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George Osborne: Labour's cost of living focus is a 'shopping list of...
Chancellor acknowledges rising utility bills but says Labour's campaign does not amount to an economic policyThe Labour party's focus on the rising costs of living amounts to a "shopping list of...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne hails Britain's economic recovery - video
Chancellor George Osborne says Britain's gives his most upbeat assessment yet of the prospects for the UK economy
View ArticleNick Clegg's press conference: Politics live blog
• John Kerry's press conference with William Hague on Syria - Summary• George Osborne's economy speech - Summary• Lunchtime summary• Nick Clegg's press conference - Summary• Afternoon summaryAndrew...
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Letters: Living standards the test of recovery
"Osborne will say that the best way of safeguarding living standards is growth" (Miliband vows to get tough on zero-hours jobs, 9 September, 2013). However, the details of the National Institute of...
View ArticleSteve Bell on George Osborne and the economy – cartoon
'Those in favour of a plan B have lost the argument,' the chancellor said in a speech in east London on MondaySteve Bell
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UK GDP growth limited to 1% in longer term, economists warn
IEA paper predicts a post-crisis era of sluggish growth, tempering recent good economic news storiesBritain's economic growth will be limited to just 1% in the longer term as higher government...
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Soaring house prices spread across UK as surveyors warn of another bubble
Poll shows fastest rise since late 2006 peak, with Rics saying Osborne schemes risk pushing prices to unaffordable levelsHouse prices are rising at their fastest pace for almost seven years, according...
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Financial Stability Board sees dangers in Bank of England 'group-think'
Central bank supervisory body, chaired by Bank of England governor, warns of crossover in membership between the Bank's financial policy committee and monetary policy committeeThe Bank of England must...
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Vince Cable warns against George Osborne's complacency over recovery
Business secretary's views of chancellor's deficit reduction policies labelled 'an embarrassing slapdown' by LabourCoalition divisions over the government's central economic policy will be highlighted...
View ArticleDavid Cameron challenged at PMQs over living standards - video
David Cameron answers questions on unemployment figures and living standards from MPs at prime minister's questions in the House of Commons
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Britain's economic recovery: three key challenges to long-term growth |...
The UK economy needs to be less reliant on the financial sector and more oriented towards investment and exportsThere is no doubt that the UK's short-term economic prospects are considerably brighter...
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The chancellor should scrap the second stage of Help to Buy before it's too late
The taxpayer no longer needs to get into the strange game of underwriting mortgages on £600,000 homesThere was no need for Vince Cable to be so reserved. The government should not merely consider...
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Royal Mail privatisation - the key questions answered
All you need to know about the planned privatisation of Royal Mail, from the possible date to possible consequencesWhen will Royal Mail float?The initial public offering (IPO) will take place "in the...
View ArticleBank of England governor Mark Carney grilled by MPs - video
The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, defends his pledge to keep interest rates at record lows for up to three years
View ArticleMark Carney gives evidence to the Commons Treasury committee: Politics live blog
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including Mark Carney, the new governor of the Bank of England, giving evidence to the Commons Treasury...
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Royal Mail flotation: banks to collect millions for advisory role
Goldman Sachs and UBS set to earn lion's share of about £20m of government cash paid out to banks, lawyers and PR firmsBankers, lawyers, accountants and PR firms will collect millions of pounds of...
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney rattled as he defends forward guidance
New governor tells MPs his pledge to keep interest rates at record lows for up to three years has reinforced recoveryBank of England governor Mark Carney on Thursday defended his plan to keep interest...
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Lehman Brothers collapse, five years on: 'We had almost no control'
In the first part of a major series recalling the defining moment of the credit crunch, leading figures recall the shattering impact of the bank's collapse on the British financial sectorAlistair...
View ArticleCap house price growth, say estate agents and surveyors - video
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the Bank of England should not use interest rates to slow the property market
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Alistair Darling's lessons from Lehman Brothers
Darling explains what it was like to be in the eye of the storm and why he remains unconvinced that the storm has blown itself outBack in the summer of 2007, Alistair Darling became chancellor of the...
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