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Private school kids will earn £200,000 more

James Bloodworth
3 July, 2014

Children who attend private school will earn almost £200,000 more that state school pupils in the first 16 years of their career.

It’s official: the immigration clampdown is hurting British business

James Bloodworth
3 July, 2014

Pandering to anti-migrant sentiment is hurting the British economy.

Why growth alone is no longer enough – Ed Miliband sets out ‘inclusive prosperity’

James Bloodworth
3 July, 2014

Miliband’s challenge will be persuading people that government can make a difference without simply throwing money at things.

Rather than handing young adults to private companies, the government should look at what actually works

Rick Muir
2 July, 2014

The government wants to push young adult offenders into a probation service modelled on the failed work programme.

The battle for the best cities policy intensifies ahead of 2015 – but can anyone deliver?

Alexandra Jones
1 July, 2014

Ed Miliband must show that he can succeed where so many before him have struggled.

David Cameron cannot allow the chaos at the DWP to continue

Rachel Reeves
30 June, 2014

Today we will urge the government to come clean about the impact of delays, chaos and failing programmes at the Department for Work and Pensions.

The royal household is openly abusing public money

Graham Smith
27 June, 2014

The total annual cost of the monarchy is estimated by Republic to be around £300m – nine times higher than the official figure.

Why the left should be just as angry about Juncker as David Cameron

James Bloodworth
26 June, 2014

The fact that David Cameron recognises the unsuitability of Jean Claude Juncker doesn’t make it any less true.

People shouldn’t be written off for life because of past mistakes

Christopher Stacey
25 June, 2014

Requirements for life-long disclosure of minor cautions are disproportionate.

Wonga has been caught out. But why didn’t the regulator act earlier?

Carl Packman
25 June, 2014

If the regulator had been firmer before then some borrowers might not have been treated unfairly.

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