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The number of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds who have been unemployed for more than a year has also risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010
The winners and losers from today’s Budget
The cap has a disproportionate effect on women and children and can make life impossible for victims of domestic violence
Unemployment decreased by 102,000 in the three months to January 2015
Plans for a tidal energy project in Swansea Bay sit uncomfortably alongside tax breaks for offshore oil
The chancellor’s record over five years is unimpressive, even on his own terms
Here’s what we know so far
New research by Oxford University suggests a disturbing trend of discrimination by employers
Recycling of junk data from Migration Watch betrays a nasty attitude to children of immigrants
Labour’s support of Europe could be its biggest selling point to businesses who know the importance of an open market
