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Osborne's tax strategy will leave the economy in poor health

Helena Drakakis

Far from nation building, George Osborne's tax breaks for corporations and the rich will leave the economy more vulnerable. Just ask Uncle Sam...

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Budget 2012: Thanks for nothing, George!

Jasper Hamill

George Osborne's 'rob the poor to pay the rich' budget means we'll be working until we drop. Where's the quality of life, asks Jasper Hamill

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Google Science Fair 2012: Young minds told to get creative

Laura Kelly

If the science professionals are using Lego, what will teenagers invent at the international Google Science Fair?

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Sewa Day - a global day of volunteering

The Big Issue is supporting this international day of volunteering - a day to perform an act of kindness without expectation of reward

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Where are the 21st century voices of dissent?

Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly wants to know why today's mainstream music is rolling with the political tide

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Holding the bankers to account

Jasper Hamill

Jasper Hamill overhears a chance conversation between the guardians of our nation's wealth

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Coke and Pepsi fine-tune the fizz to follow fuzzy law

Laura Kelly

Coke and Pepsi are changing their recipes to sidestep a California law regarding carcinogens. But is their really any cancer risk to the world's favourite fizzy drinks?

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Unpaid labour: the government earns criticism - the jobless are earning nothing

Slavery or work experience? It seems the British public have not been won over by Iain Duncan Smith's controversial work placement scheme...

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Our Issues: Saving the Libraries

"They are a vital lifeline for so many communities." Lauren Smith, Voices for the Library campaigner, says that we must not give up the fight

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Solar storm a-coming: pack your sandwiches

What will happen when the solar storm hits the Earth? Jasper Hamill hopes it will mean having the afternoon off...

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