I was pleased to note this morning that 43 Anglican Bishops had condemned the impact of the government’s cuts programme on the poor in a
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We have said this before. But let us simply put two statements from the British government next to each other. Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking in
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This is the impact of delivering a stimulus or not. It’s called employment, or not. Or the difference between Obamanomics and Osbornomics: The source is
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I write yesterday about the pay at Barclays. Then a commentator on the blog talked about the impact of a bonus cap at Barclays. I
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As the Guardian notes: With 10 days until George Osborne delivers his crucial fourth budget, an Opinium/Observer poll shows almost three times as many voters
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Barclays has published a table on the remuneration of its employees in its accounts this year. This is it (page 96): I’ve reworked that data like this:
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Reuters has reported that: International lenders would like Cyprus to raise its corporate tax and introduce a levy on capital gains and a financial transaction
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I've known Neal Lawson, who founded the genuinely left of centre (unlike many that claim that title) think tank Compass for several years now. I'm
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The Prime Minister said yesterday that he could not risk sending between £20 billion and £40 billion on boosting the economy, creating jobs, building social
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