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Last quango in quad-land?
Tonight, as I write, the quad is meeting to try to sign off on the coalition’s last budget.
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George Osborne unveils a new raft of powers for prosecutors and tax authorities to clamp down on wealthy people who use offshore accounts to evade or avoid tax.
What David Cameron said would happen before the last election – and what really happened.
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George Osborne refuses to rule out a deal with Ukip after the general election in the event of a hung parliament, as Nigel Farage reveals a pact with the Conservatives could be possible.
Tonight, as I write, the quad is meeting to try to sign off on the coalition’s last budget.
With a former governor of Nigeria’s central bank alleging a US$20bn hole in the national finances, the breathtaking scale of corruption has become is a major issue in the country’s elections.
There is no trace of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on 8 March 2014, nor of the 239 people on board. It remains one of the great aviation mysteries. Will it ever be solved?
The European deal done six days ago was supposed to stabilise the Greek debt crisis. But the situation in Greece is still critical.
Ed Miliband sets out how a Labour government would honour its pledge to cut university tuition fees to £6,000 a year, saying an “entire generation” has been betrayed.
Will Britain stick to its commitment to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence?
Councils in Greater Manchester are to be given a key role in how the NHS budget is spent in the region as English devolution gathers pace. Why is this happening and what will it mean?
Instead of “we were kicked out”, it would be sold as “we escaped” – and I think however positively today’s deal is spun, the push for Grexit will grow stronger as constraints become obvious.
A Ukip government would spend an extra £3bn a year on the NHS. Where will the money come from – and will it be enough to pay for all the promises?
Today is the Greek equivalent of Gettysburg. After the ECB agreed to extend emergency lending for Greek banks for only a few days, the Greeks have until tonight to reach a compromise deal.
The cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two goes over £6,000 a year for the first time, according to research by the Family and Childcare Trust.