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Tony Blair claims the credit in his memoirs for the independence of the Bank of England, and goes on to argue that Gordon Brown undermined Labour's 'crucial' relationship with business
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THE £200 billion effort by the Bank of England to kick-start the economy foundered in July as growth in the money supply ground to a halt, official figures showed yesterday.
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Charlie Bean, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, wants to cap mortgages to value. By the Bank’s diktat borrowers would have to put down a deposit of between 10% and 25% when they buy a house. Perhaps this is...
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The Reverend Robin Roe. Irishman, Church of Ireland priest, British military chaplain, MC, Ireland and British Lions rugby international (plus Barbarians, London Irish etc). Rugby led directly to his Army duties as, when England played Ireland at Twickenham in 1952, Roe was one of two novice priests – both Protestants –
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Big cash incentives should be offered to people living in areas of England where developers want to build new homes, a centre-right think tank suggests.
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Manufacturers are warning the coalition to limit the number of local enterprise partnerships it creates in England or risk failing in its effort to boost growth in the regions
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The news broke at the weekend that NHS Direct is to be scrapped by the Coalition Government, and replaced with a new service – 111 – a move anticipated in July’s Health White Paper, in which it was promised to: Develop a coherent 24/7 urgent care service in every area of England that makes sense
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Danny Alexander has told the Observer that substantial tax cuts are highly unlikely for five years. Alexander argues that ‘the tax burden is necessary as a significant contribution to getting the country's finances in order. So it will have to stay at that level for quite some time.’ Given that the income tax threshold will rise to £10,000 over the course of the parliament, d...
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The BBC reports: The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option. A new 111 helpline is already being piloted in the North East. It was previously reported that the new service may replace NHS Direct, but now the Department of
submitted by LiberalDemocratVoice on 28th Aug 2010 (via libdemvoice.org)
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By Ed Miliband There comes a time in every election when a choice has to be made – and in this Labour leadership election, we are now approaching that time. It’s not a choice between Old Labour or New Labour A core vote or middle England. The question for us in this contest is: can we have the courage
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