The head of the company managing Oxford university's investment portfolio says her decision to rein in risky investments explains why the assets avoided the double-digit declines of most US colleges last year
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FT on 8th Mar 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Let's quickly unpack today's horrendous inflation figures. According to the Consumer Price Index, food inflation is now a staggering 10.6 percent year-on-year. I had previously predicted double-digit food price inflation by Christmas. But this double-digit rise in the price of food is concealed in today's headline inflation figures of 3.8 percent CPI and 4.6 percent Retail Price Index – whic...
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Spectator on 15th Jul 2008 (via spectator.co.uk)
A flagship Tory council is under fire from the local Government minister for awarding its members doubled digit pay rises.
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Telegraph on 14th Jul 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
The media have leapt on polls showing Obama with double-digit margins. But those that have not hinted at a landslide have been downplayed, writes Edward Luce
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FT on 17th Oct 2008 (via ft.com)
THE Conservatives are continuing to maintain their double-digit lead over Labour, according to an opinion poll published today.
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Scotsman on 29th Mar 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
A new Tory manifesto is being written as the party prepares for the next general election, David Cameron revealed, as the Conservatives regained a double-digit lead in the polls
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FT on 13th Jan 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
According to The World in 2009, there's at least one country looking at a healthy bank account next year. Well, we know it's not Britain. So have a guess. Which economy is predicted to be the only double-digit grower in...
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CommentCentral on 26th Nov 2008 (via timesonline.typepad.com)
THE Conservative lead over Labour has dipped into single figures after months in which David Cameron enjoyed a double-digit advantage, according to a poll released last night
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Scotsman on 15th Dec 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
In Minnesota, a liberal-leaning state where Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a double-digit lead over his opponent John McCain, the race for the US Senate is dead even.
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FT on 29th Oct 2008 (via ft.com)
Republican chances in Connecticut have diminished significantly in recent weeks, according to a poll that showed Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate, now trailing her Democratic opponent by a double-digit margin
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FT on 14th Oct 2010 (via ft.com)
What have the double digit leads done for expectation management? One of the main tasks for party spinners ahead of any election these days is to down-play your chances on the Thursday. For a failure to achieve an outcome that has been widely expected is much much worse than if everybody thinks that the party was
