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Rail Safety Report Gives the Model Wagon a Lanyard
A rail safety report gives a fictional model wagon, bridge and clipboard far too much meeting authority.
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Street Sweeping Robots Meet Britain’s Clipboard State
Britain is trialling street sweeping robots while cutting red tape that might require the broom to have a strategy.
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National Park Board Appointments Give the Folder a View
National Park board appointments bring new members to the Lake District and South Downs, leaving the folder to admire the view.
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Council Pension Reform Gives Local Politics A Future To Ignore
Council pension reform could restore pension access for councillors and extend it to mayors, giving local politics a future to postpone.
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Woking Borough Council Commissioners file progress
Woking Borough Council Commissioners are reappointed after ministers welcome progress, request another report and send improvement back to the paperwork department.
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Government AI Helpers Promise To Fill Forms Then Lose The Login
Government AI helpers may tackle life admin, provided everyone can first locate the login that appointed them.
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Business borrowing hits £8.6bn, calculator seeks privacy
Business borrowing reached £8.6bn in May, leaving an office calculator to seek privacy while the financial figures acquire emotional significance.
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May GDP dips 0.1% while the economy checks its pockets
May GDP fell 0.1%, while three month growth gave the economy another chart to hide behind as economists arranged their caveats.
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Bank Rate Holds at 4.5% as Quarter Point Joins Queue
Bank Rate held at 4.5% in an eight to one vote, leaving one quarter point waiting outside with a clipboard and a visitor pass.
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Capital Issuance Falls as Pie Chart Cuts Its Slice
UK capital issuance fell in April, leaving the corporate pie chart to rebrand a minus sign as a temporary change of direction.
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Large Firms Borrow £1.3bn While SMEs Wait Politely
UK business borrowing reached £1.2bn in April, with large firms borrowing more while SMEs stayed flat and loan rates rose.
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Bank Rate Holds at 4% While Biscuits Face Split Vote
Bank Rate stays at 4% after a five to four vote, leaving the committee to balance inflation, weak growth and one strategic biscuit plate.