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Dan “I don’t meet lobbyists” Hannan has questions to answer
Despite Tory MEP Dan Hannan’s claims that he is lobbyist-free, it turns out that by the Conservatives’ own definition, he has met lobbyists.
Fickle King could have approved a similar “textbook” stimulus package in 2007
Sir Mervyn King heralded the chancellor’s £140 billion stimulus plan but rejected a similar plan when Labour were in power in 2007.
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David Cameron at Leveson: The best bits
A round-up of the best comments made on David Cameron’s Leveson appearance.
Government refuses to boycott Euro 2012 if England pass group stages
The government has shamefully been unwilling to comment on whether they will attend games in Ukraine should England advance in the tournament.
WPP was doing well, so why did shareholders reject Martin Sorrell’s bonus?
The WPP rebellion was unlike other rejections of remuneration reports that have recently taken place because WPP has actually been performing well.
As the coalition attacks relative child poverty, here’s a list of mythbusting facts
As the DWP publishes its annual Households Below Average Income figures, coalition policies are cancelling out a decade’s progress in tackling child poverty.
Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to address Parliament next week
Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi will address both houses of parliament on Tuesday during her historic visit.
IDS blames deficit on child poverty target
This morning on the Today Programme, work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith blamed the deficit on “chasing” child poverty targets.
Salmond at Leveson: Was that it?
No evidence to back Scottish first minister’s claims that his lobbying of Murdoch would benefit the Scottish people.