment without charge trial anathema country observes rule law statement detainee woodhill prison said hope government act upon decision scrap illegal law release internee return family loved one case heard panel nine law lord rather usual five constitutional importance case solicitor gareth pierce represents eight detainee claimed detention driven four detainee madness saying two held broadmoor hospital"}
{"document":"Politics_400","words":"expm lord callaghan dy aged former labour prime minister lord callaghan died eve rd birthday passed away home east sussex day wife audrey died aged lord callaghan leaf son two daughter longest living former british pm history entered downing street resignation harold wilson prime minister tony blair called giant labour movement held major office chancellor home secretary foreign secretary prime minister career became lord callaghan cardiff chancellor gordon brown said former pm would mourned throughout world commitment public service brought jim callaghan parliament jim rose top never forgot root former cabinet colleague lord hattersley said first reaction hearing news immense sadness major surprise knew blow death wife audrey day ago said decent kindly man helped generation politician immensely labour party country poorer without conservative peer lord heseltine said despite political difference lord callaghan became friend dont get premiership unless streak determination said saw side jim callaghan became personal friend way family fond tory leader michael howard said would remembered affection respect liberal democrat leader charles kennedy said first elected youngest mp father house took keen interest early day parliament always full warmth wisdom born educated portsmouth northern secondary school lord callaghan became clerk inland revenue enlisted royal navy rose rank lieutenant elected cardiff constituency general election represented cardiff seat year serving junior minister attlee government became chancellor exchequer labour returned power sterling pressure resisted devaluation three year forced political career without controversy refused support prime minister harold wilson dame barbara castle latter trade union manifesto place strife said going resign throw home secretary ordered british troop march street belfast protect catholic civilian amid rising violence decision dominated british politics st century foreign secretary early lord callaghan kept open mind uk entry common market seeing advantage uk entry travelled idi amins uganda plead life british lecturer dennis hill death sentence treason political life often tempered battle hard left party autumn winter discontent trade union carried strike brought country standstill lord callaghan refused hold early election may delivered labour victory garbage lay uncollected street hospital staff council worker even gravedigger stayed work lord callaghan failed predict mood country britain went poll tory leader margaret thatcher swept power landslide victory lord callaghan resigned labour leader"}
{"document":"Politics_401","words":"blair prepares name poll date tony blair likely name may election day parliament return easter break bbcs political editor learned andrew marr say mr blair ask queen april dissolve parliament end week mr blair far resisted call name day party stepped campaigning recently downing street would drawn claim saying election timing matter prime minister number spokeswoman would say announce election want announce election move signal frantic week westminster government likely try get key legislation parliament government need finance bill covering budget plan passed common close business end session april also seek push serious organised crime bill id card bill mr marr said wednesday today programme there almost nobody senior level inside government parliament doesnt expect election called april soon common back short easter recess tony blair whip palace asks queen dissolve parliament going labour government officially june hold general election recent year government favoured fouryear term"}
{"document":"Politics_402","words":"brown poll campaign move denied government denied report gordon brown preparing oust alan milburn labour election supremo work pension minister alan johnson said wrong suggest chancellor would usurp mr milburn adding would work team report sunday business claimed mr brown asked take charge medium strategy mr milburn would move behindthescenes role labour always maintained mr brown would central campaign role many labour backbencher said dissatisfied way election campaigning gone said wanted see chancellor take bigger role commentator say tory grasped initiative putting labour back foot respond conservative policy announcement claim follow various opinion poll suggest tory gaining labour party strategist believed want bring mr brown centrestage seen support rise private polling budget last week another report sunday telegraph claim mr milburn unwilling allow new role chancellor come expense mr johnson told bbc news gordon brown play central role election campaign wrong said milburn ousting brown theyre wrong saying brown ousting milburn work team mr milburn repeatedly said chancellor key campaign dismissed claim rift neither downing street labour party would comment directly report"}
{"document":"Politics_403","words":"voter dont trust politician eight voter trust politician tell truth new poll conducted bbc suggests adult quizzed icm bbc news said politician deliver promised poll come foreign secretary jack straw predicted trust would key choice next election tory lib dems keen emphasise perceived lack trust tony blair following claim iraqi weapon according bbc poll said issue trust made difference whether would vote next election widely expected may poll also looked lay behind lack trust politician said politician keep promise made election said never gave straight answer threequarters respondent said politician shown dishonest often mr straw told activist blackburn thursday voter would decide next election party best deserves future trust end key choice next election acknowledged public lost faith labour suggested could persuade people reinvest trust party could overcome tory attempt spread cynicism politics conservative keen highlight trust issue response gordon brown budget statement tuesday michael howard compared chancellor figure prime minister claim iraq weapon mass destruction lib dems also keen highlight trust issue charles kennedy claiming voter fundamental lack trust prime minister green party unveiled billboard opposite palace westminster accusing government lying iraq war former education secretary estelle morris told bbc news real problem trust public politician said feel colleague could trusted suggested threecornered relationship press politician public hand issue public often turned sitting sideline battle word politician journalist added lib dem foreign affair spokesman menzies campbell said iraq war hit trust politician hard issue war peace life death damaging effect credibility politician martin bell tatton seat tory neil hamilton anticorruption platform said politician often failed see others need public figure trust tell truth see others see"}
{"document":"Politics_404","words":"tory candidate quits remark conservative election challenger quitting quoted wanting period creative destruction public service danny kruger also work tory research unit due take tony blair sedgefield say remark last week misrepresented contest election fear damaging conservative cause tory leader michael howard accepted decision regret mr kruger quoted guardian newspaper saying plan introduce period creative destruction public service statement party said comment taken context fully support party policy approach public service said statement however order avoid misrepresentation view damage party decided stand sedgefield constituency next election mr kruger continuing job tory campaign headquarters labour election coordinator alan milburn claimed mr kruger exposed tory agenda âbn cut public service mr milburn said unknown hopeful fighting unwinnable seat man worked heart conservative policy development claim tory planning period creative destruction public service rogue claim authentic shocking voice conservative party reveals TRUE picture would"}
{"document":"Politics_405","words":"abortion poll issue blair tony blair believe abortion election issue arguing matter individual conscience prime minister spokesman set mr blair view top catholic england wale backed michael howard stance abortion tory leader support reduction legal limit week said current rule tantamount abortion demand prime minister made clear plan change law mr blair spokesman said catholic church wellknown position issue one many issue cardinal mentioned therefore seen context word came cardinal cormac murphy oconnor archbishop westminster backed mr howard stance distanced labour statement said abortion key issue saying policy supported mr howard one would commend way full abandonment abortion cardinal oconnor claimed labour developed notion natural party catholic said going suggest people support one particular party family planning association say reduction would particularly affect young woman often seek help later woman england wale termination last year fewer carried week cosmopolitan interview mr howard said believe abortion available everyone law changed past voted restriction week would prepared go three main party say issue one mp conscience rather one partywide policy mr howard stressed view personal view shadow home secretary david davis said understood mr howard signalling conservative government would allow common vote issue mr blair liberal democrat leader charles kennedy also gave view interview conducted part magazine high heeled vote campaign mr blair last year denied planned join wife four child catholic faith despite regularly taking communion said abortion difficult issue however much dislike idea abortion criminalise woman difficult circumstance make choice obviously time beyond cant abortion plan change although debate continue mr kennedy said previously voted week limit medical advance mean dont know would roman catholic archbishop cardiff reverend peter smith told bbc radio today programme church merely wanted people reflect issue light gospel voting anne weyman chief executive family planning association asked benefit woman potential child forcing woman baby antiabortion group prolife alliance congratulated mr howard new stance said go far enough"}
{"document":"Politics_406","words":"profile gordon brown ultimate prize downing street may continue elude prepares deliver recordbreaking ninth budget gordon brown least console thought longest serving chancellor modern time reached milestone last june overtook david lloyd george served seven year day much longer mr brown continue job clear said two type chancellor fail get time rumour moved foreign office labour win general election mr brown dominates domestic political scene like chancellor politician gordon brown born glasgow february son church scotland minister small fife town kirkcaldy canvassing labour leading political activist scotland achieved first class degree history edinburgh university went complete phd early career spent lecturing working television making name scottish labour party first attempt enter westminster edinburgh south thwarted present tory spokesman foreign affair michael ancram took dunfermline east new constituency including rosyth naval base pit village coastal town entering westminster came share office newly elected mp sedgefield tony blair within four year mr brown gained first frontbench post shadow chief secretary treasury became shadow chancellor john smith leadership death leader john smith stood aside agreeing give tony blair clear run leadership infamous meal granita restaurant islington part deal mr blair one day stand favour chancellor stuff westminster legend mr blair supporter say deal never existed endless newspaper column even television film devoted alleged deal leadership ambition least temporarily thwarted mr brown continued devotion politics election campaign said worked average hour day six day week running treadmill hour morning dedication career underlined comment mr brown former girlfriend five year princess marguerite romania eldest daughter exking michael romania said relationship politics politics politics TRUE mr brown married pr executive sarah macaulay changed perspective couple hit tragedy early daughter jennifer died edinburgh royal infirmary day born seven week prematurely year later october couple son john event gave chancellor opportunity show softer side trip africa earlier year publicise scheme cancel debt poor nation also gave chancellor opportunity show human side ideological difference mr brown mr blair remain relatively modest chancellor opposes encroachment market nh seen old labour mr blair approach wealth redistribution shared belief market economics compatible social justice continues form ideological heart new labour project yet portrayed medium locked almost permanent conflict mr brown supposedly nursing resentment betrayed younger downing street neighbour succession mr blair part said frustrated public service reform thwarted vengeful mr brown reportedly delight keeping prime minister dark content budget last possible minute recent run negative headline labour mp took unprecedented step making direct appeal two men stop bickering good party event like testimony former ministerial colleague make impossible dismiss brownblair feud journalistic hearsay cooked hack camp follower hothouse atmosphere westminster much damage ability government job open question truce appears called run general election fresh spat sparked blairite alan milburn brought head mr brown run election campaign tory appeared get better preelection campaign thus far report mr brown using budget springboard revitalise labour campaign amid easy forget mr brown remains man likely succeed mr blair labour leader may shortage possible contender crown including mr milburn none command sort support parliamentary party beyond mr brown mr blair decision name retirement date least given mr brown something aim even prime minister intention serve full third term elected took shine announcement chancellor supporter"}
{"document":"Politics_407","words":"boateng step election paul boateng chief secretary treasury step labour mp forthcoming general election mr boateng become uk high commissioner south africa uk first black cabinet minister appointed post promoted home office prison minister mr boateng served greater london council elected parliament declaring today brent south tomorrow soweto succeed previous high commissioner ann grant shortly next election widely expected held may appointment dependent labour reelection prime minister tony blair said paul valued colleague trusted friend many year made immense contribution public life britain delighted agreed continue service people britain acting representative south africa chancellor gordon brown said past eight year paul contribution treasury government exceptional privilege worked closely closely treasury congratulate paul new appointment displayed huge dedication cause african development many year fitting year challenge opportunity african continent paul given pivotal role fight poverty injustice look forward continuing work paul vital agenda mr boateng said honoured asked take role especially come integral time relationship south africa african continent shall many new challenge opportunity ahead look forward embracing great anticipation asked appointed result fair open competition replied appointed result process thats used labour conservative government appoint people party relevant experience mr boateng also laughed suggestion reelection brent south seat danger saying one safest labour seat country shadow foreign secretary michael ancram said government would refuse approve either mr boatengs appointment excabinet minister helen liddell high commissioner australia mr blair appointment paul boateng latest example worrying trend failed tonys crony appointed senior diplomatic post said"}
{"document":"Politics_408","words":"howard hit back mongrel jibe michael howard said claim peter hain tory leader acting like attack mongrel show labour rattled opposition upbeat speech party spring conference brighton said labour campaigning tactic proved tory hitting home mr hain made claim tory tactic antiterror bill debate something tell someone somewhere little bit rattled mr howard said mr hain leader common told bbc radio four today programme mr howard stance government antiterrorism legislation putting country risk accused tory leader behaving like attack mongrel playing opposition opposition sake mr howard told party labour would anything say anything claim anything cling office cost far year compared fagin shylock flying pig morning peter hain even called mongrel dont know something tell someone somewhere little bit rattled environment secretary margaret beckett rejected mr howard comment telling radio pm programme labour rattled real duty try get people focus michael howard record proposal trying put forward country also many example seeing believe really poor judgement behalf mr howard said tory policy school tax immigration crime striking chord voter since beginning year election year weve making political weather told party conference mr howard denied playing politics raising case margaret dixon whose operation cancelled seven time grabbed headline party two week ago hit back labour claim used mr dixon human shield shes human shield mr blair shes human mr howard said party plan immigration quota also focus much medium coverage racist common sense pledged cleaner hospital better school discipline promise get rid political correctness national curriculum give everyone chance decent state education come ordinary family teenage michael howard applying cambridge today gordon brown would love stressed party commitment cut tax red tape increase basic state pension line earnings finished personal appeal party activist go win next election one day able tell child grandchild tell mine bit played part helped win famous election election transformed country better labour election coordinator alan milburn said michael howard speech today confirms always said strategy opportunism forward vision country reference appearance mr howard family conference stage mr milburn said michael howard perfectly entitled pose family today hard working family across britain damaged plan cut âbn public spending"}
{"document":"Politics_409","words":"tory urge change top tory delegate gathering expected last conference general election declaring britain need change top party go spring forum trying highlight see clear choice labour tory cochairman liam fox opened proceeding speech criticising tony blair record government labour rule characterised lost trust failure deliver told brighton conference also attacked government failure control immigration asylum criticised record nh telling delegate labour cannot trusted education crime tory government would sort shamble immigration put patient statistic bring discipline school said dr fox also underlined tory promise cut tax âbn bbc political correspondent shaun ley say opinion poll suggest tory still lag way behind labour issue health education economy conservative leader michael howard due welcome delegate conference friday address lunchtime speech welcome address postponed stayed london lead party opposition prevention terrorism bill lengthy progress parliament bill finally passed friday evening hour debate mr howard likely defend party handling bill passed conservative accepted prime minister tony blair promise mp would able review within year"}
{"document":"Politics_41","words":"profile david blunkett resigned position home secretary wednesday david blunkett charge substantial body government portfolio including race policing immigration responsibility running home office included civil emergency security terrorism expenditure named home secretary general election mr blunkett seen focus office intensify attack world trade center september heightened concern security immigration particular labour loyalist working class background mr blunkett unafraid pushing tough change labour policy recently issue identity card provoked controversy question raised cost invasion civil liberty mr blunkett also centre humiliating scandal involving former immigration minister beverly hughes received full backing hughes forced resign april abuse visa processing system claimed unaware mr blunketts comment immigration prompted censure told refugee afghanistan kosovo get back home start rebuilding country also urged people ethnic minority develop sense belonging britain telling speak english home avoiding political correctness second nature former home secretary spurns metropolitan elite airy fairy libertarian earlier year coined phrase liberati amalgam glitterati liberal yet january year courted controversy seemingly liberal reclassification cannabis grade grade status drug recent furore mr blunkett always appeared interested politics personal life mr blunkett told daily telegraph continued wear wedding ring spite divorcee useful way ensuring people dont casually think available added available getting job mr blunkett entered parliament sheffield brightside first contesting sheffield hallam seat one blind mp first reach front bench cabinet relaxed performance guide dog side despatch box labour party national executive conference platform made easy forget disability mr blunkett described able see simply inconvenience using braille speech briefed official tape also sharp tongue time pragmatic approach politics mr blunkett schooled sheffield led city council seven year entering common chaired labour party nationally unifying force shadowing health education tony blair first government mr blunkett put charge education employment big increase fund school insisting improved standard literacy numeracy prepared stand teaching union sometimes heckled speech policy charging university student tuition fee popular labour party regarded loyal colleague conciliator avoids faction man whose humour determination make widely popular wry smile well guide dog lucy threw chamber speech tory opponent lucy replaced halfsister sadie black labradorcurlycoated retriever cross nearly decade mr blunketts side"}
{"document":"Politics_410","words":"sayeed stand tory mp tory mp jonathan sayeed stand ground ill health decision come mr sayeed survived attempt deselect row allegation profited private tour parliament midbedfordshire mp denied claim paid guiding visitor around palace westminster conservative leader michael howard accepted mp resignation announced mr sayeed suspended parliament two week last month common standard privilege committee said conduct fallen well standard expected conservative party already withdrawn whip month constituency association voted move deselect mr sayeed winning vote vote mr sayeed said fifth association member voted intended get winning election vote prompted constituency association president sir stanley odell resign protest standard privilege committee inquiry launched sunday time alleged english manner limited charged client access westminster mr sayeed mr sayeed denied claim saying suspension unjust wrong made unreserved apology mp common chamber insisted committee report contained error fact mr sayeed mp midbedfordshire since represented bristol east"}
{"document":"Politics_411","words":"howard unfinished business he finished yet whispered conservative party person reporter attempted slip quietly hall indeed wasnt michael howard already broken away printed text speech party spring conference brighton deliver smart rebuff peter hains description attack mongrel claiming personal abuse meant labour rattled tory challenge moving front stage party faithful rose foot applause make personal adlibbed appeal go fight victory one day able tell child grandchild tell mine bit played part helped win famous election election transformed country better speech peppered reference mr howard humble beginning child immigrant introduced son nick trainee vicar praised father honesty always know life meant said said mr howard also joined stage wife sandra daughter larissa stepson sholto audience reaction little muted party conference standard mr howard overall message tory labour run win next election sound quite hollow might done six month ago mr howard claimed justification tory campaign got great start labour back foot immigration tony blair hastily adding sixth promise issue latest pledge card even managed score point traditional labour territory health education stunt involving margaret dixon postponed operation maria hutchings concern son special need education may everyones taste succeeded bringing issue alive forcing labour react senior tory believe long last starting tap public mood cutting background noise connect ordinary voter latest poster campaign flag range policy better school discipline cleaner hospital mean hard keep hospital clean immigration racist impose limit immigration headline thinking thinking say contrast labour negative campaigning infamous flying pig poster oliver letwin one men lampooned labour poster affect bewilderment belief labour loss sure footing campaign trail peter hain mongrel attack say latest example party getting tone wrong byproduct claim tory setting agenda say dont understand labour machine appears kind state shock doesnt seem know week positive headline also done wonder tory activist morale likely crucial factor election analyst seem agree hinge party get core support fantastic week said yearold politics student nick vaughan policy getting medium sense win wouldnt didnt think could delegate even spoke next election like ted heath behind poll written pundit snatched victory harold wilson labour party insisted going rerun thought going dent massive majority didnt happen said john murray aldridge browhills conservative disappointing time really different whoever running strategy top got bang blair back foot much credit tory recent change fortune must go lynton crosby australian strategist succeeded turning political veteran apparent nohoper john howard australia liberal party serial election winner tory still mountain climb michael howard walk door number even allowing natural bias tory opinion poll still behind chance overturning labour whopping majority really ahead gear start campaign proper party least reason hope like australian namesake mr howard really isnt finished yet"}
{"document":"Politics_412","words":"last chance warning voter people england scotland wale must registered gmt able vote general election held expected may filled form last autumn already register moved house holiday may left also election local council mayor part england may deadline voter register northern ireland expired thursday completed registration form handed local authority throughout day friday accept fax well english county council poll unitary authority bristol isle wight stocktonontees mayor doncaster hartlepool north tyneside stokeontrent also scheduled may last week preston city council reported voter registered electoral roll fell year biggest dip uk electoral commission spokeswoman said political decision made behalf every day using right vote election really say issue care want voice heard may need registered friday march council tax payer eligible vote without registration official stressed"}
{"document":"Politics_413","words":"sainsburys labour election gift science minister lord sainsbury made âm donation labour party general election fund latest hefty donation party billionaire contributed âm since david sainsbury said pleased give cash party vision deliver economic prosperity better public service britain general secretary matt carter said fantastic gift would help labour fight win election generosity david sainsbury labour supporter labour campaigning hard take britain forward stop tory taking back mr carter said lord sainsbury added pleased able make contribution general election fund labour party believe party vision deliver economic prosperity better public service britain yearold latest donation follows âm gift party lord sainsbury created life peer year appointed minister science"}
{"document":"Politics_414","words":"blair ahead poll tony blair say personal standing eye voter issue general election prime minister said country wait go poll possibly matter week told observer government life constant barrage attack said would stay charge felt unable contribute mr blair also spoke meeting many people across country concern compensation culture said britain danger needle panic public safety issue speaking amid flurry preelection campaigning prime minister said issue always whoever prime minister added afraid take criticism go another job asked would quit leader felt like liability labour said important always job unless feel something contribute whether still something offer said judgement people make mr blair assessment likely seen signal replacing would bring upsurge fortune labour administration comment come cochairman conservative party liam fox saturday called disappointment historic proportion prime minister mr blair said learned series time tough encounter member public question answer session across country recent week pledged clamp britain growing compensation culture brought concern doctor teacher professional hampered work fear frivolous lawsuit quite shocked told people running nursery worried letting kid playground wet case one slipped fell ended legal case said got look way getting people protection mr blair said government also looking make sure legal aid abused action doctor others part review carried lord chancellor department real debate risk posed public safety threat said danger depending whatever medium campaign day ending spending literally hundred sometimes million pound meeting quite small risk comment come government announced spend âm drug treat possible outbreak bird flu sudan food scare meanwhile common leader peter hain warned campaign trail seen dangerous complacency displayed labour voter convinced general election victory labour voter stayed home marginal seat could see tory leader michael howard coming back door number tradesman key number getting power added"}
{"document":"Politics_415","words":"labour mp praise tory campaign conservative lot smarter way conducted general election campaign labour backbencher said derek wyatt said five month campaign turned voter suggested people already rather bored thing want greater campaigning role chancellor gordon brown labour said economy heart campaign mr brown therefore prominent role mr wyatt argued way currently figure poll people trust see delivered eight year economy unmatched anywhere world would tad foolish labour party use done past three election labour election chief alan milburn denied attempt sideline mr brown facing criticism letting tory set agenda however mr wyatt predicted campaign would get way properly chancellor delivered budget mp sittingbourne sheppey said prime minister tony blair trying hard improve standing electorate sort campaign trust mr blair hurt iraq controversy added labour party spokesman played difference mr wyatt said mr brown already prominent campaign role election choice labour taking britain forward conservative taking back"}
{"document":"Politics_416","words":"top tory lib dem hit list liberal democrat aiming unseat string top tory including leader michael howard next general election mr howard seat top liberal democrat list others targeted include oliver letwin david davis theresa may lib dems election chief lord rennard said said nothing personal many prominent conservative slender lead seat lib dems second michael howard folkestone hythe seat vote compared liberal democrat candidate peter carroll giving tory leader majority asked amounted party much vaunted decapitation strategy lord rennard said term ever used urged labour supporter vote tactically remove prominent conservative dont think labour voter sort seat could resist temptation use vote effectively remove conservative denied strategy opportunism insisting lib dems policy issue tuition fee council tax free care elderly appealed side political spectrum favour tactical voting long tactic vote liberal democrat added conservative spokesperson said liberal democrat talk like strategy problem liberal democrat face large number lib dem voter agree policy pointing soft crime support higher tax opposition controlled immigration support giving europe control life"}
{"document":"Politics_417","words":"lib dems unveil election slogan liberal democrat present real alternative forthcoming general election campaign charles kennedy said unveiling slogan party spring conference said glass ceiling ambition told delegate labour abused public trust tory failed oppose response conservative insisted party understood forgotten majority speaking harrogate mr kennedy said people want credible principled political party offer different vision britain liberal democrat stood iraq war said also provided strong opposition government plan id card antiterror measure taxation said voted conservative good vote wasted people needed party listening concern party prepared stand say party said prime minister responding claim tory party cochairman liam fox said like labour lib dems soft crime support higher tax oppose controlled immigration support giving europe control life mr kennedy also outlined party plan impose income tax rate earnings year money would used help pay key policy abolishing university tuition fee scrapping council tax favour local income tax providing free care elderly said labour tory claim sum add working family would hardest hit mr kennedy said britain fourthlargest economy world world class business world class workforce two million pensioner living poverty line party campaigning hard expected election may although prime minister tony blair confirmed timing earlier mr kennedy told radio today programme possibility forming coalition labour event hung parliament go election independent party come independent party said mr kennedy fire recent day missing monday common vote government controversial antiterrorism law along lib dem mp saturday lib dem chief executive said cockup mr kennedy colleague missed vote government majority nobody idea going happen lord rennard told reporter party conference said certain mp would get another chance vote plan"}
{"document":"Politics_42","words":"strike threat pension plan million public service worker could strike minister scrap final salary pension scheme make work longer warn union leader cabinet office confirmed reviewing current pension system prompting union representing worker threaten united action believe plan include raising mandatory retirement age public service worker government say union consulted change made thought proposed overhaul due thursday could mean pension could based career average salary year served staff currently get one eightieth highest salary final three year minister anxious avoid mass strike action leadup next general election widely expected next may statement sunday cabinet office said reviewing civil service pension scheme hoped announce proposal soon union course consulted proposed change public sector pension scheme need remain affordable sustainable people living longer pension getting expensive maintain longterm affordability pension scheme government announced green paper pension pension age would rise monday tony blair official spokesman declined say whether prime minister backed plan said whats important there process going consultation moment let wait process complete already widespread anger chancellor plan get rid civil servant public service union united plan trade union congress discussing issue next monday dave prentis general secretary unison said change pension provision worker public sector would mean pay would still face raw deal member working nh local government never high pay city bonus could look forward decent pension taken away said really riles breathtaking hypocrisy mp recently voted best pension scheme europe say cant afford anyone else position unison cannot accept oppose lead conflict unison government year next mr prentis said worker want go strike called talk union highest level government mark serwotka public commercial service union said coordinated one day strike unless government rethink fire brigade union said government planning cut ill health retirement benefit firefighter measure chip away pension pension officer paul woolstenholmes said pension million public sector worker threat apart mp judge generous pension arrangement country"}
{"document":"Politics_43","words":"party warned grey vote political party cannot afford take older uk voter granted coming election say age concern survey charity suggests over say always vote general election compared year old charity bos gordon lishman said decisive blow struck election would older voter could relied turn total adult aged interviewed study mr lishman urged next government boost state pension also called measure combat ageism build effective public service support ageing society older people want see manifesto commitment make difference life mr lishman said political party must wake fact unless address demand concern older people keep attract vote survey carried icm research people aged said never voted general election among over said would certain vote immediate election compared people age concern say over united around key area policy want government focus pension nh key issue economy important third tax crucial area"}
{"document":"Politics_44","words":"mp quiz aide royal income senior official two body generating private income queen prince wale questioned mp aide duchy lancaster duchy cornwall appear common public account committee reported could questioned prince charles spending camilla parker bowles bbc correspondent peter hunt said responsible money spent may unable answer duchy official appear committee monday responsible generating money duchy lancaster provides queen private income duchy cornwall provides prince charles annual income duchy cornwall acre estate across county also includes residential property shop office stock share set king edward iii provide income successive heir throne cover cost prince public private life neither charles william harry receive taxpayer money civil list however prince wale receive âm government department grantsinaid duchy last year generated almost âm prince voluntarily paid income tax currently since"}
{"document":"Politics_45","words":"tory leader cleared work scottish conservative party leader david mcletchie claim cleared potential conflict interest edinburgh msp earns year law firm tod murray partner mr mcletchie said taken advice holyrood official detail need declare advised exercise judgement avoid perception conflict said done nothing wrong msp mr mcletchie signed parliamentary motion questioning expansion plan edinburgh airport emerged tod murray client opposes development mr mcletchie sought guidance standard committee clarify position bbc scotland political correspondent glenn campbell said complaint made mr mcletchie question raised dual role glenn said msps advised guard conflict interest perception conflict mr mcletchie said im quite clear conflict interest arise case judgement took effectively vindicated look advice given allegation unfounded said nothing changed respect work law firm matter would discus partner tod murray firm good working relationship done last six year said mr mcletchie dont suppose ill working forever lawyer politician deserve retire im willing put time limit"}
{"document":"Politics_46","words":"blair blunkett sheffield trip tony blair join home secretary david blunkett visit sheffield thursday mr blunketts conduct looked establish whether abused position relation exlover parliamentary standard watchdog looking decision give kimberly quinn free rail ticket also investigated visa application mr quinns exnanny visit sheffield seen show unity mr blair wednesday prime minister question tory leader michael howard went offensive comment mr blunkett alleged made new biography understood made series criticism cabinet colleague prime minister mr howard said mr blunkett complained inherited giant mess took home office jack straw foreign secretary tory leader went doesnt stop think culture secretary weak think trade secretary doesnt think strategically think education secretary hasnt developed expected say prime minister doesnt like told truth chancellor doubt prime minister agree bully mr blair retorted voter remembered record government comment politician home secretary already admitted wrong give two first class ticket given mp mr quinn since paid back apologised genuine mistake say write watchdog answer question rail ticket meant help mp spouse get westminster constituency inquiry parliamentary watchdog sir philip mawer report common standard privilege committee group mp recommend full house common action taken mr blunkett separate inquiry exsenior civil servant sir alan budd investigating whether home secretary helped fasttrack bid mr quinns nanny leoncia casalme stay uk last week mr blunkett first round high court battle mr quinn access son mr blunkett declined comment position saying inquiry way high court stressed right privacy affect job improving security stability downing street stressed mr blair support home secretary"}
{"document":"Politics_47","words":"student fee factor played rise recorded number student south border applying university scotland however lifelong learning minister jim wallace said would result scottish student missing application england wale rose january previous year fear expressed flood fee refugee would try avoid topup fee year introduced england june last year mr wallace announced proposal increase tuition fee english student studying scotland attempt prevent crossborder flood although figure yet agreed legislation introduce topup fee england due take effect autumn student start pay additional fee figure made public thursday admission service uca university scotland represents university principal claimed increase application amount scottish student squeezed director david caldwell said student could applying attempt avoid possible increase annual fee english university major factor told bbc radio scotland good morning scotland programme reason people opting scottish university perceived high quality offer attractive course scotland seen attractive place study know take study hit topup fee going university england may part reason number coming scotland inflated however mean see thousand additional student england studying mr wallace agreed said figure looked context explained application translated acceptance number huge additional figure also picture blurred fact application wale plan topup fee also risen mr wallace said accepting student part world show high regard scottish higher education held britain want make sure student making choice nature course sort financial pressure go scotland want situation becomes impossible scottish student get place scottish university seen cheap option often quality university experience enhanced fact student coming wide range background would wrong go way start excluding student"}
{"document":"Politics_48","words":"angler could face prosecution angler fisherman could find prosecuted plan crack animal cruelty committee mp warned sloppy wording draft animal welfare bill could leave angler facing court even though intended environment select committee said mp said concerned government consulted directly plan improve animal welfare raised complex emotive issue needed resolved mp said called castiron guarantee government consults plan regulate animal industry like pet fair game bird rearing draft bill seek modernise improve animal welfare legislation intends protect kept animal companion animal setting duty care addition maintaining existing cruelty offence creates offence neglect keeper fail protect animal responsible bill would allow animal welfare officer intervene prevent harm animal well outlawing mutilation animal unless demonstrated animal best interest environment select committee made recommendation hearing evidence organisation individual one call amend bill prosecution engaged fishing inadvertently encouraged even later fail accept neither commercial fishing recreational angling fall within remit draft bill therefore support government intention exempt fishing activity committee said amendment needed ensure case brought however exempting fishing government careful ensure person catch fish given carte blanche inflict unnecessary suffering course pursuing activity committee added committee also said legal protection animal downgraded bill law abandonment animal would significantly weakened mp urged government redraft clause relating prosecution cruelty offence stood draft bill would allow certain act prosecuted unnecessary suffering caused animal neglect unnecessary mental suffering go unpunished committee chairman michael jack said change law affect animal always arouses powerful emotion great public interest draft bill exception committee welcome development approach animal welfare doesnt wait problem occur enables action taken protect animal irreversible suffering take place mr jack said bill much feel work progress urged government guarantee obligation consult enshrined law extended legislative plan area pet fair circus game bird farm government must work hard take rough edge initial proposal bill introduced parliament added"}
{"document":"Politics_49","words":"clarke press id card new home secretary charles clarke vowed plough plan id card despite call pause thought charles kennedy lib dem leader said david blunketts resignation good opportunity question whether legislation necessary mr clarke said supported plan mr blunkett argued cabinet supported id card mean creating secure society said mr clarke acknowledged measure introduced remained matter debate said legislation already significantly influenced recommendation common home affair committee issue would debated parliament next monday scheduled insisted earlier mr kennedy whose party opposes id card plan deeply flawed said christmas coming new home secretary time think told bbc radio today programme mr clarke reported le enthusiastic id card predecessor wouldnt good opportunity new home secretary new broom sweep clean respect need legislation first place asked earlier week tory announced would back government plan although michael howard forced deny shadow cabinet split decision decided support plan police said would help fight terror crime illegal immigration among reported serious reservation strategy senior shadow cabinet member david davis oliver letwin tim yeo chairman bar council guy mansfield qc warned real risk people margin society would driven hand extremist going happen young asian men bomb gone somewhere going stopped havent id card going detained home office say people pay passport id card together undecided fee separate id card first card would issued introducing bill mr blunkett suggested parliament could decide whether make compulsory everybody card although carry new bill also create new criminal offence possession FALSE identity document civil penalty including fine fine people fail say moved house changed detail failing sign card become compulsory scheme overseen new independent watchdog"}
{"document":"Politics_5","words":"brown ally reject budget spree chancellor gordon brown closest ally denied suggestion budget giveaway march ed ball exchief economic adviser treasury said would spending spree polling day mr ball prospective labour mp said confident chancellor would meet fiscal rule speaking sir digby jones cbi director general warned mr brown tempted use extra cash preelection bribe mr ball stepped treasury post stand labour candidate election suggested mr brown would meet golden economic rule margin spare said hoped would done build current tax credit rule also stressed rise interest rate ahead expected may election would affect labour party chance winning expectation rate rise gathered pace figure showed house price still rising consumer borrowing rose nearrecord pace january mpc bank england monetary policy committee judge rate rise justified election strength economy im predicting believe big election issue britain labour told parliamentary lunch big change political culture interview bbc radio today programme mr ball said sure mr brown budget would put risk stability economy dont think well see preelection spending spree certainly see said assurance came sir digby jones said stability important extra cash spent improving worker skill message chancellor please dont give away form electioneering sir digby added dont think say prudent chancellor right way stability key word british business need boring stability anything would say dont increase public spending dont give away going anywhere add something competitiveness britain put skilling people would good way spend excess mr ball refused say whether mr brown would remain chancellor election amid speculation offered job foreign secretary think gordon brown want part successful labour government delivers third term priority people see conservative party take britain backwards mr ball told today prime minister tony blair yet name date election pundit betting may"}
{"document":"Politics_50","words":"scot smoking ban detail set smokefree area save life improve scotland health first minister jack mcconnell insisted told scottish parliament wednesday comprehensive ban smoking public place would introduced spring mr mcconnell said country health rate lamentable least smoking said fine would levied employer licence would removed noncompliance earlier scottish executive considered range option agreed unanimously introduce allout ban smoking public place statement parliament mr mcconnell said licensed trade would asked join expert committee prior ban coming force health argument far outweighed lingering public disquiet complete ban claim licensed trade job would lost told msps said would international marketing campaign whereby tourist enjoy smoke free environment sick man europe image becomes thing past still national habit hold back time come parliament accelerate improvement health declared health rate lamentable lack exercise drug abuse excessive drinking overeating make one unhealthy country europe many smoke clear scotland must held back poor public health single biggest contribution devolved government make reduce toll preventable death caused smoking legislation introduced part health service miscellaneous provision bill considered parliament christmas main point plan comprehensive ban smoking enclosed public place scotland legislation enforced environmental health local licensing officer licensee employer fail enforce law face fine maximum licensee persistently refuse comply law face ultimate sanction losing liquor licence system issuing fixed penalty notice individual break law examined individual persistently break law face maximum fine mr mcconnell claimed evidence smoking ban helped smoker either give quicker smoke le said falling cigarette sale new york ireland mr mcconnell added near nine per cent rise tax revenue new york bar restaurant ireland one point three per cent volume sale fall declining ban afternoon announcement following cabinet meeting wednesday morning broad support opposition party scottish national party holyrood leader nicola sturgeon welcomed move added public consulted clock ticked towards ban date said time come ban smoking public place evidence ban cut death passive smoking make easier smoker desperately want give habit must also recognise people concern reservation people yet persuaded scottish conservative party leader david mcletchie questioned would exempted ban keen know inmate scottish prison would continue allowed smoke mr mcletchie asked would ironic perhaps entirely typical first minister brave new scotland criminal smoker smoker become criminal scottish green party health spokeswoman eleanor scott said pleased scotland would following success story new york ireland believed majority people scotland wanted go without breathe harmful tobacco smoke"}
{"document":"Politics_51","words":"mp criticise child access system divorced parent seeking access child often disadvantaged legal system mp said constitutional affair select committee said parent custody could exploit delay system stop former partner gaining access court used last resort order enforced rigorously mp said rejected claim made campaign group legal presumption equal access currently presumption interest child paramount arbitrary template imposed family whatever need child would relegate welfare individual child secondary position mp said said law changed require family court specifically take account importance sustaining relationship child nonresident parent contested case would reassert right nonresident parent contact child well right child contact parent maintaining sufficient flexibility cope issue safety said delay court hearing inability effectively enforce court order allowed new status quo arrangement child become established default said although court rigorously avoid conscious bias considerable ground accepting nonresident parent frequently disadvantaged system administered present given strong animosity party common contested family case find hard believe tactical delay sometimes used advantage resident parent committee chairman alan beith said fivemonth inquiry complex emotive one moment far many contact residency case dealt court could better resolved professional mediation negotiation said situation change court system used last resort mediation negotiation completely broken issue abuse domestic violence need dealt help reduce delay improve life many child across country"}
{"document":"Politics_52","words":"nuclear strike key terror risk uk must realise cannot prevent terror attack focus making sure nuclear strike say top academic amitai etzioni key influence new labour thinking say emphasis axis evil misplaced priority instead failing state including russia pakistan cannot properly control nuclear material argues report demand major overhaul world rule nuclear technology professor etzioni senior adviser president carter white house guru behind communitarian idea influenced development blairite third way politics report foreign policy centre think tank say nuclear terrorist attack main danger faced many nation attempt defend hardening domestic target cannot work one rely preemption taking war terrorist attack say mean urgent need curb terrorist access nuclear arm material used make must recognise unable stop attack thus ensure terrorist able strike weapon mass destruction prof etzioni continues suggests socalled rogue state iran north korea le problem failed failing state likely source nuclear material name russia failing state gravest concern estimated fissile material outside america also worried pakistan one top nuclear scientist abdul qadeer khan admitted leaking nuclear secret prof etzioni criticises overlooking report suggesting done return pakistani help hunting osama bin laden like letting serial killer go promised catch jaywalker say upgrading security nuclear arm store temporary measure creating new global safety authority tackle nuclear terrorism using intelligence link established wake september backed united nation authority encouraging pressuring using available mean persuade country switch highlyenriched uranium le dangerous lessenriched uranium possible taking fissile material away failing state safe haven blended converted compelling failing rogue state eventually state destroy nuclear bomb"}
{"document":"Politics_53","words":"russian exspy hunger strike exrussian intelligence officer risked life spying mi entering seventh week hunger strike near downing street viktor makarov claim betrayed british authority promised would live like average british citizen despite settlement four year ago say denied defector status decent pension exrussian spy given civil service pension hunger strike weapon last resort work determination course realisation righteousness case without work mr makarov told bbcs newsnight programme since came country two batch promise made broken one oleg gordievsky senior kgb officer became secret agent british said happy way government treated since since defected commenting mr makarovs case said british state fat cow impossible come demand give money every week mr makarovs case backed david kahn former yale historian leading expert codebreaking confirmed information valuable western ally believe government united kingdom respect probably power authority took information victor makarov wrung dry left hang cold mr kahn said mr makarov joined kgb russia idealistic yearold one fellow pupil intelligence school vladimir putin kgb headquarters moscow posted secret th directorate decoded intercepted diplomatic traffic west risen rank senior lieutenant privy thought western power became deeply disenchanted soviet regime fuelled repression home poland english teacher made approach began passing secret british intelligence service spied mi two year betrayed friend sent perm soviet hard labour camp artic circle within week release made contact british authority hed spying arranged meeting mi agent latvia given FALSE passport say promised would given chance live like average uk citizen arriving london year ago feel promise fulfilled long period living bedsit deteriorating health four year ago took legal action government settled buy small house say remain hunger strike receives decent pension right work something feel denied authority trust government source told bbc reached final settlement former spy able appeal security intelligence tribunal"}
{"document":"Politics_54","words":"lib dems target stamp duty liberal democrat promising raise stamp duty threshold win general election bid court firsttime house buyer vince cable party treasury spokesman said raising threshold would prevent homebuyers paying tax said firsttime buyer squeezed housing market labour party said liberal democrat needed explain would pay plan plan form part wider lib dems policy encourage first time buyer lower income market proposal average saving new buyer would according mr cable first time buyer squeezed housing market higher house price also swept stamp duty net said failing uprate stamp duty threshold gordon brown hit first time buyer low income hardest pledging increase threshold liberal democrat make possible many first time buyer buy property without facing tax paul boateng mp labour chief secretary treasury said lib dems sum dont add credibility say would fund ever growing list tax spending commitment mr cable publish alternative budget monday"}
{"document":"Politics_55","words":"kelly trail new discipline power teacher could get power remove unruly pupil class zero tolerance drive education secretary ruth kelly suggested kelly told bbc progress made severely disruptive child parent still worried lower level problem minister also confirmed received spiritual support catholic movement opus dei denied faith meant would refuse key government job conservative made school discipline one five priority area runup next general election kelly expected announce plan issue next fortnight told bbc one breakfast frost really important support head teacher teacher tackling disruption classroom made huge progress really difficult case pupil severely disruptive behaviour quite rightly teacher concerned parent concerned lower level disruption go classroom tackled would like see teacher able remove disruptive child classroom completely either alternative provision within school indeed school may working together school particular area provide provision thought plan may distinguish excluding pupil school taking mainstream class head teacher currently exclude pupil commit threaten violence school sexually abuse pupil people sell illegal drug persistent malicious disruptive behaviour kelly entered cabinet last month reshuffle forced resignation home secretary david blunkett link opus dei mean work god latin provoked controversy critic say organisation adheres strictly catholic teaching secretive elitist member reject claim asked member group kelly said spiritual support opus dei right private spiritual matter im sure youll respect politician entitled private life categorically denied report belief issue contraception would make refuse serve health international development minister collective responsibility cabinet minister meant also took responsibility policy area argued government yet issue official response tomlinson review recommended absorbing existing exam qualification diploma kelly said reform build gcse alevels comment impress tory shadow education secretary tim collins ruth kelly want ditch tomlinson report exam structure absolutely idea put place said also talk improving discipline cannot make mind talk agenda let child teacher parent"}
{"document":"Politics_56","words":"citizenship event touted citizenship ceremony could introduced people celebrating th birthday charles clarke said idea tried part overhaul way government approach inclusive citizenship particularly ethnic minority pilot scheme based ceremony australia start october mr clarke said would way recognising young people reaching voting age also gain greater independence parent britain young black asian people encouraged learn nation heritage part government new race strategy also target specific issue within different ethnic minority group official say home secretary want young people feel belong understand cultural identity alongside british launch follows row role faith school britain monday school inspection chief david bell accused islamic school failing teach pupil obligation british society muslim council britain said ofsted bos mr bell comment highly irresponsible home office started work community cohesion race equality strategy last year outcome launched wednesday called improving opportunity strengthening society aimed tackling racism exclusion segregation rise political religious extremism represents move away onesizefitsall approach focus specific within cultural group said home office spokesman right say black ethnic minority group must disadvantaged spokesman highlighted specific issue affect particular community example people south asian origin tend suffer high incidence heart disease drilling focusing sort problem spokesman added launching initiative mr clarke said enormous progress made race issue recent year added many member black minority ethnic community thriving may still find harder succeed employment gain access healthcare education housing strategy set government commitment identify respond specific need minority society uk population described coming nonwhite ethnic minority census downing street strategy unit said people indian chinese background well average often outperforming white people education earnings pakistani bangladeshi black caribbean origin significantly likely unemployed earn le white said home office want initiative try promote sense belonging encouraging young people take part voluntary work programme designed support citizenship lesson already taking place school"}
{"document":"Politics_57","words":"england childrens tsar appointed first childrens commissioner england appointed great ormond street hospital professor child health al aynsleygreen chosen government start âayear job immediately oversee âm annual budget power look matter relating interest wellbeing child prof aynsleygreen also national clinical director child department health promised make sure childrens opinion count drawing experience working child young people help ensure power improve childrens life live responsibility want child young people know approach discus matter affect knowing value opinion education secretary ruth kelly said prof aynsleygreen would strengthen voice child young people prof aynsleygreen lecturer oxford university trained guy hospital medical school university london oriel college oxford switzerland described proud grandfather four scotland wale northern ireland already childrens commissioner"}
{"document":"Politics_58","words":"eu china arm ban lifted eu embargo arm export china likely lifted next six month despite objection uk foreign secretary jack straw said yearold ban imposed aftermath china crackdown protester tiananmen square mr straw told common select committee human right concern china remained said wrong put china embargo country zimbabwe burma december eu pledged work towards lifting ban said ready yet eu move welcomed time beijing described embargo product cold war german chancellor gerhard schroeder french president jacques chirac repeatedly called embargo lifted britain cautious issue wednesday mr straw said also wanted end long understood china argument lump say burma zimbabwe appropriate dont think told joint committee strategic export control said likely ban would lifted britain take presidency eu luxembourg july said eu code conduct would prevent increase number arm exported country lifted end effective arm control relation china mr straw said government suspicious motif country within eu wanting ban lifted said many washington objection based lack information understanding export control guideline worked eu country intense discussion taking place official convince right thing washington thought fear would lead buying spree arm could used china threaten diplomatic rival taiwan official say satisfied mechanism eu code conduct robust enough prevent abuse undersecretary state john bolton meeting british official week press case keeping embargo"}
{"document":"Politics_59","words":"debate needed donation cap cap donation political party introduced yet election watchdog said fear big donor buy political favour sparked call limit new report electoral commission say worth debating cap future right time introduce also say state funding political party candidate able spend election campaigning almost âm reported donation political party nearly âm individual gift worth âm rule already changed public see give much party report say still public suspicion commission say capping donation would mean taxpayer giving party cash something would first acceptable public shown work principle opposed introduction donation cap believe major departure existing system would sensible say report cap small enough amount make difference would banned âm donation even without change commission urge political party seek smallscale donation suggests income tax relief gift also suggests increasing state funding party âm help extended party least two member house common european parliament scottish parliament welsh assembly northern ireland assembly suggests new way boosting election campaigning seen way improving voter turnout local election candidate entitled free mailshot campaign leaflet say watchdog shift amount money allowed spent election national level local level help politician engage better voter report suggests doubling money spent candidate cutting national spending limit âm âm commission also say spending limit general election cover four month poll happens election electoral commission chairman sam younger said doubt political party vital role play maintaining health democracy need adequately resourced research shown people want informed party politics want politician visible accessible public reluctant state fund party time unhappy large private donation called wider public debate party funding find consensus needed radical change current system"}
{"document":"Politics_6","words":"error doomed first dome sale initial attempt sell millennium dome failed due catalogue error report government finance watchdog say report said many party involved decisionmaking attraction first went sale millennium exhibition ended national audit office said dome cost taxpayer âm maintain sell four year closed finally deal turn sport entertainment venue struck âm could returned public sector wake deal regenerate site greenwich london nao report said sale went avoided many problem previous attempt sell dome deputy prime minister john prescott said good deal secured delivery many benefit secured deal continue substantial progress already made millennium village elsewhere peninsula said edward leigh chairman common public account committee warned government would work hard ensure taxpayer would get full benefit dome deal said report also show first attempt sell dome proved complete fiasco every arm government seems finger pie process confused muddled added four year millennium exhibition closed government finally deal find use white elephant since closed deal incredible may seem bring money provide benefit local area country whole however question luck strong bid turned thefirst abortive attempt nao head sir john bourn said difficult circumstance following failure first competition english partnership office deputy prime minister worked hard get deal"}
{"document":"Politics_60","words":"cardinal criticises iraq war cost billion pound spent conflict iraq middle east used reduce poverty cardinal cormac murphyoconnor said head catholic church england wale made comment bbc radio reiterate stance christmas midnight mass cardinal used christmas message denounce war iraq terrible waste money archbishop canterbury spoken war speaking bbc radio thought day slot criticised fact billion spent war instead used bring people dire poverty malnourishment disease cardinal said year campaigning make history poverty added government rich country ready devote peace resource willing commit war would see new eye speak new voice perhaps others would listen new ear cardinal touch theme friday night tell congregation westminster cathedral peace worth always striving peace arrived cardinal ask war iraq violence holy land horror pain death amongst poor deprived suffer injustice thus find peace one wish happy christmas fellow christian iraq holy land suffer africa unless whatever way open say make peace cardinal archbishop canterbury dr rowan williams appealed weapon inspector given time iraq war started dr williams since criticised government case war saying failure find weapon mass destruction damaged faith political system friday cardinal ask congregation search peace possible real worth always striving promise saviour say also wish peace home peace home beginning peace home community spokesman said downing street comment make prime minister tony blair said put africa top agenda britain chair summit next year"}
{"document":"Politics_61","words":"assembly ballot paper missing hundred ballot paper regional assembly referendum north east disappeared royal mail say investigating situation meant home county durham receiving voting pack official darlington council race time try rectify situation allpostal vote two million elector due handed november spokesman darlington council said sent ballot paper problem royal mail somewhere along line something gone wrong ballot paper delivered royal mail investigating see find problem spokeswoman royal mail said investigating problem delivery route mowden area darlington affecting several hundred property failed receive ballot paper working closely council help rectify problem noone receive ballot paper special hand delivery take place necessary unaware problem kind regional assembly vote darlington council spokesman added initially complaint couple resident mowden say thought ballot paper made investigation became clear bigger issue spokeswoman electoral commission told bbc news online letter sent home affected said commission satisfied measure put place ensure voter received ballot paper time far total ballot envelope scanned bar code counting office across north east"}
{"document":"Politics_62","words":"muslim discus election concern issue muslim considering voting next general election debated uk community representative event held muslim association britain mab belief muslim voter could influence result constituency last year mab opposed war iraq urged muslim vote labour european election spokesman stressed meeting necessarily antilabour meeting antiparty particular antipolicy issue going ask muslim vote mab spokesman dr azzam tamimi said tuesday event issue concern muslim muslim generally agree past aware vote serve issue dr tamimi said main issue muslim consider referred war iraq palestinian situation erosion civil liberty muslim uk economic social education problem approximately uk muslim voting age previous election research shown overwhelming majority traditionally voted labour recent study suggested labour support falling away significantly among muslim voter anger war iraq appeared main reason many saying unjustified representative number muslim organisation attend tuesday event among muslim council britain mcb chairman mcbs public affair committee sher khan said war iraq would significant factor affecting muslim voting intention think going quite significant number seat could impact mr khan said however professor john curtice university strathclyde sceptical much difference tactical voting muslim could make part labour constituency there large muslim community relatively safe one two quite safe professor curtice said constituency labour risk muslim tactical vote bethnal green east london rochdale lancashire added bethnal green former labour mp george galloway founded antiwar party respect standing sitting mp oona king vote majority rochdale liberal democrat mainstream party icm survey showed benefiting muslim disaffection labour secured second place election securing vote fewer labour lorna fitzsimons professor curtice said muslim antiwar vote could split liberal democrat respect meaning neither would benefit much ballot box ironically tory might beneficiary labour lose seat generally case said dr tamimi said mabs intention empower tory know next government labour aiming send message make difference muslim use vote properly next labour government reduced majority thats great achievement big majority harmful politics country dr tamimi said"}
{"document":"Politics_63","words":"drive save festive holiday effort made protect worker day christmas day new year day support sought bill would ensure large retailer scotland remain closed christmas day january usdaw trade union said shop worker able enjoy break family msp karen whitefield want ensure whose role essential work festive season recent year store opening traditional holiday starting endofyear sale christmas day new year day whitefield said found member public supportive campaigning street early evidence show quite clearly vast majority people believe shop worker given two special day spend friend family usdaw general secretary john hannett added christmas day new year day special day everyone scotland fact shop open important part making special largely collective day rest want people tell karen consultation whether want special nature day remain whether want become like trading day shop open business usual consultation christmas new year day trading bill far attracted almost response close february"}
{"document":"Politics_64","words":"blair hail turkeyeu talk deal tony blair hailed deal bringing turkey step closer eu membership important world future peace prosperity mr blair leading advocate turkish membership despite controversy surrounding idea leaving brussels summit mr blair said fact turkey muslim country mean barred deal open formal talk ankara came despite eu demand turkey recognise cyprus agreed issue tackled later date turkish premier recep erdogan accept negotiation guarantee country full eu membership join turkey may accept restriction limit migration citizen mr blair said turkey eu importance future peace prosperity country britain wider world stating fundamental principle fact turkey muslim country mean barred europe contrary fulfils principle human right muslim christian work together agreement turkey must issue written statement promising sign accord effectively recognising greek cypriot government give turkey time sell idea people internationally recognised southern part cyprus eu member turkey occupies northern cyprus previously insisted would bow demand recognise country calling issue red line could take year turkey able join entry cannot guaranteed eu also announced start accession talk croatia april however talk begin country cooperates fully un war crime tribunal former yugoslavia"}
{"document":"Politics_65","words":"guantanamo pair passport ban government written two british men freed guantanamo bay telling allowed passport letter sent martin mubanga said british passport would issued light evidence gathered suggested likely take part action uk allied target left britain said identical letter sent feroz abbasi men solicitor say known whether two men released cuba detention camp january richard belmar moazzam begg also received letter government implementing rarely used royal prerogative order withdraw men passport th time power used since last time letter home office say writing inform basis information come light detention united state home secretary considered strong ground believing leaving united kingdom would take part activity united kingdom allied target home office said could comment individual case liberal democrat say suspect move part package security measure agreed order men allowed home guantanamo bay home affair spokesman mark oaten also demanded assurance evidence men gained torture added power used absolute extreme circumstance find hard believe condition met time said move also raised complex question use royal prerogative liberal democrat promised raise issue parliament amnesty international uk also questioned whether decision based torture evidence obtained guantanamo bay furthermore believe investigation role played uk detention uk resident national possibly many others guantanamo bay said director kate allen men solicitor louise christian raised question whether evidence gathered torture pentagon told bbc news policy condemns prohibits torture said evidence british detainee tortured abused mr abbasi croydon south london taken guantanamo bay captured afghanistan mr mubanga north london originally detained zambia"}
{"document":"Politics_66","words":"common hunt protest charge eight protester stormed house common chamber debate hunting bill charged disorderly conduct men arrested september bursting chamber causing hunting ban debate halted charged included otis ferry yearold son rock star bryan ferry luke tomlinson close friend prince william harry charged section public order act police said five eight men held impromptu news conference outside charing cross police station monday evening charge formerly put men solicitor matthew knight said time occurred men committing criminal offence offence trespassing house common criminal offence said parliament wanted make entering house common chamber foot criminal offence done cant retrospectively prosecuted prosecuted public order act offence guilty appear bow street magistrate court december police spokesman said otis ferry former eton pupil joint leader south shropshire hunt said regret done nothing wrong beyond obvious stand right act like sheep like rest country one men david redvers hartpury gloucestershire said seven protester would plead guilty charge protester john holliday huntsman ledbury herefordshire robert thame play polo prince charles team highgrove auctioneer andrew elliot bromesberrow near ledbury pointtopoint jockey richard wakeham york former royal chef nick wood september protest came day huge prohunting demonstration parliament square four men ran behind speaker chair another wrestled past doorkeeper different entrance five tried confront mp bundled chamber later led away handcuffed police three others intercepted security staff tried join five chamber speaker michael martin later said men used forged letter gain access house common helped get close chamber parliamentary pas holder november use parliament act meant total ban hunting dog england wale however many prohunt activist remained defiant law passed saying would ignore ban continue hunt last week countryside alliance said hunt would meet legally day ban hunting dog come force alliance said february meet would show new law impossibly difficult determine open different interpretation"}
{"document":"Politics_67","words":"child access law shakeup parent refuse allow former partner contact child could electronically tagged plan considered minister curfew community service order option could used court order allow parental access defied lord falconer said constitutional affair secretary outlined plan tuesday denied father activist forced change telling bbc recognition something wrong couple go court resolve access dispute year although nine separation court intervention lord falconer told bbc radio today programme hoped voluntary mediation could help solve dispute reached court opposed compulsory mediation saying would lead many people taking part wrong attitude plan include parenting plan give advice access arrangement based reallife example worked past extending incourt conciliation informal hearing contested court case better access legal emotional practical advice telephone internet legal aid change give incentive early resolution dispute judge already jail parent breach contact order nuclear option rarely used seen child interest spokesman said aim new legislation provide medium range penalty fine community service order compulsory anger management parenting class curfew failure comply measure could result offender electronically tagged possibility tagging uncooperative parent lord falconer said tagging may going far let debate full detail new power revealed bill published next two week spokesman said government proposal met disapproval father right group john ison controversial group father justice said disappointing got cynical case recycling existing legislation jim parton family need father said new proposal lacked compulsion would like see couple develop plan source court order know stand know minimum access otherwise see people make agreement fall apart mr parton said told childrens minister margaret hodge enough time pas bill parliament general election likely take place may conservative called equal split parent access made law theresa may shadow secretary family told bbc radio today programme government plan inadequate papering crack current system said conservative government would bring radical reform family court well enforcing legal presumption coparenting compulsory mediation want make court last resort rather first resort added government say child cannot simply divided like property marriage collapse liberal democrat argued flexibility deciding access rule rather rigid target"}
{"document":"Politics_68","words":"mp debate euthanasia law mp preparing debate bill critic claim would legalise euthanasia back door bill would give legal force living will people say want medical treatment withheld become severely incapacitated mental capacity bill broad support charity say would give better safeguard treatment christian group say could mean doctor withholding food fluid even think inappropriate minister insist mental capacity bill england wale would change law assisted suicide contains presumption favour preserving life bill would establish legal presumption everybody make decision treatment unless proved otherwise would allow people give somebody power attorney make decision behalf could challenged doctor critic fear could allow killing omission withdrawing treatment amendment bill specifically preventing decision would bring death tabled former conservative leader iain duncan smith ninety one mp signed petition backing amendment mp could vote later tuesday bill report stage debate bill go third reading debated lord becoming law christian medical fellowship cmf lawyer christian fellowship lcf said mental capacity bill would allow euthanasia back door peter saunders cmf said believed advance refusal advisory legally binding cmf concerned patient make unwise hasty advance decision refuse food fluid without properly informed diagnosis expected course illness take said lcfs andrea williams said many loophole could abused unscrupulous doctor exlabour minister frank field told bbc two newsnight programme danger people would feel pressure away relative could inherit asset constitutional affair minister david lammy said law affecting people dementia needed updating mr lammy told bbc news labour mp would get free vote law strengthened changed euthanasia assisted suicide situation people make living will force common law said doctor saying want clarity patient saying want clarity making decision alliance includes alzheimers society age concern mencap national autistic society said misunderstanding bill cleared change current law euthanasia actually provide series better safeguard decision made people lack capacity alliance said statement british medical association also back bill saying give incapacitated people right others debate legalising euthanasia intensified uk case like motor neurone patient diane pretty died two year ago losing legal battle allow husband help commit suicide"}
{"document":"Politics_69","words":"talk aim avert pension strike talk aimed averting series national strike pension reform take place weekend five public sector union hold private talk deputy prime minister john prescott labour spring conference gateshead want government withdraw regulation due introduced week would raise pension age council worker worker could take part strike already earmarked march however side anxious avoid major confrontation run general election said bbc labour affair correspondent stephen cape four day britain biggest union unison start balloting local government worker strike public sector union pledged follow week new regulation introduced raise pension age local government worker five union meeting mr prescott want government withdraw regulation would allow month tough negotiation follow said correspondent spokesman mr prescott warned change local government pension scheme would go ahead april privately minister believe le painful option correspondent added public commercial service union pc coordinate industrial action six public sector union pc leader mark serwotka warned last week could walkout unless government rethink government lecture everyone choice choice public service choice choice isnt ironic theyre saying public sector worker choice said want pension promised started must work extra five year working people drop th century completely unacceptable unison worker transport general worker union amicus among balloted march walkout mr prescott held private meeting senior union figure last week understood deal offered meeting room negotiation"}
{"document":"Politics_7","words":"fox attack blair tory lie tony blair lied took uk war qualm lying election campaign say tory tory cochairman liam fox speaking mr blair told labour member tory offered hard right agenda dr fox told bbc radio willing lie reason going war guess going lie anything would discus report party repaid lord ashcroft predicted election defeat prime minister ratcheted labour preelection campaigning weekend helicopter tour country speech party spring conference insisted know poll date widely expected may seen highly personal speech gateshead sunday mr blair said passion hunger first walked door downing street described relationship public starting euphoric struggling live expectation reaching point raised voice throwing crockery warned supporter complacency saying fight future country fight britain people britain win mr blair said whether public chose michael howard mr kennedy would result tory government labour government country go back move forward dr fox accused mr blair cabinet minister telling lie opponent policy attacking lie learned weekend labour tactic going going fear smear told bbc news tory cochairman attacked labour six new pledge vacuous said mr blair worried voter would take revenge failure deliver dr fox refused discus weekend newspaper report party repaid former tory treasurer lord ashcroft said party could win election repay loan due comment individual financial matter said insisting enjoyed warm constructive relationship lord ashcroft meanwhile lib dem leader charles kennedy expected attack mr blair word begin nationwide tour monday mr kennedy accelerating lib dem election preparation week visit manchester liverpool leicester somerset basingstoke shrewsbury dorset torbay said threeparty politics northern city contest labour liberal democrat southern rural seat especially south west principal contender liberal democrat conservative running scotland wale lib dems accuse mr blair making touchyfeely speech labour delegate help regain public trust"}
{"document":"Politics_70","words":"opposition grows house arrest conservative expressed serious misgiving government plan keeping uk foreign terror suspect house arrest michael howard said would back home secretary plan control order include home detention believe anyone deprived liberty say politician said lib dems also oppose proposal minister insist proportionate terror threat government proposed idea range new power law lord said current detention without trial broke human right law new metropolitan police commissioner sir ian blair backed control order saying im sorry dilemma one choice mr howard said serious misgiving effectiveness protecting life consequence british way life argued people accused terrorist offence brought trial held prison home await trial mr howard said feared internment without trial creates martyr could effective recruiting sergeant terrorist party plan move amendment serious organised crime police bill next week would give judge responsibility assessing evidence ensuring balanced case presented court called prime minister enter constructive discussion party find better way forward controversy issue continues foreign terror suspect held uk without trial charge since december freed jail home secretary charles clarke said enough evidence keep egyptian man known certified terrorist suspect monday legal team two algerian suspect held without trial told court men want bail meant put house arrest terror suspect detained belmarsh prison london liberal democrat say also oppose house arrest questioned human right implication measure home affair spokesman mark oaten told bbc radio today programme matter principle cant situation home secretary able impose house detention uk national well foreign national lib dems believe home secretary allow phone tapping evidence prosecution think could role form control order tagging surveillance limitation use mobile phone home secretary say must done proper judicial process judge involved making decision said mr oaten mr clarke rejected idea saying intercept evidence small part case terror suspect could put life intelligence source risk said prosecution government first preference promised power would used serious case independent scrutiny judge"}
{"document":"Politics_71","words":"visa decision every minute visa processing staff sometimes expected rule application every minute mp said pressure placed staff efficient rather thorough examination application public account committee found every officer annual target application equivalent day one every minute mp want research whether uk visa holder leave end stay vanish black market committee chairman edward leigh said worrying tension quick processing proper control visa issued entry clearance staff expected deal visa application minute surely little time look closely supporting document committee report also discussed romanian bulgarian visa scandal led resignation immigration minister beverley hughes last year committee member said home office wrong dismiss concern visa staff abroad feared system abused investigation carried wake hughes resignation found people entered uk business visa scheme romanian bulgarian entrepreneur mr leigh said home office consider removing set valid business home office spokesman said system toughened tightened since investigation added traditional system dual decision making process preentry application replaced single preentry check post simpler robust abuse current system"}
{"document":"Politics_72","words":"concession terror charles clarke say desire offer concession controversial antiterror plan get statute book mp voted favour prevention terrorism bill mr clarke agreed key change labour majority reduced bill face opposition peer angry house arrest proposal lord strathclyde tory leader lord said minister expect substantially rewritten bill proposes control order well house arrest could impose curfew tagging ban telephone internet use would replace current power detain foreign terror suspect without trial law lord ruled monday mp voted favour bill key concession mr clarke government earlier saw strong majority cut crossparty amendment narrowly rejected common despite support labour rebel mr clarke critic announcing would introduce amendment lord ensure controversial control order amounting house arrest would imposed judge politician lord strathclyde warned minister prepare substantial rewriting various aspect bill consider far seriously use intercept evidence trial think drop objectionable proposal house arrest mr clarke told bbc radio today programme believed change made bill win critic common sufficient satisfy colleague lord bill go parliament without detailed consideration made believe announced yesterday sufficient secure agreement house lord said desire make socalled concession bill mr clarkes proposed amendment debated lord tuesday without considered mp debate unlikely result vote speaking common debate shadow home secretary david davy said bill clearly badly drawnup government trying rush quickly said would possible rescue government make law tolerable amending lord scope miscarriage justice enormous told bbc news mark oaten liberal democrat said monday night vote showed government lost confidence side house said need rethink bill extend power judge decide control order build safeguard evidence create charge suspect unless major movement bill doomed fail bbc news political editor andrew marr said think bill deep trouble unravelling house common may unravel government want new bill pas law march current power expire"}
{"document":"Politics_73","words":"royal succession shakeup labour peer withdrawn proposal give female member royal family right male legislation would ended right male heir older sister succeed crown would also torn ancient legislation banning heir throne marrying roman catholic government refused back lord dub succession crown bill saying complex raised many constitutional issue lord chancellor lord falconer agreed act settlement governs succession discriminatory added practical purpose effect limited change proposed lord dub complex controversial undertaking raising major constitutional issue said lord falconer said member royal family line succession prince wale eligible succeed unaffected act simple matter tinkered lightly wish remove form discrimination isnt proper form added rule change future said lord dub private member bill passed peer would urge mp oppose common lord dub agreed withdraw bill second reading house lord urged government think later stage cannot forever say dont want change thing difficult told peer debate labour peer former minister said monarchy symbolise value country dont want situation value country moved monarchy century behind time surely opposed discrimination ground gender surely also opposed discrimination catholic opponent bill including tory lord campbell alloway bishop winchester rt rev michael scottjoynt said would separate state church england christian faith secular state would markedly le tolerant rt rev scottjoynt argued"}
{"document":"Politics_74","words":"bnp leader nick griffin arrested leader british national party arrested part police inquiry following screening bbc documentary party spokesman said nick griffin arrested tuesday morning suspicion incitement commit racial hatred west yorkshire police confirmed arrested yearold man outside area bnp founding chairman john tyndall arrested sunday charge july bbc documentary secret agent featured covertlyfilmed footage bnp activist mr griffin twelfth man arrested following documentary nine men west yorkshire another man leicester arrested freed bail seven men held variously connection suspected racially aggravated public order offence conspiracy commit criminal damage possession firearm two men keighley arrested september suspicion conspiracy commit criminal damage yearold man leicester detained monday suspicion incitement commit racial hatred bnp spokesperson said mr tyndall brighton arrested following speech made burnley lancashire released police bail"}
{"document":"Politics_75","words":"boris opposes mayor apology ken livingstone stick gun apologise nazi comment jewish reporter tory mp boris johnson insisted mr johnson also claimed tony blair intervention row attempt reassure jewish voter london mayor mr livingstone say standing remark likened evening standard journalist concentration camp guard prime minister say time mr livingstone say sorry labour mr livingstone said comment may offensive racist said earlier week would apologise even mr blair asked later prime minister said lot politics get angry journalist time time circumstance journalist jewish journalist yes apologise however mr johnson forced apologise last year article magazine edits liverpudlian grieving death british hostage ken bigley said mr blair butt row dont see prime minister get involved spectator editor told bbc radio today programme dispute ken livingstone reporter evening standard mr johnson mp henleyonthames oxfordshire said suspected labour trying reassure jewish voter curious way labour seems trying curry favour disillusioned muslim voter may disillusioned war ken doesnt think he got anything say sorry thats really feeling think stick gun said mr johnson apologised last october perpetuating outdated stereotype liverpool leader article death mr bigley article magazine suggested grieving liverpudlian wallowing victim status also attributed blame drunken liverpool football fan hillsborough disaster died mr johnson told today perfectly TRUE got grovelling game apologised thing felt ought say sorry also thing didnt think apologise said here old ken he crass he insensitive thuggish brutal language dont think actually read said although extraordinary rude dont think actually antisemitic"}
{"document":"Politics_76","words":"report attack defence spending ministry defence criticised soaring spending cost growing delay top equipment project national audit office report biggest project say cost risen âbn past year say little evidence mod performance improved despite introduction smart acquisition policy six year ago senior defence official told bbc lesson learned naos annual report showed total cost project covered expected reach âbn higher originally planned total delay amounted month average individual delay rising three month sir john bourn head nao said problem showed principle scheme known smart acquisition consistently applied many problem traced fact mod spent enough time resource assessment phase report say nao found project launched since start scheme showing worrying tendency older legacy project eurofighter senior defence official speaking bbcs defence correspondent paul adam said although figure still good enough report reflected unrealistic expectation early project cycle year overspend significantly le last year âbn total defence procurement agency responsible buying defence equipment improving lord bach minister defence procurement said obviously still disappointed cost time increase shown insisted defence procurement agency undertaken huge amount work expose underlying problem project latest finding follow string critical report issued within last month according correspondent contain new surprise turning around defence procurement agency little like trying turn around super tanker take long time indeed said correspondent said project including joint strike fighter nimrod aircraft type destroyer resonsible bulk cost overrun delay added project heavy lift aircraft successor identification friend foe siff showing good performance"}
{"document":"Politics_77","words":"brown name march budget chancellor gordon brown deliver budget house common march treasury announced budget likely last general election gmt wednesday prime minister question time annual event chancellor outline government taxation broader economic prediction likely set much tax spending battleground election widely expected may next month budget mr brown eighth since labour came power may election called could little day budget announcement date election shortened finance bill would rushed parliament allparty support allow government continue collecting revenue full finance bill budget measure would returned common election labour secures another term office mr brown announced budget date short ministerial statement accountancy firm ernst young urged put politics aside focus longterm requirement economy budget given immediately last six election tax cut incumbent chancellor many case tax increased soon election result said aidan ocarroll eys uk head tax"}
{"document":"Politics_78","words":"asylum child face return uk government planning return asylum seeker child without parent albania trial scheme could start week may extended apply child country childrens charity reacted alarm saying policy amount forcible removal may guarantee safety affected home office say may childrens best interest reunites community pilot included government fiveyear immigration plan aim return unaccompanied asylumseeking child albania failed asylum claim since least unders arrived uk seek asylum without family member child automatically become responsibility social service minister held back final removal order unaccompanied child legally adult least dozen albanianborn teenager thought identified return according source although public confirmation number selected could either returned family traced placed care albanian authority separate negotiation establish family tracing return scheme believed underway another country child act public body duty act best interest child care laura brownlees save child said grave concern least welldocumented trafficking child crime prostitution albania child going returned proper assessment decision case case basis said think structure place receive returning child albania decision best interest child forced removal child choice final decision fiveyear immigration plan announced tuesday government said addressing difficult issue returning unaccompanied asylum seeking child spokesman home office said wholly wrong suggest plan return child leave rot developing return programme unaccompanied asylumseeking child whose asylum humanitarian protection claim refused said spokesman exploring establish reception longerterm care arrangement country origin believe possible return child way best interest safe sustainable believe right keeping childrens legislation child return remain uk indefinitely separated family community spokesman stressed uk would abide international human right obligation child could provided carefully planned reintegration package would returned said andrew hogg spokesman medical foundation care victim torture said minister far failed reassure agency far known strongly oppose scheme welfare best interest child properly taken account said mr hogg albania particularly statutory child care protection structure medical foundation many serious concern including assessment process suitability return degrading best interest child principle child welfare lack safeguard chosen country spokesman albanian embassy london said first heard scheme rule agreement two country"}
{"document":"Politics_79","words":"fido taken vote list risk pet child given vote could cut changing people register vote uk election watchdog said mistake found current system one person household applies voting form occupant electoral commission say enabling people register individually could cut error combat fraud voter need register march next poll may expected individual registration scheme would introduced britain general election proposed scheme would mean voter using individual identifier vote voting number date birth signature electoral commission say voter register individually rather head household fit better human right law chairman sam younger told mp tuesday care needed ensure people lost register process happened northern ireland switched similar system rare case household pet put electoral roll mp heard people registered family regardless age birth date included form election officer cannot easily check nonbritish citizen entitled vote also registered case mr younger said anecdotal evidence inaccuracy register vast majority caused genuine mistake argued local council could look harder promoting targeted campaign hard reach voter example authority already run programme others councillor worry party political impact encouraging particular area turn mr younger said using royal mail postal redirection service already helped election officer retrace voter argued individual registration would also increase security postal ballot new way voting fear check ensure current postal vote cast person voting form said might also help register student hall residence hall warden often job everybody mp office deputy prime minister constitutional affair select committee pressed mr younger avoid losing voter changeover said northern ireland example illustrated real difficulty confronted currently british voter reregister vote every year face removed electoral roll fail two year running mr younger suggested reregistration could happen le frequently argued effort needed check electoral roll uptodate"}
{"document":"Politics_8","words":"woman mp reveal sexist taunt woman mp endure shocking level sexist abuse hand male counterpart new study show male mp pretended juggle imaginary breast jeered melon woman made common speech researcher birkbeck college told labour yvette cooper said found hard persuade common official minister secretary mp gave answer hour taped interview study whose secretary minister research team professor joni lovenduski set look achievement experience woman westminster emerged complaint mp party sexist barracking chamber sexist insult patronising assumption ability barbara follet one socalled blair babe elected told researcher remember conservative whenever labour woman got speak would take breast imaginary breast hand wiggle say melon spoke former liberal democrat mp jackie ballard recalled stream remark leading mp topic woman leg sexual persuasion extory education secretary gillian shepherd remembered one male colleague called woman betty said look know name isnt betty said ah youre call betty harriet harman told researcher sheer hostility prompted advancement cabinet well youve succeeded youre woman another current member cabinet say told oh youve fast rise sleeping even great influx woman mp general election greater number woman cabinet female mp often say feel stuck edge male world liberal democrat sarah teather recent female mp elected told researcher lot people say like old boy club ive always said feel like teenage public school know public school full teenager prof joni lovenduski conducted study help margaret moran mp team journalist said shocked finding expected bit nothing like extent expected find couple shocking episode said difference experience woman intake afterwards mainly woman present parliament prepared put sexist attitude came across prof lovenduski said added woman including woman came received extraordinary treatment convinced number woman changed back thing would change back think shocking general public thing go house common interview placed british library historical record"}
{"document":"Politics_80","words":"adult literacy government hit target improving adult math literacy skill course made attractive report say national audit office praised minister reaching benchmark adult england gaining basic qualification year target million needed creative idea million adult lack math english skill level expected schoolleavers according report half qualification achieved learner aged defined adult government purpose compiling figure normally adult defined aged number people gaining qualification rising slowly auditor general sir john bourn said higher level literacy numeracy benefit england socially economically people opportunity live richer life government launched get scheme aimed reducing illiteracy innumeracy sir john said substantial progress made since adding beginning government partner would need creative responsive âbn spent implementing programme report recommends gathering detail educational need area course set meet local demand existing adult learner could use enthusiasm commitment local knowledge attract people department education skill could also use personalised learning work voluntary group council employer also ass adult learner progress frequent interval report add government announced reached target earlier month prime minister tony blair said start journey estimated million adult worse literacy expected year old million numeracy skill level thought cost uk economy hundred million pound year qualification achieved taking part government scheme range gcse equivalent get ons participation target set million interim figure million education minister ivan lewis said continue use creative way involving people lowest skill level report show effort gathering pace shadow education secretary tim collins said third report two day highlight labour failure ensure young people acquire necessary level literacy numeracy working life employer business leader repeatedly voiced concern number schoolleavers without basic skill government offered talk liberal democrat education spokesman phil willis added far little done enable adult learner fit learning busy life"}
{"document":"Politics_81","words":"tory backing id card tory back controversial government plan introduce id card shadow cabinet revealed support ahead next week common vote bill introduce compulsory id decision follows tough meeting senior tory argued vociferously move party source told bbc bill minister claim tackle crime terrorism illegal immigration expected opposed liberal democrat said scheme deeply flawed waste money source within conservative party told bbc michael howard always favour id card tried introduce home secretary party agnostic issue decided come fence tory source said despite giving backing id card conservative insisted would hold minister account precise purpose scheme said would also press labour whether objective could met whether home office would deliver pledged ass cost effectiveness id card whether people privacy would properly protected important remember bill take decade come full effect spokesman said nothing solve immediate problem rising crime uncontrolled immigration lib dem home affair spokesman mark oaten said sign michael howard overruling colleague concern id card tory courage try change public opinion follow new chairman bar council guy mansfield qc warned real risk people margin society would driven hand extremist going happen young asian men bomb gone somewhere going stopped havent id card going detained"}
{"document":"Politics_82","words":"labour eu propaganda taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise eu used lull british public FALSE sense security say tory shadow foreign secretary michael ancram told mp new white paper part trying soften opinion ahead referendum eu constitution claim denied foreign secretary jack straw accused tory running scared debate eu cooperation would help get better uk immigration control argued mr straw used thursday common debate launch new white paper prospect eu security stability prosperity would key theme uk took chairmanship eu july said mr straw africa climate change would also feature highly said uk trying ensure future eu budget limited europe economic output spent add value mr straw promised continue ensure uk budget rebate secured margaret thatcher fully justified like country veto change proposed area said mr ancram condemned document foreign office say cost design print deliver isnt reason government involved taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise try sell new eu country advance forthcoming referendum general election asked tory spokesman also criticised government claiming eu constitution would make europe easier understand government last week publish commentary page try explain easy simple constitution british people said trying kid proposed question constitution referendum united kingdom approve treaty establishing constitution european union electoral commission thursday said satisfied question easy understand government suggested referendum constitution could take place spring tory set campaign vote mr ancram said minister prolonging uncertainty putting vote latest date possible foreign secretary hit back saying tory attitude europe helped keep party power decade mr straw argued cooperation european partner could bring level playing field immigration asylum control setting face thing added liberal democrat sir menzies campbell said uk ignore need reform eu common agricultural policy change particularly important developing country wanting access market argued sir menzies among worried plan backed uk lift arm embargo imposed china tiananmen square massacre mr straw said decision taken chinese human right improved enough"}
{"document":"Politics_83","words":"hague given pm ambition former conservative leader william hague say stand leadership given ambition prime minister mr hague told daily telegraph would find life dominated politics boring unfulfilling mr hague stepped party election defeat rule return front bench also told paper hope remain mp richmond north york start family wife ffion mr hague recently published biography william pitt younger also said wanted continue writing book speechwriting told newspaper dont know whether ever go back front dont rush asked would stand leadership mr hague replied definitely determination stay away central role disappoint senior conservative member say party need tim collins shadow education secretary said last week would huge boost party mr hague returned front bench mr hague became mp leader opposition said feel fortunate age crammed entire political career cabinet leader party branch thingsit liberating feeling mr hague added may misjudged ambition prime minister maybe wasnt driven politics thought said"}
{"document":"Politics_84","words":"job cut FALSE economy tuc plan shed civil service job prove FALSE economy could hamper public sector reform according tuc report public commercial service union member already voted strike cut one day november tuc said cut would deliver le âbn minister hope save efficiency reform general secretary brendan barber warned cost could easily outweigh benefit government big boost public spending showing result said mr barber public service improving looking simple saving job cut stage could FALSE economy may shoot tory fox cutting thousand civil service job hit morale capability public servant expected implement government reform cost could easily outweigh benefit next friday strike action pc biggest civil service since hitting jobcentre benefit agency pension office custom driving test union say concerned pension sick pay forced relocation well cut job last month announced total social security office jobcentre across uk would close first wave plan shed civil service job number civil servant britain rose april area strike affect include passport museum gallery library health safety inspection"}
{"document":"Politics_85","words":"uk useless quango fire uk quango financed billion pound taxpayer cash many useless duplicate others effort report claim essential guide british quango author dan lewis said least appointed body set since labour power urged limit number quango could set individual government department tory lib dems welcomed report called slimming conservative deregulation spokesman john redwood said research endorses policy destroying unwanted unnecessary quango slimming rest conservative government axe quango part drive efficient accountable government lib dem spokesman ed davey meanwhile said instead bonfire quango new labour promised explosion two decade tory labour government unaccountable agency mushroomed liberal democrat would abolish many merge others make remain properly accountable labour representative unavailable comment quango guide follows last year governmentcommissioned gershon report recommended significant cut bureaucracy across public sector mr lewis want public inquiry regional development agency cost âbn year cash say appears almost entirely wasted well departmental limit quango also want statutory fiveyear limit body executive power also listed dubbed nine useless quango british potato council milk development council energy saving trust agricultural wage committee wine standard board westminster foundation democracy football licensing authority investor people uk economic social research council mr lewis branded existence employee potato council set research promote overseas potato market surprising said âm spent annually energy saving trust promotes renewable energy would better spent eight million boiler jacket british home argued absurd charge farmer agricultural wage committee set working wage standard industry many prepared take advantage immigrant labour prepared work hour football team afford pay âm wayne rooney taxpayer like football forced fund football licensing authority tune âm year mr lewis asked report published efficiency government unit joint effort right centre think tank economic research council centre policy study say new public body set assessment made whether proposed role already carried existing charity private organisation"}
{"document":"Politics_86","words":"howard back stem cell research michael howard backed stem cell research saying important people frightened future controversial issue feature recent presidential election george bush opposed extending tory leader argued moral case embracing science could help victim alzheimers parkinson motor neurone disease believe duty offer hope million people suffer devastating illness said use embryonic stem cell uk already allowed stem cell master cell ability develop body tissue type scientist hope growing cell laboratory programme form specific tissue kidney heart even brain tissue mr howard acknowledged genuine concern stem cell research argued mustnt frightened change nostalgic past must optimistic future politician must create right framework great potential science harnessed benefit mankind life expectancy average briton around mids society responsibility enhance quality people life grow older know many people concerned stemcell research fearful meddling see stuff soul respect concern also believe duty offer hope million people suffer devastating illness like parkinson multiple sclerosis motor neurone disease alzheimers saw paper today possibly heart problem mr howard acknowledged easy answer issue necessary courage know morally right added course stem cell still recent discovery research need done must look potential responsible grownup way hope million people rest could achieved former superman actor late christopher reeve advocate research paralysed horse riding accident mr howard made remark speech westminster conservative national woman committee ambition value"}
{"document":"Politics_87","words":"howard unveils tory asylum plan tory plan cut immigration uk racist make asylum system fairer genuine refugee michael howard said party set detailed asylum reform plan mr howard said would help smash people smuggling gang would annual limit asylum claim would processed overseas charity say plan would put refugee life risk turned away quota filled tony blair said labour would set workable plan tackling immigration abuse next week attacked tory plan cutting number frontline immigration staff border actually make problem worse said mr blair liberal democrat chairman matthew taylor said needed quick fair firm asylum system said absolutely disgusting propose system could turn away genuine refugee conservative say little risk happening demand asylum considered quota set speech london monday mr howard said racist people claim talk controlling immigration far said coming immigrant family recognised firm fair immigration control essential good community relation withdrawing united nation convention refugee obliges country accept people persecuted basis need number introduce law allow immediate removal asylum seeker whose claim clearly unfounded came safe country destroyed document detain asylum seeker without document people whose identity known able move freely around uk worry national security stop considering asylum application inside uk instead take people united nation refugee agency camp anyone applying asylum would taken new centre close country origin tory also want quota seeking work permit australianstyle point system wanting join family uk mr howard said nearly people settling uk every year size city like peterborough plan would help achieve substantial reduction immigration said although could predict figure said two asylum seeker claim accepted current unfair inhumane system need break link arriving britain claiming asylum mr howard said breaking link smash criminal gang heart trade people smuggling un refugee agency worried policy sends wrong message poorer country receive bulk refugee spokesman european justice home affair commissioner franco frattini said plan would contravene eu asylum policy meant uk could simply refuse hear asylum case refugee council chief executive maeve sherlock called plan dangerous ill thoughtout hugely irresponsible life could put risk refugee turned away quota filled warned commission racial equality chairman trevor phillips said asylum application economic migration think mr howard intended centre debate race warned campaigner could use word hint policy keeping people different colour culture mr howard called suggestion disgraceful"}
{"document":"Politics_88","words":"campaign cold call questioned labour conservative still telephoning million people signed make sure get marketing cold call party say stick rule ensuring call marketing instance asking people voting intention lib dems asking watchdog overseeing rule stop call information commissioner office say survey allowed grey area personal data kept telephone call centre expected used never three major party runup general election seven million telephone number telephone preference service tps list ban unsolicited sale marketing call scheme run direct marketing association backed eu directive privacy electronic communication rule marketing call apply much politician private sector company mean labour tory calling people signed tps labour party spokesman told bbc news website party avoided tps list telephoning people membership fundraising happen voter identification call ask party vote marketing clear legal advice said covered telephone preference service said party always asked people would happy contacted said rung conservative spokeswoman said party stuck rule rang tps subscriber said apply tps line law would thing allowed law spokesman information commissioner office said would classed marketing political party telephoned people encourage vote rule allow polling organisation telephone people voting intention recorded part bigger set statistic person person political party may also would marketing said spokesman said might considered unsolicited marketing party recorded voting preference view marketing information future spokesman said yes answer area pretty grey added someone complained would investigate political party aware regulation last byelections reminded lib dem chairman matthew taylor written watchdog saying advice received several previous occasion phone call illegal say evidence local lib dem party around country suggests significant number call hope therefore take swift efficient action ensure cease tell commissioner mr taylor argues new guideline party act way watchdog belief rule allow party ring tps number voting intention later urge people vote"}
{"document":"Politics_89","words":"tory leader quits legal position david mcletchie resigned post partner legal firm following criticism dual role scottish conservative leader insisted legal work tod murray influence cause support friday said tendered resignation partner immediate effect mr mcletchie received advice holyrood official detail needed declare labour said cleverly asked paid advocacy tory spokesman totally refuted wrongdoing mr mcletchie received advice clerk standard committee concern signing parliamentary motion questioning expansion plan edinburgh airport msp partner tod murray client opposing development mr mcletchie complaint made concern raised sought guidance standard committee clarify position advised exercise judgement avoid perception conflict said done nothing wrong explaining reason quitting post mr mcletchie said greatly concerned recent publicity surrounding association tod murray however wish see similar situation arise avoid misconception future mindful good name tod murray confidentiality client entitled brought forward date retirement firm would otherwise happened later year proud part tod murray last year wish well future labour msp christine may said mr mcletchie clever ask clerk consider conduct respect section code almost bound get answer wanted enquiry since stand accused breaching section section paid advocacy said section member interest order legally obliges msps declare registrable interest taking part related parliamentary proceeding interest would prejudice give appearance prejudicing ability participate disinterested manner however msps code conduct recognises wider definition parliamentary proceeding including nonstatutory requirement make declaration relation written notice motion letter holyroods chamber office chief ken hughes also made clear mr mcletchie need list client worked solicitor commenting mr mcletchies decision stand scottish labour party spokesman said mean mr mcletchie doesnt breach paid advocacy rule future however doesnt change fact full investigation whether done past scottish national party holyrood leader nicola sturgeon accused mr mcletchie failing properly serve constituent sturgeon said think whole episode damaging mr mcletchie im sure reflecting added thought tory irrelevant party would lose sleep peter misselbrook executive partner tod murray said mr mcletchie considering retirement later year added david decided announcement made fully understand appreciate reason"}
{"document":"Politics_9","words":"campbell email row silly fuss exno medium chief alastair campbell centre new political row email containing fourletter outburst aimed bbc journalist mr campbell sent missive mistake bbcs newsnight sought question role labour controversial poster campaign later contacted show saying original email sent error silly fuss mr campbell recently rejoined labour election campaign email revealed day peter mandelson former labour minister european commissioner warned bbc steer away demonising mr campbell mr campbell messaged newsnight programme investigated claim labour advertising agency tbwa blaming controversy campaign poster image including one flying pig another critic claim depicted tory leader michael howard fagin prompted accusation antisemitism claim denied labour mr campbell email apparently intended party official suggested get trevor beattie tbwas bos issue statement said spoke trev think tbwa shd give statement newsnight saying party agency work together well nobody spoken standard poster done tbwa according political brief fuck cover something important twat email sent mistake newsnight journalist andrew mcfadyen realising error mr campbell emailed mr mcfadyen pointing mistake suggesting presenter jeremy paxman would seen funny side said good email blackberry malarkey looked log sent message realised email meant colleague tbwa gone record first three sentence email spot row trevor poster done according brief dreamt flying pig pig great okay circs tory promising tax cut spending rise money tbwa made production campbell swears shock final sentence earlier email probably bit colourful personal considering never actually met im sure share sense humour star presenter mr never known silly fuss since last silly fuss go must look forward back later prime minister spokesman asked journalist view mr campbell use abusive language spokesman said person referring capable speaking longer work government foreign secretary jack straw said always good polite relation mr campbell described talented former spin doctor use language mr straw said know odd journalist occasionally used odd word would probably inappropriate circumstance maybe mix wrong kind journalist liam fox tory cochairman said return mr campbell sign new sinister underhand tactic labour"}
{"document":"Politics_90","words":"msps hear renewed climate warning climate change could completely control within several decade scottish environment protection agency warning committee msps expert giving evidence subject scottish parliament environment committee official believe nuclear energy wind farm may better option trying tackle global warming solution suggested conservationist include reducing internal uk air travel boosting electric train evidence part committee inquiry impact climate change scotland sepa attempting curb global warming gas pollution transport emission increase ecologist warning msps scotland may accept significant intrusion wind farm likely also nuclear power needed possibly several decade sepa predict two method remain energy source climate change control expert studying sea scotland west coast already forecast devastating weather type caused havoc across country last month predicted damaging storm become frequent researcher university highland island southampton looking wave height atlantic last nine year project conducted jointly environmental research institute thurso part university highland island uhi millennium institute network southampton oceanography centre scientist carried series study including use satellite ass wave height sea around west coast hebrides"}
{"document":"Politics_91","words":"voucher cut winter death pensioner promised energy saving liberal democrat snow cold temperature continue party say plan could save average pensioner every year cut winter death government give winter fuel household people people tory promise keep payment lib dems would allow people swap winter fuel payment discount home insulation shadow local government secretary ed davey said current scheme helped older people new liberal democrat approach go much end scandal ten thousand old people dying winter cold every year voucher designed let pensioner choose list approved energy supply would compete business offering discount home insulation scheme plan would boost energy conservation say party insulation could save every year pensioner household using money intelligently present"}
{"document":"Politics_92","words":"new yob target unveiled fifty new area getting special help fight antisocial behaviour england wale named thursday ten area already access special prosecutor local expert government expanding crackdown town city detail many antisocial behaviour order asbos used last year also published labour see nuisance behaviour key election issue critic claim record best patchy year ago minister launched antisocial behaviour plan thursday figure offer progress check say past year antisocial behaviour order issued court double total used previous four year police also closed crack house issued dispersal order breaking group youth public place new pilot area get special attention also receive extra government funding exeter cardiff among city voiced interest involved prime minister tony blair also expected announce new measure strengthen use asbos fixed penalty notice still concern area country using power properly expected say new figure heartening would rest similar action taken area country needed defeated problem mean shown together done say mr blair week defended shakeup licensing law saying right focus troublemaker rather treating everybody potential drunken nuisance minister also boast record police number speeding plan put place community support officer csos researcher leeds university warned csos could undermine traditional bond police officer community work needed done clarifying role different agency linked together csos argued study critic government say announced initiative tackle nuisance behaviour real focus good policing home office minister hazel blears also revealed week third asbos breached people jailed others"}
{"document":"Politics_93","words":"kennedy call iraq exit plan tony blair set proper exit strategy iraq wake next sunday election country lib dem leader charles kennedy said speech focusing issue arising reelection george bush mr kennedy said iraq become crucible militant terrorism want see phased withdrawal uk troop soon situation allows said london exit strategy must augment support democratic process opinion mere presence british american troop iraq feed insurgency said truth especially initial mistake made heavyhandedness operation like fallujah wellpublicised instance abuse hand coalition force mr kennedy pointed netherlands portugal czech republic troop operating southern sector iraq announced imminent withdrawal regardless situation ground accused mr blair government le straightforward plan next week prime minister make statement regarding election iraq mr kennedy said city london speech set proper exit strategy including phased withdrawal british troop security situation allows mr kennedy also argued british troop deployed iraq replaced force country especially islamic country"}
{"document":"Politics_94","words":"mcconnell drunk remark row scotland first minister told group high school pupil okay get drunk jack mcconnell speaking secondary pupil school highland problem binge drinking drink promotion criticised snp encouraging young people get drunk scottish executive insisted mr mcconnell speaking adult comment recognition people get drunk first minister comment came question answer session glenurquhart high school inverness attended pupil number secondary school highland councillor event also defended mr mcconnell margaret davidson independent member loch ness west said first minister speaking general way sure speaking adult time one pupil asked mr mcconnell executive proposed tackle underage drinking began response quip im sure there underage drinking highland went speak evil binge drinking railed irresponsible drink promotion said hope im going seen preaching anybody really serious problem moment binge drinking impact people health ability control whats happening round mr mcconnell said regularly saw report effect binge drinking spree ended assault even rape health consequence binge drinking one thing going something really serious binge drinking irresponsible drink promotion help lead said far many pub chain particular selling far much booze far cheaply encouraging people drink far quickly go clamp make promotion illegal hope people enjoy drink sensibly course evening added mean get drunk get situation people encouraged get completely incapable save money drink quickly snp holyrood leader nicola sturgeon said incredible gaffe jack mcconnell know underage drinking issue scotland quite staggering politician particularly first minister encourage young people get drunk first minister withdraw remark immediately executive spokeswoman insisted mr mcconnell made remark adult youngster mind talking context adult binge drinking irresponsible drink promotion over said recognition people get drunk binge drinking drink promotion encourage acceptable"}
{"document":"Politics_95","words":"brown hit back blair rift row gordon brown criticised union leader said conflict tony blair harming working government jonathan baume top civil servant union spoke competing agenda mr brown mr blair chancellor said mr baume never meeting prime minister could judge said union leader trying block civil service reform threatened member job suited purpose mr baumes union first division association suggest two agenda battling union trying resist planned reform mr brown told bbc radio today programme plan unveiled gershon report civil servant job axed changed saving ploughed back frontline service mr brown said honest dont think rely mr baumes judgement matter come decision government making mr blair making exactly decision civil service reform determined go gershon reform also said mr baume never present meeting prime minister position judge wednesday ahead chancellor prebudget report mr baume told bbc news sometimes conflicting competing agenda government number treasury chancellor wanted mean alan milburn prime minister want see mr baume said government department get money treasury basis public service agreement sign time prime minister also agenda thats necessarily treasury prime minister course powerful figure government also sends instruction message direction department would like secretary state department implement policy agenda problem many occasion two dont add individual cabinet minister well department make sense battle number said minister interested governing soap opera mr blair mr brown tory shadow chancellor oliver letwin said battle royal top civil servant reporting chancellor tony blair preventing getting business getting taxpayer value money"}
{"document":"Politics_96","words":"tory would cut number mp conservative party would cut number mp onefifth elected tory leader michael howard said plan form part party smaller government bill unveiled later week mr howard told sunday time party would also reduce number government special adviser said referendum would held wale decide whether scrap welsh assembly change would take place within five year conservative winning general election mr howard told paper precise number mp go would depend result welsh referendum would probably mean reduction around current total wale decided keep assembly would stand lose mp mr howard said party planned cut number civil servant whitehall labour tory almost accept similar drop number well saying government department reduced minister parliament special adviser said shadow leader common oliver heald said part aim reduce unnecessary costly interference people life reducing size role state mr howard said plan would also even great unfairness proportionately scottish welsh mp westminster england average size english constituency people mr howard said northern ireland wale scotland number welsh mp would set amount consistent fair term representation rest united kingdom assembly scrapped mr howard said change carried quickly could even implemented election next got big bang dont want like house lord reform getting one stage next stage"}
{"document":"Politics_97","words":"uk plan deport terror suspect deal sought allow uk deport terror suspect home country without risk tortured sentenced death home secretary charles clarke told time hoped agreement several country could reached move follows law lord judgement detention men belmarsh prison london woodhill milton keynes unlawful affected ruling algeria tunisia egypt jordan government told using antiterror legislation brought september hold men indefinitely without charge broke human right law mr clarke told time think prosecuting much energetically ability deport individual concerned country come said route pursued collaboration foreign secretary jack straw positive way mr clarke said seeking memorandum understanding overseas government britain ensure suspect would subjected death penalty return however added think solution law lord judgement government deportation help strand liberal democrat shadow home secretary mark oaten accused mr clarke avoiding main issue belmarsh detainee critical issue home secretary dodging stage deal principle deal tackle problem future told bbc news want grasp issue mean looking actually secure conviction country allowing example intercept communication telephone tapping included mr oaten said deportation may tackle initial problem want see wider debate urgently actually get trial conviction country unless get liberal democrat vote measure come renewal march bbcs home affair correspondent daniel sandford said appeared mr clarke putting emphasis possibility deportation predecessor david blunkett said reaching understanding detainee home country could difficult people accused serious crime home country easy agreement get think suspect wont solution daniel sandford said minister may try put forward solution allowing secret evidence put normal criminal trial developing secret trial process next week government may try deport left see work way putting trial said"}
{"document":"Politics_98","words":"minister deny care sum wrong minister insisted committed free personal care elderly despite research suggesting cost policy underestimated report fraser allander institute say decision push ahead flagship policy based flawed research deputy health minister rhona brankin pledged study research snp holyrood leader nicola sturgeon said public needed reassurance care programme secure rise cost stem series mistake research used care development group scottish executive expert prepared original costing according finding published quarterly economic commentary strathclyde university fraser allander institute dubious assumption improving health expectancy could drive cost policy another âm report warned carried husband wife economist team jim margaret cuthbert brankin told bbc radio scotland dont think got sum wrong obviously examine finding new report along figure research already commissioned look great detail contribution need sure provide free personal care nursing care older people future absolutely committed scottish national party called minister reassure people enough funding place support free personal care policy sturgeon said reason doubt executive support policy question needed answered necessary sum redone said serious concern raised question need answered scottish executive need know money year next year future older people looking forward older age rest assured personal care need met"}
{"document":"Politics_99","words":"blair stress prosperity goal tony blair say party next manifesto unremittingly new labour aimed producing personal prosperity prime minister trying draw line speculation state relationship gordon brown speech chatham kent saying prosperity mean individual wealth ensuring radically improved public service also claiming labour ideologically united ever mr brown currently touring africa week facing question report split downing street election widely predicted may angry labour mp week warned mr blair mr brown danger disunity mr blair trying put focus substance labour platform third term government labour made low inflation unemployment mortgage rate centrepiece new poster campaign week thursday mr blair saying want talk central purpose ofnew labour increase personal prosperity wellbeing justfor prosperity mean income wealth individual theirfamilies opportunity security available radicallyimproved public service reformed welfare state tory trying capitalise apparent feud top government wednesday unveiled poster pictured prime minister mr brown word fight crime fighting michael howard frontbencher john redwood thursday launched new plan abolish hundred quango say government spending much lower tax needed make britain competitive liberal democrat also claimed infighting obstructing good government latest speculation relation new labour two powerful figure came publication new book brown britain robert preston alleges mr blair told mr brown would step prime minister coming general election book claim premier went back pledge support cabinet ally suspicion mr brown manoeuvring mr pestons book claimed mr brown told mr blair nothing could ever say could ever believe wednesday mr blair directly denied mr brown made quote left africa tuesday chancellor told reporter course trust prime minister"}