As the Guardian reports this morning: The true state of British unemployment is more than double its current level at 6.3 million people, if alternative
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SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AND EUROPE’S CRISIS
Please come to an event with the above title in Thursday 16 February 2012, 6p.m., room B33, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Registration is free but
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The #NHS reform we need is to take the market right out of the equation
I’ve been tweeting a fair amount on the NHS this weekend. I’ve hardly been alone! The issue of NHS reform is now firmly back on
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Facebook is doing a Double Irish
For these who can get through the paywall The Sunday Times and others have an article today on Facebook copying the worst of Google’s tax
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I know default would be catastrophic for the Euro, but so what? The alternative is worse
I know many think Greek default tonight would be catastrophic for the Euro. They may well be right. But do you know what? On really
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Say you want country-by-country reporting
ONE have launched a petition calling on European leaders to stand up to extractive industry pressure and support a strong country-by-country reporting law the petition is available
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Even the Tories now say it’s time to stop their NHS reforms
I don’t often quote Conservative Home here, but this morning they’ve put out the following blog and according to many sources have done so at the request of members
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The New York Times demands no compromise in battle against Swiss banks
In its editorial today the New York Times demands that the US government pushes ahead with its battle to bring tax evaders to court. While the British and German
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Sam Brittan is right, the world is saving too much
Sam Brittan in the FT argues this morning that: The important question is how the world deals with its excess savings potential. He’s right –
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