borrowing
Better to borrow to invest than borrow because your policies are failing
The below graph shows the additional borrowing in each year compared to the estimates at the Autumn Statement in December.
Vince Cable’s New Statesman article makes plain the need for a new economic strategy
Against the backdrop of the loss of the triple-A rating much coveted by Conservative Ministers - and trivialised by others - Cable is right again. Wednesday's remarkable New Statesman article makes plain the case for a new economic strategy, and the need for as elegant as possible a reversal of Osbornomics that was itself eclipsed by Cable in the economic debates of 2010.
Osborne’s missing 4G billion increases pressure for cuts
The shortfall from the sale of 4g broadband capacity means chancellor George Osborne will be under increasing pressure to make greater cuts.
Watch: Miliband flays Cameron on the economy at PMQs
Following Friday's poor growth figures, Ed Miliband went after David Cameron on his failing economic record at today's Prime Minister's Questions.
Borrowing is rising after all
Latest figures show borrowing is continuing to rise.
Borrowing up £56 billion over five years
Borrowing will be up £56 billion over the next five years.