How the Treasury could end the tampon tax
If the government really cares about women’s health and isn’t just using the campaign against the tampon tax for cheap…
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As we lose our community centres to cuts, we are losing our humanity as a nation
As Haringey Council in London’s community centres are just the latest to be threatened by cuts, are we facing a…
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Will Northern Ireland’s constitutional question be decided by financial necessity?
The debate over Northern Ireland’s constitution can be a dramatic political issue. But with the Republic and Northern Ireland both facing…
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Why George Osborne has announced 30 per cent cuts for four departments
The Chancellor’s move increases pressure on those ministers yet to reach spending settlements.
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Ben Bernanke: Austerity went too far in the UK
The former head of the US Federal Reserve says governments “ran too quickly to budget-cutting”.
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Dirty dealings: how the car wash became a hub for human trafficking
Modern-day slavery is rife in Britain’s hand car washes.
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The government’s not trying to balance the books, but to shrink the state
The government’s mission to close the deficit has been conducted with one eye open – because that’s not the real…
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A wage rise isn’t enough to combat poverty – you need tax credits, too
The Living Wage and tax credits aren’t alternatives, but allies, in eradicating poverty.
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