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2009

Articles from 29th Apr 2009

  • One section of our society still has money to spend

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    TO see a North East restaurant absolutely packed out with people on a Monday night in April could well give rise to the question, where is the recession? Read

  • Any future government must back business recovery

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    WE never get to see Ken Clarke face his opposite number across the despatch box any more, so it was interesting at Monday’s British Chambers of Commerce Business Convention to see the Shadow Business Secretary share a platform with Baroness Vadera, the Minister in Lord Mandelson’s Department for Business and Enterprise with perhaps the most fearsome reputation of any frontbencher. Read

  • Long-term gilts may lose their lustre

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    ALISTAIR DARLING did something impressive last Wednesday: He managed to shock the bond market, even though it was well prepared for bad news. Read