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It's time to drive recovery in all the UK. It's time for a Manchester budget
London plans to spend more on bicycle lanes in the next decade than Greater Manchester has on all public transport infrastructure in the past 10 years. This has to change, argues economist Dr John...
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UK austerity in a world awash with money | Michael White
What is holding Britain back from a stronger recovery is that there simply isn't enough demand in the economyDavid Cameron has been rightly hammered for last week's big speech on the economy, by his...
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George Osborne will deliver his fourth budget next week amid dire growth figures and a recent downgrade from the Moody's ratings agency. Some commentators are already speculating that, unless he...
View ArticleDavid Cameron's press conference on Leveson: Politics live blog
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including David Cameron's press conference on Leveson and Ed Miliband's speech on regional banks to the BCC...
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Labour: the plausible budget plan | Peter Hain
We can steer Britain off the road to ruin – but emulating Tory austerity isn't the right way to do itSome, sadly including anonymous Labour frontbenchers, suggest that the only way for Labour to win...
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Bank of England silences monetary policy committee members
Mervyn King accused of blocking transparency after MPC members prevented from airing personal opinions on economyThe Bank of England will prevent members of its interest rate-setting committee from...
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Ed Miliband is right, Britain lacks local banks – RBS could fill that void |...
Why not convert a large, publicly owned bank into a network of local banks like those that operate successfully in Germany?Ed Miliband's speech to the British Chambers of Commerce today marks an...
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Mervyn King warns return to high inflation could be 'scary'
Bank of England governor gives rare TV interview, saying Treasury must not water down its commitment to low inflationBank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has warned the Treasury against watering...
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Budget 2013: what direction will George Osborne take?
With the economy still in the doldrums, the chancellor is under intense pressure to come up with a Plan B. Here are his optionsThe threat of an unprecedented triple-dip recession hangs heavily over the...
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We can't spend our way out of economic crisis. But we can cut taxes
The consensus is against austerity but throwing money at the problem is not the answer. Fiscal stimulus can come from tax breaks tooGeorge Osborne will stand up to deliver his budget speech this week...
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Budget wishlists: 'We should be talking about tax cuts for the public as well...
Business leaders say what they'd like to see the 2013 budget – and boosting consumer spending comes high on most lists Rooney Anand, chief executive of Greene KingIt should be no surprise that the...
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Budget 2013: If there's one thing George Osborne should do …
Seven opinion formers set out their ideas for the 2013 budget to chart the country back to a path of growth and prosperity'Help squeezed families; boost childcare support'Vidhya Alakeson, deputy chief...
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We need a budget with housebuilding at its heart to kickstart Britain's...
David Cameron and George Osborne promised to grow us out of recession. Instead they've dug the country into a deeper holeHousebuilding is crucial to economic recovery. From the Depression of the 1930s,...
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The UK economy is still ailing – time to change the medicine
George Osborne's original diagnosis of Britain's economic problems had merit, but his treatment has not workedKeynes had the right description for the state of Britain today when he said a depression...
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The budget: if Osborne has no answers, who does? | John Harris
The interesting question is not what the chancellor will say on Wednesday, but whether Ed Balls dares set out his alternativeA statement of the blindingly obvious, to start. For all the talk of moves...
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Shortage of science graduates will thwart manufacturing-based recovery
Too few women studying science, maths and engineering and a curb on immigration make government hopes forlornThe government's hope that it can drive an economic recovery by growing the UK's...
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Budget 2013: issues facing the chancellor – at a glance
George Osborne will emerge from No 11 with little room for manoeuvreThe deficit George Osborne may have to admit that the amount the government needs to borrow to cover the gap between tax revenue and...
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UK public spending since 1963
Back when the Beatles were having their first number one, the government spent £12bn a year, now it's nearer £700bn. See how the numbers have changed• Get the data• Tax receipts since 1963Back when the...
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UK tax receipts since 1963: full data
Without tax income the government has to borrow more from the markets. Ahead of the 2013 budget, here is the historic tax receipts data• Get the data• Public spending since 1963Government spending...
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Spectrum revenue
Juliette Garside (Report, 16 March) suggests George Osborne could have got £3bn more than he did selling the 4G spectrum. Whatever the benefit to the public purse it was always a myth that the public...
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