What’s good for the Greeks is good for EU ganders
It’s barely two weeks since the Greeks elected an anti-austerity government, but the dominant economic and political establishment is looking to quietly dissipate its energy and dynamism so it can
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UK braced for heavy and persistent rumours of snow
Britain is about to be hit by the most severe blizzard of winter weather alerts ever seen, mediaologists have warned. With temperatures hovering around 7°C, newsrooms across the country have
Think Russell Brand is ugly? You’ve seen nothing yet.
So Canterbury was the scene of one of the most rowdy editions of the BBC’s flagship political discussion programme Question Time for some years. Well, it was always likely to
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Manston airport saga takes unexpected turn
Two passenger airplanes have been circling the skies above Thanet, north east Kent, for three weeks waiting for clearance to land at Manston airport, it has emerged. PanAmanian flight BSE227A
Everything you know about Hamas is wrong
One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. This book – Hamas: A Beginners Guide – is enlightening and timely. We have seen the vilification of groups representing oppressed people
Israeli-style policing in Ferguson gives US minorities a taste of Palestine
Israel’s position as a pariah state seems assured with revelations that at least four US police departments have been coached in the ‘counter-terrorism’ techniques used by the IDF in the
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Bank of England ‘a spectator’ as London housing market surges
London house prices are being driven beyond the Bank of England’s control by cash-rich foreign investors seeking top-end property in the capital. Speaking on yesterday’s Andrew Marr show, Bank governor Mark
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Chancellor backs building drive to fix ‘historic’ housing shortage
UK property prices rose by 7.3% in the year to January, according the latest Halifax house price index figures, chiming with other reports that reflect a widespread property boom. The
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UK base rates held at 0.5%
In a move that surprised absolutely no one, the Bank of England has announced today that its base rate is staying at 0.5%. This follows the nine-man Monetary Policy Committee’s
Weak, unbalanced recovery gives hard-pressed homeowners interest rate reprieve
UK interest rates look set to stay at their historically low level, thanks to worse-than-expected growth figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics. While chancellor George Osborne was
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