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• Increasing corporate profits should not be a public policy goal

  11 Sep 2014: Letters: The Conservative party and UKIP appear content to surrender vast swaths of UK sovereignty to multinational companies

• Political donations corrupt democracy in ways you might not realise

  11 Sep 2014: Warwick Smith: A consequence of a donation-driven approach to politics is that areas of political debate are in policy areas that the wealthy elite don’t care about, like same sex marriage or abortion

• Britain’s wage crisis can’t go on

  10 Sep 2014: James Charles: If pay had continued to rise at pre-2008 levels, the average Briton would be £5,000 better off today. To repair the damage, the minimum wage has to rise

• Scottish savers likely to have continued bank account protection

  10 Sep 2014: FSCS admits uncertainty exists but says EU directive protecting €100,000 in accounts should calm any bank run fears

• Scottish independence would be disastrous for all UK, warns John Major

  10 Sep 2014: Former prime minister says loss of Trident nuclear programme would imminently weaken UK defence after yes referendum result

• Scottish independence: Five possible Better Together campaign mistakes

  10 Sep 2014:

  If Scotland wins independence in next week's referendum the pro-Union campaign will reflect on a few bad judgements

• The Guardian view on an independent Scottish economy

  9 Sep 2014: Editorial: Many smaller and less prosperous states can and do pay their way. But economic sovereignty is rarely absolute, and a go-it-alone Scotland would face many constraints

• State-owned East Coast paid £225m to Treasury – but still faces privatisation

  9 Sep 2014:

  Transport union leader says reprivatisation of most popular long-distance railway franchise is 'all about Tory dogma'

• Day-to-day public services to bear brunt of government spending cuts

  9 Sep 2014:

  OBR says welfare and debt interest payments may rise with cuts to hit public sector pay and procurement to balance the budget

• UK trade deficit widens unexpectedly in July

  9 Sep 2014: £10.2bn deficit close to worst monthly total, as NIESR estimates UK economy grew by 0.6% in three months to end of August

• David Clapson’s awful death was the result of grotesque government policies

  9 Sep 2014: Frances Ryan: The DWP brags about ending the ‘something for nothing’ culture, but benefit sanctions punish the unemployed, disabled and poor in ways that are utterly inhumane

• Billions of pounds wiped from value of Scottish firms after yes vote leads independence poll

  8 Sep 2014:

  Lloyds Banking Group worst hit falling £1.7bn in value as stock and currency markets get jitters over shock YouGov poll

• Can Scotland be independent and keep sterling? Readers have their say

  8 Sep 2014: We reality checked the main currency options for an independent Scotland last week - here’s the best of your comments and emails
  

• Unions say planned international trade deal poses threat to NHS

  7 Sep 2014:

  Transatlantic trade and investment partnership may make the outsourcing of national health services in Britain permanent

• Break the silence on the danger of the TTIP

  7 Sep 2014: Letters: Ed Miliband hopes for an NHS opt-out clause, but it is doubtful the EU would make this a high priority

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