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Andrew Sparrow
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Latest Articles by Andrew Sparrow
George Osborne welcomes rate cut but presses for action to boost lending
The government should follow up today's interest rate cut by taking measures to increase lending, the Conservatives said today.The shadow chancellor, George Osborne, s...
Tourism in UK must grasp opportunities of globalisation, says Gordon Brown
The British tourist industry must grasp the "huge opportunity" that globalisation will present over the coming decades, Gordon Brown said today.Speaking to a national ...
Who is the most rebellious Tory MP?
Philip Cowley, the parliamentary revolts supremo, has done it again. A rare example of an academic with an eye for a news story, with exquisite timing Cowley has writt...
Worth a look: six political articles we like – on means-testing, the recession, printing money, Gaza, ministers' meetings and MI5
Vincent Cable in the Independent says the government's reliance on means-testing amounts to a policy of "confiscating savings from the poor".Frank Field, on his blog, ...
MP stopped and search under anti-terror laws for taking pictures
An MP has been stopped and searched by police officers under anti-terror laws after he was seen taking photographs near a railway station.Andrew Pelling, MP for Croydo...
Ukip reckons Darling about to borrow one of its tax policies
The UK Independence party is not known for its influence over the Treasury, but it's just put out a press release welcoming the news that the government may be adoptin...
Coming a cropper amid Tory reshuffle rumour mill
There are quite a few stories around today relating to the impending Tory reshuffle. I'm generally quite wary of such speculation, partly because the very few people w...
Worth a look: six political articles we like on the economy, knife crime statistics, George Osborne, Kenneth Clarke, Tony Benn, Alex Salmond, Sean Connery and ghost buses
Peter Riddell in the Times explains why Gordon Brown and David Cameron's latest economic initiatives are "largely irrelevant".The BBC's Mark Easton, on his blog, says ...
Gordon Brown announces expansion of apprenticeships on three-day tour of Britain
Gordon Brown will announce a further expansion of apprenticeships today as he kicks off a three-day tour of the regions.The prime minister will use a visit to a Rolls-...
Will the government legislate against gambling? Don't bet on it
Why is the government so reluctant to legislate against the gambling industry? Gerry Sutcliffe, the sports minister, today announced plans to impose a statutory levy o...
Tories on the look-out for embarrassing candidates
Newsnight's Michael Crick has got hold of an internal Conservative party memo which reveals that officials have been discussing how to deal with flaky parliamentary ca...
Gambling levy to be forced on gaming firms
Gambling companies may have to pay a compulsory £5m-a-year levy because of their "very disappointing" failure to fully fund treatment for gambling addicts, the govern...
