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		<title>&#8216;Dash to slash&#8217; fallacies, by Colin Talbot</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/dash-to-slash-fallacies-by-colin-talbot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Talbot</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Osborne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The problem with the current government's dash to slash is that it will undermine precisely those things that might enable some less statist solutions to develop ]]></description>
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		<title>Connaught&#8217;s collapse: sign of the times? by Dan Corry</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/connaughts-collapse-sign-of-the-times-by-dan-corry/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/connaughts-collapse-sign-of-the-times-by-dan-corry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Corry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private and third sector]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fate of Connaught is tragic for those who will lose their jobs and for anxious service-users. But it also one of the first tangible outcomes of the forthcoming spending squeeze ]]></description>
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		<title>We have the power, by Michael Ware</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/we-have-the-power-by-michael-ware/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/we-have-the-power-by-michael-ware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Ware</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PF blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Osborne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The public sector has huge potential to change its relationship with the power companies and, excusing the pun, be the spark in an energy revolution.     ]]></description>
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		<title>Life after death, by Judy Hirst</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/life-after-death-by-judy-hirst/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/life-after-death-by-judy-hirst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Hirst</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what did the Audit Commission ever do for us? Not much, judging from the chorus yelling 'good riddance' as soon as Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced the watchdog's death.]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping with the enemy, by Iain Macwhirter</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/sleeping-with-the-enemy-by-iain-macwhirter/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/sleeping-with-the-enemy-by-iain-macwhirter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain Macwhirter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hated rivals Labour and the SNP might have to join forces against the cuts after next year's Holyrood elections]]></description>
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		<title>Stop the cuts feeding frenzy, by Graham Chapman</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/stop-the-cuts-feeding-frenzy-by-graham-chapman/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/stop-the-cuts-feeding-frenzy-by-graham-chapman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Graham Chapman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rushed and indiscriminate spending cuts reveal ignorance about the value of productive investment, both private and public]]></description>
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		<title>Love Labour&#8217;s lost, by Tony Travers</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/love-labours-lost-by-tony-travers/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/love-labours-lost-by-tony-travers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Travers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editor's choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In-depth comment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership Campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Blair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The candidates for the next leader of the Opposition have been focused on internal debates. But they need to regain the trust of the public soon]]></description>
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		<title>Why social housing fosters social exclusion, by Alex Morton</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/why-social-housing-fosters-social-exclusion-by-alex-morton/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/09/why-social-housing-fosters-social-exclusion-by-alex-morton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Morton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr is simply wrong to suggest that there is 'no evidence whatsoever’ to suggest that social housing damages the life-chances of many of those it accommodates. ]]></description>
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		<title>Keep the two-tier workforce Code, by John Tizard</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/keep-the-two-tier-workforce-code-by-john-tizard/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/keep-the-two-tier-workforce-code-by-john-tizard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tizard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PF blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pay and pensions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4613</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is growing speculation that the Government will scrap the Best Value Workforce Code. This places a statutory duty on local authorities to ensure that workforce issues are addressed in procurements and contracted services. 
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		<title>Committee politics, coalition style, by Dan Corry</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/committee-politics-coalition-style-by-dan-corry/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/committee-politics-coalition-style-by-dan-corry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Corry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PF blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliament]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this new world, Cabinet Committees become much more crucial than they have been for years. And the role of Lib Dem Secretaries of State on these bodies is really key.]]></description>
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		<title>Tax and spend: there is an alternative, by Richard Murphy</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/tax-and-spend-there-is-an-alternative-by-richard-murphy/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/tax-and-spend-there-is-an-alternative-by-richard-murphy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Osborne]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK has a tax gap - a difference between the tax that should theoretically be yielded using the laws that are in place, and that which is actually collected
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		<title>Road signs: better safe than scenic? By Andrew Jepp</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/road-signs-better-safe-than-scenic-by-andrew-jepp/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/road-signs-better-safe-than-scenic-by-andrew-jepp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Jepp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PF blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week's calls from ministers to reduce unnecessary street signs, railings and advertising hoardings, the latest in a wealth of cost-saving announcements, reveal a potentially short-sighted approach to the management of our public spaces]]></description>
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		<title>Clegg &amp; the IFS: opportunity knocked, by Colin Talbot</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/nick-clegg-vs-ifs-by-colin-talbot/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/nick-clegg-vs-ifs-by-colin-talbot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Talbot</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nick Clegg claims that the coalition's policies are 'fair' and we shouldn't get hung up on numbers. Nice try Nick, but no prize, I'm afraid]]></description>
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		<title>Free schools: not for turning, by Melissa Benn</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/free-schools-not-for-turning-by-melissa-benn/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/free-schools-not-for-turning-by-melissa-benn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Benn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PF blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's Institute for Fiscal Studies report showing that the austerity drive is going to hit the poor the hardest will only confirm to Gove and co the need to keep arguing that their education policy is there to  help the disadvantaged.
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		<title>The no-win generation, by Conor Ryan</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/the-no-win-generation-by-conor-ryan/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/the-no-win-generation-by-conor-ryan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conor Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/?p=4577</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week's GCSE celebrations - as with the A-level ones last week - will be muted somewhat by the lack of opportunities facing young people after they digest their results]]></description>
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