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Local councils amongst biggest losers from CSR
One of the biggest losers from the Comprehensive Spending Review was local government, though the full scale of the cuts will not emerge till December.
Anger in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as Osborne’s cuts hit home
There was disappointment, anger and devastation as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland learned the full scale of the cuts they would have to endure in the CSR.
Comprehensive Spending Review live web chat
Join Left Foot Forward, LabourList, Liberal Conspiracy, Political Scrapbook and the New Statesman for our Comprehensive Spending Review live web chat.
A crackdown on tax dodgers will help the poor and make huge cuts unnecessary
The UK loses £120bn a year through tax evasion, tax avoidance and uncollected tax; launching a crackdown on tax dodgers will raise billions to help the poor.
Benn: “Unacceptable” there is so little debate and no vote on spending review
It is "simply unacceptable" for the government to devote such little time to the Comprehensive Spending Review, and for there to be no vote, writes Hilary Benn.
Lifting the lid on Islamist radicalisation at British universities
When former UCL student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to detonate a bomb on Christmas Day 2009, the spotlight was on radicalisation of university students.