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Australia’s economy: same policy, 33% poll lead

A poll commissioned by The Australian newspaper puts Australia’s Labour Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, 33 per cent ahead of Liberal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull in terms of who is most capable of handling the country’s economy. Why has Labour’s sister party in Australia performed so well against its conservative opponents and what lessons does Britain have to learn from Kevin Rudd?

Ed Jacobs ·

Fewer “young mums paying back 96 pence” than under Conservatives

David Cameron spoke yesterday 'marginal deduction rates,' the amount given back to the state in lost benefits, lost tax credits, and paid taxes as a worker earns an extra pound. But this is not a new problem and the Labour government has more than halved the number of people facing these high marginal rates.

Will Straw ·

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