The House of Commons Justice Committee has published a report on the Crown Dependencies. It’s a weird and very confused document in a great many
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Forced bank break-up makes sense, says financial stability chief | Business | The Guardian . Breaking up the UK’s banks into smaller and more resilient
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GDP up — thanks to public spending and car scrappage | Business | The Guardian . The Guardian reports: Alistair Darling’s insistence that the economy
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I long for a real Labour voice to slam this City-fearing trio | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian . Simon Jenkins
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FT.com / Europe – Irish banks face shortfall of €32bn. The FT notes: Ireland’s banks face a capital shortfall of up to €32bn, the country’s
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Gordon Brown likely to stay as PM in hung parliament | Politics | The Guardian . A hung parliament is increasingly likely. Are votes aying
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I have just got a transcript of a hearing before the House of Commons Public Administration Committee where Liam Byrne MP, Cabinet Office and HM
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Post Office told to cut Bank of Ireland ties as it expands banking services | Business | The Guardian . The New Economics Foundation has
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FT.com / Companies / Banks – SEC launches ‘Repo 105’ probe . The FT has noted: US regulators on Monday asked more than 20 financial
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