Autumn statement 2013
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Lib Dem deputy prime minister supports Conservative chancellor's plans to reduce deficit and cut debt
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Not all roads lead to London, says Lisa Spirling – emerging regional directors need networks, visibility and paid work
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Universities rightly concerned over lack of detail on funding and how research activity might be hit, says Paul Clark
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Alex Andreou: The real scandal about the way the state pension age is being raised to 70 is that it takes no account of inequalities in life expectancy
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William Keegan: Andrew Tyrie's plea for a small state and tax reductions was a worrying indication of the coalition's real motivation
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Resolution Foundation says chancellor's autumn statement points to reduced in-work allowances by 2017
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Polly Toynbee: George Osborne has monumentally misread the nation. Any attempt by Ed Miliband to shadow his plan would be fatal
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Letters: I fear your grim conclusion that the average worker is in for 15 lost years could seem optimistic
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The freeing of student number controls funded by a loan book sale may be a landmark proposal but will it work in practice?
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Heather Stewart: George Osborne's answer to the weakness of British wages is to deny that the problem exists
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Guardian Opinion cartoon Martin Rowson on the overshadowing of the autumn statement – cartoon
Martin RowsonGeorge Osborne's announcements all but invisible after death of Nelson Mandela
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No big company would dare to forecast its performance over five years so why do we pay attention to OBR estimates?
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Opposition leader uses Small Business Saturday and plan to freeze energy bills to underpin support for entrepreneurs
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What does George Osborne's growth offer the young?
Aditya ChakraborttyAditya Chakrabortty: The forecasts of growth should be good news for young people just starting out in work, but in fact this appears to be a recovery for the elderly, the wealthy and the bosses
Political uncertainty threatens UK economy despite ‘healthy’ growth