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The gilt market cannot be tamed, only respected
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

And ducked the painful choices needed to revive the economy

Britain’s social democrats are down but not out

The party could lose more than half of the council seats it is defending

Blame poor preparation and a habit of picking the wrong fights

Claims that it has hit a ceiling are probably wishful thinking