The Guardian has reported this morning: David Cameron will …. [announce] details of a new immigration bill to be included in the Queen’s speech, which
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If you aint cheating, you aint trying
It’s been widely reported that the above was said by one of the foreign exchange traders whose behaviour has led to the imposition of fines
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On Margaret Hodge and the PAC
I am sorry that Margaret Hodge has announced that she has no plan to seek the chair’s role on the Public Accounts Committee during the
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Will corporate tax abuse end?
There were two corporate tax abuse stories yesterday. One was about Next, where HMRC believe they have closed a £22 million loophole the company was
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What does Osborne intend to do about deflation?
George Osborne’s response to the news that the UK has officially moved into a period o deflation has been reported to be: Today we see
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The UK is the most unequal country in Europe
The EU has published a new report on living and working conditions in the EU member states. The focus is on wage and so income
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The world’s temporary employees are the real risk takers in society – and there are 2 billion of them
As the Guardian has reported this morning, the International Labour Organisation has issued a new report whose finding is that only one in four people
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Labour needs to work out what a progressive party can and cannot achieve
David Cobham is professor of economics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He co-edited the spring 2013 issue of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy on
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Of course Labour should talk to business, amongst many others
I cannot help but say I was disappointed to read this in the Guardian: Labour needs to reset its relationship with business, one of the frontrunners
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