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11th March 2010 by
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Not the programme about unemployed famous people – this is an extremely poignant documentary about the harsh realities of unemployment for family life.
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A new anti-slavery campaign to end domestic slavery and create an ILO convention to protect domestic workers worldwide.
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A short video of Jeffrey Sachs from his appearance at the RSA
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7th March 2010 by
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Sterling plummets to $1.47. Cue orchestrated panic in sections of the press. Analysts bombard me with e-mails saying the currency is “facing the abyss”. Highly paid economists weigh in to remind the government – current and incoming – to slash the wages of low paid public servants, close museums and let social housing crumble. But hold on a minute. In April 2009 sterling was $1.37
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17th February 2010 by
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ONS’s recent analysis of underemployment and the impact of the recession
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We weren’t very happy with Alex Brummer’s recent New Statesman piece on pensions, but this is splendid stuff from today’s Daily Mail
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Paul Krugman is a bit of a hero at Touchstone towers- and here he is writing sense about Britain (hat tip: Luis Enrique).
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16th February 2010 by
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An open letter to the G20 in favour of the Robin Hood Tax, signed by 350 economists from across 35 countries.
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Mark Lee, a former chair of the Tax Faculty at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, pooh-poohs the idea that big companies are about to move off-shore
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In a speech at the LSE James Purnell has suggested that 1% of the money spent by the Government to bail out the banks should be set aside for regulated lending to low income working families. Purnell has suggested that this money could be set aside by the Government as an endowment, which could be run by local civic organisations including trade unions.
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