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...based upon World Health Organisation advice. I first wrote to the European Commission about the lack of action by the UK government and London Mayor back in 2002, when I was on the London Assembly. I laid out how the pollution reduction targets for 2005 would not be met and why. Sadly, I was right. Despite several more letters over the years, urging the EU to act, it has...

...based points system imposed. For skilled workers, seeking better job opportunities than elsewhere, it’s worth considering that immigration has contributed to UK growth and this impetus may now be weakened. The economy continues to grow, but slowly. The government has failed to meet the targets it set for deficit reduction, and this can’t all be blamed on uncertainty...

...based, multinational clothes manufacturer. By 1972, Lee was their most successful brand, representing almost two-thirds of their $297 million sales. In 1970, they opened their first factory on mainland Britain, in Greenock, Inverclyde, 25 miles down the River Clyde from Glasgow. Greenock, historically a town of ‘sugar and ships’, had been suffering from the fallout of...