budget
George Osborne’s fiscal straitjacket could do more harm than good
Placing fiscal policy in a straitjacket ignores what is going on in the rest of the economy
Budget: Has George Osborne just signalled the end of social mobility?
Good universities will continue to be the realm of the privileged few
Budget: The myth that Osborne’s welfare cuts are wildly popular
So much for the centre ground of politics having shifted irrevocably to the right
Tory press repeats Osborne’s lies about Greece and borrowing
Here are two things the Tory press won't tell you ahead of today's budget
Economic experts warn against austerity
There are fears that the next Budget will put Scotland's recovery at serious risk
Could Osborne’s budget plans actually work?
If the objective is to reduce debt from one year to the next, neither a surplus – nor even a balanced budget – is strictly necessary