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Why is it taken as axiomatic that the Tories are better at running the economy?

1, 2, 3, 4by Ivan
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Ivan Last Posts
on Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:06 pm
Tax avoidance....the great rot?

1, 2by Papaumau
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:10 pm
Wages and wealth distribution

by sickchip
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:20 pm
Who is right about the British economy?

1, 2, ... , 13, 14by witchfinder
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:18 pm
Is it time for a land tax to be imposed?

by tlttf
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:34 pm
"Fairness"

1, 2by astradt1
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:39 pm
Is it right for bankers to act like this? Anyone for a cheap drink?

1, 2, ... , 4, 5by Stox 16
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Sat Sep 30, 2017 5:57 pm
Does new economic data show that austerity does not work?

1, 2, ... , 9, 10by Stox 16
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:21 pm
Do you support the principle of universal benefits?

by Ivan
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boatlady Last Posts
on Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:37 pm
Iain Duncan Smith

1, 2, ... , 10, 11by skwalker1964
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Ivan Last Posts
on Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:11 am
The myth of the 'inherited mess', and the myth of the 'clean up'

1, 2, 3by skwalker1964
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boatlady Last Posts
on Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:56 pm
Who does Gideon Osborne think he is kidding?

1, 2, ... , 15, 16by Papaumau
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Ivan Last Posts
on Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:26 am
Deficit is excuse for the Tories to cut jobs

1, 2by Ivanhoe
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:34 pm
Taxpayers' Alliance

by astradt1
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Ivan Last Posts
on Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:01 pm
Cameron: "At a time when people accept a pay freeze"!

1, 2by skwalker1964
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boatlady Last Posts
on Tue May 24, 2016 7:44 am
If the Tories are in power, it must be private!

1, 2, ... , 8, 9by Redflag
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:51 am
Will the cruel Tory welfare reforms save any money?

1, 2, ... , 21, 22by sickchip
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:00 am
Does spending £billions on renovating Westminster represent good value, or make sense?

by sickchip
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sickchip Last Posts
on Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:14 pm
Libor probe said to expose collusion amongst UK banks and beyond

1, 2, 3by Scarecrow
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Mon May 25, 2015 12:49 pm
Employment statistics

1, 2, 3by skwalker1964
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stuart torr Last Posts
on Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:00 pm
Is the minimum wage a living wage? If not, why not?

1, 2, ... , 5, 6by sickchip
212 Replies
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Mel Last Posts
on Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:46 am
Does the UK trade deficit matter to you?

by Stox 16
32 Replies
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patakace Last Posts
on Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:57 am
Are petrol prices too high for our weak economy?

1, 2, 3by Stox 16
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stuart torr Last Posts
on Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:28 pm
Is the triple 'A' rating the straw that broke the camel's back?

by Papaumau
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:25 pm
'Welfare to work' - a taboo subject?

1, 2, 3by astradt1
103 Replies
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:20 pm
The use of unemployment as a wage-depressor

by skwalker1964
19 Replies
762 Views
oftenwrong Last Posts
on Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:23 pm
'Scroungers' are irrelevant to the 'fairness'/benefits issue. Here's why the government is really obsessed with them

1, 2, 3, 4by skwalker1964
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Mel Last Posts
on Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:55 pm
Why business is still laughing as productivity falls

by Chas Peeps
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:12 pm
Have baby boomers ruined the UK economy?

1, 2by sickchip
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Penderyn Last Posts
on Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:59 pm
Cable to consult on ending right to claim unfair dismissal at firms with 10 employees or fewer

by oftenwrong
29 Replies
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:51 am
Don't like fat cat pay? Move to Cuba

by astradt1
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:58 am
Which way for Labour economic policy?

1, 2by Calhoun
46 Replies
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boatlady Last Posts
on Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:15 pm
Does cutting tax produce employment?

by skwalker1964
26 Replies
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:35 pm
Horse's ass economics

by sickchip
17 Replies
542 Views
oftenwrong Last Posts
on Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:40 pm
Government's child benefit changes betray its real agenda

by skwalker1964
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skwalker1964 Last Posts
on Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:46 pm
Manufacturing, does it matter?

1, 2by Stox 16
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:36 pm
The new 'Carlsberg' Bank of England governor: be very afraid

by skwalker1964
24 Replies
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:04 pm
Is Cameron a blatant hypocrite?

1, 2by Mel
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:47 pm
Isn’t the 83% increase in youth unemployment since January proof enough that this government’s policies are a failure?

1, 2, 3by Ivan
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methought Last Posts
on Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:18 pm
This means war? Bevan's legacy: risk, reward, retaliation and resolution

by skwalker1964
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:50 pm
Root & Branch? Ed Balls' mistake in letting the Tories choose the battleground

by skwalker1964
9 Replies
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oftenwrong Last Posts
on Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:20 pm
Here come mini-jobs from Germany to 'save' the economy; will they?

by Stox 16
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Stox 16 Last Posts
on Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:05 am
Double dip!

1, 2, 3, 4by Adele Carlyon
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Stox 16 Last Posts
on Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:25 am
Does the closure of England's only aluminium smelter matter?

by Stox 16
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Stox 16 Last Posts
on Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:33 pm
How British funding of our essential services has worked since Thatcher in the 80s

by Ivanhoe
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Redflag Last Posts
on Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:08 pm
Is tax relief on charitable donations right or wrong?

by sickchip
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Stox 16 Last Posts
on Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:05 am
"There is no shortage of jobs" says Tory Minister against the Disabled

by Ivanhoe
28 Replies
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Redflag Last Posts
on Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:57 am
"Recession good for reducing child poverty"

by astradt1
27 Replies
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Stox 16 Last Posts
on Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:51 am

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