A short history of austerity: it almost never works | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/11/austerity-almost-never-works
A short history of austerity: it almost never works
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Ministers line up to lobby for Olympic billions - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ministers-line-up-to-lobby-for-olympic-billions-7953433.htmlBritish ministers have been ordered to lobby cash-rich emerging nations such as Brazil and China during the Olympics to win multi-billion-pound contracts and help the stuttering UK economy.
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Ouais, cette année encore, on va se goinfrer !
BBC News - Bank bonuses ’to run to billions in 2011’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12131092The government is resigned to UK banks paying out billions of pounds in bonuses this year, despite its calls to curb the payments, the BBC has learnt.
The best the coalition can hope for is a declaration from the banks that they will pay out less than they would have without government intervention, said BBC business editor Robert Peston.
The government is also looking for banks to lend more to small businesses.
Business Secretary Vince Cable has been vocal in his opposition to big bonuses.
He told the BBC last month that the coalition government was “fully signed up” to “robust action” in curbing bonuses.
