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So what if we're stuck in a lost decade? It could be a whole lot worse
Rather than bemoaning the UK's poor economic performance amid the worst conditions for 80 years, perhaps we should be relieved that things aren't as bad as some expectedThe old adage that you should be...
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Chris Riddell on the cold wind blowing through the British economyChris Riddell
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VAT is 40 years old – and now has middle-age spread
Levy has raised around £1.6tn but has become a headache for business with hopes for a cheap and simple EU tax in the pastPink Floyd had just released The Dark Side of the Moon and the doors of the...
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The £10,000 tax-free sop patronises the low-paid | Lynsey Hanley
The new income tax threshold will be presented as a no-strings-attached freebie, but it disenfranchises 3 million peopleThe idea of earning £10,000 of income tax, as anyone who's working will do from...
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Letters: Farming subsidies
I agree with many of George Monbiot's arguments about the concentration of wealth and particularly property in the hands of a small self-perpetuating elite (Comment, 26 March). However, I don't think...
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No triple dip but a slow UK recovery, business survey predicts
British Chambers of Commerce survey suggests any improvement in economy is likely to be slow and protractedGeorge Osborne will be handed a rare encouraging assessment of the state of the economy on...
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Bank of England given power to regulate City
George Osborne to shrug off criticism that he is putting too much power into the hands of the Bank of England governorThe chancellor will pledge on Tuesday to secure a "strong, safe and successful"...
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10 lies we're told about welfare | Ricky Tomlinson
Has someone made Jim Royle a policy adviser? Millions are being made poorer while we're fobbed off with porkiesWelfare reform, my arse. Has Jim Royle parked his chair, feet up, telly on, in the...
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Iain Duncan Smith calls petition for him to live on £53 a week a stunt
Work and pensions secretary insists he has twice lived on breadline after online petition secures nearly 300,000 signaturesIain Duncan Smith has dismissed an online petition calling on him to live on...
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George Osborne: paying the price of failure | Editorial
In the current climate, any chancellor would be faced with defending decisons that made some people poorerThere can be no argument that George Osborne has run a failing economy – since the great slide...
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Let's not bet the farm | Colin Tudge
Frozen lambs warn of our vulnerability to climate change – and the free market doesn't offer any shelter from food insecurityHow should we – not just the farmers but all of us, in Britain and worldwide...
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Capita chief executive brought in £8.5m last year
Paul Pindar boosted basic salary of £380,000 by selling £6m of shares in company, which has large government contractsThe chief executive of Capita, a private firm the government uses to run large...
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Small business lending stagnates as UK construction output shrinks
Downbeat data revives recession fears as Bank of England's monetary policy committee kicks off two-day talksBritish small business lending has remained stagnant and the construction sector shrank...
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Cameron commits to keeping Scottish defence jobs in pro-UK appeal
Sector employs 12,600 people in Scotland and has annual sales of £1.8bn, PM says in plea to voters to reject Scottish independenceDavid Cameron says he is still committed to keeping defence jobs in...
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If Britain is 'broke', it has been for most of the last 300 years | Tom Clark...
It is nonsense to suggest that Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure. Now is just the right time to do soBefore 2008, an avowedly modernising Conservative party committed to match Labour's...
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Where's the real threat here – Kim Jong-un or Trident? | Simon Jenkins
What we should be scared of is not the North Korean's belicosity but how it's being used to subvert domestic politics in the westThe enemy is coming. Declare war, dive for Cobra, hide the silver, lock...
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UK's triple A credit rating reaffirmed by Standard & Poor's
Ratings agency declines to follow its rival Moody's in downgrading the UK but said the economy remains on 'negative watch'George Osborne received a qualified vote of confidence for his tax-and-spending...
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Excessive credit card surcharges outlawed
A ban that comes into force on Saturday will ensure that payment surcharges reflect the actual cost of processing the paymentA ban on excessive credit and debit card charges comes into force on...
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Chris Riddell on the prime minister's adherence to a nuclear defence policyChris Riddell
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The feeblest economic growth looks good once you're used to austerity
Whether or not the chancellor avoids presiding over a triple dip, the truth remains that he took over an economy that was growing slowly in 2010 and pulled it underExiguous rates of growth in the parts...
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