This is the conclusion to this morning’s FT editorial on Greece, with which I agree: The Greek people should not be plunged deeper into the
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It is very hard to fathom Germany’s reaction to Greece, as evidenced by its negotiating stance over the weekend. It is as if the Germans
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To the tune of ‘Oliver’: MRS MERKEL: For our euros you are about to receive May the Lord make you truly thankful. THE EUROGROUP: Amen.
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Angela Merkel is report to have once said that if the euro fails so does Europe. I wasn’t sure about that for some time. But
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This graph from the IFS on the impact of the budget by income decile is worth repeating:   I repeat it for a reason. Note
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The Pope spoke at the World Meeting of Popular Movements, taking place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, yesterday. He did not mince his words. I will quote liberally.
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One of the expectations of companies that sign up to the Fair Tax Mark is that they will have a clear, and regularly reviewed tax
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I always enjoy doing the Radio 2 budget commentary, but there’s an implicit challenge in it. As has been the case for some years now
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When Danny Blanchflower and I were both heading for 20,000 twitter followers (and he was a few hundred ahead of me) we made a little
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