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Why I rejoined the Labour Party

By Lisa Ansell

By Lisa Ansell / @LisaAnsell Like many people, I thought the Labour victory in 1997 was an occasion for rejoicing. I was 19, and had only ever lived in a Britain run by the Conservative Party. The first election I took part in was the one…

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The Digital Economy Bill: A wise move?

By Lisa Ansell

By Lisa Ansell / @LisaAnsell The Digital Economy Bill was supposed to provide the 'backbone' for a future in which the internet will become even more central to all aspects of our life and our industry. Yet the rapid progression of this…

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The banks: their recovery is our recovery?

By Lisa Ansell

By Lisa Ansell / @LisaAnsell On the recent BBC documentary 'Secret Life of the Treasury, Alastair Darling spoke convincingly about the realisation that the "cash machines would run out by lunchtime", and how necessary decisive action was to…

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