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Government’s ‘bonfire of the quangos’ plan will cost as much as it saves

Exclusive: Private papers reveal multi-billion pound bill to close up to 180 quangos – and savings might not be felt for 10 years Continue reading

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Port cuts ‘to cost 60,000 green jobs’

• Government drops £60m port upgrades for giant turbines
• Nuclear lobby secures clean-up costs in spending review Continue reading

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Spending review 2010: living with the cuts

Tomorrow George Osborne will finally set out his plans to slash £83bn from government spending. John Harris talked to those who have already felt the sharp blade of the axe Continue reading

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Housing benefit cap plan will backfire, ministers told

Experts say benefits bill will rise as result of move while London mayor Boris Johnson warns of ‘social cleansing’ Continue reading

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Arts cuts: D-day in Somerset

Today, arts groups in Somerset will find out if the council’s proposed 100% cut to their grants will go ahead. Could the rest of the country follow? Continue reading

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Student protest: we are all in this together

The occupation of Conservative party HQ is about so much more than fees. At last the country is beginning to fight back Continue reading

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McDonald’s and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy

Exclusive: Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease Continue reading

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Thatcher’s children can lead the class of 68 back into action

The students aren’t just angry about education cuts. They see themselves as a vanguard for a much wider protest campaign Continue reading

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Charity chief says cuts could destroy David Cameron’s ‘big society’

Key supporter of PM’s social policy initiative says spending cuts could become Hurricane Katrina moment for government
Patrick Butler blog: A dire warning the PM would do well to heed Continue reading

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