Martin Rowson on the coalition's job creation scheme – cartoon
Nick Clegg has announced a £1bn fund to tackle youth unemploymentMartin Rowson
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George Osborne: R.I.Plan A | Editorial
The question as the chancellor prepares his autumn statement is whether he has faced up to the country's economic realityWhatever else George Osborne announces in his autumn statement on Tuesday, one...
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Osborne will cap rail fare rises and cut loan costs in autumn statement
Package of measures to boost economy as chancellor is forced to concede UK is on brink of another recessionGeorge Osborne is to cap rail-fare rises for commuters and cut the cost of borrowing for small...
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Laissez-faire has failed us. Now we're getting panicky intervention
The coalition came to power with the promise of austerity and small government. Now, on the brink of disaster, state-sponsored initiatives are suddenly back in fashionFor families stuck in cramped and...
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For his next trick, Mr Osborne must offer us a bold new world | Will Hutton
The government is showing a new readiness to cross an ideological RubiconIt is hard not to despair at the gravity of our economic plight. The forecasts to be released this week are expected to confirm...
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Recovery depends on healing a divided nation | Observer editorial
Massive disparities in levels of pay and a lack of clarity about wage levels for the financial and business elite are divisiveOn Tuesday, George Osborne will deliver his autumn statement. Unemployment...
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Chancellor and Treasury sidekick plan package of measures seeking to boost the economy after conceding the UK is on brink of another recession
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George Osborne – the man who would be prime minister
The chancellor will have to eliminate Britain's structural deficit and stimulate growth if he is to succeed David CameronBritain's smartest political salon has been enlivened in recent weeks as its...
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George Osborne's £5bn gamble to stave off recession
Extra £5bn of capital investment to form centrepiece of national infrastructure programme in chancellor's autumn statementAn extra £5bn of capital investment, funded by spending cuts elsewhere, will...
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UK on the brink of double-dip recession, warns OECD
Thinktank cuts growth forecast for UK following austerity measures and says unemployment could rise to 9.1% by 2013The west's leading economic thinktank has warned that Britain faces sliding into a...
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Politics Live blog: Monday 28 November
• Lunchtime summary• Afternoon summary4.06pm: Here's an afternoon summary.• David Cameron has chaired a meeting of ministers to discuss plans for Wednesday's strike. "Part of that contingency planning...
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The real George Osborne
He is the unashamedly privileged chancellor who convinced the country of the need for austerity cuts. But with his poll ratings sinking and the public-sector in revolt, is George Osborne's credit...
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Britain's economy needs a big push but the Tories can only nudge | John Harris
Osborne's grand plan to boost growth is a dogma-ridden hybrid that will squeeze the low-paid and rebound on the economyUntil the OECD officially predicted a double-dip British recession today, the...
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Britain will be back in recession this winter, warns OECD
Longer dole queues in prospect, says thinktank, as Bank governor speaks of 'enormous challenges'Britain will go back into recession this winter because of a fresh increase in unemployment, a squeeze on...
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George Osborne exploits fall in borrowing costs to boost growth
Chancellor to move to reassure markets be declaring he is still on course to eliminate structural budget deficitGeorge Osborne will on Tuesday move to reassure the markets that he remains in control of...
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David Cameron threatens veto if EU fails to protect City
Prime minister warns he will block any revision of the Lisbon treaty that does not safeguard Britain's financial servicesDavid Cameron has threatened to wield Britain's veto to block a revision of the...
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OBR attacked by MPs over economic forecasts
Office for Budget Responsibility criticised after admitting forecast for size of UK economy in 2015 was out by £65bnThe credibility of the Office for Budget Responsibility was attacked by MPs , after...
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Ed Balls is right on the economy – but the public aren't ready for Keynes |...
As recession bites, the shadow chancellor's economic approach will gain admirers. Political reward will surely followI heard it first from a senior aide to the prime minister. But I've heard it a dozen...
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Manufacturing struggles again as City takes up the slack
The travails of manufacturing and the decline in oil and gas output have made the UK even more dependent on financial services as it tries to pay its way in the worldThe industrial strategy of the...
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A three-step programme to re-civilise capitalism | Michael Lipton, Stephany...
Before the big bang, banking served the 99% well. Here's a way to return to a fairer economyWhat should protesters protest for? They rightly oppose the many faults of the current economic system, but...
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