deficit
Vindicated Balls gives absent Osborne an economics lesson
Small wonder George Osborne chose to hide last night rather than be grilled on Newsnight following yesterday’s disastrous unemployment figures, writes Shamik Das.
Osborne set to U-turn on QE – so why not on Plan B?
Chancellor George Osborne looks set to give the green light to a second round of Quantitative Easing - a policy he once described as “an admission of failure”.
OECD prediction rocks Osborne’s deficit reduction hopes
Osborne has gutted the UK economy, making it increasingly difficult to reduce the deficit, reports Ben Fox.
Borrowing figures make grim reading for Osborne
George Osborne’s lack of a growth strategy could easily undermine his deficit reduction plans, writes Duncan Weldon.
Chamber of Commerce are latest to predict near zero growth in Q2
The BCC is the latest organisation to predict near zero growth in the second quarter of 2011. They predict today that the economy grew by just 0.3% since April.
Poor and sick paying the heaviest price for Osborne’s deficit reduction
If you are poor and sick and have paid your National Insurance contributions you will be leading the battle to reduce the deficit, writes Steve Griffiths.