Comment: George Osborne has no idea what these cuts will mean to people
Expect cuts to public services and further slashing of support for the vulnerable
Expect cuts to public services and further slashing of support for the vulnerable
By blindly going along with the idea that banks do not belong in public hands, the government is simply rebuilding the pre-2007 banking structure
If the objective is to reduce debt from one year to the next, neither a surplus – nor even a balanced budget – is strictly necessary
The chancellor has presented the next Labour leader with an impossible choice
The Labour party got it wrong. Just not in the way you think
Secrecy and concealed borrowing protect commercial rather than public interests
Continuing down the path of austerity while ignoring straightforward – if politically difficult – solutions, will lead the UK closer to economic disaster
If Osborne’s new plans to meet fiscal targets were to be implemented, public spending would hit lowest level since 1948
Balls and Miliband have repeatedly explained the crisis in terms of the global crash – but they still face accusations of evasion
Liberal Democrats MPs really will say anything to get elected.