Reading straight from Ed Balls’ playbook.
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Hammond has taken an oddly similar stance to former shadow chancellor Ed Balls: running a deficit and boosting infrastructure spending.
On the march.
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November 24, 2016
Geraint Johnes , Lancaster University ; Anna Vignoles , University of Cambridge ; David Bailey , Aston University ; David Metz , UCL ; James Wilsdon , University of Sheffield ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Michael Kitson , Cambridge Judge Business School ; Michael White , Nottingham Trent University ; Peter Taylor-Gooby , University of Kent , and Stephen Roper , Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Philip Hammond has delivered Britain’s first major economic statement since its Brexit vote. Our panellists give their take on what it means.
This lady’s for turning.
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Theresa May has dropped her pledge to put workers on company boards. It’s a big concession to vested business interests.
Especially not for a hard Brexit.
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Given that a hard Brexit currently looks to be the most likely outcome, the British people need to be given another say.
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We know there has to be an act of parliament but there’s all to play for when it comes to what’s actually in it.
Taking a rain check?
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A landmark decision means the government will not be allowed to trigger Article 50 without putting it to a parliamentary vote.
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English and Scottish football players are set to defy a FIFA ban by marking Armistice Day on the pitch.
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I like you, but won’t ‘like’ you.
Angela Rayner has hit out at critics of her accent.
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Shadow education minister Angela Rayner has received abuse for the way she speaks, just as polticians are accused of failing to represent the people.
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The emerging Brexicon is binary, but this is a deeply complicated situation.
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Heathrow’s bid for a third runway is not over yet. Political wrangling, environmental concerns, planning and financing must all be overcome.
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Theresa May desperately needs room to manoeuvre after letting Brexit bravado get the best of her.
… and cue trapdoor.
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This psychologist has studied equivocation for years, but had to invent a new category for the prime minister’s unique style.
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The Conservatives held on to the former prime ministers local seat but have lost votes to their former coalition partners.
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Research shows that the way meritocracy is discussed can actually curtail opportunities for social mobility.
Alexis Jay has a new strategy.
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The investigation has been criticised for being too closely linked to the establishment, but is it also too close to the victims of abuse?
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The investigation commissioned by the party failed to define what it understood antisemitism to mean, so how can it be worth the paper it’s written on?
Keep waving that baguette.
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It’s not disrespecting the result of the referendum to criticise the government –or even to call for a second vote.
The real action happens upstairs.
Christian Kortum
MPs have finally got their debate on Brexit negotiations, but it’s the select committee that we should really be keeping an eye on.
Nobody feels bad for you David.
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We know what the politicians think about the experts – but what do the experts think of them?