Green Politics
The Budget barely scratches the surface of what’s required
George Osborne today made improving infrastructure one of the key planks of his strategy to compete in the “global race”. Any move in this direction is to be supported but the small print of the Budget, as so often, shows that his headline announcement today will barely scratch the surface of what the economy needs to get growing again.
The Budget 2013: More of the same failed strategy
What this Budget has done is entrench this chancellor’s misguided policy and has squandered the opportunity of the last three years to significantly invest in UK infrastructure to make the country fit to compete in the 21st century.
Impact of the budget on households in 2014/15
Impact of the budget on households in 2014/15.
Distributional impact of 10K personal allowance
As you can see from the graph, the idea that the £10 thousand pound personal allowance is about anything resembling […]
Live: Budget 2013
Left Foot Forward will be covering George Osborne's budget live.
Budget leaked by Evening Standard
Budget leaked by Evening Standard