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George Osborne sees public finances as akin to those of a corner shop
Controversial estimates of the UK’s reduced capacity eventually become self-fulfilling
David Fisher re-examines the Just War doctrine in the light of recent interventions
It is adjustment that Greece needs, not financing
What the economy is short of is demand; and if that is too abstract to grasp, call it the flow of spending in the economy
The issue of equality has become topical once again
What we need is a Treasury directive to the three state-owned banks telling them to replace profit maximisation with a requirement directive to promote economic recovery
The aim should be to balance the economy, not just the budget
Vito Tanzi offers fierce polemic and a sceptical but fair guide to the explosion in government spending
The Fed’s undertaking to hold rates until the middle of 2013 seems a pretty cack-handed way of reining them back
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