New Statesman - <![CDATA[George Eaton]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/george_eaton en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/george-eaton.jpg George Eaton http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/george_eaton <![CDATA[Coalition considers charging for FoI requests]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/government-open-freedom http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/government-open-freedom Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:23 GMT George Eaton Is the government really committed to open data?

]]> <![CDATA[Chart of the day: inflation plummets]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/lowest-level-inflation-2010 http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/lowest-level-inflation-2010 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:32 GMT George Eaton Inflation falls to 3.6%, the lowest level since November 2010.

]]> <![CDATA[Osborne hoisted with his own petard]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/credit-rating-negative-osborne http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/credit-rating-negative-osborne Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:56:33 GMT George Eaton With Britain's credit rating on negative outlook, the Chancellor's reputation is on the line.

]]> <![CDATA[Chart of the day: Boris regains lead over Ken]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/points-ahead-london-ken-boris http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/points-ahead-london-ken-boris Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:09:11 GMT George Eaton A new poll puts the Mayor of London two points ahead of his Labour rival.

]]> <![CDATA[Should Murdoch sell the Sun?]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/news-corp-murdoch-sun-kavanagh http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/news-corp-murdoch-sun-kavanagh Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:19:57 GMT George Eaton An intriguing proposal from Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff.

]]> <![CDATA[Salmond and Cameron resume their tug of war]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/referendum-government-scotland http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/referendum-government-scotland Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:59:38 GMT George Eaton The likely outcome of this week's referendum talks.

]]> <![CDATA[Friday caption competition]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/romney-throws-baby-competition http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/romney-throws-baby-competition Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:34:55 GMT George Eaton Romney throws the baby.

]]> <![CDATA[Chart of the day: the biggest employers in the world]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/nhs-rank-world-employer-chart http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/nhs-rank-world-employer-chart Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:31:46 GMT George Eaton Where does the NHS rank?

]]> <![CDATA[Why Bob Diamond's bonus is a legitimate target]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/barclays-banks-state-benefit http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/barclays-banks-state-benefit Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:41:35 GMT George Eaton Don't believe he myth that Barclays didn’t benefit from state support.

]]> <![CDATA[Chart of the day: the spectre of deflation]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/prices-bank-inflation-england http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/prices-bank-inflation-england Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:57:35 GMT George Eaton Why the Bank of England is troubled by falling prices.

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