Tony Wright says it is not honest for the government or the opposition to say you can have the biggest fiscal squeeze of modern times without damaging public services Liam Byrne, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is giving evidence to the Commons public administration committee this morning and he...
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on 02-25-2010
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Follow the action as the business secretary holds a press conference focusing on the Tories' economic policies 9.31am: Mandelson was on the Politics Show too yesterday. He attacked the Tories for what they were saying about the economy. It is talking Britain down when David Cameron compares Britain...
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on 02-01-2010
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The belief that openness works better than protectionism had better be right – or we are in deeper trouble than we think I should admit right away that I loved Kraft Dairylea cheese spread as a child, though it led me on to even better cheeses and I haven't touched the soapy stuff for years. I still...
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on 01-20-2010
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Live coverage as Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown, Ed Balls and David Cameron begin election year with big campaigning events 9.41am: I've just asked Darling to explain why Labour has spent months telling us that the Tories want to cut spending, because they are opposed to borrowing, and yet Labour...
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on 01-04-2010
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