The likelihood of double dip recession is growing. As the FT notes: Purchasing managers’ data in construction, manufacturing and services have all dropped in recent
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From the letters page of this morning’s Guardian: Seumas Milne is right that a successful Labour leader will need to appeal to everyone but the
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The prospect of a double dip recession — not just for the UK but across much of the world economy — seems to increase daily.
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The government is obsessed that banks are not lending to the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises. Banks claim it is not their fault: they
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From this morning’s Guardian: It is time to organise a broad movement of active resistance to the Con-Dem government’s budget intentions. They plan the most
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I was at a Smith Institute debate this morning, focusing on the budget. Several insights flowed from the debate, which was chaired by my Green
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New report proposes tax-based alternative to spending cuts — and calls for massive investment in job-creation Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MP will this week
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The FT notes: President Barack Obama on Tuesday night issued an urgent call for the US to lessen its reliance on oil and move towards
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As the Observer notes: Housebuilding in Britain will "fall off a cliff" this year due to a "catastrophic" combination of financial cutbacks and changes to
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