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We need to invest in infrastructure if we are going to reduce the deficit
The public sector cuts have led to a lack of investment, and now we are paying the price as the deficit refuses to be reduced, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
Lib Dem Conference preview: Tame in the hall, feral on the fringe
The disability reform debate in the hall and the NHS debate outside are seemingly the only bright spots during the Liberal Democrat conference.
Vindicated Balls gives absent Osborne an economics lesson
Small wonder George Osborne chose to hide last night rather than be grilled on Newsnight following yesterday’s disastrous unemployment figures, writes Shamik Das.
The truth about Nick Clegg’s capital spending cuts
Nick Clegg will today call for a “gear shift” in capital spending. But he cannot escape the truth about his […]
TUC: We need to build a campaign to make the case for the alternative
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber looks at the challenges for the TUC Congress in building a campaign making the case for a thorough-going economic alternative.
Compensation changes will leave Paralympic heroes without vital support
Jonny Mulligan of the Sound off for Justice campaign explains how government changes to ‘no win, no fee’ agreements will rob Paralympic heroes of vital support.