Tories, inequality, trade unions and hypocrisy
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Aditya Chakrabortty is an economics leader writer on the Guardian. He’s very good at his job. He is not just a good economist, he is
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The success of the neolioberal model is to deliver static income for most people
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011The FT made this observation yesterday: Fork-lift truck drivers in Britain could expect to earn £19,068 in 2010, about 5 per cent lower than in
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The government is taking on all comers including doctors - and is bound to lose
Monday, June 27th, 2011Michael Gove has called teachers unprofessional for striking. He says they will lose their reputation with the public. he says the public will support the government in strike
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Coalition's spending plans simply don't add up - as some of us have said for a long time
Sunday, June 5th, 2011The talk in the Observer and Sunday Times today is of the need for a Plan B for the UK’s economy. It is now abundantly
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New Labour taxed and spent much less than Thatcher
Friday, May 27th, 2011The following blog has been put on Left Foot Forward. Written by Michael Burke it examines the myth that Labour’s spending caused the financial crisis, and shows
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Wrong choice - war in Libya more important than good schools
Monday, May 23rd, 2011As the Guardian reports, the cost of the war in Libya is likely to be at least £1 billion. But schools can be allowed to
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The basis of Glencore's competitive advantage is not paying tax
Thursday, April 28th, 2011As the Financial Times reports: Glencore is facing a big increase in its tax bill following its $60bn initial public offering after paying almost no
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The EU piles the pressure on the International Accounting Standards Board for country-by-country reporting
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011Michel Barnier, the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services was in London on Friday. He met Vince Cable. I gather Vince confirmed the
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The ICAEW wakes up and realises the public and private sector are connected
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011Nicola Smith at the TUC noted a report in the Times yesterday (I usually ignore the Times – it’s not worth the payment, unlike the
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