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News Source: Times Online
| about 1 year ago
Gordon Brown yesterday defended his strategy of higher borrowing to shore up the economy as the “responsible” thing to do. He insisted that borrowing would have to fall again as economic activity picked up but said that Britain had to make the...
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News Source: Charlotte Observer Online
| about 1 year ago
Sean May running wind sprints with the strength-and-conditioning coach, and the rest of the Charlotte Bobcats shooting free throws...Three days from the season-opener in Cleveland Thursday, May is still chasing starters conditioning.
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 year ago
Gordon Brown defended his strategy of higher borrowing to shore up the economy as the "responsible" thing to do. Despite criticism of the Government's plan to spend its way out of the downturn, the Prime Minister indicated he would not try to reduce...
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News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
Taking their lead from Asia, the European markets are kicking off the week in another gloomy mood. Meanwhile, Britain's prime minister has been defending his plans to increase government borrowing in an effort to combat the economic downturn...
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News Source: Sky News
| about 1 year ago
UK, Monday October 27, 2008 David Cameron has described Gordon Brown's plan to increase borrowing to get Britain out of the recession as "a massive con trick". Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper was with Gordon Brown this morning The...
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News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
The British government has decided that patriotism is no holiday. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government has scrapped a proposal for a new public holiday to celebrate Britishness, one of a series of ideas intended to promote social cohesion and...
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News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 year ago
Gordon Brown is expected to defend plans to increase public borrowing and spending as the only "responsible" way to tackle the economic crisis, in a speech later today. The Prime Minister will say that the Keynesian principle of increasing public...
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News Source: BBC
| about 1 year ago
Firms such as Tesco and British Airways have signed up to the call from the British Property Foundation (BPF). The BPF has dubbed the taxation the "bombsite Britain tax", as it says firms are encouraged to demolish empty buildings rather than pay the...
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News Source: Times Online
| about 1 year ago
Sterling plunged again this morning against the dollar having fallen through $1.60 for the first time in five years on Friday. The pound lost a further 3 cents to $1.542 amid mounting fears of a prolonged UK recession. Friday's GDP figures showed...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 year ago
New initiatives to turn motoring greener and create thousands of jobs have been announced by the Government. Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon invited car companies to bid for the opportunity to participate in a £10 million project to run electric...