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Danny Alexander downplays UK's AAA credit rating
Lib Dem Treasury chief secretary appears to counter George Osborne's assertions, saying top rating 'not be-all and end-all'The Treasury chief secretary, Danny Alexander, one of the most senior Liberal...
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George Osborne's 110% – do the maths please, chancellor
The chancellor's consistent misunderstanding of percentages does not bode well for the economyThere are some things that you want to hear from a chancellor. Things like "Relax, I've fixed the...
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Nick Clegg's in the last ditch. Now is the time for him to come out fighting...
Defeat over Lords reform gives the Lib Dems a chance to affect coalition policy where it most matters: the economyMeanwhile, back at coalition ranch, the Olympic spirit has gone. In the debacle over...
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US election is a wake-up call for alarm clock Britain | Gavin Kelly
To see how keen Romney and Obama are to court middle class America is to get a foretaste of Britain's key political battlesIt's the Middle Class, Stupid!, the new zeitgeist book by grizzled Clinton-era...
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Mervyn King: fresh facts, stale strategy | Editorial
One cheering side-effect of economic depression, is that it provides occasion to recall Keynes's sideline in Wildean aphorismsOne cheering side-effect of economic depression, is that it provides...
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Community banks can fill weak spots of traditional lenders
MPs Gareth Thomas and Chris Leslie set out their wish list for greater transparency in the banking sector, including more space for credit unionsForcing banks to be more open and transparent about...
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Letters: Olympic lessons for the economic cycle
It is all very well for Mervyn King and George Osborne to invoke the "Olympic example" as a way of saving the sinking economy (No growth this year, 9 August), but I would have more confidence in them...
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The conversation: Is it worth going to university?
Amid the gloom of unemployment and graduate debt, is it still worth going to university? Student Zak Antrobus talks to employed school-leaver Jasmine CopeWith A-level results out in England and Wales...
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Profit and PR are the real enemies of innovation | Peter Wilby
From drugs to computers, the big rewards are now in tweaking existing products and presenting them as ground-breakingFor more than a decade, we have been told that the pharmaceutical industry faces a...
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Discredited chancellor should get his marching orders
George Osborne would have been sacked long ago by a strong prime ministerFirst the good news: this government is disintegrating. Second, the bad news: the disintegration will take some time, and...
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Olympics: the key to our success can rebuild Britain's economy | Will Hutton
We need politicians who understand why we were so successful at the 2012 Games. Cameron and Osborne do notEveryone has marvelled at the success of Team GB, but the best haul of medals in 104 years is...
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Fears of global economic slowdown weigh on emerging markets
Economic problems are no longer confined to Europe and North America as China and India see worrying slump in growthIt started in America. It moved on to Europe. Now the fear is that the big economies...
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Olympic Games have shown world what Britain is made of, says Cameron
Prime minister vows that London 2012 will have positive effect on UK economy as he boasts of sporting and social legacyDavid Cameron has declared that Britain has "shown the world what we are made of"...
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Letters: An Olympic effort to retool the economy
Now we can look back on an Olympics well done, what lessons we can learn to fix our ailing economy? The Olympics show you can buy success. If you provide the athletes with the best facilities, train...
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The case for a British investment bank | Nicholas Tott
No wonder small businesses can't get credit when the UK is the only G8 member not to have a body dealing with such financeFor some time, the calls have increased for the creation of some type of...
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Bournemouth wins £2m to set up first coastal tourism academy in Europe
Coastal communities fund announces first areas to benefit from cash injection to boost seaside economiesThe first seaside areas to win government funds to boost their economies have been announced.The...
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G4S Olympic effort shows limits of private sector, says Philip Hammond
Defence secretary praises military rescue of Games security and says lessons can be learnedThe failure by G4S to meet the Olympics security requirements has shown the limitations of private sector...
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UK inflation since 1948
Inflation in the UK stands at 2.6% in July 2012. Get the full data over time - and see how it compares with pay• Get the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the GuardianUK inflation...
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The busted British economy needs more than just Olympic spirit | Simon Jenkins
If the Games taught us anything it is that daring to be different can work. Let's take the same approach to stimulusThe prime minister says "Team GB's work is done", and that "now it's GB's turn". What...
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George Osborne faces calls from leading economists for U-turn on austerity
Almost half of experts who backed chancellor in opposition now say Treasury should borrow to spend on infrastructure projectsPressure on George Osborne for a softening of the government's hardline...
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