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Polling puts Labour ahead as Tories tumble
Just 21 per cent of people believe that George Osborne is doing a good job
Why did the Lords reject trade union reforms?
The Government's Trade Union Bill has suffered embarrassing defeats on political funding, electronic voting and facility time
Budget 2016: Work doesn’t pay in Osborne’s Britain
Job insecurity is increasing as zero hours contracts and self-employment extend across the economy, while full-time jobs decline dramatically
IFS calls Osborne’s budget a ‘precarious balancing act’
Lead economists warn the chancellors inflexibility may lead to yet more cuts
Scotland opts not to change income tax
The Scottish Government has decided not to change the rates of incomes tax ahead of it gaining new powers to vary them.
Ethnic minority Britons will be disproportionately affected by Conservative cuts
Minority Britons can expect to see a widening racial gap in the British economy