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VAT on the rise: 8 in the morning – January 4th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* VAT rise is a start to the New Year we could do without, says Alan Johnson.

* AV will keep us in perpetual coalition, says ippr.

* John Kampfner says AV isn’t just about Nick Clegg.

* Ed Miliband shuns quick fixes in his first 100 days, says Allegra Stratton.

* Mary Riddell says it would be rash to assume that Ed will crash to earth this year.

* Tessa Jowell says that Labour must stick to the centre ground to win back power.

* Up to 500,000 wrongly denied incapacity benefit.

* And brace yourself for a season of jitters.

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