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Tower Hamlets, Bradford and Breckland: how ethnic inequality is changing
Runnymede report finds that ethnic inequalities are widespread throughout England and Wales.
Privatising probation puts public safety at risk
What the government is proposing goes against everything we know about cutting re-offending
Autumn Statement: The northern powerhouse must be more than just Manchester
Ideas for a northern powerhouse are welcome. Now the chancellor must go further.
Osborne’s policies are deliberately designed to shift money from the poorest to the richest
Research from LSE has found that the chancellor’s policies have seen the poorest five per cent lose income while the top one per cent have gained.
Autumn Statement 2014: Osborne’s 2010 promises – shot to pieces
The promise that Osborne made in 2010 to ensure balanced growth in all parts of the country has gone the same way as his promise to balance the books.
Autumn Statement 2014: what you need to know
The key measures from today’s Autumn Statement.
Five things George Osborne won’t say in his Autumn Statement
We know most of what’s going to be in the Autumn Statement. But here’s what the chancellor won’t tell you today.
Transport for the north, of the north, and by the north
Both money and power should be devolved if the northern economy is to reach its full potential.
Autumn Statement: On offshore tax income at least, the chancellor gets it right
The government is making a sensible move in criminalising the failure to declare taxable offshore income.
We need an honest debate about debt reduction. But don’t expect it from George Osborne
The reduction of the national debt should be achieved over a generation – not a handful of years.