deficit
OECD comes round to the view Osborne’s cuts are too fast and too deep
The OECD is starting to come round to Labour’s view of Chancellor Osborne’s cuts: they are too fast and too deep; Matthew Pitt reports from Parliament.
Obama/Cameron love-in comes unstuck over cuts
The splits between President Obama and David Cameron over the scale of their respective deficit reduction plans were exposed at the joint press conference today.
The consequences of Mr Osborne: More deficit
Ann Pettifor takes Mr Osborne to task for the latest figures on borrowing that show his austerity plan is working the way he planned.
Balls: “Cutting too far and too fast creates a vicious circle”
Ed Balls has called the government's private sector job creation policy a "total flop" - with the £1 billion 'National Insurance holiday' announced by George Osborne in his inaugural budget last June creating just 6,000 jobs.
New poll shows public prefer Darling’s deficit reduction plan to Osborne’s
A new poll shows that the public remains sceptical of George Osborne's economic strategy. Alistair Darling's slower approach to deficit reduction is supported by 55% to 45%.
Falling growth means “government will miss deficit reduction target”
A leading economic think tank has warned that falling growth means government will miss its deficit reduction target. They predict growth in 2011 of 1.4%.