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RBS privatisation: welcome to Britain's idiotic garage sale | Alex Andreou
From RBS to Royal Mail, the government's sell-off programme is about boosting Treasury coffers for short-term electoral gainIt is predictable and depressing, but by no means rare, when a government...
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RBS and Lloyds: the stamp of ideology | Editorial
By putting them back into the market, the coalition will fire the starter's pistol for another crisis down the trackCliche has it that this is a post-ideological age; yet ideology runs through this...
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The case for budget 'austerity' has proved to be a joke, but the US and...
The US and European economies need government spending to boost jobs, but sanity isn't winning in politics todayIt appears that the Reinhart-Rogoff battles over their faulty data about government debt...
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Why we all need the middle classes | David Boyle
The middle-class way of life is disappearing, leaving society divided between a wealthy elite and a sprawling proletariatI bought a flat for the first time when I was 28 in the then rather neglected...
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IMF team needs to see UK economy's clouds, not the sunbeam
Christine Lagarde's inspectors should see that Britain is crying out for investment, not more austerityDear IMF officials,Don't be blinded by a single ray of sunshine. Britain may have avoided a...
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TUC warns of 'lost decade' as IMF arrives to scrutinise UK economy
Officials to investigate economic outlook as unions argue austerity policies are causing UK to lag behind in global recoveryInternational Monetary Fund officials arrive in London today for their annual...
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The Queen's speech: the key points explained
Andrew Sparrow sifts through the speech and reads between the lines to interpret what the legislative programme really holdsWhat she said: "My lords and members of the House of Commons. My government's...
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Royal Mail privatisation is being delivered behind closed doors | Mario Dunn
It is strange that with the sale of the postal service just months away the public has no idea of the details of the sell-offDennis Skinner's annual heckle at the state opening of parliament this year...
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Queen's speech: sound and fury signifying nothing | Polly Toynbee
For all the hype surrounding the new bills, Her Majesty could simply have said "Laissez faire" and left it at thatThe folderol and taradiddle, Black Rod's knocking and all the arcanery of preposterous...
View ArticleDavid Cameron defends starting debate over future of Britain in EU - video
David Cameron discusses the future of the European Union and Britain's EU membership at the Global Investment Conference in London
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The cracked argument for tax havens | Richard Murphy and Dan Hind
The case for tax havens is fundamentally flawed – it's no wonder they are feeling threatened by people who pay their duesThe case for tax havens is like an egg. There is a hard shell of...
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Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer
Business minister Michael Fallon warns union that ownership could go overseas if it continues to oppose flotationThe Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight its...
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It's not the deficit that will haunt our children: it's unemployment
Forget talk of the 'burden' of government debt on future generations. Look at how austerity scars young people nowAusterians, as supporters of fiscal austerity have become known, frequently bemoan the...
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Postal union seeks unholy alliance of left and right to block Royal Mail sale
CWU seeks help of rural Tory MPs, Countryside Alliance and even Ukip as the prospect of privatisation loomsMore than 100 postboxes were painted gold to celebrate Britain's medal haul at the 2012...
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Pedro Almodóvar's Spanish disaster script is all too realistic
Director's take on Spain's economic jeopardy, I'm So Excited should remind the Rajoy government that the end is still in doubtA plane circles in the sky with a damaged undercarriage. The passengers get...
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Privatisation: blood money | Editorial
Donating for no reward provides a warm glow, but pay for it – or profit from it – and that glow disappearsFulfilling his constitutional duty to puncture the pomp of Queen's speech day, Dennis Skinner...
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Never mind tax havens – the real hidden billions are in company coffers |...
We are in the middle of an investment strike, with UK companies sitting on hundreds of billions that could be the key to recoveryYou know how it goes in a recession: the rivers stop flowing, the...
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Thameside prison report criticises extended 'lock-down'
Serco-run private jail was forced to introduce heavy restrictions due to problem of gang violence, inspection report findsBritain's newest private jail has been forced to introduce one of the most...
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Labour vows to lift trade with Africa as Umunna warns of missed opportunities
Shadow business secretary says Nigeria visit revealed potential and warns against focusing solely on Bric nations such as IndiaA future Labour government would seek to stimulate Britain's trade with...
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Birmingham airport calls for UK-wide aviation expansion to help economy
Manufacturers need better flight links outside London if coalition is to fulfil vow to rebalance economy towards exports, says CEOBritain's manufacturers urgently need better flight links out of...
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