It’s already clear what the Tory defence of the cuts to be announced on Wednesday will be. The Tory think tank, the Centre for Policy
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Good news today, reported by the Guardian: Plans to fit power generating solar panels to council-owned properties in Birmingham will be pushed forward this week
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Chris Huhne, LibDem climate change minister announced yesterday: A plan to create almost 250,000 jobs in green industries, including nuclear power and home insulation, will
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There’s a blog by an anonymous civil servant running on the Observer site. I believe it is genuine. Today’s headline is reproduced above. The sib
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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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