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Inflation remains above-target for the tenth month in a row
Inflation remains above-target

By politics.co.uk staff The rate of inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has remained steady at 3.1%. The figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) paint a mixed picture for Britain’s economic forecasts. The Bank of England has set a target of 2% inflation maintained by sticking to extremely low… Read more »

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The BBC has been at pains to counter criticisms of overspending on managers
BBC deputy head made redundant

By Peter Wozniak Mark Byford, the deputy director general of the BBC, will leave his post next year as part of a bid by the corporation to cut down on management costs. Mark Thompson’s number two will step down from his role in June 2011, but will be compensated by a generous redundancy package, much… Read more »