It’s telling that the chancellor failed to mention ‘manufacturing’ once in his Autumn Statement
The re-balancing of the economy which Osborne promised has been all but abandoned.
The re-balancing of the economy which Osborne promised has been all but abandoned.
Polling out this week shows people want competent, clear-sighted political leadership as much as cheaper bills. Looked at in the round, the Autumn Statement fails both tests.
The expansion in student numbers may in the end result in less generous terms for future graduates.
The distributional impact of today’s Autumn Statement as broken down by HMRC.
With little expected today from the chancellor that will make things any easier for those all important ‘hardworking people’, this will be an Autumn Statement that passes most people by.
London and the South East will together receive three quarters of all transport investment in England in the years ahead.