If the plans are accepted by ministers, tens of thousands of destitute people across Britain could be denied priority places on council house waiting lists.This controversial proposal has come to light just days after the District Auditor recommended in his preliminary report that 10 former councillors and officers (including one who is now a Tory MP) should be forced to pay back the pounds 21m their policies cost ratepayers, and be disqualified from standing as local councillors. The pay-off for his 12-month tenure in the job equates to about a year's remuneration, made up of salary, pension contributions and other benefits. Elections are never good for investor blood-pressure levels. The bookmaker William Hill make him second favourite behind Mr Clarke, at evens..

But if words are to turn into deeds, there are still many barriers to overcome. Perhaps the biggest - one common to left and right - is the continued dominance of economics. I never lose,' Mr Walesa told Polish radio last week.For all his jaunty confidence, there are signs that the president's touch is deserting him. (Class Two): 1 Flash Gordon (H Jahn, US White); 2 Omen (T Friese, Ger Red); 3 Aerosail Astro (J Schumann, Ger Green). This included remarks suggesting that a clear majority of the 12 regional Federal reserve banks were requesting an increase in the discount rate, the interest rate on funds that the Fed lends to commercial banks.The views of the regional banks were seen as a valuable pointer to the thinking of the Fed on tightening the more important fed funds rate, and a few weeks after Mr Angell's comments the Fed pushed up short-term interest rates a notch.The Fed has already held its own investigation into Mr Angell's remarks, but its inquiry has not resulted in any action. Half an hour later they offer a price just less than you were hoping to get for the old lawnmower.It may be comforting to hear they treat builders even more harshly.

Instead, a sudden roar was followed by a crush of bodies that flung me forward and up against the barrier separating the terraces from the pitch.I found myself staring into the face of a steward who was screaming at people not to push. No charges were brought.Actions such as this - and King has been stopped and released without charge several times since the beating - have added to his unease. ANALYSTS yesterday upgraded their forecasts for Glynwed, the West Midlands engineering group, after it revealed a 30 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for 1992. 'I do not like to talk of the German car industry; you have to look at each firm - the starting points in the quest for simpler production processes are very different.' Mercedes wants to go from seven to five management levels, but BMW is reducing to three or two.But such differences pale, in his view, beside the biggest difficulties facing Germany's car giants, which come from outside the firm. In 1991 he toured the country tirelessly, spoke at dozens of rallies and forged a loose coalition of democratic activists into a powerful political force.He did none of this before Sunday's referendum. It was bought on a hire purchase arrangement in Morgan Rogerson's name, and lent to Mr Mates's estranged wife and former secretary, Rosellen. For the duration of this tour a junior version of Plucka has accompanied the Australian tourists around Britain, carried by the last player to have made a duck.Even on a tour as filled with runs as this, Wayne Holdsworth, Mark Taylor, Paul Reiffel, Brendon Julien, Tim Zoehrer, Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn and Tim May have all looked after Plucka at some time with May being responsible for bringing him to Edgbaston.