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Analysis: Longer-term dilemmas lie in wait

By Alex Stevenson Those with a vague interest in following the state of Britain’s coffers may be dimly aware we have a problem with debt. We don’t. Historically debt as a percentage of GDP remains below 50 per cent, about as low as it was at the end of the 19th century. We had an… Read more »

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Looking ahead: Demands for the Pre-Budget Report

Pressure groups, political parties and unions make their demands on Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report (PBR). Brenden Barber, TUC general secretary: “We think Alistair Darling has three big tasks to pull off in his Pre-Budget Report tomorrow: “First, he must do nothing to endanger economic recovery by taking premature action on the deficit. Unemployment is still… Read more »