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Ex-minister claims New Deal failing
‘Woeful’ New Deal criticised

A former minister for welfare reform has criticised one of Gordon Brown’s flagship policies on unemployment. Frank Field MP argues the New Deal for young people is “woeful” and has failed to reverse unemployment since its launch in 1998. Published by the think tank Reform Welfare Isn’t Working: The New Deal for Young People claims… Read more »

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Brown has led a trend for borrowing
Brown’s economic legacy on a ‘fragile high’

Gordon Brown is leaving his ten-year tenure as chancellor “on a high” but risks leaving behind a legacy of debt, an influential economic forecast has concluded. Describing Mr Brown as the “champion of borrowing”, Ernst and Young’s ITEM club’s spring forecast reports that the government has taken the lead in making individuals and firms “overly… Read more »