The IFS confirms it: the worst Tory cuts REALLY ARE still to come
The respected think tanks says a Conservative government would see a ‘rollercoaster ride for public service spending’
Green Politics
The Budget does absolutely nothing to tackle the housing crisis
This government’s few plans for housing are couched in the rhetoric of cost-cutting, rather than tackling the social determinants of poor health and growing inequality
Piecemeal devolution deals are not the way to create a Northern Powerhouse
It will take more than warm words to get a lasting rebalancing – the north needs a clear blueprint for devolution
Budget 2015: reaction across the nations
Across the nations the chancellor’s Budget statement has met with a less than enthusiastic response. Scotland Whilst welcoming what he describes as the chancellor’s “U-turn” on support for the North Sea Oil industry, the SNP’s deputy first minister Johntest
The Budget changes nothing: the road from austerity has led only to more austerity
Cuts in the next parliament still to be far more severe than the last
The Budget did nothing to address ‘secular stagnation’ – yet still we dance to Osborne’s tune
George Osborne should be delighted so many people are lining up to criticise his policies. It disguises the fact he doesn’t have any
If Cameron is prime minister again in May, it will be no thanks to Osborne
This Budget was about small concessions for political gain, most of which were oversold
Women and young people are benefiting much less from the labour market recovery
The number of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds who have been unemployed for more than a year has also risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010
Budget 2015: Who is hit hardest?
The winners and losers from today’s Budget
Unemployment down 102,000 to 1.86 million
Unemployment decreased by 102,000 in the three months to January 2015