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US Politics Digest: Cliff talks reach standstill; Rice quits race to replace Hillary; and more
The latest US politics news – including the fiscal cliff talks reaching a standstill and Susan Rice pulling out of the race to replace Hillary Clinton.
First the EU shambles, now SNP accused of “wilfully misleading the people” on currency union
Following the EU membership rowsm The SNP’s post-independence plans for a currency union with the remainder of the UK have been attacked as unworkable.
Look Left – The Finucane family’s fight for justice, Osborne’s ‘strivers’ strife, and change at LFF
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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Comment: Finucane, state-enabled terror and Britain’s ‘colonial blind spot’
Conn Mac Gabhann looks at contemporary British colonialism in the light of the review of the murder of Northern Ireland solicitor Pat Finucane.
Poll exclusive: Working people want pressure on pay avoidance
Unions 21 director Dan Whittle reports on new polling on pay and profits.
Graphic: The increase in energy bills – and how the rise might be steeper without efficiency measures
The majority (83%) of the increase in energy bills is from wholesale and supplier costs, with less than a fifth (19%) due to low-carbon policies.
Osborne’s spin and games can’t distract from the regressive reality
Rachel Reeves MP (Labour, Leeds West) is the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Last week in the autumn statement the chancellor came to the House of Commons and was forced to admit he had failed. Far from securing thetest
Immigration ‘pushes up house prices 10%’… More May migration myths?
Theresa May yesterday said house prices could be “10 per cent lower over a 20-year period” if net migration was cut to zero – claims which don’t quite add up.
Today’s jobs stats are good, but there’s still a great deal of ground to make up
Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.