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Budget 2012: 20 minutes in, 1-0 Team Clegg
11 February 2012

The Lib Dems are right to identify higher rate pension tax relief as ripe for review.

Politics
The coalition's £11bn stealth cut
21 September 2011

A technical quirk will allow the government to skim small amounts each year from lower income households.

The Staggers
America's skills crisis carries lessons for Britain
10 September 2011

There are few US ills that don't owe something to its faltering educational attainment.

The Staggers
Why GDP growth does not mean recovery for everyone
27 May 2011

The old formula that “growth equals gains in living standards for ordinary workers” is no longer enough.

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