An Invented people?

Another thrown about remark has appeared in the GOP (republican) candidacy debates, As second favourite Newt Ginrich remarks that Palestinians are an "Invented people" and "terrorists" http://bbc.in/rSdafk . Without getting into the messy business of Middle-east politics, the main question has to stand how can someone aiming for the top job in American politics be allowed to openly preach such controversial remarks as this, (just the latest in many of this campaign mind you)
                  Just imagine if at the last general election Cameron had come out with similar remarks about say the French or the Chinese even, we'd brand him reckless and even racist. Why are such strong biased views encouraged in American politics and not discouraged like in the Uk and Newt define an Invented people if you would, like say "Americans"? Last I recall you used to be called British colonists. Didn't you invent that name? That's the funny thing about sovereign matters everyone has had to "invent" their society or else we'd all just be called human.

Private Healthcare?

With Labour's PFI legacy set to leave us bankrupt for generations to come and the Coalition setting about on dozens more of these projects, should we finally tell them enough is enough?
Panorama: Who's Getting Rich on your Money?
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                     John Ware investigates whether Private Finance Initiatives give taxpayers value for money.

Plan MacB is spreading?

Earlier this month Scottish finance secretary John Sweeney called on the UK government to borrow money and inject it into UK wide capital spending to try and boost the UK economy and to try and avoid a double dip recession.

Mere weeks since then we now have announcement that George Osbourne UK chancellor is to inject £30bn into infrastructure projects  largely funded by private pension fund investment ( a form of inward borrowing), but of course inkeeping with the current government's rhetoric partly funded through an extra 10bn in public spending cuts.

Is this an adoption of the soo called plan Mac b advocated by the SNP government? Or a last ditch attempt by the chancellor to avoid a disastrous double dip recession?    

Arcadia chain to close 250 shops

Boss Philip Green says the VAT increase has lost the group £53mil in profits in the last year and will most probably force them to close up to 260 high street stores


Is George Osbourn's economic policies including the VAT increase chocking business growth in the UK?


Arcadia chain to close 250 shops
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The Top Shop and BhS chain Arcadia has reported a 38% drop in full year profits and is closing 200 stores.