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Economics
Goldman Sachs avoiding the 50p rate proves the folly of cutting it too soon
14 January 2013

The 45p rate gets an artificial boost while 50p is made worse in comparison.

North America
The platinum coin is killed as America careens toward default
14 January 2013

The platinum coin is dead, long live the debt ceiling.

Alex Hern
Comics Review: Pope Hats by Ethan Rilly
13 January 2013

Hard to find and with a streak of weirdness.

Economics
Japan launches massive stimulus package
11 January 2013

Shinzo Abe: Bad guy done good?

Economics
MPs can ask for higher wages, but they can't appeal to the market to get them
11 January 2013

Parliamentarian's wages aren't set by the free market, so it's no use appealing to it for a raise.

TV and Radio
Maybe The Reason Tarantino Shut KGM's Butt Down Was Because He's Been Asked The Same Question For 20 Years
11 January 2013

Watch Tarantino say no again and again and again when asked about the relationship between film and real life violence.

Economics
Watering down Basel III's not a sop to the banks
11 January 2013

But it is still a hallmark of some worryingly misguided thinking.

Sci-Tech
Was there ANYTHING in James Delingpole's Daily Mail piece which was true?
10 January 2013

Yes: the Met Office really is quite good at its job.

Economics
Tenuous economic lessons drawn from detergent shoplifting
10 January 2013

The Tide is turning.

Economics
ONS decides to continue with inaccurate RPI calculation
10 January 2013

Statistics agency chooses consistency over accuracy.

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