Jon Snow
Greece's debts: no separation of church and state
I am amazed to find that a previous regime here decided to enrol every single priest as a civil servant and pay them as such – together with their pensions.
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FactCheck: Farage confused on immigration
Record levels of net migration are “deeply disappointing”, the government says. Nigel Farage thinks the real figures could be even higher. Is he right?
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FactCheck: What will Labour’s next leader do to the economy?
Which Labour leadership candidate would print money? Who wants to build 2 million houses? Who thinks George Osborne might be right about running a surplus?
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Jon Snow
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DWP admit using made-up quotes from fictional claimants
The Department of Work and Pensions used stock photos to give ‘personal accounts’ of the sanctions regime.
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Gary Gibbon
Is George Osborne changing the shape of the state?
The asset sales being contemplated by Chancellor George Osborne only deliver some cuts and one-off benefits, briefly flattering the nation’s accounts.
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MPs to get backdated 10 per cent pay hike to £74,000
A 10 per cent pay hike for MPs was confirmed today – despite the fact that the rest of the public sector has been capped at 1 per cent for another four years.
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FactCheck: Is the government cooking the books on defence spending?
George Osborne surprised many by announcing that Britain will meet its Nato defence spending commitments. Is it too good to be true?
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‘Austerity has won’ – Eurozone bailout deal for Greece
Eurozone leaders have reached an agreement to provide an 86bn euro bailout to keep the near-bankrupt Greece in the single currency.
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Alex Thomson
Greece crisis: eurozone demands action, not words
“The most important currency has been lost,” remarked a rueful Angela Merkel on her way into the Eurozone talks today, “and that is trust.”
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Paul Mason
What was the point of Tsipras referendum?
The new Greek government proposals, published late last night are clearly based on those submitted by Jean Claude Juncker last Thursday, before the referendum. Many Greeks are frustrated, asking: what was the point of the referendum? It’s left many foreign observers saying the same.
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Budget winners and losers: the tax cuts and welfare cuts
The chancellor announces income tax cuts for lower earners and a Living Wage in his summer budget, but is slashing the tax credits system.
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Paul Mason
Greece debt crisis: Tsipras prepares for compromise deal
Alexis Tsipras is getting ready to stage a climbdown and he will tell the people of Greece he’s about to accept something very very similar to the conditional bailout he rejected.
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Paul Mason
Greece crisis: upper middle class vs rural pensioners
Last night’s ‘Yes’ campaign demo was big – I would say maybe a quarter bigger than the ‘No’ demo of Monday, and with a much more angry atmosphere.
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Greece: ‘Either we’re all winners or losers’ – Juncker
With European stock markets falling and banks closed in Greece, the president of the European Commission warns that “egotism” and “tactics” have hampered efforts to resolve the Greek crisis.
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Paul Mason
Greece: a deal nobody believes in
While the proposal has caused outrage among the Greek conservatives and outrage among Syriza’s left-wing voters, the real problem is bigger.
