It’s extraordinary that George Osborne thinks that he can use Portugal’s woes to justify his economic policies. As the Guardian has reported, he’s argued that
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So the hawks have it. The ECB has raised interest rates. OK, only 0.25%. This may suit Germany. But for Ireland, Greece and Portugal, with
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When discussing NHS reforms big issues like markets, accounting, accountability and so on come to the fore. But it’s important to remember that the vast
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The Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 has a discussion on the above subject at 1pm today. I’m appearing.

The blog is back and live this morning. You will note there is a problem with the font set for some strange reason. That’s still
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