One young curator,asking for anonymity for fear of repercussions,talks about the much-publicized plan to turn Singapore into a "Renaissance city" of international standing,
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But Mr Blair's audience with seven Labour MPs at his Grosvenor Square headquarters is likely to be seen by some as an attempt to steer Ed Miliband on to New Labour territory and away from his crusade against "predatory" capitalism and City excess.One MP at the meeting said: "Blair said we have to be credible with business. We can't go into the next election without the support of a single CEO from a big company,
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From Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB unionThis rise in unemployment was made in Downing Street. The truth is that jobs are haemorrhaging in the public and private sectors and no one in the government seems to know what to do to stop this ... The number one political priority has to be securing a reduction in unemployment. From John Walker, chairman of the Federation of Small BusinessesUnemployment figures are still rising and do not look set to improve. We know from our members that small firms are looking to shed staff in the first three months of 2012. From Kayte Lawton,
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All this to try and paint Clarke and,
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It is important that this process is allowed to run its course. I will answer all questions in the House of Commons.Cameron will receive the report from Brennan this morning. At the moment the assumption in Westminster is that Fox will survive the day, although his position is precarious and no one can be entirely sure how this affair will pan out. I'll be focusing on it throughout the day,
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