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Private equity firms get ‘gift from the taxman’ thanks to Osborne’s employee shareholder scheme
Wealthy private equity firms are planning to use the government’s new ’employee shareholder’ policy to avoid paying tax on their shares, according to legal experts.
52 per cent now struggling to pay the bills
Money Advice Service has shown that the proportion of people struggling to keep up with their bills and credit commitments has risen from 35 per cent in 2006 to 52 per cent in 2013.
Boris claims he ‘didn’t know’ his favourite climate sceptic was a crank
The man in the picture, with graphs celotaped to the walls of what appears to be his living room, is the Mayor of London’s favourite climate scientist.
Independent Scotland faces bigger budget squeeze than rest of UK
An independent Scotland would face bigger pressures than the UK to either cut spending or increase taxes as a result of falling north sea oil revenue, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
Video: Boris failing to understand climate change
Mayor of London Boris Johnson appears incapable of distinguishing between UK average temperature and global average temperature.
1 in 3 council tenants face eviction over Bedroom Tax
One in three council tenants have fallen behind on their rent since the introduction of the Bedroom Tax, according to new figures from False Economy.
Ethnicity should have nothing to do with football identity
I think we should get back to anti-racist thinking, together. I’m astonished to discover that even serious people at Spurs seem to have lost their ability to think beyond Tottehnam High Road.
UNISON fights back against payday lenders
UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, has announced that it will be creating a network of credit unions to “help impoverished members deal with personal debt and financial difficulties”.
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Can the British left learn anything from the German SPD?
Although Germany is unlikely to slide into the ‘red column’ of Europe on Sunday night, there are still reasons for this election to be of more than passing interest to the British left.