Osborne’s silence on child poverty speaks volumes
There is a telling silence in the chancellor’s autumn statement documents today – and that is the lack of any reference to child poverty, writes Alison Garnham.
Yearly Archives: 2012
OBR still betting on booming fixed investment to boost long-run growth
Autumn statement 2012: The OBR is still betting on booming fixed investment to boost long-run growth.
Borrowing up £56 billion over five years
Borrowing will be up £56 billion over the next five years.
Autumn statement 2012
The chancellor is delivering his autumn statement. Watch it live. We will have detailed analysis and reaction later today on Left Foot Forward.
Comment: “Worked to the limit and completely exhausted” – time to support our under-fire nurses
It’s time to support our overworked and underpaid nurses, who have come under fierce attack from the right wing in recent months.
What is E-1 and why do the international community care so much?
Seph Brown of the Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu) explains what the E-1 settlement is and why the international community cares so much.
UK Statistics Authority: Real terms NHS spending is down under the Tories
The UK Statistics Authority has contradicted Tory claims there has been a real terms rise in NHS spending – spending was lower in 2011-12 than in 2009-10.
Watch: Optimistic Blair draws on NI lessons for Mid East: “You just don’t give up, because you can’t”
Former PM Tony Blair today sought to draw hope from his success in Northern Ireland as he works to get the Middle East peace process back on track.
The message is clear across the UK – it’s time to change course now
The UK braces ahead of the autumn statement tomorrow and the message from all the nations is clear – now is the time to change course.
What will the autumn statement mean for transport?
Sian Berry, of the Campaign For Better Transport, looks at the potential impact of the coalition’s outlook on transport ahead of the autumn statement.