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Bin there, done that

6 July 2011 | Simon Hoggart

New politics is rarely what it proclaims – and, if history is anything to go by, reality soon gets in the way of rhetoric Read more

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Intensive care needed for NHS finances

4 July 2011 | Malcolm Prowle

The scale of cuts required of the NHS is unprecedented and possibly unachievable. Normal efficiencies just won’t do and finance professionals need to bring doctors on board

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Something old, something blue

31 May 2011 | Maurice Glasman

Labour’s answer to David Cameron’s Big Society is the Good Society. So what would it mean in practice? Read more...

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Finding funds for a better future

25 May 2011 | Graham Allen

The chair of the Early Intervention Review calls for more investment to help children flourish in later life. He discusses some options – such as bonds, Isas and extended prudential borrowing – ahead of a report for the prime minister Read more

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Salmond’s leap into the unknown

24 May 2011 | Iain Macwhirter

The SNP’s landslide victory in the Scottish parliamentary elections will have ramifications that go far beyond Scotland’s borders Read more...

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The hundred years war

23 May 2011 | Philip Johnston

Attempts to establish an elected House of Lords over the past century have all ended in failure. So don’t hold your breath over Nick Clegg’s draft Bill Read more...

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Politics, actually

20 May 2011 | Mike Thatcher

All relationships go through phases. It’s probably fair to say that the Conservative/LibDem coalition has entered the realistic phase. Read more

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Local elections, national fall-out

20 May 2011 | Anna Turley

The May 5 elections were game-changers for all three main parties. They have also raised the chance of strong debates on local and national issues Read more

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Keeping out of trouble, by Mandy Bretherton

10 May 2011 | Mandy Bretherton

Treasury management can be a risky business as the collapse of the Icelandic banks showed. A recent study shows the pitfalls to watch out for Read more...

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Saving IT from itself, by John Thornton

10 May 2011 | John Thornton

Ministers have published their strategy to rescue government IT projects from built-in failings and ensure they work in everyone’s interests Read more...

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