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Economics
Cyprus institutes capital controls
22 March 2013

The government of Cyprus has introduced draconian restrictions on capital to prevent a bank run and capital flight.

Economics
File this one away in the "we'll see" pile
22 March 2013

An exodus after the election?

Politics
Cyprus looks for plan B
22 March 2013

There is no plan B.

Business
A week on from the shuttering of Reader, does anyone trust Google yet?
21 March 2013

Google lied, Reader died.

Economics
How to boost the debt without borrowing: spend on houses
21 March 2013

The Help to Buy program uses some nice accounting tweaks to get away with being deficit neutral.

The Staggers
Spot the difference: Osborne yesterday v Treasury today
21 March 2013

Osborne aspires for you all to stop examining his policies

Economics blog
How do you price the death of the world?
21 March 2013

Climate change is hard to account for.

Economics
Osborne's housing policy risks being sub-prime for Surrey
20 March 2013

Our housing market is overheating as it is. The last thing we need is a massive lending spree.

Economics
The budget's effect on growth? Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada.
20 March 2013

The OBR confirms: this budget is tinkering around the edges.

UK Politics
Budget 2013: liveblog
20 March 2013

Join us as we cover George Osborne's fourth budget in office. Scroll to the bottom for the latest.

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