New analysis reveals how much austerity has cost each person in the UK
‘Fixing’ the public sector finances has suppressed Britain’s economy, according to official figures.
Alfie Stirling
Gone no sooner that it had come: Is earnings growth slipping away?
If monthly flat-lining does not end, the official statistics will see year-on-year earnings growth fall to zero by around March or April next year
We need a progressive, alternative spending review – not more salami-slicing
A business-as-usual approach risks hurting those most in need of public services
The cuts to come: what will the budget mean for departmental spending?
New IPPR analysis of the budget shows a 30 per cent cut in resource spending for unprotected departments by 2019/20
Could Osborne’s budget plans actually work?
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 UK is failing to make the most of the skills and talents of its migrant population
The underutilisation of talent in the migrant population reflects a failure of integration