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Unemployment down 132,000 to 2.08 million
Unemployment decreased by 132,000 in the three months to June 2014 to 2.08 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.4 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
What would radical decentralisation look like?
Much needs to be done to end the irresistible pull of London.
Play the world’s smallest violin for Mark Simmonds MP
What planet does the MP for Boston and Skegness actually live on?
The UK is becoming the self-employment capital of Europe
Whether they are a growing underclass or a sign of the UK economy’s bright future, the growing army of self-employed warrant our attention.
The Men Who Made Us Spend review: how consumerism took over
A new three-part BBC documentary takes aim at the culture of consumerism that has become predominant in our lives.
POLL: Is it time for Britain to frack?
Do you agree? Is now the time to frack? Let us know by casting your vote below.
The responsibility for ISIS doesn’t lie with the West
While it would be ridiculous to allow the West the moral high ground, it is even more absurd for the Muslim world to transfer the responsibility for ISIS on to the West.
How ‘inclusive’ really is Scottish nationalism?
Even at its highest and most aspirant, nationalism demands self-interest over mutual interest between nations.
Terrorist toddlers: no change at the Department for Education, then
There is a real cohesion problem Nicky Morgan hasn’t addressed, and it isn’t Trojan horse nurseries.
Here’s why the government’s Youth Contract failed
To prevent young people being left stranded and disillusioned on the dole, we need to move away from ‘one size fits all’ approaches.