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Northern Rock shareholders to discuss options tomorrow
Govt lines up boss for nationalised Northern Rock

The government has drawn up contingency plans for the nationalisation of Northern Rock ahead of the company’s extraordinary general meeting tomorrow. Ministers reportedly hope the threat of a looming takeover will concentrate the minds of shareholders, who have so far failed to accept a private offer. The government has already secured a new boss for… Read more »

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George Osborne blames Gordon Brown for public sector pay deals
Brown ‘failed to prepare for rainy day’

Public servants are being offered below-inflation pay rises because the government failed to plan for the economic downturn, the Conservatives claimed today. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said Gordon Brown had failed to make Britain “prepared if rainy days lie ahead” during his ten-year control of the Treasury. As a result Britain has been left with… Read more »