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Development institutions: adopt a holistic approach
Exploring the links between economics, social protection and democratisation will allow for long-term development impactsWhat are the strengths and shortcomings of contemporary approaches to...
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Relief for Osborne as UK budget deficit narrows
Government spared further embarrassment by better-than-expected public finances for 2012Chancellor George Osborne was "spared blushes" thanks to a slightly better-than-expected outturn for last year's...
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Deficit, national debt and government borrowing - how has it changed since 1946?
How bad is the deficit really? We bring you all the data going back to the 1940s• Get the dataHow bad is Britain's deficit? The latest set of figures show that Britain's public finances showed...
View ArticleOsborne warns of currency risks for independent Scotland - video
Chancellor George Osborne speaks in Glasgow at the publication of a Treasury report on currency options for an independent Scotland
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Scotland currency row: Osborne accused of 'scaremongering'
Scottish finance secretary says there is compelling case for currency agreement between Scotland and rest of UKJohn Swinney, the Scottish finance secretary, has accused George Osborne of using "shock...
View ArticleDeficit reduction embarrassing for George Osborne, says Labour – video
Shadow treasury minister Chris Leslie says chancellor George Osborne cannot claim he is reducing the UK's deficit
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Bulgarians and Romanians won't flock to Britain, say ambassadors
Eastern European diplomats criticise 'bombastic' reporting of potential exodus once working restrictions are lifted next yearUp to 35,000 Bulgarians and Romanians will come to Britain to work next year...
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George Osborne barters to save flagship workers' share plan
After second Lords defeat, chancellor offers free legal advice to workers who take shares but surrender employment rightsThe chancellor was locked in a fight to rescue his plan to offer shares for...
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Osborne scorns Scottish independence camp's plan for currency union
Scottish first minister tells chancellor to 'grow up' after he pours cold water on SNP's plans to retain pound sterlingGeorge Osborne has stepped up the Treasury's attacks on Scottish independence by...
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George Osborne set to expand Funding for Lending Scheme
Chancellor to extend the flagship £80bn scheme to specifically target banks that lend to small businessesGeorge Osborne is expected to expand his flagship £80bn lending scheme on Wednesday in a bid to...
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Half of voters expect living standards to fall before next election, poll shows
More than one in three think it will take four or five years for economy to recover fully, and similar number say six to 10 yearsVoters do not expect their living standards to rise before the next...
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If Abenomics works, Britain's leaders will look like monkeys | Simon Jenkins
George Osborne should abandon the tribal morality of austerity and, like Japan, print money not for banks but for peopleIf you thought Germany was a model modern economy, forget it. Look east. After...
View ArticleSteve Bell's If … George Osborne does it for England
Steve Bell's If … George Osborne does it for England
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George Osborne to extend funding for lending scheme to small businesses
Banks may be offered 10 times access to cheaper loans as an incentive and leasing firms will be able to take part in schemeGeorge Osborne is switching the emphasis of his flagship lending scheme to...
View ArticleIs 0.3% GDP growth enough to let George Osborne off the hook? | Poll
UK GDP has grown by 0.3% in the first three months of this year, which means Britain has avoided falling back into recession. But is this enough to take the heat off the chancellor, whose economic...
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Unspectacular GDP data will take political heat off George Osborne | Larry...
Despite the better-than-expected first-quarter growth the economy is still 2.6% below its peak of early 2008Nothing spectacular but good enough to take the political heat off George Osborne.That's the...
View ArticleAre you confident the UK economy has turned the corner?
ONS data shows Britain avoided recession with 0.3% GDP growth in the first quarter – but do you think it's enough?
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UK avoids triple-dip recession with better-than-expected 0.3% GDP growth
George Osborne says growth is evidence the coalition's policies are helping to 'build an economy fit for the future'George Osborne has welcomed news that Britain's economy expanded by a...
View ArticleRecessions compared: how does Britain's GDP compare to every recession since...
Exactly how bad is Britain's recovery from recession - and how much worse is it than the Great Depression of 1930?Simon Rogers
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UK avoids triple-dip recession – full reaction
Politicians and economists react to data showing UK economy grew 0.3% in first quarter, avoiding third recession in five yearsGeorge Osborne, the chancellorToday's figures are an encouraging sign the...
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