Archive of articles from 2011

Sketch: Miliband strikes in PMQs

We now know what it takes for Ed Miliband to put in a good performance at PMQs. When Britain is enduring the biggest strike in a generation, he finally ups his game.

Public sector strike and PMQs as-it-happened

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) prepare placards for a protest march in London.

All the action from today's nationwide strike - and PMQs - with politics.co.uk's live blog.

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Comment: A political confection, not an economic programme

Richard Heller: 'The chancellor made the best of a very bad job.'

George Osborne has used the autumn statement to lock the government into its current political strategy.

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Fawcett Society: Bad situation gets worse for women

Acting chief executive of the Fawcett Society Anna Bird comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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Ed Balls response to autumn statement in full

Ed Balls: 'After eighteen months in office, the verdict is in: Plan A has failed and it has failed colossally.'

Read Ed Balls response to the chancellor's autumn statement in full on politics.co.uk.

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TUC: All Osborne's assumptions have been wrong

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber comments on the autumns statement 2011:

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IPPR: Squeezing living standards is wrong

IPPR director Nick Pearce comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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TaxPayers' Alliance: Still more tax cuts needed

Chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance Matthew Elliott comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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Plaid: Evidence of a stagnating economy

Plaid Cymru Treasury spokesperson Jonathan Edwards comments on Autumn statement 2011:

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Friends of the Earth: A wintery blast for the economy

Friends of the Earth's executive director Andy Atkins comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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UCU: This is just a repackage

UCU general secretary Sally Hunt comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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Oxfam: Pushing more people into poverty

Oxfam's Director of UK Poverty Chris Johnes comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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Autumn statement sketch: Not much to laugh about

George Osborne and Danny Alexander emerge from the Treasury

Nothing gets the political juices flowing like impending economic doom.

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Unite: Osborne has put us in a tailspin

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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Bob Crow: This is class war

RMT general secretary Bob Crow comments on the autumn statement 2011:

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George Osborne's autumn statement in full

George Osborne: 'If the rest of Europe heads into recession, it may prove hard to avoid one here in the UK

Read George Osborne's autumn statement to parliament in full with politics.co.uk.

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Autumn statement 2011 as-it-happened

Praying for a miracle? Osborne's autumn statement is expected to make depressing reading

Read our minute-by-minute account George Osborne's autumn statement with politics.co.uk's live blog.

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Analysis: No political retribution for the economy - yet

Gideon Skinner is head of politics at Ipsos Mori

Economic concerns are increasing, which may be storing up trouble for the Conservatives in the long run.

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UCU: Preliminary figures are very worrying

General secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) Sally Hunt comments on evidence of a drop in university applications following the increase in tuition fees.

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Streeting: Those with most to gain could miss out

Chief executive of the Helena Kennedy Foundation Wes Streeting comments on sign of reduced university applications following the iincrease in tuition fees.

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