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Broken leg or heart attack? Cable and Koo on the state of the economy
During a balance sheet recession, the problems resulting from too little fiscal stimulus are far more serious than those caused by too much. The latter are similar to walking with a cane even after a broken leg has healed; the former to walking, or even running, when the bone has yet to mend
Vince Cable visits Alresford
Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, visited Alresford on Monday, March 8, to meet local businesses.
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The Last Word on Damian Green, the economic & environmental crisis & the Queen’s Speech
Just over a week ago, I took a break from our one week holiday and went to the ITV Millbank studios to record an episode of ‘The Last Word’ for ITV Meridian. Â The whole thing was shot in half an …
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Gas prices: BBC Radio 4’s FileOn4 reports
Further to my earlier blog post on British Gas, BBC Radio 4’s FileOn4 has reported on some of the other shenanigans the gas companies are getting up to. According to the show: Former Energywatch chief executive Allan Asher told BBC …
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Tagged BBC, FileOn4, Gas Companies, Gas Prices, Inflation, Prices
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British Gas – hiking up direct debits
There’s been a lot of media interest in the problem of British Gas’s direct debit hikes. [MEDIA=14] Almost all the people who responded to my email survey were facing increases far above both the 35% reported in the press and …
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Tagged BBC, British Gas, direct debit, Gas Companies, Gas Prices, Inflation, price, price hike, South Today
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