One of the ways McKinsey has decided it’s possible to save £20 billion in the NHS is to reduce the number of acute admissions made
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The shape of the economy to come
Carol Wilcox, a regular commentator on this blog, has the following letter in the Financial Times this morning: From Ms Carol Wilcox. Sir, Two years
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Osborne said he was going to reduce deficit – and delivers biggest ever April borrowings
As the Independent reports: The Government’s deficit reduction plans were dealt a blow today after official figures revealed that last month’s borrowing figures were the highest ever
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Why cutting Northern Ireland’s corporate tax rate won’t work
The Northern Ireland Select Committee of the House of Commons has suggested today that the corporate tax rate in Northern Ireland should be cut to 12.5% to match
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MPs suggest cutting Northern Ireland’s corporate tax rate – in the face of all the evidence
The House of Commons Northern Ireland has just announced that: There is a convincing case for reducing the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland, not
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The economic challenge for the next decade
I enjoyed the chance to call in at the meeting of the New Political Economy Network meeting whilst on my way back from Oslo last
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If the building industry is collapsing GDP will follow – and it’s Osborne’s choice
As the FT notes: The value of work awarded to UK construction companies crashed during the past year, raising concerns that the impact of government
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