Faisal Islam
At what point will the Cable snap?
Economics editor Faisal Islam analyses Business Secretary Vince Cable’s principles – and whether they pose a threat to his participation in the coalition government.
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CutsCheck: who cares about social care?
CutsCheck looks at what cuts to local authority budgets are likely to mean for social care for older people
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Nick Clegg’s speech: tax, injustice and the NHS
Nick Clegg’s message to activists was simple: that he now leads a grown up party of government. So now he’s come of age, was he responsible enough to get his facts right?
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Osborne attacked over cuts as unions rally
George Osborne is called on for an emergency debate questioning the government’s programme of cuts, as the spectre of collective union strikes rises on the back of the TUC’s meeting in Manchester.
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Vitamin B ‘could slow Alzheimer’s’
Vitamin B could slow the progress of dementia, a new study finds but scientists warn Channel 4 News patients should not start taking the vitamin immediately without consulting with their doctor.
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‘Booze Britain’ drinking less now than in 2004
The UK is drinking less alcohol now than in 2004, according to a new report, as an addiction charity warns it is still a “very big problem”.
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Gary Gibbon
George Osborne’s spending lessons from Nigel Lawson
Gary Gibbon blogs on how challenging the coalition government’s public spending round is likely to be, with particular pressure on defence, pensions, business, schools and health.
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Probation chiefs’ public protection warning
Exclusive: Probation Service chiefs in England and Wales have issued a clear warning, in a Channel 4 News survey, over their capacity to protect the public if the government goes ahead with plans.
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Lockerbie, BP, desert deals: who knows who?
How does an ex-spy link BP, Libya and Lockerbie bomber? Who Knows Who investigates the key players at the heart of a growing transatlantic rift – from deals in the desert to the boardroom, via MI6.
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Faisal Islam
Nightmare verdict on ‘unavoidable’ budget
“Somewhat regressive” were the words that the coalition, particularly the yellow half, really would not have wanted to hear from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), writes economics editor Faisal Islam.
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Faisal Islam
VAT rise was not ‘unavoidable’
The Chancellor has lanced the boil of the fiscal crisis. Britain’s AAA rating is safe But he has done more than necessary to meet his fiscal target, so the VAT rise was ‘avoidable’ George Osborne’s new fiscal mandate has curious echoes of Gordon Brown’s old one And the Budget overstates the progressivity / fairness of…
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Age of austerity: political response
George Osborne’s emergency budget kick-started the government’s plans to cut the deficit. Was he VATman, public spending slasher, or responsible chancellor, asked political editor Gary Gibbon.
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Police ‘should check up’ on gun owners
A police firearms expert tells Channel 4 News the Cumbria shootings should prompt a re-examination of gun laws, and the frequency in which gun certificates are renewed by the police.
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Conservative and Lib Dem promises: then and now
The Tories and the Lib Dems released their coalition policies today. FactCheck looked at how these compared to the claims both made before the election.
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Will the Tories really make teachers redundant?
Labour’s Ed Balls says the Conservatives would make thousands of teachers, teaching assistants and support staff redundant, but is he right? FactCheck finds out.
