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Nelson Mandela: A Life in quotes
Nelson Mandela: A life in quotes
GCHQ and mass spying – it’s time for Labour to have a conversation
Mass surveillance of innocent citizens, both by the US and by our own government, is a concerning development. And yet there seems to be little debate in the UK.
Autumn Statement 2013: winners and losers
The distributional impact of today’s Autumn Statement as broken down by HMRC.
Universal Credit: a good day for IDS to bury bad news
It was reported today that Duncan Smith’s flagship Universal Credit programme may not be complete by 2017 as originally planned.
Autumn statement: The OBR in 2010 versus George Osborne in 2013
With little expected today from the chancellor that will make things any easier for those all important ‘hardworking people’, this will be an Autumn Statement that passes most people by.
New national infrastructure plan – old North/South divide
London and the South East will together receive three quarters of all transport investment in England in the years ahead.
Censoring the Internet is not the way to fight extremism
Censorship could push online extremists into the darker recesses of the web.
Is the UK benefit system really too generous?
By European standards Britain’s benefits system is far from generous.
The government is cutting firefighter pensions by the back door
The government is trying to force firefighters to work longer and pay more into their pensions.
Disposable income still lowest since 2005
Figures out today show that despite the economy being in recovery disposable income remains stuck where is was in 2005, reflecting real falls in wages.