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Johnson on the economy: 8 in the morning – October 18th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* The coalition is taking “a huge gamble with growth and jobs”, Alan Johnson will say today.

* Cut from the banks, not child benefit will also form part of Johnson’s message.

* The Daily Mirror urges Johnson to show “why cuts stink”.

* PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka accuses the coalition of “shock and awe” finances.

* Wikileaks is set to publish 400,000 Iraq war files.

* A charity is paying hundreds of pounds to addicts who agree to be sterilised.

* The decency brought to politics by Ed Miliband, from Mary Ann Sieghart.

* And Charlie Brooker saves the economy “without really trying”.

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