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The economy: doldrums without the dole | Editorial
The flipside of this diminished productivity is much less unemployment than one would expect with this sort of slumpAnd now for something completely different – a glimmer of good economic news. Not...
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Coalition rethink over Dilnot's £35,000 old age care cap
Andrew Lansley had indicated government would ignore recommendations on funding of care and supportThe amount of money that people will have to pay towards the cost of their care in old age could still...
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George Osborne may be forced into austerity U-turn
Chancellor faces criticism from all sides over failure to reduce deficit through austerity measuresThe public finances paint a bleak picture of the UK economy. Tax receipts are down on this time last...
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'Mini-jobs' don't work in Germany, and they won't work in Britain | Stephanie...
Though being floated by the Treasury as a measure to increase employment, German 'mini-jobs' offer little money or securityThe most recent copycat idea floated by the Treasury to promote employment...
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Borrowing figures add up to a political headache for the government
Whitehall fears voters will make an irrevocable judgment that George Osborne has failed to deliver on his economic pledgesWestminster will be working itself into a familiar frenzy when David Cameron...
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George Osborne has options but he isn't taking them
Rebalancing is a fantasy, the economy is dead in the water, the budget deficit is increasing – so what is to be done?Look after the economy and the deficit will look after itself. That was the advice...
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Letters: Zero rating for Labour young turk
Stella Creasy is right to want value for money from the state sector, but wrong about the nature of Britain's public debt "burden" (Report, 15 August). First, the trillion pounds of public debt she...
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Business leaders press George Osborne to boost investment – quickly
Institute of Directors warns business is 'battening down hatches', while big drop in manufacturing output adds to gloomThe Institute of Directors is to put further pressure on George Osborne by urging...
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Borrowing figures prompt co-ordinated growth push across Whitehall
Plans include liberalising planning laws, guaranteeing more house building and shaking up roads spendingThe government is to unveil a series of measures to promote jobs and growth as ministers move to...
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Britannia Unchained: the rise of the new Tory right
A group of Conservative MPs are trying to seize the political agenda with some of the most rightwing ideas the party has seen in decades – and many are taking them seriously'The talented and...
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Britain needs bold policies to boost the morale of business | Graeme Leach
An IoD poll shows most directors believe the recession isn't about to pass. To stop this being self-fulfilling the coalition must actThe latest poll of members of the Institute of Directors shows that...
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George Osborne: an isolated chancellor | Editorial
Austerity plan is failing by the Treasury's own standards, since the coalition is having to borrow far more than plannedLast weekend, cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith accused the BBC's estimable...
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Bank of England governor too powerful, says Barker
MPC veteran Kate Barker attacks regulatory reform, saying greater role for 'unelected officials' is undemocraticTreasury plans to hand the Bank of England extra powers to oversee the banking system...
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Britain's richest 5% gained most from quantitative easing – Bank of England
Bank report to MPs reveals wealthiest boosted by QE and low base rate, but insists policy spared UK from even deeper slumpThe richest 10% of households in Britain have seen the value of their assets...
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Nick Clegg is in too deep | Linda Jack
He promised to do politics differently, but after so much betrayal it's no surprise half the Liberal Democrat party want him to goAs a vociferous cheerleader for Nick Clegg in the leadership contest...
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission is being destroyed | Lester Holloway
Victims of inequality and discrimination need an empowered institution, not the hollowed-out shell coalition cuts would leaveBoth coalition parties went that extra mile to woo various equalities...
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UK GDP since 1948
Gross domestic product is the economic output of Britain. See how bad things have got• Get the dataToday the second estimate of GDP - Britain's economic output - was published and showed a 0.5% (rather...
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Emergency wealth tax could hamper recovery, Osborne warns
Chancellor responds coolly to Nick Clegg's proposal to impose a time-limited emergency tax on Britain's wealthiestGeorge Osborne has responded coolly to a plan from Nick Clegg to impose an emergency...
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George Osborne responds to Nick Clegg's plan to impose an emergency levy upon Britain's wealthiest people, warning it would endanger economic recovery
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Wealth taxes have failed elsewhere. Why does Nick Clegg propose them? |...
Politicians in the UK continue to stoke the politics of envy, in the face of overwhelming real world evidenceNick Clegg's wealth taxes may have a superficial appeal to the British sense of fairness,...
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