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"barnett formula" - Google News

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:51:01 GMT+00:00

"barnett formula" - Google News


Cameron agrees that Wales needs fairer financial deal - WalesOnline

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:49:08 GMT+00:00

Cameron agrees that Wales needs fairer financial deal
WalesOnline
Campaigners for reform will be cheered by the Tory leader's views on the Barnett formula, the contentious scheme devised in the late 1970s to allocate ...

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Tax powers promise as 'English backlash' grows - Scotsman

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:13:54 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Tax powers promise as 'English backlash' grows
Scotsman
But it was also put forward as a means of dealing with English concerns about the Barnett Formula, the mechanism by which UK funding is decided, ...
Devolution leaves England losing out, say MPsWalesOnline
English voters 'resentful' over Scottish cash shareAberdeen Press and Journal
English anger at subsidies for Scotland hits new highDaily Mail
BBC News  -Scotsman
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Hazel Mollison Should Scotland grow up and ditch our resentment of England - Scotsman

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:20 GMT+00:00

Hazel Mollison Should Scotland grow up and ditch our resentment of England
Scotsman
With the Barnett formula in place, we still get a higher share of public funding. We've also managed to vote for benefits such as free personal care for the ...

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Welsh Assembly debates Increases in the Council Tax and Business Rates - DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:03:21 GMT+00:00

Welsh Assembly debates Increases in the Council Tax and Business Rates
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
He has certainly highlighted the fact that we need to look at the Barnett formula going forward. I do not think that there is anything in the Holtham report ...

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Call to maintain Barnett formula for Wales - Local Government Chronicle

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:18:30 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Call to maintain Barnett formula for Wales
Local Government Chronicle
Under the so-called Barnett formula, both Scotland and Wales receive greater central government financial support per capita than England. ...
Wales 'relatively poor because of English governance'BBC News

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Scots politicians are facing their biggest test since devolution - Scotsman

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:40 GMT+00:00

Scots politicians are facing their biggest test since devolution
Scotsman
... the UK government allocates the pain within Westminster, and on whether the Barnett Formula survives the election and a possible change of government. ...


Brown: Election will be about economy, not personality - WalesOnline

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:21:26 GMT+00:00

Brown: Election will be about economy, not personality
WalesOnline
He also suggested he may be considering reforms to the contentious Barnett formula, which divides funding around the UK nations. ...

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'Barnett replacement' working paper is sent to Tories - WalesOnline

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:37:13 GMT+00:00

'Barnett replacement' working paper is sent to Tories
WalesOnline
He said he believed that the current population-based Barnett formula probably meant that Wales was being disadvantaged. One of the conclusions of the ...


Cameron promises 'great amount of money for Scotland's great needs' - Times Online

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:49:34 GMT+00:00

The Guardian (blog)

Cameron promises 'great amount of money for Scotland's great needs'
Times Online
'Whatever the Barnett Formula is replaced by, it will have to be a needs-based formula and Scotland has great needs and will get a great amount of money ...
I've come to build bridgesThe Sun

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Powers that would boost Welsh democracy - WalesOnline

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:37:35 GMT+00:00

Powers that would boost Welsh democracy
WalesOnline
There is already substantial concern about the workings of the Barnett formula, which allocates resources to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ...

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"barnett formula" - Google Blog Search

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Let's try that again: the Lords debate on the Barnett formula

The abortive debate on the report of the Lords Select Committee on the Barnett Formula has been rescheduled. It's due to take place this Thursday, 11 March, at about 11.30 am. At least this time it can't be talked out by earlier ...
Publisher: Devolution Matters
Author: Alan Trench
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:44:31 GM
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Barnett Formula Again.

Forgot to mention the late fringe meeting, arranged by Positif Politics in my conference round-up. Speaker was Gerry Holtham, who has a nicely relaxed manner, as well as being expert on how Treasury funding is allocated to the devolved ...
Publisher: A view from Rural Wales
Author: Glyn Davies
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:55:00 GM
Time:

Will Plaid Cymru have any influence in a Hung Parliament?

an overhaul of the Barnett Formula to give Wales a more equitable settlement; the raising of pensions by 30% for Welsh OAPs over the age of 80. As I said: it sounds plausible - but is it likely? Lets take a look at the numbers. ...
Publisher: The Druid: Fighting for Anglesey
Author: The Druid of Anglesey
Date:
Time:ue, 09 Mar 2010 12:22:00 GM
Time:

Policy focus – paying for devolution

Currently, UK Government spending on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is based on a somewhat convoluted system known as the Barnett formula. Under the formula, the ippr last year said, that the 'distribution of public spending ...
Publisher: Left Foot Forward
Author: Ed Jacobs
Date:
Time:hu, 04 Mar 2010 16:18:44 GM
Time:

The Tory Party and Joel Barnett

However, she too confirmed that the Barnett formula was up for review, drawing attention to the fact that it no longer enjoys the support of its inventor, Joel Barnett. That it has taken her ten years to become aware of this fact can be ...
Publisher: Freedom Central
Author: Peter Black
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:19:38 GM
Time:

Call to maintain Barnett formula for Wales | News | Local ...

Wales still needs greater spending support than England, according to the country's former top civil servant.
Publisher: Local Government Chronicle - Latest Local Government News
Author: unknown
Date:
Time:ue, 16 Feb 2010 15:21:00 GM
Time:

No Plaid-SNP split on Barnett

Although there isn't an easy reference at hand, it's been said a couple of times in the comments of political blogs and on TV that there might be some kind of divide or friction between Plaid and the SNP over the Barnett formula. ...
Publisher: Welsh Ramblings
Author: Welsh Ramblings
Date:
Time:hu, 04 Mar 2010 15:43:00 GM
Time:

Recounting the cash

Northern Ireland does not receive any extra money for water and sewerage services from the Barnett formula so the cost must come from existing funds. This, in turn, puts pressure on other public services. The Budget was based on the ...
Publisher: AgendaNI
Author: Agenda NI
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:56:07 GM
Time:

'Barnett replacement' working paper is sent to Tories

Other bloggers have written about George Osborne comments on the Barnett Formula when he was on a visit to Cardiff last month saying if he were Chancellor after the General Election he would establish an Independent Commission to ...
Publisher: A Change of Personnel
Author: A Change of Personnel
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:04:00 GM
Time:

Barnett Formula: the Lords debate that didn't happen « Devolution ...

I returned to Parliament on Tuesday evening for the Lords debate on the Barnett Formula, triggered by the report the Barnett Formula Select Committee published last July (but not possible until the Government formally responds, ...
Publisher: Devolution Matters
Author: Alan Trench
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:05:52 GM
Time:

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