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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
Councils are much closer to the ground than HMRC could ever be – they know local businesses, both good and bad
With a hung parliament looking likely, a new report brings together advice from experts on how to make power-sharing work for the public
Defence Committee urges UK to look to its European allies for support, as the US loses patience with lack of investment
The latest YouGov poll has Labour and the Conservatives neck and neck on 34 per cent, with UKIP on 12 per cent followed by the Lib Dems on 8 per cent and the Greens on 6 per cent. Atest
Since 2010, the cost of living in London has outstripped wage growth on almost every measure
Imagine if Ed Miliband had likened politics to a breakfast cereal
VAT is a regressive tax because the poorest end up paying more. And the Tories won’t rule out an increase
Ian Paisley Jnr also said that the party would be prepared to ‘bite their lip’ and do a deal with UKIP
A parliamentary report has been released calling for a full review into the sanctions system, to ensure that it is not ‘purely punitive’
A fact cannot be racist, but if not properly explained it can be explosive
