Much the same goes for financial regulation, public spending and macroeconomic policy.

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The Tory MP argued in the Financial Times for further public spending cuts to fund employment tax reductions.

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So, increasingly, is Mr Salmond's vision of Scotland's economy: his have-cake-and-eat-it approach to business and public spending, and enthusiasm for financial services, are ominously reminiscent of New Labour's.

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The figure would differ from country to country, depending on the appetite for public spending, the place of financial services in the economy and the desire to accommodate national champions.

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Even before the financial crisis began, he ramped up public spending.

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Both stemmed from out of control public spending and public borrowing, fueled in part by financial shenanigans that included selling future revenue streams that masked debt.

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Citigroup and other financial service companies are sweating out a public relations disaster for spending on sports stadium naming rights while taking TARP money from the government.

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Scotland's colleges face "considerable financial pressures" in the years ahead, according to a report released last month by the public spending watchdog.

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And while that approach makes financial sense, it's hard to achieve across public services during the toughest, most sustained squeeze public spending has seen.

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