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Alex Hern is a staff writer at the New Statesman. You should follow Alex on Twitter.

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Economics
Google announces 7" tablet for £159
28 June 2012

The Nexus 7 will take Amazon head-on in the cheap tablet market

Economics
Britain's youth are steadily being treated worse and worse
27 June 2012

Intergenerational index spikes at 128 for 2010

Economics
Rich homeowners, poor renters, and so they shall stay
27 June 2012

Government policy is on a collision course with itself.

Economics
Chart of the day: September is the cruellest month
26 June 2012
Sci-Tech
Yahoo invites you to "get the look" of Afghan birthday party massacre aftermath
26 June 2012

Online marketing fail

Politics
Live near one of these hospitals? Try not to get ill soon.
26 June 2012

Almost 60 hospitals could close due to PFI-related debts

Economics
Borrowing up £2.7bn year-on-year
26 June 2012

The state borrowed £17.9bn in May

Economics
Chart of the day: Oligar-crazy
25 June 2012
Economics
Apple Store workers earn about the same as other retail workers
25 June 2012

The New York Times is shocked at the travesty of paying workers well above the minimum wage and competing stores.

Economics
Chart of the day: Fleeting returns
22 June 2012

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