Osborne buries bad news as OBR predicts extra 130,000 unemployed
Ed Miliband’s response to the Budget focused on the OBR’s downgrading of growth figures. Osborne failed to mention that an additional 130,000 people will be unemployed in 2012.
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Budget 2011: What to look out for
Ahead of the Budget – here’s what to look out for.
Budget 2011: We need a strong Green Bank to bridge green investment gap
New research from environmental think tank the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) reveals the scale of the green investment challenge facing the UK, writes Guy Shrubsole.
Budget 2011: Cutting red tape isn’t a strategy for growth
Howard Reed exposes the flaws in the argument that deregulation is a straight road to higher economic growth.
Budget 2011: Could Osborne hand out a few goodies today?
Tony Dolphin, ippr senior economist, looks ahead to today’s budget – asking whether George Osborne will hand out a few goodies.
Osborne’s tax cut is not as big or fair as you think
Today’s newspapers seem certain that George Osborne will cut personal taxes by £320 per person. But the move is not as big or fair as you think.
Budget 2011: The view from the devolved nations
Ed Jacobs reviews the economic situation in the devolved nations and how the budget could feed into it.
Osborne castrates Green Bank plan
There were more broken promises from George Osborne earlier with the castration of the Green Bank plan and axing of support for Carbon Capture and Storage technology, reports Joss Garman.
Budget 2011: Osborne needs a credible and substantial growth strategy
Shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves argues that in the Budget, the government must match their ambitions for cuts with an ambition for growth of which British businesses and workers can be proud.