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Nick Clegg puts space between Lib Dems and Tories with tax bombshell
The deputy prime minister believes his party needs to go further in differentiating itself from the ConservativesWestminster was woken from its summer slumber with something of a jolt by Nick Clegg's...
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Lib Dems will propose French-style tax on wealthy people's assets
George Osborne warns entrepreneurs would be driven abroad as Tory alarm grows over Nick Clegg's calls for greater fairnessA 0.5% tax on the assets of the wealthy, modelled on the French system, and an...
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Nick Clegg interview: taxing thoughts | Editorial
The proposal for a wealth tax was a bit like tossing a stone at a mob of seagulls: a lot of noise, but not much resultNick Clegg returned from his family holiday on a Spanish beach at the weekend...
View ArticleMartin Rowson on Nick Clegg's tax proposals
Chancellor responds coolly to Nick Clegg's proposal to impose a time-limited emergency tax on Britain's wealthiestMartin Rowson
View ArticleAfter capitalism: 'We will return to the art of discourse' - video
Writer and broadcaster Darcus Howe imagines a new political vernacular accessible to all. Animation by Alexandre Do and Tezo Kyungdon LeeDarcus HoweAlexandre DoTezo Kyungdon Lee
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CBI sticking with Osborne despite slashing UK growth forecast
Mood at CBI as deflated as the economy after it reviewed its growth forecast for UK economy down to -0.3%The atmosphere at CBI headquarters is downbeat. The latest forecast from the business lobby...
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Business leaders plead for growth as CBI predicts economy will shrink 0.3%
• Gloomy forecast echoed by British Chambers of Commerce• Government urged to show 'political backbone'Britain's business community is urging the government to accelerate plans to boost growth after...
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David Cameron vows to 'cut through the dither'
Prime minister promises high-profile initiatives to breathe life into flagging economy and boost Tory moraleDavid Cameron has signalled the start of his political fightback by vowing to "cut through...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne says economy is healing but deep-rooted problems continue - video
The chancellor, George Osborne, says there is no easy road to fixing the economy, but it is healing and jobs are being created
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Public money spent on 'digging ditches' won't stimulate the economy | Mariana...
State spending to boost growth needs to go beyond mere investment – it must transform the economyThe latest growth figures across Europe prove that the push for austerity has been a dismal failure. In...
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Housing crisis: home economics | Editorial
Politicians have to accept there is no quick fix to the problem – and getting it right will take an attitudinal shiftHousing is at the heart of the economic crisis, and getting housing right will be...
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Letters: Doctors' chance to shape the NHS
Congratulations to Allyson Pollock for her relentless campaign against the destruction of the NHS by the government (The toxic world of globalised healthcare, 28 August). Many people do not realise...
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David Davis tells Cameron: impose cuts faster
On eve of cabinet reshuffle, former shadow home secretary challenges prime minister to change his economic strategyOn the eve of David Cameron's first substantial cabinet reshuffle David Davis has...
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These angry Tories can't see what 'no alternative' means | Polly Toynbee
So blinded by dogma are they that the reality of the cuts to come has not yet hit home with Cameron's critics. But it soon will'The UK economy is healing", said George Osborne this week. Did Treasury...
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Construction figures deal blow to government housebuilding plans
Figures from the construction industry for August showed housing activity at its lowest ebb since the beginning of the yearThe scale of the task facing the government as it tries to revive the economy...
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Olympics CEO Paul Deighton to take on Treasury role
New appointment signals government hopes that Olympic and Paralympic stardust will rub off on the economyAfter delivering a widely praised Olympic and Paralympic Games, London 2012 chief executive Paul...
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George Osborne has failed. The battle is now on for the alternative | Seumas...
Neither austerity nor the Tory right's cuts and deregulation will deliver growth. That demands direct public investmentIf David Cameron were in any doubt about the likely public reaction to his...
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Drought in credit to small businesses 'is worsening'
Firms have lost confidence in lenders, report finds, with a third of loan and a fifth of overdraft applications turned downThe loan drought which has prevented the UK's struggling small business sector...
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George Osborne to chair growth committee
Chancellor's cabinet sub-committee will be dedicated to removal of perceived obstacles to economic recoveryGeorge Osborne is to chair a new growth implementation cabinet sub-committee, as Downing...
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Blair's era is finally over. Now Labour can shift from the centre ground |...
After the reshuffle, Ed Miliband should realise that voters are focused on jobs, benefits and rents, not on pensions, shares and house pricesNow that David Cameron's first reshuffle has taken the...
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