CPAG: Osborne’s £3bn tax credit cuts “may have deepened the recession”
George Osborne’s swingeing tax credit cuts of £3 billion may have contributed to the dire Q2 downturn, the Child Poverty Action Group said today.
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Global super-rich hoarding “up to £20tn” as HMRC get set to ‘name and shame’ tax dodgers
New research published yesterday shows “up to £20 trillion” is being stashed offshore by the world’s richest individuals.
Look Left – IMF warnings, economic non-solutions and Romney’s financial skeletons
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora… Once again, calls grow for gun control
Shamik Das reports on the increased calls for gun control in the wake of the Aurora, Colorado, Dark Knight theater shootings.
As tyrant slinks from view, Cameron warns Assad: “It’s time to go, it’s time for transition”
David Cameron today issued his strongest warning yet to Bashar al-Assad, warning it was “time for him to go” – as the Syrian President disappeared from view.
Further poll blow for Cameron as Labour take biggest lead for five years
There was more grim poll news for David Cameron today, with a significant fall in perceptions of coalition competence over the past year.
Wailing Suarez turns conspiracy theorist in reopening Evra race row
Luis Suarez has reopened the Patrice Evra race row controversy by claiming his eight-game ban was a result of Manchester United’s “political power”.
IMF downgrades growth forecast AGAIN as Balls warns of “heavy long term price” of failure
The IMF downgraded its UK growth forecast today for the third time in under a year.
Poll: Cameron seen as out of touch, out of ideas, weak, indecisive and dislikeable
The latest Sunday Times/YouGov poll shows David Cameron is viewed as dislikeable, indecisive, weak, out of ideas and out of touch.
Look Left – Lords reform, the last PMQs before recess and the return of “the king”
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.