Labour wilts as battles over economy looms
                   
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23-Aug-2008
        

David Smith: Economic Outlook Life does not get much better than this for the opposition. After years of seeing his predecessors baited and beaten by Gordon Brown, George Osborne is in the position of doing the goading. The job of shadow chancellor, long a poisoned chalice, has become a sparkling glass of champagne. Brown knows what this is like. He took over as shadow chancellor after Labour’s demoralising... [read full story]                    

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