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21 October 2008

Keynesianism now trumpeted

Oliver Twist banks - Please sir, can I have some more?, photo www.squashdonkey.co.uk

Oliver Twist banks - Please sir, can I have some more?, photo www.squashdonkey.co.uk

"EVERY DAY this week there will be a picture of misery for the UK economy" said Citigroup economist Michael Saunders at the start of last week...

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23 July 2008

Car taxes add to inflation misery

CHANCELLOR ALISTAIR Darling is postponing his proposed 2p in the pound fuel tax rise scheduled for October, writes Mark Pickersgill.

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3 June 2008

Editorial: Target 'ecological' taxes at the biggest polluters

Across Europe, farmers, fishermen, lorry drivers and others have been protesting against increased fuel costs...

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28 May 2008

Tax the rich not the poor!

Over four million low-paid workers felt some relief when Gordon Brown was forced into his tax u-turn, writes Judy Beishon.

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11 October 2007

Any spare cash?

Retired and insolvent: DISPOSABLE INCOME, the amount of money a household has available to spend after all the must-pay bills – taxes, utility bills, food, transport, clothing, communication, TV licence fees, insurance and housing – has reached its...

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26 July 2007

Airports industry expansion plans fail to take off

IN MAY 2007 a public inquiry started at Stansted Airport, Essex, over plans to increase the number of passengers from the current 25 million limit a year to 35 million...

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29 March 2007

A simple conclusion from a 'simplification' budget

Editorial: THE DAILY Mirror declared triumphantly: "Historic 2p income tax cut that will make Gordon PM"...

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15 March 2007

Will government plans stop climate change?

A EUROPEAN Union (EU) summit last week set targets on renewable energy use, energy efficiency and reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...

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2 November 2006

Capitalism is killing the planet: Fight for socialism!

FROM NOVEMBER 6-17 countries will meet in Nairobi (Kenya) in UN sponsored talks on climate change... By Dave Nellist Coventry Socialist Party councillor

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