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• A reply to Nick Pearce: Why Labour must stick to child poverty targets
  First, for the last 30 years, poverty in the UK has hovered close to the one-in-five mark, mostly a little below, but sometimes a little above, but a rate almost double the level of the 1970s and much higher than the average amongst other rich nations. This has been driven by a sustained widening in the gap between top and bottom along with the erosion of li […]
• An open letter to the next chief executive of NHS England
  To Whom it May Concern, Congratulations on your appointment as the next chief executive of NHS England. You take over an organisation in a volatile state, facing funding cuts, despite the government’s rhetoric. […]
• Green Party accused of ‘acting as agents’ for the Tories
  Brighton and Hove's Green-led council has been accused of "acting as agents for the Tory-led coalition" after a letter emerged which appears to contradict the council's pledge to not evict council tenants who are unable to pay the 'bedroom tax'. […]
• The North needs more private sector jobs, not less in the public sector
  While cuts are inevitable, there are ways to rebalance cuts towards those with the broadest shoulders. Public sector jobs are not the problem. […]
• IMF Healthcheck: Prolonged weak growth likely
  The IMF has cited some improvement in overall economic conditions, but has urged the government to do more to speed up growth in its assessment of the UK economy. […]
• Ignore the rhetoric: the deficit is growing
  According to the latest ONS borrowing figures, the deficit for April was £6.3bn, around £2bn lower than expected. Public sector net borrowing for the previous year (2012/13) was revised down from £120.6bn to £119.5bn (compared to a deficit of £120.9bn in 2011/12). […]
• Commonwealth progress but more reform is needed
  While some progress is being made on LGBT rights in the Commonwealth, it is painfully slow. More reform is needed urgently. Nearly 80 per cent of the 54 Commonwealth countries still criminalise homosexuality, with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment for consenting same-sex behaviour between adults in private. […]

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• IMF calls for new growth measures to help UK economy - live
  After two weeks scrutinising the UK economy, the International Monetary Fund has called on the government to do more to speed up the recoveryGraeme Wearden     […]
• How to spot a swivel-eyed loon
  A beginner's guide to this increasingly vocal speciesMany species native to Britain are in sharp decline, but the swivel-eyed loon (Gavia articulata oculos) has recently seen a marked increase in numbers, although the rise in sightings could simply be down to better reporting. But how would you know one if you saw one? For the novice, we present a loon- […]
• Does your political party listen to you? Readers respond | The people's panel
  Five grassroots members tell us how they're treated, following the reported 'swivel-eyed loons' remark about Tory party activistsMichael Clarke (Conservative): 'Grassroots opinion is listened to and translated into policy'My experience as a constituency chairman is that the Conservative party is good at seeking members' views an […]
• Eric Joyce charged with breach of the peace at Edinburgh airport
  Joyce, 52, the independent MP for Falkirk, is alleged to have been involved in heated dispute with airline staffThe MP Eric Joyce has been charged with breach of the peace following an alleged disturbance at Edinburgh airport on Sunday night.Joyce, 52, the MP for Falkirk who now sits as an independent after resigning from the Labour party following an assaul […]
• Google tax avoidance is 'wrong', insists Ed Miliband
  Labour leader cites Google founders' 2004 promise in which they said they would forgo short-term gains to do good thingsLabour Leader Ed Miliband has said Google is "wrong" to avoid paying taxes on UK revenues, citing its founders' 2004 promise to forgo short-term gains in order to do good things.At an event hosted by the search giant nea […]
• £2.5bn deficit drop offers Osborne glimmer of hope with growth flatlining
  ONS says public sector net borrowing was £6.3bn last month – lower than City expectations of an £8.5bn shortfallGeorge Osborne received a boost on Wednesday with news that the deficit was £2.5bn lower in April than the same month a year earlier, boosting hopes that his plan to repair the UK's public finances is back on track.After a year in which the co […]
• Nick Clegg urges Tory MPs to end infighting – video
  The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, says it is time for politicians to refocus their attention on the needs of the country and end the 'rabbit-warrening' of the past two weeks     […]
• What responsible capitalism is all about | Ed Miliband
  When Google does great things for the world, I applaud. When it goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying its taxes, it's wrongThis is the prepared text of a speech delivered at Google's Big Tent event on the morning of Wednesday 22 May, 2013.It is great to be here inside the Google Big Tent.My sons Daniel and Sam think I do a very boring job, […]
• Google tackled by Nick Clegg on tax avoidance at No10 meeting
  Ed Miliband also warns Eric Schmidt at Google conference that it's wrong for multinationals not to pay fair shareNick Clegg raised the controversy over Google's tax affairs directly with the internet giant's chairman, Eric Schmidt, at a meeting in Downing Street this week, the deputy prime minister has revealed.News of his intervention came as […]
• Full list of free schools approved for 2014 opening
  Full list of the 102 free schools in England approved by the department for education for opening in September 2014A total of 102 new free schools have been approved by the department for education for opening in 2014 and beyond.The new schools planned include the Marco Polo Academy, a bilingual English-Mandarin primary school in Barnet, and the Phoenix in O […]

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