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The IMF reveals Britain's shadow fiscal stimulus 17 April 2012

The IMF Fiscal monitor reveals that George Osborne is borrowing money after all - but he's not calling it stimulus spending, since it falls within his deficit reduction plan.

Breakfast club boom reveals reality of child poverty (Getty)
UK Breakfast club boom reveals reality of child poverty 08 February 2012 Meabh Ritchie

A charity that provides free breakfasts to primary schools tells Channel 4 News it has seen a four-fold rise in its waiting list in the last four months, amid fears child poverty is on the rise.

The British high street in 2012 - bleak, or booming? (Getty)
UK The future for the British high street - bleak, or booming? 27 December 2011 Felicity Spector

A bumper Boxing Day and up to 12 million shoppers on the streets on Tuesday - but economists are still warning of gloom for the British economy in 2012.

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Who has disposed of Britain's disposable income? 30 November 2011

There's an already existing meltdown affecting everyone in Britain. The Institute for Fiscal Studies have outlined the scale of the squeeze British people face. And it's incredible in whatever currenc

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'Back to the Future' jobs fund for a lost generation 24 November 2011

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is expected to announce £1bn, opportunities for 500,000 18-24-year-olds, and funding for work placements, apprenticeships and work experience to fend off the scourge o

Demonstrators from UK Uncut protest at Fortnum and Mason. Ten have been found guilty of aggravated trespass (Reuters)
UK UK Uncut Fortnum protesters found guilty 17 November 2011 Channel 4 News

Ten protesters who occupied Fortnum and Mason during an anti-cuts demonstration earlier this year are found guilty of aggravated trespass.

London's Admiralty Arch on the market in government property drive (Getty)
UK London's Admiralty Arch on the market 03 November 2011 Channel 4 News

The government plans to sell Admiralty Arch in central London for up to £75m - part of a wider drive to get better value from its vast property estate, as Channel 4 News hears.

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