guardian.co.uk | George Osborne is liability to Tories, poll reveals

English: George Osborne MP, pictured speaking ...

English: George Osborne MP, pictured speaking on the launch of the Conservative Party manifesto for the 2009 European Parliament elections, at Keele University. (805×1207 px, 283,711 bytes) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

An excellent piece of reporting from the Guardian – check it out!

guardian.co.uk | George Osborne is liability to Tories, poll reveals.

Surely, everybody knows that George Osborne has failed as Chancellor? Can David Cameron really afford to keep his old friend?

What do you think?

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Public contractors face tax scrutiny – FT.com

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This is a really interesting story in the FT. Check it out!

Public contractors face tax scrutiny – FT.com.

It looks like the heat is being turned up on the providers of public services, in the UK. Personally, I think that there will be little public sympathy for these organizations. For me, there is not enough competition for public sector services, with small firms being excluded unreasonably. Of course, if you look at the Cabinet Office web site, they will try to convince you that they have done an outstanding job…

What do you think?

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