Goldman blocks worker from leading financial crisis walking tours

Tom Comerford leading one of his ‘credit crunch tours’ around Manhattan in May. Photograph: Tim Knox for the Guardian Everybody’s favourite Wall Street bank, Goldman Sachs, has suffered a sharp sense of humour failure about a worker in its graphics department leading tourists... 

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Should the government sell its bank shares?

Is now the time for the UK government to offload its banking shares? Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Is now the time for the UK to offload its banking shares? Yes – the sooner taxpayers get some money back the better No – it’s too soon. There... 

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David Cameron bound for India but Delhi is hardly agog

David Cameron, centre, and a delegation of British business people and sports personalities board a plane in Ankara bound for Bangalore in India. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA David Cameron was making headlines in India today – although not necessarily as large as his advisers had perhaps... 

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Treasury secretary Danny Alexander defends budget cuts as coalition comes under fire

Danny Alexander on the Isle of Lewis on Thursday. Photograph: Leila Angus for the Observer On Thursday morning, Danny Alexander called a taxi to take him from his Highland home in Aviemore to the train station. During the journey, the driver turned to the politician – now chief secretary to... 

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