Gary Gibbon
Brown tries to embrace an unwilling Clegg
Gary Gibbon blogs that the prime minister is trying to embrace the unwilling Lib Dem leader in a loveless armlock.
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Gary Gibbon
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Faisal Islam
The economic dividing lines between the parties
Faisal Islam blogs on the stance of Labour, Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to cutting the UK’s £167bn national debt.
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Gary Gibbon
#Asktheleaders: Nick Clegg under scrutiny
We’ve the first of three films looking at the main party leaders: a look at Nick Clegg. More blessings have been laid at his feet than for many a Liberal leader. But has he exploited them all? Party critics in the profile feel he hasn’t made the capital he might’ve done out of the expenses…
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Gary Gibbon
Has Osborne’s Autumn Statement moved him to left of Vince Cable?
Mr Osborne’s newly announced plans to scale back cuts and raise taxes brings him in line with policy positions promoted by his Lib Dem coalition partners during the last parliament.
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Gary Gibbon
Dancing to the tune of a tuition fee cut
Even sceptics acknowledge that reaction they’ve seen among young voters to the tuition fee reduction announcement is stunning.
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Gary Gibbon
Jiggery pokery and window dressing
The Treasury stands accused of “massaging” government figures – not by the opposition but its own ministers.
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Faisal Islam
Osborne peers over the edge of Britain’s fiscal trench
It could have been a lot worse for George Osborne in the autumn statement, as Britain faces losing its coveted triple-AAA credit status.
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No banker exodus after 50p tax rate hike
Channel 4 News learns the number of British bankers leaving the UK for Switzerland fell by 16 per cent in 2011, despite claims the 50p tax rate would encourage wealthy financiers to leave the country.
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Faisal Islam
Is Moody’s move a vindication for Osborne?
The bigger picture here: why on earth are credit ratings elevated to this hallowed status? Moody’s pulled off the spectacular intellectual feat of rating the Bank of England as a lesser credit than the European Financial Stability Facility. The answer is that it has been an important piece of marketing for George Osborne, to communicate a tangible benefit from unpopular austerity.
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Faisal Islam
OsBallism: The Government and opposition are closer than they think
Despite the protests, arguments and riots, post-Budget the government and opposition are much closer than either would like to admit argues Faisal Islam
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British bankers head to Switzerland
There has been a 28 per cent increase in the number of British bankers and financial services workers migrating to Switzerland, writes Business Producer Ben King.
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Faisal Islam
Bank profits tax plan – is it enough to please public?
Is the £800m bank levy enough to please the public – or does the tax need to be higher? And why was the decision seemingly so last minute? Faisal Islam investigates.
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Faisal Islam
Would this be Alistair Darling’s advice to George Osborne?
Faisal Islam imagines what a letter between Alistair Darling and George Osborne could look like.
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Election 2010 FactCheck is here
Channel 4 News’s FactCheck team will be monitoring political claims thorughout the general election campaign.
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Gary Gibbon
Tories pledge to cut deficit and taxes
Vote Tory to get the deficit down and taxes too! That’s the subliminal message from George Osborne at the press conference I’m sitting in.
