But im proud of the work this government has done to devolve spending powers and real powers to local authorities through the city deals, the devolution of some Decision Making and spending to local enterprise partnerships through the local growth deals, i think these are really good moves. Im delighted that were going to see in Greater Manchester a new Greater Manchester metro there. This is great news. But i dont see the need for a lot of extra tax power, no, im a bit skeptical of it. But who controls the tax . And in reality in england is less than 5 , around 2 of total taxation is actually controlled by local councils. Thats the council tax. Can you have real devolution of powers to local communities unless they have some say over the taxation thats raised in their areas, the rates of it and the amounts . Can the people of england well, if you take away the system works now, what weve tried to do as a government is to make sure theres a better connection between decisions made loca
Here with my dad. Love being here chicago fans were in the house as well. Here come the hawks the mighty blackhawks and they were loving this washington weather. This is like miami for us. No snow its great. This is almost tropical to us from the food to the fans. This game is a new years tradition that caps fans have passionately embraced. Caps, caps, caps caps its been a long day for a lot of people. Gates opened at 1 00 but there was a fanfest across the street that started much earlier today. So a lot of people came out making an entire day of it. Fortunately, the temperature got up into the mid 40s so it was a great day to be outside and obviously, a fantastic finish to washington, d. C. s first winter classic. Reporting live in Nationals Park suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. And the day is not over for those fans yet right, suzanne . Thank you very much. Prior to the game the big discussion was whether the glare off the ice would cause a problem. But once the puck dropped, it became
Will be christened today in front of a very small group of royal family members. Good morning. Welcome to aljazeera america. Im stephanie sy. Im thomas drayden. To do a federal trial gets underway to determine if the largest municipal bankruptcy filing can move forward. With detroit more than 20 billion in debt, there is little doubt it is in dire financial straits. A city manager has taken over and proposed cutting worker pensions and benefits to help the city get back on track. Labor unions and retirees will argue rolling back pensions view lathes the states constitution. The bankruptcy itself is quickly becoming a costly affair. For the motor city, first came the debt, then came the bankruptcy, then the bankruptcy bill. Its soaring like detroits skyline. The city council dutifully keeps meeting, but since the finances taken over, it is the city manager calling the shots. Hes handed contracts to lawyers and bankruptcy experts worth more than 62 million and counting. Only his office k
Business, but for taking otherwise unproductive members of society off the streets and putting them to work baking up a storm for a clientele that includes some of new yorks best restaurants. What also makes this bakery different is that the dough they work with produces some of the dough that supports a foundation for the needy. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. In this edition, scott pelley reports on hard times in a small midwestern town, and later, bob simons story on a yonkers, new york, bakery that became a role model for social activism and Small Business success. We begin with the plight of wilmington, ohio. When president spoke of the winter of our hardship in his inaugural address of 2009, no one understood it better than the people in wilmington. They were in the grip of a brutal series of layoffs at dhl, the air shipping company, at a time when claims for Unemployment Benefits in the u. S. Were the highest in nearly 30 years. In december 2008, just before all t
It runs its 5 millionayear business, but for taking otherwise unproductive members of society off the streets and putting them to work baking up a storm for a clientele that includes some of new yorks best restaurants. What also makes this bakery different is that the dough they work with produces some of the dough that supports a foundation for the needy. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. In this edition, scott pelley reports on hard times in a small midwestern town, and later, bob simons story on a yonkers, new york, bakery that became a role model for social activism and Small Business success. We begin with the plight of wilmington, ohio. When president spoke of the winter of our hardship in his inaugural address of 2009, no one understood it better than the people in wilmington. They were in the grip of a brutal series of layoffs at dhl, the air shipping company, at a time when claims for Unemployment Benefits in the u. S. Were the highest in nearly 30 years. In decem