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EDITORIAL: The big hiccup.(Editorial)
February 11, 2009... It don't look good. Just half as many deals signed last year as in 2007. Virtually nothing closed in the second half, and things look as bleak this year. Private credit has collapsed. And it has dragged the private finance initiative down with it. The half informed argue that this is...

Landfill targets could be missed, warn auditors.
February 11, 2009... EU targets to cut landfill levels in England could be missed because the environment ministry was too slow to tackle the problem, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). The auditors slammed Defra for its failure to act more quickly when the EU legislation was passed in 1999 -...

Health and education to stay off balance sheet.
February 11, 2009... Looser partnerships such as NHS Lift and local education partnerships (LEPs) are set to stay off the government's balance sheet when new accounting rules come into force this year. The International Financial Reporting Standards, to be adopted across government from April, will bring...

Funding worries and more delays shadow Building Schools scheme.
February 11, 2009... More than half a dozen banks have confirmed they are interested in lending money to Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schemes - but fears remain that a shortage of lending may further delay the programme. Officials in charge of Building Schools have said the programme needs #1.2bn...

Infrastructure spend is brewing.
February 11, 2009... The government could use infrastructure spending again in this year's Budget to give the economy another boost, according to press reports. The Guardian claimed that Chancellor Alistair Darling would use the Budget to deliver a second rescue package, following the front loading of...