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More than 70% of public want Osborne to U-turn on cuts and adopt a Plan B
George Osborne may have performed reverses on the “pasty tax” and “caravan tax” last night, but it’s on austerity the public really wants a U-turn.
Plan B: “Class war is perpetuated in the media, and we all fall into the trap”
Nearly a year after the riots, Plan B’s directorial debut is a stark depiction of the lives of Britain’s underclass and a clarion call to a society in denial.
Sinn Féin’s twin aims: Winning friends in the north and finding some southern comfort
A rejection of the European Union treaty in the upcoming Irish referendum would be seen as a success for Sinn Féin and inject hope into the party.
Momentum builds for Scotland’s ‘Yes to Independence’ campaign
Just days after Alex Salmond fired the starting gun on the two and a half year “Yes to Independence” campaign, the weekend’s press has been full of talk of tactics on both sides of the debate.
Chuka tells Cameron: Third of trade unionists are Tory, so stop the union bashing
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has branded Tory union bashing “bad politics”, amidst reports a third of trade unionists are thought to be Conservative.
Lower gilt yields are a sign of panic not coalition credibility
Ministers are using low gilt yields as a sign of coalition “credibility”, yet low yields are a sign of undermined growth, explains Cormac Hollingsworth.
We can’t sit back and allow more massacres: It’s time for military action in Syria
The Houla massacre of 32 children is so unimaginably evil it’s time for Western liberal military intervention in Syria to take out President Bashar al-Assad.
Austerity Isn’t Working • Sparpolitik ist keine Lösung • L’austérité ne marche pas
Carlos Mulas, Executive Director of Fundacion IDEAS, tells the story of a new, pan-European campaign against ever more austerity.
Look Left – Massacre in Syria, the horror of Azerbaijan and a deeper double-dip
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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