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Jon Cruddas can start interesting arguments – but will they get Labour elected?

He once described his current political agenda as seeking to “kick up a bit of dust, tip over a few tables”, and force people out of their comfort zones. So it’s no surprise that within hours of Jon Cruddas bagging a big role in Ed Miliband’s mini-reshuffle, his previously declared support for a referendum on …

Eurozone avoids double-dip recession as Germany makes up for losses

The crisis-hit eurozone avoided a double-dip recession by the narrowest of margins in the first three months of 2012 as an unexpectedly strong performance by Germany compensated for plunging activity in countries wilting from tough austerity programmes. Underlining the two-speed nature of the 17-nation single currency area, the 0.5% expansion in Europe’s biggest economy helped …

Greece to hold fresh elections as unity talks fail

Against a backdrop of division, despondency and despair, debt-stricken Greeks head back to the polls next month amid fears the new election will do the very thing it is supposed to stop: hasten the country’s economic collapse and exit from the eurozone. After a week of political high drama after inconclusive elections, feuding party chiefs …

Twitter now has 10m users in UK

Twitter now has 10 million active users in the UK and 140 million worldwide, the company revealed on Wednesday, underlining the rapid growth in the microblogging network since it launched just six years ago. Twitter has had an increasing impact on everyday life: over the past year it has been blamed for inciting riots – …

Francois Hollande meets Angela Merkel – full coverage

10.59pm: This blog is being wrapped up now. Here is a summary of some of the key developments from the eurozone crisis and from today’s first meeting between France’s new President and the German chancellor: • At a joint press conference in Berlin, Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel presented a united front in terms of …