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George Osborne is told to "stop talking Scotland down" »

The Scottish Finance Secretary, John Swinney, has urged UK Chancellor George Osborne to stop “talking Scotland down” after Mr Osborne claimed the independence debate was causing damage to Scotland’s economy. The Chancellor made the c...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

Fetishism can lead to embarrassing situations »

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In last week’s Comprehensive Spending Review, George Osborne announced a £89 billion reduction in British public spending over the next four years. The immense speed at which he is withdrawing this money puts the fragile economic recovery a...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Joe Coward | Read more »

Conflict intensifies over coalition cuts »

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Student representatives and trade union leaders have warned that the coalition government's proposed spending cuts, announced last week, may jeopardise Britain's ongoing economic recovery. Drastic cuts in both education and social security provision ha...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Idealism, not ideology »

This week's student news agenda is once again overwhelmingly dominated by foul omens of impending cuts and increasingly expensive degrees. The Comprehensive Spending Review announced by chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne last week mandates, amo...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 | Read more »

NHS advised to charge for GP appointments »

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Professor David Bell, a senior adviser to the Scottish Parliament, has suggested a £20 patient fee to see a GP, as a way to deal with impending budget cuts.  In a paper published on 9 September, Professor Bell advised that this is the ...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

More fat cats than ever says Tax Payers Alliance »

A host of public sector executives have defended their six figure salaries as a report by the Tax Payers Alliance (TPA) whips up criticism. The highest paid, non-bank, employee in the public sector is the Royal Mail's chief executive Adam Crozier, who...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

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