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We are now clearly in a ‘New Era in Politics’. After the reforming Labour government of 1945 to 1951, there was a ‘Butskellite’ consensus which meant that even the Conservatives, more or less, accepted the desirability of full employment and the welfare state. With...

The chancellor is probably sighing with relief that, a mere week after the event, his budget does not appear to have unravelled. Indeed, it seems to have ticked all the relevant boxes: a few giveaways to get some headlines paid for by savings achieved through...

REMARKS BY LORD MANDELSON TO THE CBI DINNER THURSDAY MARCH 21 2013 AT THE PARK LANE HOTEL, LONDON I am very happy these days to be spending rather more time in business than in politics. I cannot say that I enjoy every moment of being out of government. And I would...

The facts have changed but George Osborne has failed to change his mind. Our economy is set to grow at less than a quarter of the rate he previously predicted it would and by the time of the next election will likely remain smaller than before the financial crash. The...