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Letters: Austerity is not the only response
Looking out of the window at some of Shanghai's 2,500 skyscrapers, I am reminded there's more than one economic model in the world (Former Tory chancellors warn on economy, 25 February).In 2008, after...
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Ed Balls taunts 'downgraded chancellor' George Osborne over credit rating
Labour say Tories have suffered a humiliation – and even Boris Johnson's adviser calls for change of course on economyEd Balls branded George Osborne the "downgraded chancellor" on Monday and warned...
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Eastleigh byelection should be about economics – not gropings or smears |...
While austerity rages on, the town's already disillusioned voters are being offered merely sordid spectacleRoll up for the grand finale of another great byelection carnival on Thursday. Nothing...
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Who cares about the UK's triple-A downgrade and Rennard allegations? | Peter...
Polling shows that the Moody's downgrade and the reports about Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard have not affected voting intentionsYouGov has conducted its first survey, for the Sun, since two big stories...
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Beppe Grillo's antics may yet shake the whole European system | Simon Jenkins
From Italy to Eastleigh, the economics of self-flagellation have set off a wave of wildcat populism, with unpredictable resultsOh happy day. The Italian election result is a triumph for democracy. "No...
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Ministers clash in cabinet row over spending cuts
Theresa May voices anger that some departments face cuts while others don't, as PM chastises two ministers, say sourcesDavid Cameron has presided over one of his most fiery cabinet meetings when a...
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George Osborne hasn't just failed – this is an economic disaster | Seumas Milne
Coalition austerity has delivered depression and a lost decade. Labour has to avoid locking itself into more of the sameIt would be comic if the consequences weren't so grim. There is no economic...
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Don't wait for Whitehall - press on with new, northern ways of public service...
New think-tank report argues that the 'great cities of the north' have the clout to make changes, following the Manchester model of combined councilsThe north of England needs to find its own, new way...
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David Cameron: UK must go further and faster on reducing deficit
Prime minister says Ed Miliband will never be elected unless he accepts need to cut borrowingBritain needs to go "further and faster" in reducing its fiscal deficit, David Cameron has said as he...
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David Cameron is asked at prime minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday about Britain losing its AAA credit rating
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Negative interest rates are not the answer to Britain's economic woes |...
The government could invest in housing or health to revive the economy but it chooses to boost private sector profits insteadThe Bank of England's deputy governor has floated the idea of negative...
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David Cameron vows to press on with deficit reduction
'We have to go further and faster,' says prime minister as Bank of England officials disagree over best strategyDavid Cameron pledged to go "further and faster" in reducing the deficit after the UK was...
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Economy: negative shock
Sub-zero interest rates are a trick which – in theory – could allow monetary policy to do something more effective in a depressed economy than, in the phrase, push on a piece of stringThe suggestion of...
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Iraq must not blind us to Blair's skill and seriousness | Martin Kettle
If we use the war to rubbish the former PM's record, we brush aside the still relevant dilemmas he grappled with at homeTony Blair inevitably cuts a much-diminished figure these days. It is eight years...
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RBS boss admits 'chastening' year as losses breach £5bn
• Stephen Hester says the privatisation is getting closer• £679m paid out in bonuses, £287m to investment bankers• £450m extra charge from PPI scandal• Plans to spin off part of US arm CitizensStephen...
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Sajid Javid defends state-owned bank's decision to pay bonuses of more than £600m in 2012, despite reporting losses of more than £5bn
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Trade between Europe and Africa: how to resuscitate an ailing deal
After 10 years of negotiations, how can policymakers on both sides revive a flagging relationship?Trade negotiations between Europe and Africa seem to have stalled. Despite both sides last year...
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Sussex University students occupy second building
More than 200 people take over lecture theatre in medical school in dispute over privatisation of campus servicesHundreds of students have occupied a second building at Sussex University as part of an...
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Doctor criticised after baby dies while in care of privatised GP service
Coroner says doctor made 'wholly inadequate entries on the records that were clearly at odds with the evidence'The performance of a doctor treating a seven-week-old baby boy who died while in the care...
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With this student visa policy, Cameron is throttling our cultural exports |...
The wealth created by our arts and universities is being choked. The US and others are happy to gain from those we shunExports plummeted alarmingly in this week's figures, hard on the heels of the...
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