Spending review will weaken work incentives
The spending review has further weakened work incentives and the financial support that working families really need, reports ippr’s Kayte Lawton.
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Commitment to ring fence UK aid welcome but questions remain
The commitment to ring fence UK aid and reach 0.7 per cent of GDP is welcome, and a testament to the hard work of many Labour MPs in the last Government.
Anger in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as Osborne’s cuts hit home
There was disappointment, anger and devastation as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland learned the full scale of the cuts they would have to endure in the CSR.
Welcome news on capital spending but CSR appears to favour south over north
There were some snippets of good news in the Chancellor’s Spending Review statement yesterday, reports ippr’s Tony Dolphin.
Osborne’s fairness claims fall flat. Again
The governement suggests the distributional impact of the spending cuts is less regressive than if these important areas were also included; but are they right?
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