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The City holds its breath
Analysis: The great bank levy escape?

Don’t mention the levy, the bankers are whispering. They might have got away with it. By Alex Stevenson Three weeks have passed since George Osborne’s emergency Budget turned grim foreboding into bitter reality. The chancellor announced to an uneasy Commons his plans to slash departmental budgets by at least a quarter. Now Whitehall is busy… Read more »

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Gove faces criticism from all directions after his schools announcement
Enemies swirl around him as Gove faces the music

By Ian Dunt Michael Gove faced tough questions in the Commons today as he tried to close down criticism of his school rebuilding announcement. Mr Gove’s coalition partner, Simon Hughes, who is deputy leader of the Lib Dems, distanced himself from the education secretary over the weekend. Meanwhile, his Labour counterpart, Ed Balls, asked a… Read more »