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The Conservative Party | News | News | Pickles calls on Liberal Democrat voters to “come on home”
Read more: The Conservative Party | News | News | Pickles calls on Liberal Democrat voters to “come on home”Via Pickles calls on Liberal Democrat voters to “come on home”: Eric Pickles has called on Liberal Democrat voters to “come home to the Conservative Party” in a keynote speech. The Conservative Party Chairman highlighted the “growing consensus” uniting…
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Quite a week for The Cobden Centre
Read more: Quite a week for The Cobden CentreWith Dr Tim Evans joining the Cobden Centre as Chief Executive and after the publication of a number of substantial new Insight articles, it has been quite a week for The Cobden Centre. Today, Toby Baxendale has published…
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Can the Manipulation of Interest Rates Create Wealth? » The Cobden Centre
Read more: Can the Manipulation of Interest Rates Create Wealth? » The Cobden CentreAn article by my Cobden Centre colleague, Toby Baxendale, exploring whether manipulating the interest rate can create real wealth: You often hear politicians and economic commentators say that we must have low interest rates to make sure the…
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EU: is Britain still a sovereign state? – Telegraph
Read more: EU: is Britain still a sovereign state? – TelegraphVery nearly beyond parody: According to research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), there are currently 16,980 EU acts in force and between 1998 and 2007 there was a net gain of 9,415 EU laws. In 2007, 3,010 EU…
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The Conservative Party | News | Speeches | David Cameron: Labour are trying to rewrite economic history
Read more: The Conservative Party | News | Speeches | David Cameron: Labour are trying to rewrite economic history“I want to update you on a couple of things: what’s happening with the party and the direction of the broader economic debate. NEW POLITICS First, the party. Nearly four months ago I went on the TV and…
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Don’t regulate banking – liberalise it
Read more: Don’t regulate banking – liberalise itA stunningly good article by my Cobden Centre colleague Dr Anthony J Evans which is now being picked up in the blogosphere: Barack Obama’s speech on Monday to Wall Street outlines an overhaul of the regulatory regime. On…
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EU faces ‘existential’ danger from economic crisis – Telegraph
Read more: EU faces ‘existential’ danger from economic crisis – TelegraphThis morning, I woke early and finished The Great European Rip-off: How the Corrupt, Wasteful EU is Taking Control of Our Lives. I then discovered this article in the Telegraph: The global financial crisis has inflicted such damage…