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No, John McDonnell, people earning over £42,000 have not been "hit hard" by the Conservatives

The shadow chancellor's decision to support this tax cut is as disappointing as it is innumerate. 

By Stephen Bush
  • Cut tax and spend: what will Trumponomics mean for the global economy?

    Trump’s public investment plans will give markets a boost but could end up hurting the world.

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  • It’s NOT the economy, stupid: busting the myth of how Donald Trump won

    As with Brexit, there’s little evidence that the US presidential election result had much to do with voters’ personal economic circumstances.

    By Eric Kaufmann
    10 November
  • Caught at a crossroads: it's time to build an alternative to neoliberalism

    After four decades, the economic consensus is crumbling. What can politicians do next?

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    02 November
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    This disastrous plan to expand Heathrow will fail, vows Tom Brake. 

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    27 October
  • A third runway at Heathrow will disproportionately benefit the super rich

    The mean income of leisure passengers at Heathrow in 2014 was £61,000.

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     If success means sluggish growth and increasing the amount that the state has to pay to large multinational companies to persuade them to stay, there is growing evidence that Brexit may be a success.

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    27 October
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    The Bank of England is worried about European banks.

    By Stephen Bush
    27 October
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    A secondary annuity market is toast. 

    By Julia Rampen
    18 October
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    Forecasters begin to get a handle on our long-range winter weather.

    By India Bourke
    18 October
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