No longer can David Cameron plausibly claim that "there is no alternative".
Leader: After Cable’s intervention, the austerity consensus is crumbling
By New Statesman - 14 March 16:53

No longer can David Cameron plausibly claim, if he ever could, that "there is no alternative".

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan on Europe
By Alex Hern - 15 August 9:23

Compared to Ryan's budgets, Cameron's coalition looks positively profligate.

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A young boy is weighed after being born in an NHS maternity unit in Manchester.
If the coalition is committed to families, why are maternity services being cut?
By Heather McRobie - 24 July 8:37

The strain of austerity is beginning to show on maternal care provision.

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A new industrial policy is needed in response to the recession. Photo: Getty Ima
Frances O'Grady: how to rebuild Britain
By Frances O'Grady - 11 July 14:34

Britain urgently needs a new economic settlement, argues Frances O’Grady of the TUC. That calls for a strong industrial policy, with brakes on the banks, revived collective bargaining and support for small business.

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UK deficit in goods falls. Photo: Getty Images
Stark fall in the UK trade deficit
By Helen Robb - 10 July 18:12

ONS data reveals increase in exports

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The Barclays crisis is only the start of the LIBOR issue. Photo: Getty Images
Bob Diamond was not for ever – but the Barclays crisis is just the start
By David Blanchflower - 04 July 16:16

The Bank of England's deputy governor Paul Tucker is guilty of either complicity or incompetence.

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New Statesman
Chill out about the debt bubble?
By Gavin Kelly - 18 May 13:51

Not yet.

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New Statesman
Recession deniers, it’s time to face up to the grim reality of UK plc
By David Blanchflower - 02 May 15:19
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Surprise factory output fall
Economic recovery less clear as industry output falls
By Alice Gribbin - 05 April 11:10

Surprising new ONS figures show manufacturing predictions were overly optimistic.

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New Statesman
Edward Heath U-turned. Will Osborne be forced to do the same?
By David Blanchflower - 03 April 13:57
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New Statesman
On the edge
By Andrew Sissons - 01 April 10:52

If the UK is to turn its economy around, the two key factors will be exports and productivity.

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A Union Jack outside Westminster Abbey. Credit: Getty Images
United Kingdom: an overview
By New Statesman - 29 February 18:00
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United Kingdom: unemployment
By New Statesman - 29 February 17:55
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United Kingdom: inflation
By New Statesman - 29 February 17:47
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United Kingdom: gross domestic product
By New Statesman - 29 February 17:43
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United Kingdom: military expenditure (% of GDP)
By New Statesman - 29 February 17:39
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