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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.
The affordability crisis can be seen in all parts of the country.
The rise of far-right popularism is a sign that the economic policy of austerity in Europe really has failed.
The spending squeeze will be dramatic and tough, requiring a very different governing strategy for Labour.
Those who believe in tolerance and pluralism should oppose groups like iERA with as much consistency as they oppose hate groups like the EDL and BNP.
The likes of Atos and Capita could soon get their hands on child protetection.
The respected Institute for Fiscal Studies has cast doubts over the assumptions underlying the Scottish government’s assessment of public finances.
Is an instant GP appointment what people really want?
Former chief City regulator Hector Sants has introduced a national network of churches, communities and credit unions as an alternative to payday lenders.
The old-fashioned attitude that says business needs freeing from the state so that it can be competitive is being overturned by councils of all colours.
The self-employed appear happier and more content than typical employees.
