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U.K. Economic Contraction Is Longest on Record

Britain’s economy contracted 0.4 percent between July and September, the first time the economy has shrunk for six successive quarters since records began in 1955. ...

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NYT > Business — October 23

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Britain expected to climb out of recession today

Ahead of official figures, Thomson Reuters estimates GDP grew by 0.2% in third quarterThe chancellor, Alistair Darling, should receive a boost today as official figures are expected to show that the British economy returned to growth in the third quarter of the year after five consecutive quarte...

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Guardian Unlimited — October 23

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Treasury's £60m cultural rescue

• Tate, British Museum and Stonehenge to benefit• Brown announces backing for new BFI headquartersA £100m government funding black hole which threatened to scupper a number of major cultural capital projects has been closed – in effect saving projects including Tate Modern's...

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Guardian Unlimited — October 16

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Jobless young head towards 1 million

Failure of large numbers of school leavers and graduates to find work will put government under intense scrutiny this weekThe government's record on youth unemployment will come under intense scrutiny this week amid fears that the number of jobless 16 to 24-year-olds will rise through the one-mi...

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Guardian Unlimited — October 10

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Tories Want To Freeze Public Sector Pay

A Tory government would freeze the pay of any public sector worker earning over £18,000 for one year, George Osborne has announced. ...

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Sky News...ing News — October 06

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UK to freeze top public pay

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a pay freeze on senior civil servants, NHS managers and GPs for 2010/11. ...

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BBC News... Edition — October 05