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Olympics effect expected to lift UK out of recession
Relief for George Osborne in official figures – but economists warn that the comeback will be short-livedGeorge Osborne will receive a boost this week from official figures confirming that the Olympics...
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Policymakers risk fiddling while the global economy burns
How should George Osborne react to the changing balance of risks implicit in the IMF's recent pronouncements?The Roman emperor Augustus is supposed to have come up with the phrase festina lente, which...
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In the spitegeist, the new gods are hurling down their vengeance | Ian Martin
We've turned our backs on faith and now 'times are tough' is the new 'the gods are displeased'Do we live in a "godless age"? Opinion is divided. Ask someone arriving for an appointment at the abortion...
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The austerity debate: time to think much bigger | Editorial
Halting the government's programme to shrink the state will not resolve the other underlying problemsTo get a sizable protest out in central London in the middle of rainy autumn is no easy feat. It...
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British rioters and South African protesters are all of one family | Desmond...
Both in Britain and South Africa, the marginalised need constructive ways to articulate their angerThe riots that gripped British cities in August 2011 were a graphic manifestation of the most...
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UK expected to emerge from recession on back of Olympics bounce
Analysts expect a 0.6% rise in GDP, lifting the economy out of the longest double-dip recession since the second world warBritain is this week expected to emerge from recession, with the Olympics...
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It's not just energy prices – private markets are failing all around us |...
Be it rail, housing, pensions or banking, we need to redraw the partnership between the public and private sectorsSoaring energy prices are bad politics, so how can they be stopped or at least eased?...
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Is the reign of GDP as the only measure of wealth coming to an end? | Jane...
Challenges to the supremacy of gross domestic product, which ignores natural and household contributions, are growingBritain has now posted three consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic...
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Quantitative easing 'experimental', says top civil servant
Treasury mandarin tells MPs emergency measure likely to have helped economy but admits full impact is unknownThe Treasury's most senior civil servant has told a committee of MPs that pumping hundreds...
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Tories losing voters' trust on economy, poll shows
Guardian/ICM poll finds Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are catching up with PM and chancellor on perceived financial competence The Conservative party's prized trust on managing the economy is beginning to...
View ArticleWould you vote for a party on financial competence alone? | Poll
A new Guardian/UCM poll shows Ed Miliband and Ed Balls gaining ground in terms of perceived financial competence. Would you cast your vote for the party you'd trust to handle the economy better?
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Good news on economy will keep on coming, says David Cameron
Prime minister's remarks fuel anticipation that UK's emergence from double-dip recession will be confirmed this weekDavid Cameron appeared to foreshadow Britain coming out of recession on Thursday when...
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Troubled families tsar Louise Casey criticised over research
Report into dysfunctional households breached ethical standards, claims researcherA high-profile report by the government's troubled families' tsar into the scale and nature of dysfunctional households...
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Nick Clegg warns of 'slow and fitful' economic recovery
Deputy prime minister strikes cautious note in City speech and demands 'balanced and engaged' approach to EuropeThe deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, is warning that Britain's recovery remains "slow...
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Prime minister accused by Labour of jumping gun by leaking market-sensitive GDP figures to House of Commons Steve Bell
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Labour told to spell out tough choices by pressure group
Pamphlet published by Progress warns the party to be upfront and specific about pain it might need to inflictLabour has to start setting out now the tough choices it will make in government on spending...
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GDP figures will be relief for Osborne but will not end austerity debate
Anything less than a 0.6% or 0.7% increase in gross domestic product will be seen by the City as a disappointmentThe hint from the prime minister could hardly have been clearer. Taunted by Ed Miliband...
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Don't count on GDP growth of +1.0% creating a feelgood factor | Tim Montgomerie
There is no room for complacency on growth – and an economic recovery doesn't necessarily mean a political recoveryThese better-than-expected GDP figures will be a huge relief to the government. If we...
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GDP figures show UK emerging from recession: full reaction
Politicians and economists react to news that the UK eocnomy grew 1% in the third quarter, ending the double-dip recessionEd Balls MP, Labour's shadow chancellor It's good news that, with the help of...
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UK emerges from double-dip recession
George Osborne says 1% growth in third quarter of 2012 shows 'economy is healing'George Osborne has seized on news that the economy has emerged from double-dip recession, growing by 1% in the third...
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