David Cameron plans big cuts in ministers pay if Tories win election | Politics | The Guardian . Democracy is not just about access to
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Tax Justice Network: Value Added Tax and Adam Smith. TJN looks at the Tories planned VAT rise from the perspective of Adam Smith and finds
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The BBC note: The Tories have "absolutely no plans" to increase VAT to 20% if they win the next general election, shadow health secretary Andrew
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FT.com / Europe – Resignations hit Irish government majority. Ireland got into its current staggering mess by promoting a banking model that has for all
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Paul Sagar has noted: Over at Left Outside there is a lengthy and solid deconstruction of the new Conservative green paper on International Development, One
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I’ve been having a bit of a ding-dong with Tom Worstall on the Liberal Conspiracy site. As a result of a comment I made he
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PwC and KPMG greasing the government contract wheel? | AccMan . Dennis Howlett on KPMG and PWC ……. and the Tories. Why are thyey donating
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Tim Worstall — in his usual contemptuous style — had a go at Caroline Lucas’ promotion of a steady state, carbon neutral economy. Caroline, leader
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I heard George Osborne on the Today programme this morning blatantly denying the truth. He claimed the Tory’s new partners in Europe were ‘mainstream centre
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