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FT.com – Tories warn on spending plans
Read more: FT.com – Tories warn on spending plansA Conservative government would find it “politically extremely difficult” to cut the overall level of public spending, rather than simply restrict its growth, Philip Hammond, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said on Monday. And yet “Quangos spend…
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de Menezes: Coroner rules out unlawful killing verdict
Read more: de Menezes: Coroner rules out unlawful killing verdictThe coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot dead by police on the London Underground, ruled out a verdict of unlawful killing today. Sir Michael Wright told the jury to set aside the…
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40,000 die every year after hospital blunders, MPs are told
Read more: 40,000 die every year after hospital blunders, MPs are toldFrom the Telegraph: Hospital blunders are involved in the deaths of up to 40,000 patients a year, MPs have been told. I wonder whether the professions will be allowed to take responsibility for improving this desperate state of…
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YBF – An Assault on Liberty and Democracy
Read more: YBF – An Assault on Liberty and DemocracyThe Young Britons’ Foundation responds to the Damian Green arrest with a poster repeating some inspiring words from David Cameron: I believe that too many of those who trust in freedom and responsibility have failed to understand the…
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Gordon Brown confesses
Read more: Gordon Brown confessesThanks to Guido Fawkes, Gordon Brown smirking about his mole:
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“The Speaker has let us down in something of incalculable importance”
Read more: “The Speaker has let us down in something of incalculable importance”Richard Bacon MP on conservativehome.com: The right to oppose the government of the day is vastly more important than which political party happens to hold office. It is the cardinal fact which defines us as a free country.…
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Dependence on the state
Read more: Dependence on the stateGraham reminded me how many people are now dependent on our deeply indebted state. For example, 1 in 5 of the UK’s whole workforce is in the public sector. They are net recipients of tax income, as are…
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Mandelson plans list of firms to save from bankruptcy – Guardian
Read more: Mandelson plans list of firms to save from bankruptcy – GuardianLord Mandelson is drawing up plans to choose which businesses and industries are important enough to be saved in the event of their going bankrupt as the recession bites, the Guardian can reveal. In his first newspaper interview…