John Healey’s Budget, delivered today, was a disaster. It was dull; he had nothing of consequence to say, and he showed no inclination to take
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What are my key issues to look for in today’s budget? In no particular order and with some issues undoubtedly overlooked, start with these, none
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John Healey has said, in advance of the Budget, that his plan is to help the UK through what he describes as a “difficult moment”.
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The very active debate on neoliberalism on this blog, which arose from my appearance on a Channel 4 podcast over the weekend, has certainly captured
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The first version of the plan for my forthcoming book, How to Govern, appears to have been created on 31 August this year, based on
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Today is Budget Day in the UK, and Chancellor John Healey is preparing to deliver his first Budget for Andy Burnham’s Labour government. But while
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Mike Parr, whose comments many readers here will recognise, is one-third of an email discussion group I also belong to; the third member uses the
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On 9 August 2007, BNP Paribas announced that it had suspended withdrawals from three investment funds, effective from 7 August The funds held securities linked
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The FT notes this morning that: Chancellor John Healey will help first-time homebuyers, tackle high energy costs and announce a series of “everyday fixes” in
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