Syriza versus the Bundesbank for the soul of the eurozone
This seems a game of the Greek left versus the Bundesbank, for the soul of the eurozone.
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This seems a game of the Greek left versus the Bundesbank, for the soul of the eurozone.
The double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared as revised figures show a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of 2012.
Is this the endgame for the euro? Tonight we report from across Europe on the day leaders meet in Brussels while contingency plans are made for a Greek exit from the single currency.
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News he does not ‘disguise or run away from’ the latest figures showing the UK is back in recession.
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It was a calculated political gamble. And there’s a good chance it will work – it all depends on whether Britain’s middle class voters howl in outrage at unfairness or smile in anticipation that they’ll be winners tomorrow. George Osborne will have known perfectly well that he would face fierce political attack from Labour today and he’s done it anyway, because this was his only chance.
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George Osborne will announce plans to scrap national salaries for public sector workers and pay them according to their region instead – effectively meaning a pay cut of potentially for many of them.
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