In any equation that requires a solution there have to be controlled and uncontrolled variables. Unless something is fixed there is just an equation. So
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I took part in some Twitter exchanges with two fellow bloggers and tweeters on the perils of trolls last night. One was Frances Coppola and
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HMRC announced to its staff this lunchtime that it is closing 281 Face to Face Enquiry Centres by June this year. As PCS, the union
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The Bank of England has given the clearest indication that it can that interest rates will rise in the future. And it has done all
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It’s been argued on the blog this morning that: Taking an individual’s property infringes their human rights, and so any form of tax is depriving
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I had a discussion yesterday afternoon with a friend on where we saw capitalism going. The answer was neither of us saw it going very
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The Resolution Foundation produced a new report yesterday entitled ‘The State of Living Standards’. This post is in no sense meant to be a  review
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The NHS has supposedly had its funding ring-fenced by the government. But we now know that’s not really true. Demand is rising and so are
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I opposed the bedroom tax from the outset. At its core is a logic that concepts such as ‘home’, ‘place’ and ‘community’ do not matter
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