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It shows a massive difference between what some economists would call the "core countries" in the north and the periphery.

Morgan McSweeney emphasised that whatever their faction, Labour members shared certain core principles - and top of the list was a commitment to combatting poverty and defending the welfare state.

The Secretary of State has approved core life-saving humanitarian assistance and issued waivers for specific purposes.

His team has made undoing such programmes a core part of their first days in office, saying they have divided Americans and weakened the country.

Shockingly, they found that in companies in which meritocracy was openly espoused as a core value, men were paid less than women in cases in which both genders had identical performance review evaluations.