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FT.com – Private equity consortium wins BankUnited auction
Read more: FT.com – Private equity consortium wins BankUnited auctionFollowing the collapse of BankUnited: Regulators have worried that sales of troubled banks to private capital should not look overly generous. Those fear were fed when Chris Flowers, founder of private equity firm JC Flowers, said the investor…
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MPs’ expenses: would you choose the same MP today? – Telegraph
Read more: MPs’ expenses: would you choose the same MP today? – TelegraphFor the past fortnight, Telegraph readers have woken up every day to stories about MPs abusing their expenses and wasting taxpayers’ money. What can they do about it? The answer, at the moment, is very little. Voters need…
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Party Election Broadcast – 20th May 2009
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Will the next Mr Speaker get the new era? | Daniel Finkelstein – Times Online
Read more: Will the next Mr Speaker get the new era? | Daniel Finkelstein – Times OnlineVia Will the next Mr Speaker get the new era? | Daniel Finkelstein – Times Online : Of course, there is fury that someone somewhere is getting away with a free toaster, but the ferocity of the reaction…
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Employers join IMF call for government to slash £175bn deficit | Business | guardian.co.uk
Read more: Employers join IMF call for government to slash £175bn deficit | Business | guardian.co.ukThe CBI joined forces with the International Monetary Fund tonight to demand tougher action to cut Britain’s record budget deficit as the economy recovers from recession. Martin Broughton, president of the employers’ organisation, said Whitehall should “focus on…
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Queen consults Baroness Thatcher on MPs’ expenses scandal – Telegraph
Read more: Queen consults Baroness Thatcher on MPs’ expenses scandal – Telegraph“Isn’t it extraordinary about the Speaker?” Her Majesty told the former prime minister when they met at a garden party at the The Goring Hotel, near Buckingham Palace, on Tuesday evening. Showing her customary grasp of history, she…
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Campaign: “There’s Nothing British About the BNP”
Read more: Campaign: “There’s Nothing British About the BNP”Tim Montgomerie has launched There’s Nothing British About the BNP. Sign the petition declaring your support here. See also IDS writing on ConservativeHome: Reflections on a visit to Auschwitz amid political crises back home. For an insight into the…
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Rethinking economics: primer
Read more: Rethinking economics: primerToday, I published an economics primer for those who understand the present economic and financial system and are looking for a better way: Rethinking economics: primer I have also republished the literature which supports an educational charity which my…