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Would electoral reform plunge Britain into chaos?

| By Deborah Hyde | 11:20 | 09 February 2010

The opponents of electoral reform are vociferous and warn of a nightmarish future for Britain unless it sticks to the current system. But are they right?

A Reader Writes: Equities face a steep wall of worry

| By A Citywire Reader | 12:01 | 07 February 2010

Citywire reader Trufflehunter writes about why the 'wall of worry' that equity markets normally climb is steeper this time.

Does it matter that so many jobs are created by the state?

| By Bruce Janman | 12:01 | 06 February 2010

News that half of new jobs created since 1997 were directly or indirectly created by the state gives rise to considerable concern, writes financial planner Bruce Janman.

What would Margaret Thatcher do now?

| By Tony Bonsignore | 04:15 | 04 February 2010

Slash public spending and sack a few million civil servants? Increase taxes? Blame the French, perhaps? It is an intriguing ‘what if…’

Are the super-rich really poised to leave the UK?

| By Tony Bonsignore | 02:30 | 03 February 2010

Or is it an empty threat?

How many Tory economic policies can you name?

| By Tony Bonsignore | 01:56 | 02 February 2010

Seriously, how many, without looking them up first?

How Warren Buffett found a place in the market

| By Roland Meerdter | 11:01 | 02 February 2010

Despite long eschewing the index, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been added to the S&P 500.

Privatisation is back but would you buy Northern Rock shares?

| By Deborah Hyde | 01:10 | 01 February 2010

The next government will sell more assets than Thatcher did, but is any of it worth buying?  

Will you buy an Apple iPad?

| By Richard Lander | 12:01 | 30 January 2010

The dust from the iPad launch has settled; was all the hype justified?

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